Take a Big Fat Break this Mardi Gras Because Carnival Means "So long" to Meat
Mardi Gras, also called Carnival, celebrates the last day of indulgence before the start of the Lenten season. During Lent, millions of households will cut back on meat and other rich foods. Meatless Monday offers recipes with photos to help observers through the "lean" weeks of Lent and beyond. With the simplicity of Meatless Monday, reducing meat in our diets is easier than you think and the ...
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Week 2: Healthy eating is introduced
This week's focus turned from risks of overweight heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, osteoarthritis, some cancers and other life-threatening conditions, to eating better.
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Flexitarian diet offers flexible meal options
The flexitarian diet, like its name implies, is flexible.
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Cancer survivor teaches anti-disease cooking
Nena Niessen cooks to keep the chemo away.The two-time breast cancer survivor recently chopped organic cauliflower for a salad tossed with pine nuts, lemon juice, parsley and cayenne pepper during a class she calls Cooking for Cancer. Niessen's business, Cures From the...
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Asheville-area Health Calendar
“RELAXATION, BREATHING, & HEALTH”: 7-9 p.m. today, Jubilee! Community, 46 Wall St., Asheville. You breathe without thinking about it. But did you know that by taking conscious control of your breath you can reduce stress, become more healthy, and even lose weight?
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