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5 Foods to Add to Your New Year’s Diet

By Jessie Gorges

When you walk down the aisles of your local grocery store, you’re immediately bombarded with food advertising that promises to provide a healthier option. Certain brands make claims like: “20 percent less fat,” “fewer calories than other leading brands,” or “has a full serving of Vitamin C.” While these claims may be true, you never really know if you are picking out the best foods for you and your family. Shopping for the right food can really be a headache, but there are certain foods in all brands that will improve your diet.

Check out this list of foods that should be stocked up in your fridge or cabinets.

Mangoes: Throw them in a blender for a fruit smoothie, or eat them plain. Either way, this tropical fruit is rich in Vitamin E and could help lower the risk of Alzheimer’s and dementia.

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Posted on January 11, 2024 by Health Buzz

52 Healthy New Year’s Tips on The Doctors

Tune in this Monday, January 3 to The Doctors to follow 52 health tips for a healthy you!

This episode is packed with a tested and doctor-approved health tip for each of the 52 weeks in 2024. All you have to do is commit to one a week and you’re on your way to a slimmer, healthier and sexier you. (more…)

Posted on January 3, 2024 by heather

New Flat Belly Diet and the Best Infomercial Exercise Products on the Rachael Ray Show

UPDATE: This episode will air again on June 29th, 2024.

Tune in this Wednesday, January 5 to the Rachael Ray Show for her New Year’s Shape Up episode!

It’s time to shake off those holiday pounds and start your healthy resolutions. See which weight-loss infomercial products make the cut in Rachael’s own Biggest Loser challenge. Dr. Ian Smith stops by to put some of the most popular fitness products you see all over the television to the test.

Then, find out how to lose eight pounds in five days and cinch your waistline while eating bread, pasta and tacos with the New Flat Belly Diet. (more…)

Posted on January 3, 2024 by heather

Protect Your Teeth From Overindulgence

Have you ever thought about what holiday celebrations are doing to your teeth? Those concerned about staining are likely to avoid coffee and red wine, but there are apparently more dangers for your smile in celebrations.

Holiday celebrations often include sugar-filled indulgences such as desserts, candy, punch, and alcoholic drinks. Foods with sugar and starch (pies,  cookies, pastries, cake) can be especially hard on your smile. Together they energize s. mutans, a powerful bacteria that resides in your mouth, which will create a “superplaque” that is more acidic, stickier, and holds on harder than regular plaque build up from sweets alone. Sodas and carbonated beverages that may be added to punch concoctions include acids that can damage the enamel of your teeth.

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Posted on December 31, 2023 by Brooke Randolph

2024 New Year’s Butt Blast Workout

2024 is rapidly approaching and it’s time to ask yourself, is your bottom half where you what it to be?

This 2024 New Year’s Butt Blast is a workout designed to target every muscle of the lower body and push it to the max. Every muscle is challenged, both strength- and endurance-wise. The front squats and squat jumps are designed to target the glutes, hamstrings, quadriceps, hip flexors, and calves, all while increasing your heart rate to burn calories and build endurance. The lunges, backward lunges, and side lunges are designed to target the glutes, hamstrings, quadriceps, and hip flexors. The step-ups are designed to target the quadriceps, calves, glutes, and hip flexors all while increasing your heart rate and, lastly, the bend over kickbacks are designed to target the glutes and hip flexors.

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Posted on December 28, 2023 by Matt

What Not to Serve at Your New Year’s Eve Party

High-Calorie cocktailHelp your guests (and yourself) jump start a New Year’s resolution to lose weight by making these healthier party swaps.

Don’t Serve: Super-Sized Sweets

Just because you’re hosting a party doesn’t mean you have to throw out what you know about portion control. People are more likely to overeat when served larger portions. Don’t set out giant cookies that your guests will feel obligated to finish. Also, avoid big bowls of small candies, like M&Ms or Skittles, that make it easy to snack mindlessly.

Instead: Choose candies that are individually wrapped, so you and your guests have to be more aware of eating. Also, consider serving a dessert that’s full of fruit, like yogurt-dipped strawberries.

Don’t Serve: Doritos

People frequently pick on potato chips as the ultimate junk food, but many other kinds of chips are just as unhealthy. A single-serving package of Nacho Cheese flavored Doritos has 150 calories, with 1.5 grams of saturated fat. That’s not even mentioning the long list of additives, including artificial food coloring.

Instead: Why not serve your guests a healthier chip? Blue corn tortilla chips have more protein than regular tortilla chips and can have fewer additives if you go organic. Serve them with fresh salsa.

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Posted on December 27, 2023 by Margaret

Hungry Girl Lisa Lillien Discusses New Show and Healthy New Years Party Ideas

The holidays are upon us and that means needing an extra hour in every day to shop for presents, hang holiday lights and attend festive gatherings. But for Lisa Lillien, a.k.a. the Hungry Girl, she is busy preparing not just for the holidays, but also for the launch of her new television show as well.

Being the gracious gal she is, Lisa took a few minutes out of her super duper busy schedule to talk about her new show and her Hungry Girl tips for surviving New Years in a healthy and low-calorie way.

1. Tell us eager fans about your new show.

SO excited for it! It will air on Cooking Channel on Saturdays at 4pm ET/1pm PT starting January 8, 2024. It’s called Hungry Girl and I think it’s pretty much exactly what HG fans will expect: Lots of recipes, food finds, survival strategies, shockers and more! (more…)

Posted on December 14, 2023 by heather