Got the flu? Here’s what to eat

Got the flu? Here’s what to eat

Chicken soup. Chicken soup helps you get the fluids you need to boost your immune system. Research shows that eating chicken soup can help with the healing process. When it’s hot, chicken soup can improve the way tiny hair-like parts in the passages of your nose protect your body from bacteria and viruses.

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How Fruits Help You Maintain a Healthy Weight

How Fruits Help You Maintain a Healthy Weight

Fruits not only protect the body from developing chronic disease, but fight inflammation, and combat feeling of decreased energy. Despite being knocked for their high sugar content, fruit add necessary dietary nutrients that can help you maintain a healthy weight and reduce your risk of heart disease, stroke and even some cancers. 

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Counting calories for weight loss is not working and here’s why

Counting calories for weight loss is not working and here’s why

I remember in my undergraduate years training as a student of dietetics, having to sometimes keep a food log for a class recording our calorie intake.  I found it tedious and boring.  Later on, working with clients seeking to lose weight, we were taught to place them on a certain calorie level to induce weight loss meaning they had to look up calorie levels of food. 

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8 Reasons to Drink Black Coffee

8 Reasons to Drink Black Coffee

There's been a number of reviews around studies that have cited the benefits of various aspects of drinking coffee. Most studies recognize a "cup of coffee" being an 8 ounce serving and when we talk about coffee, we mean black coffee, not with milk, sugar, syrup and other additives. 

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