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Eat Your Way to Health

Posted on October 12, 2010

Control your weight, protect your bones and muscles, and fight disease — all through mindful eating. From Muscle Medicine: The Revolutionary Approach to Maintaining, Strengthening, and Repairing Your Muscles and Joints, by Rob DeStefano, D.C., Bryan Kelly, M.D., and Joseph Hooper

Get Great Guts: 4 Ways to Slow the Aging Process by Caring for Your Digestive System

Posted on June 24, 2010

Considering all the other life-threatening health problems we tend to worry about, it may seem that digestive distress ranks somewhere between canker sores and bunions in the pecking order of age-related problems. But the truth is that there’s a whole world inside your gut that influences how you age. So be kind to your stomach, say Drs. Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet Oz in their book YOU: Staying Young, by taking these four steps.

Spotting Hidden Trans Fats

Posted on March 30, 2010

Just because the nutrition facts panel on a package says “0 g” after “trans fat” doesn’t mean the food is truly trans fat–free. Here’s what you need to know, from The Best Life Guide to Managing Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes, a New York Times® Bestseller by Bob Greene.