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What You Need to Know About High Fructose Corn Syrup

High-fructose corn syrup is a common ingredient in packaged foods. Food manufacturers use it because it makes food sweet like sugar, but is less expensive. Read on to learn about the safety of high-fructose corn syrup and its role in your health. What is high fructose corn syrup? High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a liquid
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12 Powerful Health Benefits Of Sesame Oil

by John Staughton (BASc, BFA) last updated – July 22, 2021 Medically reviewed by Vanessa Voltolina (MS, RD) ✓ Evidence Based The powerful health benefits of sesame oil may include its ability to improve skin and hair health, help in bone growth, maintain good oral health, and reduce the risk of cardiovascular ailments. It might also show positive implications for managing anxiety and depression, protecting infant
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The Workout Plan All Skinny Guys Have Been Waiting For

Use this 60-day routine to help you bulk up and gain muscle once and for all BY TONY GENTILCOREMAY 13, 2015BETH BISCHOFF If you’re a naturally skinny guy, bulking up can feel like trying to sneeze with your eyes open: Impossible. But what if I tell you it doesn’t have to be that way? That you
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7 Incredible Benefits of Lifting Weights That Have Nothing to Do With Building Muscle

Boost your mood, reduce back pain, and much more. Prevention Tiffany Ayuda Photo by Mike Harrington/Getty Images We hate to sound like a broken record, but it really is crucial to incorporate lifting weights into your workout regimen. In fact, when it comes to exercise for older adults, strength training actually trumps cardio because preserving
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3 Scary Reasons To Ditch Aluminum Foil (And What To Use Instead)

Liivi Hess You’re probably getting a little tired of people telling you that the things you’ve been eating or using for years are bad for your health. Some you’ve accepted; you do your best to stay away from gluten and you eat organic when you can. Some you’ve strategically chosen to ignore; your favorite dairy-based ice
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Fermented foods: the latest trend

Fermented foods and beverages are becoming increasingly popular. You can now find kombucha on tap in bars, sourdough bread in cafes and more varieties of yoghurt, sauerkraut and kimchi in your local supermarket. But what are the heart health benefits and should you be including them in your diet?  Fermented foods have been part of
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7 Incredible Benefits of Lifting Weights That Have Nothing to Do With Building Muscle

Boost your mood, reduce back pain, and much more! By Tiffany Ayuda Mike HarringtonGetty Images We hate to sound like a broken record, but it really is crucial to incorporate lifting weights into your workout regimen. In fact, when it comes to exercise for older adults, strength training actually trumps cardio because preserving muscle is
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Here’s What Taking a Cold Shower Does to Your Body, According to Experts

You already know the purported benefits of ice baths. Prevention Ashley Mateo You already know the purported benefits of ice baths. Studies have shown that they’re one of the most effective ways to reduce delayed onset muscle soreness, perceived fatigue, muscle damage, and inflammation after physical exercise compared to active recovery, massage, and compression garments,
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Dead white man’s clothes

Australia, with clothing retail sales in 2020 of about $22 billion, may not have the economic scale of the US or the UK, where combined the industry turned over $468 billion in the same period. But on a per capita basis, Australia is the highest consumer of textiles anywhere in the world outside of the US.