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All of us are vulnerable to an irresistible urge to eat a particularly fattening or unhealthy food. My particular downfall is a craving for sugar late in the afternoon when both my energy and spirits sag. According to one study, women are more susceptible to these urges than are men. But whatever your sex, at some point you’ll be tested. Having a strategy for coping is essential. Here are three...

If it’s true that any solution to a problem changes the problem, then a few simple changes in our eating habits can significantly improve our health and lower the number on the bathroom scale. Here are simple changes we can make today: Instead of butter, solid margarine or lard, try olive or canola oil or margarine without trans fats. Instead of cream-based sauces, try tomato-based...

After an afternoon swim at the local postage-stamp sized pool in Earlville, Iowa, my younger sister (age 7) and I (age 9) would return to our grandmother’s house ravenously hungry. Most of the time, Grandma served us a steaming bowl of cabbage, carrot and potato soup, made with three vegetables abundant in her garden. We devoured the soup, along with warm bread slathered in butter and glasses of...

In Florida, marking time when talking about people's own lives is different than in most states. It may have to do with our senior population. As sizable as it is most of the year, it grows significantly during the first three months of the year when our snowbirds return. And as you might expect, when a flock of snowbirds gather at a local restaurant, the talk often is of the past. I find...

Although you don't want to gain weight during the holidays, you still have to eat. So what can you eat that won't pack on pounds? Here's a list of 25 foods you can enjoy guilt free knowing that they are packed with nutrition and light on calories: Asparagus Bok coy Broccoli Broccoli rabe Cabbage Cauliflower Celery Cottage cheese Flounder Green Bell pepper Green...