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Top 10 Bible Foods that Heal

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All throughout the Bible, references are made to the medicinal properties of foods and herbs.

Whether you eat, drink or whatever you do,
do all for the glory of God - 1 Corinthians 10:31

All throughout the Bible, references are made to the medicinal properties of foods and herbs. Representing health and longevity from Almighty God, the importance of diet and of preparing and eating food was oftentimes seen as a spiritual act. If you want to consume some of the most common fo

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Oh, sweet!

Cookie lovers, you’re in for a treat. These cookies and bars contain simple substitutions that taste great and keep your blood sugar levels in check, whether they’re low-fat, sweetened with dried fruits, or made with whole wheat flour.

See all 10 bites of bliss now!



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Oatmeal Cherry Cookies

These chewy oatmeal cookies get extra flavor from the natural sweetness of dried cherries. Research shows that this tart fruit may help you stay slim, prevent inflammation linked with heart di

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Recipe: Vegetable Carpaccio

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Obviously, we love cooking. At The Culinary Institute of America, it’s in our shared DNA to boil, braise, baste, and bake. But when it comes to realizing the full potential of our ingredients, especially fresh fruits and vegetables, raw is the answer.

If you’ve been to a grocery store or farmers’ market in the last year, you can’t miss packaging that’s plastered with the phrases, “minimally processed,” ″unfiltered,” or “unrefined.” We are in an age of awakening, where consumers want to know the

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Rob Mooberry, now 43, was diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer in 2012 in Las Vegas, where he is a bartender. He switched to a vegan diet after chemo, and the cancer shrunk. Now he is celebrating five years cancer-free, raising 20-month-old twins, and running a small cancer charity on the side of his bar-tending with wife Amanda, 39 (pictured)

A father-of-two who was given weeks to live has revealed he beat stage 4 colorectal cancer after switching to a vegan diet.

Rob Mooberry, now 43, to

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The Simple and Hard Facts About Being a Healthy Black Person

by Ramon Mayo

Being healthy is pretty simple, but most people in the United States find it pretty hard. And for an African American, it’s over-the-top hard. Not only is the struggle of getting healthy and maintaining a healthy lifestyle embedded in the culture, but there are sometimes actual physical and financial obstacles to overall health.

There are many things in life that are simple and hard. Like staying committed to your spouse. It’s simple. Just stay faithful to one person for the re

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Why is it that the holiday season and a lack of self-control seem to go hand in hand? We overspend, overeat, and just downright overindulge all in the name of the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. What an oxymoron. It actually started with Halloween. The candy brought into the home and office gets the ball rolling. The smartest parents take the leftover candy to the office to “share” with unsuspecting co-workers with sweet toothes. The innocent co-workers (read: suckers) fall for it, and th

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These easy autumn soup recipes will warm you up.

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Recipe: Garlic Cheese Bread

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How to make a hearty garlic cheese bread!

Total: 25 min
Prep: 15 min
Cook: 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Level: Easy


Ingredients


Directions


Watch how to make this recipe.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Mix the cheeses with the mayonnaise, 1/4 stick of the softened butter and the green onions. Add the salt and pepper to taste and set aside or keep in the fridge until you need it.

Melt the remaining 1 stick butter in a skillet over medium-low heat and add the garlic. Cook for a couple of

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I was not taking care of my temple. Instead, I was a

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Eat Your Way To Good Health

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You may have read a new nutritional guidebook called "The China Study," by T. Colin Campbell, PhD and Thomas M. Campbell II. In that book, which emphasizes the health benefits of a supplement free vegetarian diet, you will find these three principles:

Optimal nutrition is based on eating food rather than swallowing nutrient supplements.

The closer that foods are to their native states (how they are at the peak of harvest freshness), prepared with minimal cooking, salt and processing, the great

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How to Get Children to Eat Healthy Food

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The challenge most parents face is trying to get their children eating healthy food. The subject of healthy eating is always a battle or a struggle between parent and child, and many times both parties become upset and frustrated.

The easiest way to get children eating healthy food is to start them young. Children form their eating habits before the age of ten. As a parent, focus on these formative years, and shape their eating habits early. Always serve healthy food in

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Low in Saturated Fat

Physicians and nutritionists the world over all agree that a diet that is high in saturated fat can have very negative consequences on a person's health and wellbeing. Indeed, a diet that is high in saturated fat can cause a person to suffer heart disease, can lead to cancer and can cause a whole host of other health problems and concern.

The Mediterranean diet is noteworthy because of the fact that it is very low in saturated fat. The typical person who follows the Mediter

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expert shares his secret to delicious, crispy eggs. (David Malosh/Courtesy of William Morrow)

If you don’t know this trick for the greatest fried eggs, let us help you crack the code: Carefully basting your whites with oil from the pan ensures that they set all the way through as the edges crackle and crisp away, and the yolk is left gloriously runny.

But what if we told you there was an even better way? Same method, more flavor. Nick Korbee, chef at Egg Shop in New York City and author of the

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Study suggests most fish may play role in controlling symptoms

Eating fish at least twice a week may significantly reduce the pain and swelling associated with rheumatoid arthritis, a new study says.

Prior studies have shown a beneficial effect of fish oil supplements on rheumatoid arthritis symptoms, but less is known about the value of eating fish containing omega-3, the researchers said.

“We wanted to investigate whether eating fish as a whole food would have a similar kind of effect as the

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This one-skillet wonder is a classic…it’s aromatic, tasty and very easy to make.  Why not try it for dinner tonight?

Ingredients

2 cups sliced mushrooms(about 6 ounces)
1 medium onion, chopped (about 1/2 cup)
3/4 pound boneless beef sirloin steak, 3/4-inch thick (about 1 steak), cut into strips
1 can Campbell’s® Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup or Campbell’s® Condensed 98% Fat Free Cream of Mushroom Soup or Campbell’s® Healthy Request® Condensed Healthy Request® Cream of Mushroom Soup
1/2 cup

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Amazon has made a bid to buy Whole Foods in what would be a whopping $13.7 billion deal.

The all-cash acquisition (which includes Whole Foods Market’s net debt), will radically shake up any number of businesses and completely changes the online retail and bricks and mortar landscape.

“Millions of people love Whole Foods Market because they offer the best natural and organic foods, and they make it fun to eat healthy,” said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and chief executive in a statement. “Whole F

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anxiety t work

Whether you work from home or go to an office daily; you are always working for someone else. Your services, talents, skills and knowledge are being exchanged for money and that means meeting expectations. It also means dealing with daily triggers that frustrate us. According to Dr. Sanam Hafeez, these triggers build up stress which may negatively impact our personal relationships physical health. Dr. Hafeez, a NYC based licensed clinical neuropsychologist, teaching faculty member at the prest

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Whether you’re hosting a dinner party al fresco or just need to whip up something fast and easy, these summer dinner recipes can all be made in a flash (which means more time to kick back and enjoy the weather!).

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Carrot-and-Black Bean Crispy Tacos

Tacos are a summer staple, and these veggie ones won’t weigh you down.

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Chicken Burgers with Avocado Corn Salsa

If you’re pressed for time, note that these chicken burgers take just 30 minutes to prepare and cook.

Get the recipe a

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