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DASH: the Best Diet With the Least Buzz 02/05/2015 07:00pm • Christopher Lahr, 32, of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, is happy with the medical results he got this week. Last March, he had borderline high blood pressure, and instead of starting him on medication, his doctor recommended the DASH Diet. Although DASH, which Lahr had never heard of, involved a comple Doctor questions whether the new coffee trend is truly bulletproof 02/05/2015 06:16pm • WASHINGTON - It's a new brewing trend in coffee houses and home kitchens across the country. Called bulletproof coffee, some nutritionists are wondering if it's a good dietary choice. Bulletproof coffee is a mix of coffee, unsalted butter from grass-fed cows and coconut oil. Some drink the conco Global Universities' Reputations Vary Greatly Internationally, Regionally 02/04/2015 07:00pm • U.S. News is publishing a first-ever analysis of universities from our Best Global Universities rankings that compares a school's regional research reputation to its global research reputation. This analysis of key components of the Best Global Universities rankings, which are powered by Thomson Reu Is my PMS normal? 02/04/2015 07:00pm • No two women are exactly alike -- and neither is their PMS. Marcelle Pick, an obstetrician-gynecologist and founder of the Women to Women Clinic, an integrative care center in Maine, has seen every symptom in the book. Some women are lucky, she says, and never experience headaches, irritability o What's a Health Coach? 02/03/2015 07:00pm • You may have heard the term "health coach" popping up in nutritional circles and appearing randomly in magazine articles and on TV. However, I often find when I tell someone that I'm a health coach, they have absolutely no idea what I'm talking about. Health and wellness coaches are popping up in d From basic training to fashion fitness: finding an effective workout 02/02/2015 07:00pm • When I worked for the British military, I could look out my window and see the training exercises. The troops would be running in their boots with loaded backpacks in the rain or crawling through the mud while a sergeant barked (not necessarily encouraging) words at them. These drills came to mind w Fact or fiction: 6 food tricks we're falling for today 02/01/2015 07:00pm • There's countless advice out there on how to eat healthy, but this is often hard to do when false information about nutritious foods has become so commonplace. We're unknowingly spoon-fed food falsities on a daily basis -- most of which usually contain a kernel of truth, but leave out significant de Seau, Bettis, Brown, Haley, Shields voted into Hall of Fame 01/31/2015 10:49pm • By HOWARD FENDRICH,  AP Pro Football Write PHOENIX (AP) -- Junior Seau, Jerome Bettis, Tim Brown, Charles Haley and Will Shields were elected Saturday to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.The class of 2015, announced a day before the Super Bowl, also includes a pair of contributors, Bill Polian and Ro Getting Fit This Year? Avoid These Traps 01/29/2015 07:00pm • Every year, millions of Americans resolve to lose weight or get healthier. Historically, it's the most popular New Year's resolution, ranking above financial or other personal goals. This year is no different. In a Nielsen poll, 37 percent of respondents resolved to "stay fit and healthy" in 2015, 6 frugal ways to exercise with young kids 01/29/2015 07:00pm • Are you a parent with little ones at home? If you answered yes, there's a good chance losing weight is on your New Year's resolution list, especially if you're still rocking the pregnancy (or sympathy) pounds. However, working out when you have young children can be a struggle, not to mention exp How to Be a Supermarket Sleuth: Picking Produce 01/28/2015 07:00pm • Let's face it: We all need to buy food, but sometimes it feels like an overwhelming task to go and get it. Apps and delivery services are booming because we rely on them to bring the food to us when we can't or won't make the time to bring ourselves to the food. I happen to love going food shoppin 3 Numbers That Will Improve Your Financial Status 01/28/2015 07:00pm • Our society is obsessed with numbers. We're given numbered grades and GPAs all throughout school, we rely on numbers to track our weight and even our very identities are tagged with a Social Security number from the day we're born. We don't blame you if you're sick of numbers.However, there are a fe What Not to Say to Someone With an Eating Disorder 01/28/2015 07:00pm • For a person struggling with anorexia, bulimia or binge eating, certain compliments, comments or words of advice might cause more harm than good -- no matter how innocuous they seem. Take recent college graduate Maya Guttman, who struggled with anorexia nervosa and exercise bulimia as a student y Garden Plot: Follow this non-toxic plan for a better looking lawn 01/28/2015 05:36pm • It’s not just your lawn Why is your lawn not like Las Vegas? Because what goes on your lawn does not stay on your lawn. That’s why Maryland and Virginia recently enacted strict rules about the amount of fertilizer you’re allowed to apply to your lawn and when you’re allowed to do it. Is Plant-Based Diets: a Prescription for Optimal Health 01/27/2015 07:00pm • Did you hear? In one week, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West visit Woodland's Vegan Bistro in the District of Columbia, Chipotle pulls the pork on its menu and a new book will soon explain the secret behind Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez's most recent diet. In addition to the big match on Sunday for Ameri