Nutritious, easy, and beautiful

Bring boards into the everyday We already embrace boards as a classic option for a casual party. We’re drawn in by the seemingly elaborate set-up of visually enticing foods. Guests help themselves, choosing what they like, avoiding what they don’t, and maybe even trying something new. But all these things can be true for everyday..

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The benefits of daily movement

Here’s the inspiration you need As children, we crave movement, but our grown-up selves often choose to forgo exercise. We’re stressed and tired, and exercise adds to that. Or does it? While a physical stress inducer, exercise helps our ability to deal with stress in general and makes us healthier too. What else can exercise..

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Diabetes danger

Don’t overlook this common condition Diabetes is now so common that it may be easy to forget the devastating consequences of this disease. Understanding this condition, its symptoms, and treatment strategies is the cornerstone of living well with diabetes. Types 1, 2 … and 3c? Our bodies get glucose from most foods in the diet..

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Happy days

Find joy and build strength, starting now A recent Instagram video by Sheila Nollert, the powerhouse behind the account @grandma_moves, begins with her drinking tea in a rocking chair, covered with a blanket and reading a book. “Society says senior years look like this,” reads the words flashing across the screen. “Nope!” Down goes the..

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Wake up to the reality of sleeping pills

Alternatives for safe, natural sleep Sleep has long been an underappreciated determinant of health. It’s often the first thing cut from our crammed and overflowing routines. Sleep quantity and quality, however, affect many seemingly divergent areas of health, including hormonal and metabolic health; it’s also an essential prerequisite for normal daily functioning. When we don’t..

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