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Who says you can't enjoy ice cream in winter?

Ice cream is good any season of the year, including winter! Here's how to make the most of this frozen treat in cold weather.




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Will smoked 'watermelon ham' grace your Thanksgiving table?

Smoked watermelon "ham," the most bizarre viral dish of 2018, sets its sights on the holidays.



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Spices don't start out looking like this

The spices in your kitchen don't look the same way in the wild. They start as roots, bark, berries, flowers and seeds. This is what they look like.




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How to make your own organic shampoo

Whip up one of these these easy homemade organic shampoo recipes to clean your locks with natural ingredients.



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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6 things you didn't know about Burt of Burt's Bees

Company co-founder and namesake passed away, leaving 'for greener fields and wilder woods.'



  • Arts & Culture

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Strange 'snowball waves' seen forming in Maine lake

Waves of snowballs called "one of the most awesome natural events ever seen" by a firsthand witness.



  • Climate & Weather

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New Zealand's '8th Wonder of the World' rediscovered

Lost to a violent volcanic eruption in 1886, the remains of the Pink and White Terraces may have been located again.



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Kazakhstan's Altyn Emel boasts deserts, forests — and a sand dune that sings

Kazakhstan's Altyn Emel, a newly named UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, home to deserts, forests and floodplains — and a giant sand dune that sings.



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'Pursuit' is a stunning paean to thunderstorms

The new time-lapse film features a tornado birth, lightning bursts and a rare 'fluid sunset,' all in 4K resolution.



  • Climate & Weather

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You're betting on moisturizer with sunscreen to save your skin. You shouldn't.

Study finds that moisturizer with sunscreen isn't as effective as straight sunscreen.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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It's so cold, Niagara Falls is an icy wonderland

Parts of Niagara Falls appear frozen, creating a stunning wintry landscape.



  • Climate & Weather

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Marriage isn't the ticket to better health after all

Some studies show that marriage actually has a negative health effect.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Marketers hijack 'five or fewer'

'Don't eat anything with more than five ingredients' should be a simple rule, but it's getting complicated.




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Chef A's cooking up apricot chicken

Chicken in a creamy apricot and ginger sauce makes a satisfying, quick, weeknight meal.




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No kombucha in the stores? Here's why

Kombucha, the fermented tea drink that's exploding in popularity, was recently pulled from stores shelves across the nation after regulators found higher than e



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Book review: 'Going Raw'

A Los Angeles 'raw-gan' simplifies the raw lifestyle and diet in a cookbook and DVD combo, 'Going Raw.'




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8 things I didn't know about Whole Foods

Our food blogger steps into a Whole Foods for the first time in years and learns a few things she didn’t know.




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Food Day's mixed-message marquee event

If Food Day’s message is that it’s time for all America to eat real, an invitation-only feast in Times Square that the public could view but not attend migh




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Trader Joe's peanut butter recall spreads to other brands, nut butters and tahini

What started off as a recall of one version of Trader Joe’s peanut butter has spread to other brands of peanut butter, other nut butters and tahini.




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Mother Nature's Pop Science Guide to Apples [Infographic]

The apple is one of Earth's most iconic foods, symbolizing everything from health and beauty to evil and ingenuity. This infographic explores it all.




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Coconut milk or coconut water: What's the difference?

From boosting metabolism to post-workout hydration, does coconut water live up to its claims? And what about coconut milk?




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Whole Foods uses Obama's likeness to sell chicken

An ad of President Obama selling chicken at a Whole Foods is perceived as racist.




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5 ways to introduce whole grains into your child's diet

What qualifies as whole grain is different from processed food with 'high fiber' labels. Think assorted grains.




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Dr. Bronner's soaps takes on GMOs—and loses, this time

Why is a soap company so heavily involved in a food labeling initiative? Knowing a bit about the activist history of the brand explains why.



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Whole Foods' latest whoops? Asparagus water

When a California Whole Foods store put three stalks of asparagus in a bottle of water and sold it for $5.99, the Internet called them on it.




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Being 'hangry' is a real thing, science proves

What a 1944 experiment on starvation can teach us about modern dieting.



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Why it's time to ditch baby carrots

They may be convenient, but baby carrots — and what they represent — sure are wasteful.




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Whole Foods takeout containers don't pass test

Study of grocery store containers finds PFAS chemicals in two-thirds of containers tested, and Whole Foods' salad bar containers were the most problematic.




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There's a lump on the moon that's 5 times bigger than Hawaii's Big Island

Scientists have found a massive deposit inside the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the moon, and it's having a significant impact on the moon's gravitational field.




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We're close to solving the mystery of those flashing lights on the moon

A German scientist's AI-powered lunar telescope aims to decipher the moon's twinkling lights.




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Rare massive flowering of Australia's karri trees brings joy to beekeepers

Massive trees, towering over 250 feet, only flower once every 7 to 10 years.



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10 servings of produce a day? Let's be realistic

A new study sets the bar high, suggesting 10 servings of fruits and vegetables per day per person, but even nutrition experts are lobbying for moderation.




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Cinnamon's health benefits go way beyond a bowl of oatmeal

New research suggests that a gram of cinnamon a day can help reduce blood sugar and may boost metabolism.




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You may not know what koji is, but you've probably eaten it

Koji, a fungus called Aspergillus oryzae, has been essential to Japanese cooking for centuries, and now it's catching on in the U.S.




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A lipstick-lover's guide to avoiding Red Dye #40

How I learned to find products that don't contain this common additive.



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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I'm living with cancer, and I'm OK

For my 23rd birthday, along with some shirts and books and other stuff, I got Hodgkin's disease.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Trends in yoga: What's next?

It seems like just a regular old yoga class isn't enough anymore.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Yoga instructor helps heal the nation's capital, one stretch at a time

Deb Berlin is determined to soothe frayed nerves in Washington, D.C., through yoga, a practice she picked up in her teens.



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Angelina Jolie used yoga to soar in 'Maleficent'

And (surprise!) it's not an exercise the actress enjoys.



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Yoga doesn't ease asthma symptoms, study finds

Even though some people practice yoga to treat their asthma, the exercise does not appear to alleviate asthma symptoms in adults.




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Jared Leto and Ellen Page named 'sexiest vegetarians'

Annual award, given by PETA, presented in recognition of both actors' commitment to animal-free diets.



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'Wanderlust' in Vermont: Travelers relish fresh air and beautiful views

Vermont's Mount Stratton hosted a festival dedicated to yoga, meditation and overall mindfulness.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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3 office setups that don't involve a chair

Sitting is bad for your health, so why not swap your desk seat with one of these solutions?




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How to train for 'American Ninja Warrior'

Modern exercise tends to put health before stealth, but both are necessary for anyone who wants to become a ninja.



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If you want to be a better person, you're going to have to do more than meditate

Researchers reviewed more than 20 studies that investigated the effect that several types of meditation had on positive feelings.



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Why it's OK to practice distracted meditation

Meditation still works even if you can't completely clear your mind of distractions. Just keep gently pushing those thoughts away.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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The dark side of Canada's oil boom

Unbeknownst to many, Canada now produces more oil than Texas or Kuwait. A new book, <i>Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent</i> uncovers the dark



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Winter Olympics fans target Canada&#39;s oil sands

A new Sierra Club campaign urges environmentalists to fight oil sands to preserve winter sports.



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Pelosi&#39;s trip north of the border comes at energy crossroads

Oil sands, international relations and energy policy make for a touchy visit in Ottawa.




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James Cameron on Canada&#39;s oil sands

With a story similar to "Avatar," film director James Cameron now finds himself on the side of native people in Canada's oil sands region, where their way of li



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