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How to Ditch Your Soda Addiction

How to Ditch Your Soda Addiction

While not considered an addictive substance in the same category as, say, crack cocaine, crystal meth, or alcohol, for obvious reasons, soda does have addictive qualities. Those addictive qualities stem from two ingredients contained within; sugar and caffeine. Both ingredients release dopamine, the “happy hormone,” 

Bad Habits that Can Cause Weight Gain

Bad Habits that Can Cause Weight Gain

We all have them, bad daily habits that contribute to our health issues.  And many of those bad habits we are unaware of, which makes them especially nefarious (from my “word of the day” calendar). As I’m sure you’ve heard before, becoming aware of the 

Everything You Want to Know About Collagen, but Are Afraid to Ask

Everything You Want to Know About Collagen, but Are Afraid to Ask

No, I don’t know why anyone would be afraid to ask questions about collagen, but it makes for a good title. Anyway, let’s get started, shall we? It turns out that collagen is the most abundant protein in the body, comprising half the protein within 

Six Ways to Make Healthy Eating Easier

Six Ways to Make Healthy Eating Easier

Yes, eating healthy can be quite a chore. If that’s the case, then the opposite must also be true and that is certainly the case. Eating in an unhealthy manner is incredibly easy thanks to fast food joints on every corner and how convenient and 

Food for Thought- Brain Food

Food for Thought- Brain Food

In everyone’s small world, your brain is kind of a big deal. You know, it’s responsible for your every thought, memory, emotion and action. That being the case, it behooves oneself to take care of it in any way possible and one of the ways 

National Senior Health and Fitness Day

National Senior Health and Fitness Day

29 years, that’s how long the Mature Market Research Center has been raising awareness about the importance of health and fitness among the population’s seniors with a devoted national day. 1993 was the first year this national day was observed, for those math challenged individuals 

Exercise Routines for Beginners

Exercise Routines for Beginners

So, you say you want to start a regular exercise routine, but you don’t know where or how to start? Well, there’s good news, I’m here to help. What makes me the expert? Well, I’m not. However, I’ve had a regular exercise routine since I 

Common Diet Myths Busted

Common Diet Myths Busted

George Washington cut down a cherry tree and then admitted it when questioned rather than tell a lie. Just 300 Spartans held off the entire Persian army at Thermopylae. Christopher Columbus discovered America. Marie Antoinette once said, “Let them eat cake.” when asked what the 

How to Supercharge Your Morning

How to Supercharge Your Morning

Let’s face it, mornings (especially Mondays) can suck…but they don’t have to. There are ways to improve how you start your day, no matter if you rise at 4:30 or 11:30. While some of the following suggestions might not be for everyone (I, for one, 

Our New Flex Subscription Program

Our New Flex Subscription Program

Since MagicKitchen.com started in 2005, we felt having customers sign a subscription with us to receive meals was not appropriate and it is up to the individual product taste, texture, etc. that would bring the customers back for more of our product, not a contract.