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New Atkins Recipe: Classic Chili con Carne

Posted on January 27, 2012
New Atkins for a New You Cookbook recipe for low-carb Chili con Carne

This chili’s got all the essentials and all the flavors without any excess carbs. Top it with shredded cheddar, sour cream, or chopped parsley. From The New Atkins for a New You Cookbook by Colette Heimowitz.

New Atkins Recipe: Spicy Black Bean Dip

Posted on January 24, 2012
New Atkins Diet recipe for low carb spicy black bean dip

Black beans are a great source of protein and fiber, and canned black soybeans are significantly lower in carbs. Serve this creamy dip with crudités or Chili-Cheese Crisps. From The New Atkins for a New You Cookbook by Colette Heimowitz.

Pantry Makeover: Replace the Old Processed Goods with Healthy Snacks

Posted on January 3, 2012
How to give your pantry a makeover for the New Year with tips from Small Change Diet author and nutritionist Keri Gans

By Keri Gans, MS, RD, CDN
Author of The Small Change Diet

Out with the old and in with the new! Isn’t that what we say in the New Year? There’s no time like the present, so let’s start right away on your kitchen pantry. At this point the holidays are indeed over, and there isn’t one good reason for you to still have holiday candies, cookies, and cakes hanging around.

Super Foods for Your Holiday Table

Posted on December 19, 2011
Holiday Super Foods such as apples and cinnamon can make your family meal healthier and lighter

By Kristin Sidorov
The holidays usually arrive with their fair share of diet-damaging traditions, especially when it comes to food. Rich, high-calorie feasts are almost everywhere you turn, and it can be hard to stick to your health and diet goals without feeling like you have to give up the merry customs you love. This year, you don’t have to.

17 Day Diet Tips for Surviving Frightful Halloween Sweets

Posted on October 17, 2011
Dieters, beware of Halloween candy and other fall sweets sabotaging your diet--use these tips from the 17 Day Diet Workbook to avoid Halloween weight gain

Halloween is frightfully close—and for the diet-conscious, it becomes second only to the holiday season in terms of testing one’s willpower. The endless gobs of candy and heavily scented fall treats are truly the wolf in sheep’s expandable clothing. Here are a few tricks from the 17 Day Diet Workbook by Dr. Mike Moreno to help you stay strong and achieve the ultimate treat: Your goal weight.

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.

11 Fab Foods You Should Be Eating

Posted on February 25, 2010

Speed up metabolism, flush out toxins, fight bloat, tone your skin, and make your hair and skin glow with these everyday foods — most of which require no cooking! From actress and Dancing With the Stars alumna Lisa Rinna, author of Rinnavation: Getting Your Best Life Ever

One Ingredient That Helps You Reduce Calories in Four Ways

Posted on December 22, 2009
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Imagine. One ingredient halts hunger, reduces calorie intake from the food you eat, helps stabilize your blood glucose (and so reduces overeating), and allows you to eat plenty of food that is low in calories and high in nutrient-rich disease fighters. What is it? Brenda Watson, C.N.C., the author of The Fiber35 Diet, has the answer.