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Caffeine and Performance It turns out Red Bull doesn’t give you wings. The basis of the recent lawsuit was that its advertising fraudulently claimed benefits in athletic performance and concentration over and above caffeinated drinks alone, as if that was the only reason Red Bull asked a premium price. The most interesting claim may be…
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Strategic Fridge Filling One of the best things you can do to make it easier to eat well at home is to keep good stuff in the house. If you’re trying to limit processed foods (and you should), that means more ingredients, maybe batch cooking to prepare meals ahead of time, and lots of fresh…
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10 Ways to Raise Healthier Kids US News & World Report has a Health feature called “Eat + Run” that gives fitness and diet advice. Last year they published this nice list from dietitian Mitzi Dulan of 10 Ways to Raise Healthier Kids. The best way to ensure that kids eat well and exercise regularly…
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Should I Get a Kitchen Scale? Yes. Because if it matters, you measure. When you want to eat mindfully — in a way that improves your nutrition and supports health or athletic goals — you have a few options for how to account for your intake. It may not necessarily be close counting of calories,…
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Now THIS is an active commute!
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Although hummus traditionally has a couple of usual forms, it’s a versatile food that can be modified to any taste. Hummus is (usually) a moderate-protein, moderate-fiber spread that pairs well with other foods (I like it with whole wheat pita bread). Learning to make it at home makes it a particularly good snack option for…
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A cartoon by Kim Warp, from this week’s New Yorker magazine
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Loosen Up While You Fill Up Here is a fun piece Union 76 placed at the pump a few years ago. Did you see one of these? (They also had a kids’ guide to windshield-splattered bugs!) From .Zannah.’s mlkshk stream
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Quick, Easy, Healthy Snacks Anytime Fitness is a chain of gyms founded by Chuck Runyon, who co-wrote Working Out Sucks! (And Why It Doesn’t Have To). I’m not a big fan of “21-day kick-start plans” — I think it’s better to add in one small thing at a time than to risk burning out on…