Author: Juice Hive

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Healthy Holidays: Seven Holiday Nutrition Tips

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Many of us would agree that the holidays are the hardest time of year to maintain a healthy diet. The season begins with handfuls of Halloween candy, then moves through three courses of potatoes and pie at Thanksgiving, and ends with the cookies-and-booze fest that is Christmas. Most people give up on healthy eating until …

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Why You’re Hungry All the Time (Even When You Just Ate Something)

Hunger is your body telling you it needs sustenance so it can operate optimally. But there are some days where our hunger can seem a little…excessive. We’re talking about those days where your stomach’s rumbling 20 minutes after lunch or two protein-packed snacks don’t seem to cut it. You know you think you’re eating enough, …

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The Essential Vitamin and Supplement Starter Kit

Everyone has some experience with dietary supplements, even if the last ones you took were shaped like cartoon characters. With so many options to choose from, it can be hard to know what to take or what really works. Factors like age, gender, activity level, and dietary preferences can be a determinant in how much …

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Who Says Snacking is Bad for You? Here’s Why Healthy Snacking Should Be Part of Your Daily Diet

Active lifestyles and busier schedules have made eating three meals a day a thing of the past. While snacking has long been associated with “emotional eating” and weight gain, eating mini-meals might actually be better for you than consuming all of your calories in only three sittings. Indulging in highly-processed foods should be practiced in …

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Why You Should Give Wheatgrass a Shot (Literally)

Wheatgrass juice may seem too weird, too expensive, or it’s a trend you’d just rather leave to the hipsters. But with so many amazing health benefits, you might as well give wheatgrass a shot (literally). Wheatgrass was revered for its medicinal properties long before it gained its modern “superfood” status. In ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian …

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Six Reasons Why Beets are the New Miracle Food

  Beets: some love them, and others loathe them. No matter how you feel about these purple roots, their incredible health benefits make them worth eating or drinking in your favorite cold press juice. Beets have recently joined kale, turmeric, blueberries, and quinoa as a “superfood” because of their mineral contents and medicinal properties. From …