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Healthy Ezine of the Week: Issue 310

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Choosing Which Oil to Use  With so many oils on the market today, which is the best for you?

Fitness Tip

Wash Your Hands
It's not sneezing or breathing that transmits most cold germs -- it's hand-to-hand or hand-to-face contact. Washing your hands regularly sends cells that may have been in contact with germs down the drain. Soap also ruins the cell walls of remaining bacteria so they can't multiply. Lathering up, using warm to hot water, and being vigilent about your fingernails is key. Be sure to completely dry your hands.

Nutrition Tip

Break for Tea

If you usually break for coffee, switch to green or black tea, if possible. Its antioxidants can help ward off wrinkle-causing free radicals plus green tea may also help prevent cancer and aid in weight loss efforts. A study of Internal Medicine found that women who drank two or more cups of tea a day had a 48 percent lower risk of ovarian cancer than those who did not drink it. See also: Healthy Tea Recipes.

Quip or Quote of the Week

Quip:
Eating cheese for dessert can help fight tooth decay.

Quick Recipe

Feta Pasta Spirals
Combine one cup cooked spiral-shaped pasta, 1/4-cup crumbled feta cheese, one minced scallion, and one small-diced red pepper with two tablespoons reduced-calorie vinaigrette dressing.

Tidbit(s)

Your Good-Health Check List
Whether you are cutting calories, fat, carbs or are just concerned about healthy weight control, look for the following ingredients in the foods you eat:

Food Fixes

Measure out handfuls or 1-ounce portions of your favorite nuts or seeds and pack them in individual plastic bags to maintain portion control.

Freezing frozen desserts with alcohol can be tricky. Alcohol freezes at a much lower temperature than other liquids. A frozen dessert with too much alcohol won't freeze properly.

Keep your bread warm: Line your bread basket with aluminum foil before you cover it with a napkin. This will keep your breads warm longer.

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