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The safe way to thaw frozen food

S+H Staff — Fri, 15 May 2026 13:00:32 +0000

Meal prepping for the week? Don’t forget to leave enough time to safely thaw anything you pull out of the freezer. The NSF, an organization that develops public health standards “that help protect the world’s food, water, consumer products and environment,” says you should use one of three methods: In the refrigerator. Put the packaged […]

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3 small lifestyle changes can help you live longer, studies show

S+H Staff — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:43:33 +0000

Five more minutes of sleep. Two more minutes of moderate exercise. And an extra half serving of vegetables. Doing these three things every day could increase your lifespan, Australian researchers say. The researchers completed two studies. One used data from more than 60,000 participants in the UK Biobank research database. The second used information from […]

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The benefits of bell peppers

S+H Staff — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 06:00:36 +0000

Bell peppers are a vegetable, so we know they’re good for us. What you may not know, though, is that all bell peppers start out green! As a bell pepper ripens, Mississippi State University Extension says, its color can change (depending on the variety). As the color changes, so do the nutrients and benefits: Green […]

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Eating lots of ultraprocessed foods may lead to inflammation

S+H Staff — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000

A diet made up of mostly ultraprocessed foods – such as soda, sugary and salty snacks, and deli meats – may lead to increased inflammation in the body and a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, results of a recent study suggest.

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Keep food safe when the power goes out

S+H Staff — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

When strong winter storms knock out the electricity to homes, outages can sometimes last several days.

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The majority of kids’ calories come from ultraprocessed foods, data shows

S+H Staff — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 05:00:00 +0000

The average child in the United States gets more than 60% of their calories from ultraprocessed foods, a recent data brief from the National Center for Health Statistics reveals.

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Nicotine pouches a serious poisoning risk for young kids, study finds

S+H Staff — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Cases of young kids ingesting nicotine from pouches have surged in recent years, researchers are warning.

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Which is worse for you: Eating sugar or drinking it?

S+H Staff — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Not all sugar sources put people at the same level of risk for Type 2 diabetes, meaning sugar type and source may matter far more than previously thought, a new study is claiming.

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Keep going on your health goals

Kevin Druley — Mon, 19 May 2025 05:00:00 +0000

What to do when people around you aren’t supportive

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How to avoid ‘avocado hand’

S+H Staff — Mon, 19 May 2025 05:00:00 +0000

University of Utah Health explains: “Avocado hand happens when a person uses a knife to remove the pit of an avocado but, instead, slices through the soft fruit into their hands or fingers.”

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