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Lead Stories: November 22, 2008

Get Your Eyes in Beach-Ready Shape

Posted April 11, 2008 at 01:00 PM by Caroline Shannon

Section: Her Health, Her Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Recipes

When it comes to thinking about health, we have the six-pack abs, calorie control and tiny heiny concerns down pat. 

But what about the fitness of other, less likely to make it to the body-parts-to-get-beach-ready list, like, for example, our…

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Vegan Nutrition 101: Vitamin A

Posted September 15, 2007 at 11:00 AM by James Flesher

Section: Her Health, Her Nutrition, Diet Myths, Healthy Eating, Vegetarianism

Like all vitamins, vitamin A is a non-caloric molecule without which our bodies could not function properly.  Like it’s fellow fat soluble vitamins D, E and K, vitamin A is absorbed with fats and oils in the intestine, and is stored…

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August Vegetable of the Month: Celery and Fennel

Posted August 1, 2007 at 04:40 PM by Zola Jones

Section: Her Health, Her Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Recipes, Vegetarianism

The following content comes via www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov. 

Celery, a household staple to some, an appetizer or snack to others, either way, this beloved vegetable has made its way into millions of households over the years. Celery has its roots in…

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