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Recipe: 5-minute Fish Tacos

Tags: diet, fish, healthy diet, recipe, recipes, summer

Need a quick meal for two that’s also low-fat and healthy? These delicious fillets are thin and flaky -- and they cook up in five minutes.

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Sleep-stealers and Comfort Food (Slideshow)

Tags: health hub tips, slideshow

How can technology affect your hormones – and disrupt your sleep? What surprising foods can offer comfort when we’re in the dumps, without packing on pounds? Find the answers to these questions and more.

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Bread Battle: Which is Healthiest?

Tags: blood sugar, bread, fiber

You know whole grain has more nutritional heft than white, bread, but can you choose between whole wheat, multi-grain, seven-grain, 12-grain, all natural, organic and enriched? An expert guides you down the bread aisle.

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome: 7 Trigger-busters

Tags: bowel disorder, IBS, irritable bowel syndrome, stomach ache

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) can cause havoc but is not life-threatening because it does not damage the digestive tract. People under 45 are usually affected, women twice as often as men.

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Spitting Up Not Always Acid Reflux Disease

Tags: acid reflux, gastroesophageal reflux GER, GERD, stomach ache

A baby spitting up after every meal can be alarming to parents. But it’s not necessarily a sign of gastroesophageal reflux disease or that your baby needs medications or other therapies.

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Recipe: Spicy Barbecue Chicken

Tags: chicken, diet, healthy diet, recipe, recipes, summer

Instead of using pre-packaged barbeque sauce, which often contain high fructose corn syrup and tend to be very high in sodium, this recipe calls for more natural sources of sugar, including honey and molasses, and no added salt.

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Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis — By the Numbers (Infographic)

Tags: colitis, colon surgery, Crohn's disease, inflammatory bowel disease IBD, infographic, ulcerative colitis

With inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) like Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis, knowledge is power. Check out these numbers on IBD and the newest innovative surgical treatments.

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Living With Crohn’s Disease

Tags: Crohn's disease, diet, gastroenterologist

Don’t try to cope with Crohn's disease alone. Here are 5 reasons to see your doctor.

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Recipe: Creamy Buttermilk-Herb Potato Salad

Tags: antioxidants, fruits and vegetables, healthy diet, recipe, summer

This creamy, herb-filled potato salad can be made with blue potatoes. It's fun to play with color in your cooking, and the blue color is a source of flavonoids with cancer-protective benefits. This recipe also includes fresh herbs that are full of both flavor and antioxidants.

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Constipation: 6 Ways to Unblock Yourself

Tags: celiac disease, constipation, digestive health, fiber, hypercalcemia, hyperthyroidism, irritable bowel syndrome, stress

You can find relief whether your constipation is a typical case or something more serious. The difference comes in how you find relief.