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Potato, Green Bean and Spinach Salad

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Sometimes salads can be comforting, especially when warm potatoes are part of the mix.
| by MARTHA SHULMAN | Jan. 10 |

This is a particularly healthy combination whose three components bring together a great deal of vitamin C, vitamin K, potassium, folate, manganese, potassium, iron and vitamin A.

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5 Strategies to Avoid Regaining Weight

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Congratulations – you’ve lost some weight! Now, how can you ensure that you keep it off?
| by Alex Billington | Dec. 09 |

When you’ve spent weeks or even months striving and sacrificing, the last thing you want to happen is see the scale going back up. But regardless of the weight loss method, weight regain is a real possibility for most women.

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6 Tips To Make Your New Year’s Fitness Resolution Stick

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If you are like most North Americans, you made at least one New Year’s resolution. And, if you are like the majority of these promise-makers, at least one resolution is probably related to health and fitness.
| by Lynn Bode |

In a recent study of New Year’s resolutions, 55 percent promised to eat healthier, 50 percent resolved to exercise more, and 38 percent wanted to lose weight.

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Your Million-Dollar Smile

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Photo: Getty Images |
Do you have a perfect smile? Or do you always feel compelled to cover your mouth when you laugh? Do you hate to smile for pictures? Ever wished you’d been born with great teeth?
| by Diana Pemberton |

Join the crowd. The truth is, few people are born with perfect smiles. Those million dollar mouths you see plastered all over magazines and television are often the result of many trips to the dentist or orthodontist, and can be yours for a few thousand dollars and some time in a dental chair.

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5 Things You Should Never, Ever Say to a Pregnant Woman

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Photo Credit: Getty images |
Do you know someone who’s pregnant right now? It’s such an exciting time, and you want to ask them a million questions about how they’re feeling, how the baby’s doing, etc. But before you do, be sure you don’t say any one of these things. Trust me.
| by Sarah Jio |

So you just found out that your best pal is having a baby–yay! Or maybe you’re catching up with your old boss, who’s 7 months along, over dinner tonight. Maybe try to avoid hitting any of these five topics (believe me–don’t even touch them with a 10-foot pole!):