A couple of weeks ago, I shared some information about adding quinoa to your diet and several recipes. Here are the rest of the recipes included in our top 10 favorite quinoa recipes. I hope youll give them a try and add this nutritional superfood to your diet!

Quinoa Almond Cranberry (Makes 4-6)1 cup quinoa cup slivered blanched almonds1 tsp. vegetable oil1 cups boiling...

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As fitness professionals, a large part of our job (outside of teaching proper form and technique) is about educating our clients on healthful foods. Often, there is an "it" food that someone saw on "Dr. Oz" and that keeps popping up in magazines. For instance, quinoa. If you haven't tried it yet, here are some of our favorite recipes and just a little bit of...

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Consider how much discipline it takes to work out three to five days a week. Think about how hard it is to keep stretching beyond our comfort zones and how challenging it is to exercise at high intensities. Consider the self resolve required to eat healthful foods when temptations surround us everywhere we go. But if you have the courage to respect your body--the temple that houses your...

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Cosmetology: Hair Extensions 2.0

Contributor Erin Calvin started the discussion on hair extensions here, but see what else she had to say. We'd love to hear your two cents!

Consumerism gone wild?

Im not going to fib. Hair extensions are a pretty major investment both in time and money. This isnt an area where you want to scrimp because doing so may not only lead to less than...

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Note: This post follows a two-part series on Low-Dose Naltrexone that began here.

Thespirochete. Interestingly, this stealthy, corkscrew-shaped little bacteria is the culprit of both syphilis and Lyme disease.

Since I was quite certain I hadnt somehow missed syphilis in the ridiculously comprehensive batteries of tests I had endured, an obvious process of elimination pointed to...

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