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No-Sugar-Added Holiday Bites & Bars for Your Party
Any excuse for a party is a good excuse in our book. We love parties, but if you're trying to cut out sugar, it can be challenging to come up with a suitable menu for the dessert table that'll feed your guests' sweet tooth. That's why we're here. The following tried-and-true recipes are not only easy to make and [...]
Surefire Daily Moves to Increase Your Flexibility
Strength, endurance, and flexibility are the three pillars of fitness. Unfortunately, most of us tend to focus on the strength and endurance, primarily using strength training and cardiovascular exercises to stay fit. But flexibility is essential for optimum fitness. Flexibility prevents injury, and it can help decrease your risk of arthritis, diabetes, and kidney disease, and research shows it can [...]
3 Quick & Delicious Sugar-Free Recipes for a Fun, Festive Dessert
Just because you've gone sugar-free doesn't mean you have to go without dessert — much less one that's festive enough to serve to special dinner guests. These delicious, sugar-free dessert options will satisfy a fierce sweet tooth while wowing any guests who might happen to be at the table.No-Bake Sugarless CheesecakeMove over, Cheesecake Factory! This recipe is fast and easy [...]
4 Incredibly Potent Stress Relievers You Can Do Today
Stress is a major problem in many lives. While some stress is good — it keeps you motivated and on your toes — too much stress can cause a range of serious illnesses, including heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and stroke. It's also a major factor for substance use disorders, and it can lead to anxiety and depression, [...]
Age Appropriate Food Serving Sizes
In America, The Land of Gigantic Portions, it's really hard to know what an appropriate serving size is. Just think back to the 12-ounce sirloin steak you had for dinner last night. That big hunk of meat is four times the 3-ounce serving size recommended by the American Cancer Society. As childhood obesity continues to climb at an astonishing [...]
6 Easy Ways to Keep Your Inbox Under Control
Real-life junk mail has long been a scourge on humanity, but at least it's easy to keep it under control: When it arrives, you just toss it in the recycling bin, unopened, never to think about it again. But junk mail is somehow different when it comes to your email inbox. It has a way of adding up and [...]
The Three Best Homemade Vegan Condiments Ever
A vegan diet doesn't have to be dull, especially if you get creative with condiments. Since it can be tough to decipher the ingredients of most store-bought condiments, we like to make our own from scratch. Not only can we guarantee there are no animal products or by-products in our condiments, but we can also go easy on the [...]
5 Natural Cures for Canker Sores
Canker sores are a miserable drag, taking the joy out of eating and making you wonder how something so very tiny can be so very painful. While it's not known what exactly causes canker sores, stress, genetics, and a malfunctioning immune system may contribute to their development, and people who have braces may be more susceptible to getting them. Happily, there [...]
Our Top Three Sugar-Free Organic Sauces and Salad Dressings
Sugar is the devil. We all know it, even if we don't know it know it. Mom's been telling us since we were kids that eating candy makes us fat, and sugar rots our teeth. Nowadays, it's hard to throw a rock at a medical journal and not hit yet another study about the negative effects of eating too [...]
Excellent Exercises to Ease Lower Back Pain
Lower back pain is a very common complaint, and it can strike anyone of any age. Pain in your lower back has a number of causes, including irritated nerves, strained muscles, damaged bones, ligaments, or joints, and degenerative or herniated discs. While medical attention is required in some cases of lower back pain, many other cases can be effectively [...]