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An ingredient in Kroger Onion Soup & Dip Mix and Kroger Beefy Onion Soup & Dip Mix may have been contaminated with salmonella, prompting the company to recall the items.


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When I first started running five months ago, I could run three blocks at a time before I needed to stop and walk (I'm not kidding). At that point, everything needed to be just right -- shoes laced, sleeves up, hat on, keys tucked into my pocket. And of course, the music had to be blaring. The right kind of music. Loud, thumping, high-energy music.

Posted By: Alyssa Demirjian IStock Photo 3877454 © Stephan Zabel Can exercise land you in the hospital, or even worse, the morgue?

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The term superfood is no joke, especially when it comes to green tea. Besides a little caffeine boost, antioxidant-rich green tea also

By Kevin Rail Fat can take its toll on your body, both mentally and physically. When you have excess pounds, you can become self-conscious, and your risk for chronic diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure and arthritis becomes elevated. The way to reverse this is by burning your body…

By Jane Powell - www.MeditationsForWomen.com "Action, not perfection, creates results." When you start something new, like an exercise program or trying out healthy recipes, don't worry about doing it perfectly,…

"Hell," wrote Jean Paul Sartre, "is other people." Be that as it may, living in the real world requires us to peacefully exist with all types, including Ms. Debbie Downer and Mr. Doom and Gloom. Whether the negativity is coming from your spouse, your co-worker, or your best friend, here are some ways to rise above.

By Riki Markowitz Overview Stamina refers to physical strength and endurance. It can also refer to mental strength and durability. A person with a lot of stamina is energetic and has the ability to perform different tasks or challenges at a greater than average level. What…

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If your girth is increasing while your happiness is decreasing; if you feel like you are about to explode and/or implode, then read this! Here follows an email I received from one of my readers (a.k.a. Tushkateers*) that I am sure we can relate…

Kelly Osbourne became famous for being the daughter of a barely understandable aging rocker and a straight-shooter, foul-mouthed manager mouth and she parlayed that celebrity into a singing career, stint on "Dancing with the Stars" and many other projects that have kept her on the pages of…

Is it a tricycle with no handlebars? A unicycle with three wheels? However you describe it, the Yucycle is cool, new and tons of fun to ride. It’s designed for hands-free cruising. You pedal with your feet and steer by making subtle shoulder movements, so your hands are free to hold a cell phone, drink a soda, or shoot hoops if you’re really coordinated. It moves forward and backward, and you can ride it “scoot style” or have a friend hop on the rear step.

It's totally addicting to watch the contestants on The Biggest Loser hit the scale each week. Season 7 winner Helen Phillips lost an astonishing 54…

By Lisa Marie Mercer In the old days, typical alpine skis measured over 200 centimeters. These long straight boards weren't as curvaceous as those you see in any modern ski shop. Back then, only the athletically gifted participated in the challenging sport of alpine skiing. In those…

Kaitlin Forbes takes heart health seriously. At 20 years old, she is an American Heart Association Heart Hero, who is studying to be an athletic trainer at the community college in Rhinebeck, New York. Kaitlin also helped found the Heart Safe Club in Rhinebeck, which teaches the American Heart…

By Kevin Rain Overview In today's fast-paced world of 16 hour workdays, driving the kids to soccer practice, attending business meetings and managing financial affairs, it is not always easy to eat healthy. This problem can be twofold: You might eat too many empty…

By Jane Powell - www.MeditationsForWomen.com "Take time out for fun!" When you were a child, you didn't look for a purpose in everything you did. You didn't run across a field, sink your teeth into a juicy orange or…

You already have to step out with Snoopy in the rain, snow, wind and fog at least twice a day (you and the mail carriers deserve some kind of medal), you might as well make the most of it. When you're both feeling up for a little more activity, crank up the intensity and you could see real results. Tricia Murphy Madden, creator of the workout DVD, My Best Friend's Workout, shows us how to make over our dog walk into a workout.

Playtime is getting short shrift, and while children might be the ones most obviously suffering the consequences through slashed recess, obesity, and a slavish attention to resume-building activities, adults need to whoop it up, too. Studies have found that a break from work can lead you to take fewer sick days and be more productive and inventive when you're back at your desk. But long weekends and bona fide vacations are like a Nessie spotting for most of us -- incredibly elusive and possibly just a myth. But scientists are saying that like exercise and drinking all those glasses of water a day, we need to find a way to make it happen. And really, I can think of worse prescriptions than, "Go play!"

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Frightening news when it comes to young people and strokes. While stroke is often thought of as an old person's condition, new research shows a startling jump in patients aged 20-45.

“This is scary…

I have a funny relationship with fitness, and working out. I never caught on to aerobic classes, kick boxing or the zumba craze. I felt like a dork - stepping left when everyone else was stepping right. I couldn't afford personal pilates lessons with those crazy…

Survivor star Jenna opens up to BettyConfidential about her biggest challenge: helping boyfriend Ethan heal — and how she found the strength to be there for him.

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Finally, an apparatus that might sneak past the ban on scales in my house. It's not that I am opposed to everyone using scales to gauge their weight loss or gain. That's great

When someone is mildly depressed, the first remedy that comes to mind: Exercise. In just fifteen minutes exercise burns off stress hormones and raises endorphin levels (the happiness hormone); now that’s a quick fix. Exercising regularly gives…