Nutrition Corner

Why Canned Beans Are Healthy, According to a Dietitian: Read on for an expert's take on why canned beans are healthy, plus how to use canned beans in recipes.

High-Calorie Snacks for When You Need To Gain Weight: Junk food adds pounds but isn't the source of a healthy weight gain.

Recipe for The Day

Dark Chocolate and Cherry Brownies: Ooey gooey, low in calories and high in flavor.

Lifestyle & Fitness Focus

How to Be Confident and Build Self-Esteem: 4 Tips

• Spend time with people who lift you up: Surround yourself with positive people who see the best in you and say it.

• Tap into your strengths: What are you good at, and how can you use it to your advantage? When we lack confidence we can become unsure of our ability to accomplish certain tasks or specific roles.

• Own a skill or hobby: Learning something new isn't easy, but the feeling that comes when you master a skill is priceless. Mastery is one of the biggest driving forces of confidence.

• Get moving: Even the smallest amount of exercise can help boost how you see yourself — and, as a result, your overall confidence levels. Think about small things you can do here and there to add movement into your day.

5 Cranberry juice benefits and side effects

• Fighting age-related damage: The presence of antioxidants means that cranberries and cranberry juice might help fight age-related damage to the body’s tissues.

• Improving heart health: Cranberries are high in chemicals called polyphenols that may support heart health.

• Treating or preventing urinary tract infection: The reduction of UTI incidence is thought to be due to the ability of antibacterial properties to reduce the colonization of Escherichia coli in the bladder.

• Supporting digestive health: The phytochemicals contained in cranberries play an important role in digestive health.

• Preventing infections: Cranberries could fight some viruses, including norovirus, which is a common cause of food-borne illness.

4 Things That Happen to Your Body When You Do Cold Plunges

• You May Decrease Inflammation and Improve Immunity: Ice baths can help constrict blood vessels and reduce blood flow to affected areas. Cold therapy alleviates pain by reducing inflammation but also interferes with your brain’s perception of the pain.

• You Could Increase Your Circulation: The ice water stresses and strains your body, and it goes into survival mode, working hard to maintain its core body temperature. This stimulates your body to increase blood flow and improve circulation in order to help deliver oxygen and nutrients to areas of the body that need to recover.

• You Might Boost Your Mood: Emotional conditions such as anxiety and depression may be linked to lower levels of neurotransmitters, chemical messengers that help keep your brain well-functioning. But when the body endures cold, it triggers neurotransmitters that help regulate emotions and stress.

• You May Up Your Metabolism: The increased muscle activity of shivering causes a rise in metabolic rate, helping you to burn more calories at rest.

4 Best Triceps Exercises For Strong, Toned Arms

• Dumbbell Floor Press: Your super stable position in this move allows you to challenge your triceps with heavier weights than in many others while engaging nearby muscle groups.

• Single-Arm Dumbbell Floor Press: In addition to isolating each arm at a time, this single-arm floor press variation also challenges your core to keep you stable.

• Alternating Dumbbell Floor Press: Alternating floor presses give your arms a little more rest than pressing both sides together so you can push extra weight. They also hit your core a little harder.

• Modified Pushup: The pushup is an all-around power move, working your chest, back, core, glutes, triceps, and biceps at once. Maintain your form and it's a fast-track to stronger tris.

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