11 Ways To Eat For More Energy

Eat For More Energy

When Health magazine asked what nutrition topic you need help with right now, the response was unanimous: eating for energy! You told us you feel run down and exhausted, and turn to sugar and/or caffeine to bolster flagging energy reserves.

Bad idea, says Dina Aronson, RD: "Fatigue breaks us down physically and emotionally and wreaks havoc on the immune system, making us more susceptible to illness, depression and even chronic conditions like heart disease." Moreover, proper nutrition and the timing of what you eat can do wonders to make you feel alert and powerful, says Cynthia Sass, RD, Health's nutrition and weight loss blogger. Here, new rules for eating for energy.

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25 Healthy Sweet Potato Recipes

Healthy Sweet Potato Recipe

Sweet potatoes are so good for your health. Need ideas for cooking them? These recipes should help.

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How to Choose Foods That Help Maintain Your Beauty

How to Choose Foods That Help Maintain Your Beauty

Radiant skin, shiny hair, healthy skin and beautiful appearance suggests health and self-nurture, and gives you a sense of confidence when stepping out. And the beauty and skin care market doesn't hesitate to play on our insecurities in the looks department, selling its wide range of products with a promise of eternal beauty. Yet, nothing makes you as beautiful on the outside as feeding your inside with a healthy diet.

Being the largest organ of your body, your skin deserves to be nourished with the right nutrients to sustain optimal health. An increasing number of studies have shown the benefits of eating certain foods to enhance a healthy looking skin and overall well being. And the best of all this? Looking good need not cost a fortune, tastes great, doesn't require painstaking effort or involve too much time!

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5 Healthy Spices You're Not Using

Garam Masala

Could your cooking use a wake-up call? Add fantastic flavor to your meals -- and health benefits, to boot -- with our round-up of versatile spices favored by chefs. You just might discover a new favorite!

Garam Masala

This warm and fragrant Indian spice blend, whose name literally means "hot mixture," gives a bit of heat and a touch of sweetness to your dishes. It's made using different combinations of coriander, black peppercorns, cardamom, cinnamon, caraway, cloves, ginger, and nutmeg.

How it's healthy: Because it adds complex flavors, you should be able to cut back on the salt you use.

Try it tonight! It's great in Indian cuisine, but don't stop there. Try it when cooking fish, pork, chicken, lamb, vegetable stews, soups, and potatoes. It's also great with stewed or roasted cauliflower.

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6 Healtyh benefits of Greek yogurt

 Greek Yogurt

Learn the facts and health benefits of Greek yogurt.

We eat a lot of yogurt in our home and my preference is Greek yogurt. There seems to be some confusion over what exactly Greek yogurt is – but really it’s just one additional strain than traditional yogurt. Let me explain … Yogurt is created through a process called fermentation. The yogurt thickens and becomes slightly tangy during this process. It is then strained through cheesecloth to remove the whey (liquid). Traditional yogurt is strained through cheesecloth twice. Greek yogurt is strained through cheesecloth three times.This leaves Greek yogurt a slightly thicker consistency than traditional yogurt.

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How To Eat To Live To 100

Eating For Longevity

Over the past century, average life expectancy has increased radically in the United States. With this increase, it has become more common for people to live to extremely old ages, even up to 100 years.

Many characteristics play into a person's life expectancy. However, diet seems to play a larger role than others in terms of increased longevity and decreased disability. If length of life has grown to be a measure of health, we might be able to learn a thing or two from the people who have been around the longest. The members of the "100 club" have nutrition secrets that could increase your quality and quantity of life.

Here are a few things you can do today:

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8 Fall Foods You Shouldn't Miss

Grapefruit

Along with the changing colors of the leaves and the fall season upon us, comes delicious produce packed with nutrients. Choosing a colorful assortment of fruits and vegetables is best, as different nutrients exist along the different color spectrum. The orange pigment found in fall produce such as butternut squash, pumpkin and sweet potatoes, for instance, contain the antioxidant beta carotene known to promote eye health. And, the red pigment found in pink grapefruit contains the antioxidant lycopene linked with prostate health.

Here are some nutritious winners that also taste great.

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