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Five Simple Ways to Kickstart a Great Day
Your morning routine can determine the mood of your entire day. Luckily, there are five easy things that you can do before breakfa...
By: Andrea Mathis, LD, RDN, MA | November 25, 2020 | EatingWell
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5 Key Habits of Healthy Eaters
Eat breakfast Research indicates that eating breakfast every day helps with weight loss and weight maintenance by reducing hunger...
By: Staff | November 18, 2020 | Mayo Clinic
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How to Form Healthy Habits That Stick
We’re all creatures of habit. We tend to wake up at the same time each day, brush our teeth, have morning coffee and commute to wo...
By: Tara Parker-Pope | August 05, 2020 | The New York Times
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4 Ways to Make New Habits Stick
All of us approach the process of personal change a little differently. But anyone can take a cue from these key principles as you...
By: Staff | February 03, 2021 | Mayo Clinic
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4 Steps to Healthier Habits
Want to change an unhealthy habit? Maybe your diet's off the rails or you're binge-watching TV instead of going for a walk after w...
By: Staff | February 13, 2020 | Mayo Clinic Health Information Library
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7 Daily Healthy Habits to Reach Your Goals
By the end of February, nearly 80% of resolution-makers will quit, while another 12% will give up before year's end, according to ...
By: Lauren Wicks | January 08, 2021 | EatingWell
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9 Unhealthy Coping Habits That End Up Hurting More Than Helping
Make sure your methods for getting through tough times are actually healthy, not harmful, in the long run. We all find ways to co...
By: Maggie Seaver | December 17, 2020 | Real Simple
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5 Habits That Can Kick-Start Weight Loss
If you want to lose weight and improve your health, you may be focused on what you'll need to give up. But adding positive behavio...
By: Staff | July 01, 2020 | Mayo Clinic
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5 Habits to Break If You’re Trying to Lose Weight
Habits are behaviors that the brain has made automatic. We notice a cue (workout clothes), it triggers a behavior (go to the gym) ...
By: Lainey Younkin, MS, LDN, RD | September 17, 2020 | EatingWell
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Sneaky Habits That May Be Sabotaging Your Health
Sure, it's the most wonderful time of the year, but somewhere between cutting up cubes of stale bread for the homemade stuffing, m...
By: Lindsay J. Warner | December 02, 2019 | EatingWell
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How Better Habits Helped a Mom Drop 60 Pounds [Video]
Christina Shahan is a supervisor at work, and a mom at home. “I’m always having to worry about being in charge of others,” she say...
By: Caroline Roberts | August 11, 2020 | Rally Health
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4 Harmful Habits That Get in the Way of Weight Loss
If you’re hoping to lose weight, don’t let problematic eating habits get in your way. Four behaviors can prevent you from mak...
By: Digestive Health Team | July 16, 2018 | Cleveland Clinic
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Maintaining a Healthy Weight Can Help You Live Longer
New research from Harvard University found following these five habits could extend the years--and quality--of your life. By now,...
By: Lauren Wicks | March 17, 2021 | EatingWell
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Stop Emotional Eating
You stand at the freezer, steaming over a fight with your spouse and searching for some ice cream to cool your emotions. You sit o...
By: Kristin Kirkpatrick, MS, RD, LD | November 18, 2020 | Cleveland Clinic
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10 Ways Dietitians Stay Healthy on the Weekends
The weekends are all about taking a breather from the grind and adding some much-needed flexibility to your schedule. But this new...
By: Krissy Brady | January 17, 2020 | EatingWell
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5 Tips to Help You Finally Reach Your Weight Loss Target
Weight-loss goals can mean the difference between success and failure. Realistic, well-planned weight-loss goals keep you focused ...
By: Staff | October 14, 2020 | Mayo Clinic
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Now Isn’t the Time to Feel Guilty About Your Workout Routine
Whether you were a morning gym rat, an evening studio slayer, or a lunchtime runner, chances are, if you had a go-to workout sched...
By: Nikhita Mahtani | December 02, 2020 | Shape
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The Secret to Setting Realistic Goals
Goal setting keeps you motivated and helps you stick with your program, so it's important to approach it with a thoughtful plan. ...
By: Staff | October 14, 2020 | Mayo Clinic
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A Trainer’s Tips for Actually Sticking to Your New Exercise Routine
So you’ve resolved to start exercising -- but you’ve never done a bicep curl or been on a treadmill in your life. Sound like you?...
By: Staff | February 03, 2021 | Cleveland Clinic
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Stay on Track While on Vacation
Vacations are a great opportunity to visit new places, embark on exciting adventures and spend time outdoors. However, being out o...
By Staff | July 24, 2017 | Real Appeal
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How to Pack a Power Lunch
When you're hungry for lunch, how often do you just grab whatever's available, even relying on a vending machine to supply your mi...
By: Staff | February 13, 2020 | Mayo Clinic Health Information Library
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We Know What to Do. Why Don't We Do It?
You know you could improve your health with a few steps every day. But you haven't started. Or maybe you've tried a few times but ...
By: Mayo Clinic Health Information Library | May 16, 2019 | Staff
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How to Avoid a "Sleep Divorce"
Here's how to fight back - without fighting with each other. When you've got a scroll of bad habits that put a damper on the...
By: Krissy Brady | October 03, 2019 | EatingWell
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How a New Mom Dropped More Than 30 Pounds [Video]
When Kelsey King was pregnant with her first child, she was diagnosed with gestational diabetes. Her doctor told her that if she d...
By: Caroline Roberts | July 21, 2020 | Rally Health
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What to Do When You Want to Eat Healthier — but Your Partner Doesn’t
You got your exercise in for the day and are spending your afternoon chopping vegetables and whipping up homemade hummus for the w...
By: Editors | January 30, 2020 | Cleveland Clinic
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5 Ways to Feel More Confident About Losing Weight
There's no doubt about it: Changing habits is hard. So if you've had weight-loss disappoints in the past, it's understandable that...
By: Staff | July 28, 2020 | Mayo Clinic
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How to Stock Your Fridge for Weight Loss
If you open your refrigerator door and a pile of junk food tumbles out, your chances of eating healthy are slim. Your eating habi...
By: Kristin Kirkpatrick, MS, RD, LD | July 20, 2020 | Cleveland Clinic
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Experience Gift Ideas
Looking for that perfect gift for someone who is focused on building healthy habits? Consider giving the gift of an experience tha...
By Staff | November 21, 2017 | Real Appeal
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9 Ways to Get Past a Plateau
You've started a new plan to get to a healthier weight but at some point you find you've hit a plateau and just can't seem to lose...
By: Sharon Lehrman, M.P.H., R.D.N. | October 23, 2019 | Environmental Nutrition
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Struggling to Stay Motivated? Try This!
Social media often gets a bad rap as a time-waster or vapid echo chamber. But savvy users have discovered that social media can be...
By: Mayo Clinic Health Information Library | June 10, 2019
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3 Ways Breakfast Can Help You Control Your Weight
Some research suggests that regularly eating a healthy breakfast may help you lose excess weight and maintain your weight loss. Bu...
By: Staff | September 28, 2020 | Mayo Clinic
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A New Achievement for Real Appeal
If you’re one of the 84 million Americans with prediabetes, you may already know that adjusting your lifestyle can help you avoid ...
By: Staff | February 10, 2020 | Real Appeal
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How to Gain Control of Emotional Eating
Sometimes the strongest food cravings hit when you're at your weakest point emotionally. You may turn to food for comfort - consci...
By: Staff | February 17, 2021 | Mayo Clinic
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How to Stop Overeating on Weekends
You’re good about eating healthy during the week, but on the weekends? Well, that’s another story. “The week often brings stress ...
By: Staff | October 05, 2020 | Cleveland Clinic
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How to Control Stress (and Tame Your Appetite)
Whether it’s a fight with a spouse, a deadline at work, or simply just too much to do, we’ve all got stress. And if you’re faced w...
By: Brain and Spine Team | August 27, 2020 | Cleveland Clinic
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Real Appeal Coach Spotlight: Meet Mara
When she became a Real Appeal® coach three years ago, Mara Ruttger knew she’d found the place for her. A personal trainer with a b...
By: Staff | August 12, 2020 | Real Appeal
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5 Ways to Make Your New Year’s Weight Loss Resolutions Stick
With every January 1st come New Year's resolutions - lose weight, eat healthier, get more sleep. Fast forward a few weeks and many...
By Staff | December 21, 2017 | Real Appeal
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How Your Friends Can Help You Lose Weight
Research suggests that the health decisions of your social circle can greatly influence your health behaviors. If your group is he...
By: Staff | January 30, 2020 | Mayo Clinic Health Information Library
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Get Started Losing Weight
When you’re at a healthy weight, not only do you feel great, but you’re also reducing the risks of developing chronic c...
By Staff | January 12, 2018 | Real Appeal
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5 Ways to Tackle COVID-Era Weight Gain
Life in lockdown has led many to overeat and gain weight, a phenomenon referred to as the "COVID-15." But some small changes can ...
By: Steven Reinberg | September 23, 2020 | HealthDay
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Four Things Men Can Do for Better Health
Taking care of your health is important and it’s something everyone – including men– should make a priority. Especially if you wa...
By Staff | October 30, 2017 | Real Appeal
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Real Appeal in the News
Everybody’s talking about Real Appeal® this year, and for good reason! Recently, two members of the Real Appeal family shared the...
By: Staff | February 06, 2020 | Real Appeal
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3 Simple Mindful Eating Exercises
Have you ever downed half a bag of popcorn at the movies before the previews are even over? Or kept reaching for tortilla chips wh...
By: Wellness Team | February 27, 2020 | Cleveland Clinic
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3 Simple Mindful Eating Tips
Have you ever downed half a bag of popcorn at the movies before the previews are even over? Or kept reaching for tortilla chips wh...
By: Wellness Team | September 20, 2019 | Cleveland Clinic
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Self Care and Your Waistline
Reaching a healthy weight isn’t something that happens only when you’re at the gym or watching what you eat. It’s influenced by th...
By: Kate Rockwood | September 24, 2019 | Rally Health
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The Old-School Weight-Loss Tool That Always Works
Anyone who has ever been on a weight-loss quest knows what it's like to get wrapped up in the latest diet trends or to be dropping...
By: Jessica Cording | April 25, 2019 | Shape
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The Old School Weight Loss Tool That Always Works
Anyone who has ever been on a weight-loss quest knows what it's like to get wrapped up in the latest diet trends or to be dropping...
By: Jessica Cording, Cdn, Ms, Rd | October 08, 2019 | Shape
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The Japanese Trick That Can Stop You from Overeating
Hara hachi bu is a Japanese term meaning “Eat until you’re 80% full.” It originated in the city of Okinawa, where people use this ...
By: Ann Milanowski | July 12, 2019 | Cleveland Clinic
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5 Quick, Heart-Healthy Breakfasts
A healthy breakfast doesn’t require a lot of time or energy every day. All you need to do is stock up on good ingredients when you...
By: Heart and Vascular Team | June 03, 2020 | Cleveland Clinic
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5 Worst Lunch Foods
Your healthy breakfast is long gone. Your stomach is starting to growl loudly enough for coworkers to hear. You have an hour for l...
By: Kristin Kirkpatrick, MS, RD, LD | February 10, 2021 | Cleveland Clinic
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5 Ways to Break Through a Weight Loss Plateau
Most people experience a plateau at some point during their weight-loss journey. Plateaus may last a few days to a few weeks and s...
By: Jessica Holst | March 03, 2021 | Mayo Clinic
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10 Tips to Help You Start Working Out Again
If the only working out you’ve done over the past few weeks is beating yourself up for being lazy, it’s time to forgive and move o...
By: Real Simple Editors | January 06, 2020 | Real Simple
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10 Behaviors for Healthy Weight Loss
Losing weight is challenging, and it seems everyone has an opinion on the best way to do it. The bottom line is "one size does not...
By: Katherine D. McManus, MS, RD, LDN | May 16, 2019 | Harvard Health Letters
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How to Change Your Weight Set Point
Your friend seems to eat and drink everything in sight — but always stays slim. You, on the other hand, diligently count cal...
By: Staff | January 09, 2020 | Cleveland Clinic
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How to Avoid This Mindless Eating Trap
Extra cake from your coworker’s kid’s birthday party. Leftover bagel halves from the morning meeting. If you work in an office, yo...
By: Staff | February 27, 2020 | Cleveland Clinic
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3 Tips to Get Back on Track (and 3 Pitfalls to Avoid)
Things were going great — you were losing a pound a week. Then, suddenly, the number on your scale wouldn’t budge … a...
By: Digestive Health Team | November 14, 2018 | Cleveland Clinic
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3 Eating Resolutions to Keep, and 3 to Ditch
Plenty of Americans make New Year’s resolutions, especially those that pertain to weight, diet and health. But how long do resolut...
By: Breana Killeen M.P.H. R.D. | December 20, 2018 | EatingWell
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5 Strategies to Help You Stop Emotional Eating
You stand at the freezer, steaming over a fight with your spouse and searching for some ice cream to cool your emotions. You sit o...
By: Kristin Kirkpatrick, MS, RD, LD | February 17, 2021 | Cleveland Clinic
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Foods to Ditch for Less Stress (and What to Eat Instead)
These food trades won't work magic, but they can help when you feel stressed. Stressing out? You're not alone - in fact, stress a...
By: Lisa Valente, MS, RD | October 28, 2020 | EatingWell
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The Best Time of Day to Eat Carbs
A carbohydrate is like the Internet. It can either help or harm you — it just depends on how and when you consume it. “You want t...
By: Staff | August 14, 2020 | Cleveland Clinic
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8 Anti-Inflammatory Foods That Soothe Anxiety
Fight anxiety by eating anti-inflammatory foods that supply key brain nutrients. One-third of Americans will experience prolonged...
By: Carolyn Williams, Ph.D., R.D. | June 11, 2020 | EatingWell
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Simple Ways to Work Fruit and Veggies Into Meals
How you eat when you're stressed is nothing to, well, stress about. Learn why, plus get some simple ideas for working produce back...
By: Victoria Seaver M.S., R.D. | April 24, 2020 | EatingWell
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The Inflammation-Weight Loss Connection
There's a lot more to losing weight than the amount of calories you consume. Here's what you should know about inflammation and we...
By: Carolyn Williams, PhD and Rd | November 20, 2019 | EatingWell
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Trying to Lose Weight? Here’s When to Eat
There's more to weight loss than simply watching calories, which is why many diets focus on food quality or macronutrients. While ...
By: Carolyn Williams, PhD, RD | August 14, 2020 | EatingWell
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You Just Found Out You Have Pre-diabetes - Now What?
First, take a deep breath and know that you’re not alone: Some 84 million American adults have prediabetes - roughly a third of th...
By Staff | April 06, 2018 | Real Appeal
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Meet the Weight Loss-Friendly Nutrient That Could Help You Sleep
Fiber has been getting some good press in recent years. What used to only be a tool for constipation relief found in prunes or a s...
By: Lauren Wicks and Lisa Valente, M.S., R.D. | March 18, 2020 | EatingWell
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8 Surprising Reasons You're Always Hungry
Ever have days where you just can't seem to get full? Sometimes the reasons are easy to trace back to diet: maybe you're not eatin...
By: Carolyn Williams, PhD, RD | October 23, 2019 | EatingWell
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8 Fun Workouts That Don’t Feel Like Working Out
Maybe you’re not interested in doing a high-intensity workout, or the idea of the weight room makes you shudder. That doesn’t mean...
By: Molly Hurford | June 18, 2018 | Rally Health
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12 Ways to Slash Your Food Bill
With roughly 10 percent of the typical American paycheck spent on food, it's easy to assume eating right costs a bundle. But ...
By: Karen Ansel M.S., R.D.N. | November 19, 2019 | EatingWell
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10 Mind-set Shifts Dietitians Wish You’d Make When You’re Trying to Lose Weight
If you've tried everything, but can't seem to shed those last few pesky pounds, you could be sabotaging yourself without even real...
By: Lainey Younkin, MS, RD | January 23, 2020 | EatingWell
