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If your idea of the perfect weight loss meal is plain chicken or fish with a salad and brown rice, then you’re missing out on some major ingredients shown by reams of research to help the body burn fat: herbs and spices.

Herbs and spices are the best way to add flavor to food for no extra calories, sugar, sodium, or other junk—which is critical to do when you’re trying to lose weight. Why? It’s pretty simple: Research shows that if you don’t like the taste of what you eat, you’re much less likely to stick to any diet, no matter how disciplined you are. Herbs and spices add a significant amount of flavor to food and can turn, for example, that piece of plain chicken into a restaurant-worthy meal, thanks to just a little rosemary, paprika, sea salt, and ground pepper. (more…)

Groggy today, but not sure why? It may have something to do with what you ate for dinner last night. While it’s a well known fact that you shouldn’t be slamming coffee and sweets right before hitting the hay, it turns out a lot of healthy foods may also be preventing you from getting those ZZZs.

1. Cruciferous Vegetables (more…)

Whether it’s the fastest man in the world, or the best football star, it’s all about what they eat that makes them tick and enhances their performance. They have commendable discipline and awareness about food and nutrition. We’ve heard the phrase, ‘You are what you eat’ but don’t worry these stars haven’t actually consumed sports superstars for lunch and dinner. What they do eat though, is certain Super foods that we’re going to tell you more about.

• Quinoa – This isn’t just a super food, it’s a super grain! This versatile and delicious whole grain can be served as a breakfast cereal or make a delectable addition to pasta. It’s got nearly double the amount of protein compared to other grains and all the nine essential amino acids to recover from intense practice sessions. Oh and it tastes absolutely delicious!

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Passwords are the first line of defense in protecting access to our finances, credit information and identities. But we, as a collective nation, do a pretty lousy job of guarding that line.

Among baby boomers, 58 percent still don’t use secure passwords, according to the 2016 Norton “Cybersecurity Insights Report.” And digitally native millennials are even more vulnerable.

Passwords aren’t foolproof, of course. Any determined hacker can get past them, just as a burglar can get past a locked door. But despite repeated warnings from experts, many people are still doing the digital equivalent of leaving a key in the lock of their front door. (more…)

s it a risk you’re willing to take? (more…)