Mediterranean Chopped Salad – Eat Yourself Skinny

Fresh and crisp Mediterranean Chopped Salad made with fresh tomatoes, crisp cucumbers, red onion, chickpeas, olives and feta cheese all tossed with a delicious red wine vinaigrette!

Fresh and crisp Mediterranean Chopped Salad made with fresh tomatoes, crisp cucumbers, red onion, chickpeas, olives and feta cheese all tossed with a delicious red wine vinaigrette!

There’s nothing better on a warm day than a crisp, fresh salad and this Mediterranean chopped salad is one of my absolute favorites!  Super simple to make, loaded with your favorite vegetables, protein-packed chickpeas and a zesty red wine vinegar dressing all sprinkled with some crumbled feta cheese.  This salad also tastes great served with chicken, shrimp or steak and is easily customizable to your liking!  So much flavor in every bite!

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A systems approach to the promotion of healthy lifestyles

The WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases of WHO/Europe, the Université Côte d’Azur and the Ulysseus European University, in collaboration with Queen’s University Belfast and York University, are holding a 3-day summer school course on how to navigate the concept of systems thinking and systems-based approaches from theory to practice.

The course will provide insights on how these approaches can facilitate consensus among different stakeholders while also providing a platform for strengthening multisectoral collaboration across complex systems.

Day 1 of the summer school will be live streamed online. On that day, Hans Henri P. Kluge,

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How to Increase Life Expectancy: 10 Simple Steps

Get Daily Exercise

Improvements in life expectancy are strongly linked to daily exercise. A comprehensive review of studies in the Journal of Aging Research showed that people who exercise regularly—even for as little as three hours a week—lived up to 6.9 years longer than those who didn’t.

Habit-building is the key to success. The easiest way to build a habit is to commit to daily workouts even if it’s just for 20 minutes. If you do, you may skip a day but are more likely to get back on track immediately.

If you exercise three days a week and miss

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Tips for a sharp mind as you age

It’s crucial to maintain a healthy, sharp mind as we age. Maintaining cognitive function, lowering the risk of dementia and other cognitive illnesses, and improving the general quality of life are all possible with a healthy brain.

Everyone starts to notice changes in their memory as they become older. Maybe you entered the kitchen for a reason you can’t recollect, or you can’t think of a familiar name that was mentioned in a conversation. Even worse, you may find yourself forgetting about important appointments.

Even though memory lapses can happen to everyone at any age, as we age, we tend

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Arthritis Research Canada Strength Training Study Stands to Help People with Arthritis Build More Than Muscle

VANCOUVER, BC, March 9, 2023 /CNW/ – Strength training is safe for people with arthritis. It also comes with many benefits such as improved mental health, reduced pain, fatigue and swelling, as well as decreased risk for heart disease and type 2 diabetes.

Yet, only a third of the general population participates in regular strength training, and that number is even lower among people with arthritis.

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How do you live to be 100? Good genes, activity and friends.

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Experts predict that the number of centenarians — people who live to be at least 100 years old — will continue to rise in the coming decades. While genetics plays a large role in healthy aging, physical activity, social support and where you live can also influence your chances of living a very long life.

Sister André, a French Catholic nun born Lucile Randon, who was the world’s oldest living person, recently died at the age of 118. Now the two oldest living people are believed to be María Branyas Morera, a 115-year-old Spanish born

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One Pot Spicy Sausage Soup

This One Pot Spicy Sausage Soup is hearty, loaded with a variety of vegetables and leafy kale, all simmered in flavorful beef broth, diced tomatoes and yes, a whole jar of salsa!

This One Pot Spicy Sausage and Kale Soup is hearty, loaded with a variety of vegetables and leafy kale, all simmered in flavorful beef broth, diced tomatoes and yes, a whole jar of salsa!

It’s finally cozy soup season and this one pot spicy sausage soup is PACKED with flavour! So many vegetables, spicy Italian sausage, and leafy kale all mixed with flavorful beef broth, diced tomatoes and yes, a whole jar of salsa! If you like a lot of heat then you’ll definitely want to use hot sausage along with a spicy salsa, but for those of you who prefer a

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Banana Breakfast Muffins – Eat Yourself Skinny

These Banana Breakfast Muffins are moist, fluffy, and made healthier with whole wheat flour, Greek yogurt, and zero butter or refined sugar. Loaded with delicious banana flavor and hot spices for the perfect morning muffin!

These Banana Breakfast Muffins are moist, fluffy, and made healthier with whole wheat flour, Greek yogurt, and zero butter or refined sugar.  Loaded with delicious banana flavor and hot spices for the perfect morning muffin!

Is there anything better than warm, cozy banana bread?? Well, make them into muffins and you can enjoy them all week! These healthy banana breakfast muffins are moist, super fluffy, and the best part is they are easy to make in just 30 minutes. These muffins are made healthier with whole wheat flour, Greek yogurt and naturally sweetened with banana and honey so no sugar

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