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The latest health news on the benefits of eating a plant-based diet to prevent and lower your risk of heart disease, obesity, cancer and more.

What Is Resting Heart Rate? Here’s Why It Matters, and How to Lower It
What Is Resting Heart Rate? Here’s Why It Matters, and How to Lower It
It used to be that everyone was counting steps, trying to get to 10,000, and comparing how many they took in a day. Now, there is a new measurement of fitness and health that is edging its way into our collective consciousness. It's called Resting Heart Rate, and since the newest generation of smartwatches is constantly taking our pulses and giving us feedback on what our current resting heart rat
How Switching to a Plant-Based Diet Can Prevent Heart Disease
How Switching to a Plant-Based Diet Can Prevent Heart Disease
Your heart beats an average of 100,000 times a day, pumping 2,000 gallons of blood through the body to deliver vital nutrients, fuel, and oxygen to your cells. Keeping a healthy heart and lowering your risk of heart disease is the main goal of a healthy diet and exercise, and the Cleveland Clinic wants Americans to start thinking about their heart health long before any symptoms arise...
The Best Ingredients to Bake With to Make Your Holiday Desserts Healthier
The Best Ingredients to Bake With to Make Your Holiday Desserts Healthier
The holidays are fast approaching and that typically means holiday baking! I want everyone to enjoy holiday baking without feeling guilty or deprived. After all, baking during the holidays is one of my most treasured memory of the holidays growing up –– I’m sure that is the case for your family too. Let’s be clear –– ...
If You Want to Avoid Getting Sick, Add These 10 Zinc Foods to Strengthen Immunity
If You Want to Avoid Getting Sick, Add These 10 Zinc Foods to Strengthen Immunity
If the last time you thought about zinc was as it was being smeared on your nose at the beach, you’re not alone. It’s true that zinc is having a resurgence now, as an immune-boosting super nutrient that has been shown to help your immune system fight infection including bacteria, viruses, and specifically the viruses that can cause the flu or COVID. Zinc has recently ...

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