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Inflammation: What Causes It and How Can You Reduce It?

Ouch! If you’ve ever stubbed your toe or gotten a paper cut, you’ve experienced inflammation: It’s your body’s natural response to an injury or infection.1 Without inflammation, your body wouldn’t be able to heal wounds or fight off illness. But there can be too much of a good thing. Chronic inflammation — when your body experiences inflammation for a prolonged period — is linked to serious diseases such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease.2   So what causes inflammation and how can y

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Eat Well

Weight Loss Diet for Picky Eaters: 5 Tips That Actually Work

Trying to lose weight as a picky eater can be frustrating. It’s like bowling with a ball of rubber bands: You just don’t have the nutritional heft you need to knock inches off your waistline.   Vegetables, fruits, and seafood are all heavyweights in terms of vitamins and minerals, but according to University of Pennsylvania researchers, they’re also the three foods picky eaters are most likely to avoid.1 And ultimately, that leads to less-healthy diets overall, according to surveys fro

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How Diet Impacts Your Health: The Importance of Healthy Eating Habits

With everything going on lately, your health is likely top of mind. How can you keep yourself healthy and avoid getting sick?   Here’s some good news: It might be simpler than you think. The key to better health? Your diet.   Read on as we uncover the importance of healthy eating habits, explain how your diet influences your health, and share five simple tips to start eating healthier today.

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Sam Lost 32 lbs.* on Rapid Results and Has More Energy Than Ever Before

*Results may vary. Typical weight loss on the Rapid Results program is 11.6 lbs in the first 4 weeks and 1-2 lbs per week thereafter. Sam lost 32 lbs. in 24 weeks. Received promotional consideration.     I used to get away with my poor eating habits by staying active. But then, life happened and I found myself juggling a career and a growing family. There was less time for exercise and the weight started creeping up over time. Suddenly, I found myself almost 30 pounds overweight

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7 Springtime Workouts You Can Do In Your Backyard

Can you hear it? It’s the sounds of birds chirping, “it’s spring!” If you’ve been feeling cooped up lately (and haven’t we all), now is the time to get some outside activity with a few springtime workouts. Hopefully, you can hit up a nearby park, but if not, and you have a backyard, patio, or balcony, you can still enjoy working out in the great outdoors.   Here’s why you’ll want to: Exercising in the sunshine gives you a vitamin D boost (because sun exposure helps your body produce th

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Estimating Portion Sizes With Your Hand: A Portion Control Guide

Need some help with portion control? We get it: Knowing how much to eat when you’re trying to lose weight can be challenging. The next time you're unsure of how much food will fill you up and keep you on track with your goals, use this simple hand portion size guide — all you need is the help of your hand! We've even included some of the best food choices for each measurement. 

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