Here are this week's reading diversions for your personal enlightenment, as we head into the Christmas Holidays.
TV Chefs' Recipes: Worse For You Than Packaged Meals?
Conventional wisdom tells us that homemade meals are healthier than the ready-made fare at supermarkets. Now a new study suggests that it depends on the home cook's recipe: did it come from a TV chef? Chances are it's even worse than the fast, frozen stuff.
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Holiday Stress: 8 Seasonal Ways To Chill Out
As much as we want our holidays to be defined by the simple pleasures of the season, stress often has a way of creeping in -- in fact, one poll found that 90 percent of Americans say they stress over at least one thing during this time of year.
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Healthy Christmas Cookies: Treats For The Gluten-Free, Diabetics And IBS Sufferers
Between cookie swaps, office holiday parties and gifts for neighbors and others in your life, holiday cookies are so much more than just butter, sugar, flour and sprinkles. They can be a sign of appreciation, care-taking and affection. But for friends who eat gluten-free, suffer from diabetes or are diagnosed with IBS, seasonal treats aren't always a kindness.
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6 Healthy Brain Habits of the Wisest People | Reader's Digest
Although people value intelligenceâunderstanding, reasoning, the ability to learnâthey also respect wisdom, or the knowledge and experience that we accumulate over a lifetime. Cognitive scientists call the former âfluid intelligence,â which does reduce somewhat during adulthood, and the latter âcrystallized intelligence,â which generally improves with age.
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Hearty Red Foods | Reader's Digest
Red is the colour most associated with love, passion, intensity andâŚheart health? There are many red-coloured foods that are good for the bodyâs most important muscle. Here's a list of popular red foods to add to your regular diet that will keep your heart healthy and beating strong.
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When the weather is cold, the deep green or snowy white Christmas tree is in the living room, and the family is all gathered about, there is nothing better on on a Christmas night than a great Christmas movie. From White Christmas to Black Christmas, and It's a Wonderful Life to Jingle All the Way, find your favorite in our Christmas Movie list.
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Eggnog Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies | The Dr. Oz Show
The secret ingredient to this holiday treat is chickpeas, which fills these cookies with fiber. Add some holiday cheer by sprinkling on some cinnamon â youâll pump up your metabolism along with the festivity.
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Can Hormones Affect My Eyesight? | The Dr. Oz Show
From childhood to old age, everyone experiences changes and fluctuations in their body chemistry. As children enter puberty and go through rapid physical grow, their eyeballs also lengthen, which can create myopia or near sightedness. This is often a short-term condition, but itâs not uncommon for teens to experience permanent changes to their eyesight that begin during puberty.
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