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October 24, 2015

Living well gluten free

When I was diagnosed with celiac disease in 1976, there was no information and certainly none of the tasty gluten-free products we have today. To stay healthy, I needed to remove everything containing gluten -- no pizza, pasta, bread, not even birthday cake. 

October 24, 2015

Report finds childhood obesity on the rise: Does your kid have a healthy weight?

Are your kids overweight or just about right? If you think they’re about right, you’re like most parents in the United States, according to research.

October 24, 2015

5 ways to make your bagged lunch less boring

You can only eat so many blah turkey sandwiches or ho-hum dinner leftovers before caving to the call of fast food joints, right?

October 24, 2015

6 foods to keep you cool

It may be sweltering outside, but before you retreat to the nearest air conditioner eat some juicy ripe fruit or crisp veggies that can help cool you off by lowering your body temperature

October 24, 2015

Drinking alcohol after age 60 can boost your memory, study suggests

Previous studies have highlighted heart-healthy antioxidants in wine and fertility-boosting ingredients in beer, but new findings suggest yet another reason to continue hitting happy hour: Drinking alcohol after age 60 may help strengthen your memory.

October 24, 2015

Is juicing raw marijuana the next green drink?

Every morning, Katie Marsh starts her day with a green smoothie— infused with cannabis.

October 24, 2015

5 diet fails you’re probably making

If the pounds won't come off, you're not alone. According to a survey by Marketdata Enterprises, the average American dieter makes four or five attempts to lose weight each year.

October 24, 2015

FDA preps long-awaited plan to reduce salt

Food companies and restaurants could soon face government pressure to make their foods less salty - a long-awaited federal effort to try to prevent thousands of deaths each year from heart disease and stroke.

October 24, 2015

Coke a healthy snack? How company gets its message out

If a column in honor of heart health suggests a can of Coke as a snack, you might want to read the fine print.

October 24, 2015

Got handcuffs? What you need to know about raw milk

The battle over raw milk sales has created strange bedfellows of Tea Party activist, alternative health practitioners and advocates of naturally grown local produce.  Why so much angst spilled over raw milk?