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Prioritizing Your Health and Wellness This Winter 01/09/2018 07:00pm • It's winter, the days are shorter and the cold and precipitation may keep you from enjoying the great outdoors. No one could blame you for feeling like you'll be kissing your wellness and fitness goals goodbye. Should you give up? What can you do to sneak in a little exercise and make healthy choic 7 Energy ETFs to Watch in 2018 01/09/2018 07:00pm • Oil prices are on the rebound.Investors in oil and gas stocks haven't had much to be cheerful about for the last few years. Crude oil traded over $100 a barrel as recently as 2014, but fell steadily after that until it hit a once-in-a-generation low of less than $30 a barrel by 2016. The second half 7 habits of highly successful resolution setters 01/09/2018 07:00pm • It's just over one week into the new year, and reports show that 25 percent of resolutions have already been broken. By the end of the year, less than 10 percent of resolutions will have been kept. So how do the few who follow through with their resolutions succeed? Research shows that the right This Year, Vow to Exercise More Safely 01/08/2018 07:00pm • The New Year has always been a perfect transition to making those changes you've been talking about (and possibly putting off) all year long. There's just something about the changing of the calendar that urges us to begin anew with some fresh, healthy habits to look and feel our best. Research has Why Eating Fewer Calories Won't Help You Lose Weight 01/07/2018 07:00pm • Conventional nutrition wisdom has always told us to eat less and exercise more if we want to lose weight. In theory, this makes sense -- burn more calories than you eat, and the pounds will come off. But study after study shows that, in the long run, dieting is rarely effective. Not only that, but How to avoid weight gain during a deep freeze 01/05/2018 10:33am • The East Coast has been hit with a deep freeze. Even Tallahassee, Florida, had the first measurable snowfall in close to 30 years. New York temperatures are expected to plummet into the single digits. The last thing you want to do when the temperatures dip is leave your cozy house when you could be Why Store Capital Corp (STOR) Is One of the Best Stocks to Buy for 2018 01/04/2018 07:00pm • With equity markets coming off a marvelous 2017 run -- the Standard & Poor's 500 index advanced 19 percent, the Nasdaq composite added 28 percent and the Dow Jones industrial average recently surpassed the 25,000 mark for the first time -- investors may find themselves wondering if 2018 can turn A Dietitian's Blunt Take on the 10 Most Googled Diets of 2017 01/04/2018 07:00pm • Another year gone by and another year of diets searched via Google. Here's my take on the most commonly searched diets of the year. While most are gimmicks rather than positive lifestyle changes, at least two are worth carrying into 2018: 1. Apple Cider Vinegar Diet The apple cider vinegar diet is How Fast Is It OK to Lose Weight? 01/04/2018 07:00pm • Weight loss doesn't happen overnight. But here's the thing: We really want it to. And while experts have traditionally recommended losing no more than 1 to 2 pounds per week, many popular plans promote losses of 5-plus pounds in the first week. Bariatric surgeries and medically supervised weight-los How to Make Big Health Gains in the New Year 01/04/2018 07:00pm • It's the first week of 2018, and you've probably made a long list of New Year's resolutions. So how exactly do you stick to them? Research suggests that more than 40 percent of Americans make resolutions and, at the end of the year, only 8 percent feel they were successful in achieving their goals. These 6 People Made Healthy New Year's Resolutions That Actually Stuck 01/03/2018 07:00pm • 2013 was a big year for Socrates Tiglao. The 34-year-old interior designer in Derwood, Maryland, completed his master's thesis, received his graduate diploma and started a new job. But with everything going on, his health took a back seat. "I ate often due to stress, I rarely exercised, I slept terr The Truth About Teen Eating Disorders 01/03/2018 07:00pm • Every mental illness wreaks a devastating toll on the person who is suffering and his or her family. As a clinician working in a residential treatment program for teens and young adults, I see evidence of this daily. However, teen eating disorders are perhaps the most dangerous of all. Here's why. 4 Concepts to Toss (and 4 to Embrace) for Better Health in 2018 01/03/2018 07:00pm • As 2018 kicks off, it's a good time to consider what you want to exclude or limit this year, as well as what you want to include or increase moving forward. Here are my nominations for your healthiest, happiest and most hopeful year yet: Say goodbye to: -- Body-shaming. The more we self-criticize, 5 'rules' for a non-diet new year 01/03/2018 07:00pm • Wouldn't it be nice if that peace and joy you shared over the holidays could infiltrate your mind so that you could effortlessly say, "I love my body and I'll never diet again" in the New Year? Of course, that's easier said than done. After (hopefully) enjoying plenty of merriment in the form of Ranking diets: Which really help you slim down? Which are the easiest to stick to? 01/03/2018 08:25am • WASHINGTON — Looking for a new diet to start the new year? You may want to reach for the salmon, couscous and red wine. And cut the salt. A new ranking of the "best diets" compiled by U.S. News and World Report lists the Mediterranean diet and a special low-sodium diet designed to lower blood