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Make sure it’s actually whole grain. Plenty of manufacturers add a touch of whole grain flour to give their breads a wholesome vibe. But just because a bread is tan instead of white or has words like “oatmeal,” “multigrain,” or even “whole wheat,” in its name doesn’t necessarily mean anything. To figure out whether your bread is really a good source of whole grains, check the ingredients list. “Ingredients are listed in order of weight,” says registered dietician Jessica Cording....

Sure, headlines may tout the antioxidant levels of pomegranates and acai berries, but the classic apple is one of the best-researched fruits, with large-scale human studies proving that people who eat them fight off diseases that can cut lives short. The Iowa Women’s Health Study, which has been investigating the health habits of 34,000 women for nearly 20 years, named apples as one of only three foods (along with pears and red wine) that are most effective at reducing the risk of death from heart disease among postmenopausal women....

The following are some of the typical pitfalls which will cause chronic fatigue: You don’t drink water. Even slight dehydration will cause a drop in energy level. This may be surprising, but dehydration actually makes your blood thicker, meaning your heart has to work harder to pump oxygen and nutrients to your muscles and organs, ultimately slowing you down. You don’t eat breakfast. It’s not called the most important meal of the day for nothing!...

Trouble Spot: Your handsThe Solution: A wrist workout Sitting at a desk all day long can lead to carpal tunnel syndrome, irritation of a nerve in your wrist and fingers, but this series of exercises, ideally done every hour, can prevent pain from creeping into your day. Hold your left hand up, palm facing outward. Using your right hand, pull the fingers back toward your wrist until you feel a stretch, and hold that position for 5 seconds....

MORE: 19 Foods That Aren’t Actually Food But luckily, more fast-food and fast-casual restaurants are moving away from impossible-to-pronounce and other “what is that?!” ingredients. Taco Bell and Pizza Hut are the latest to make the move, announcing that they are nixing artificial ingredients like Yellow 6 and “black pepper flavor” from their kitchens. And in case you missed it, Subway, Panera, and Chipotle have also revamped their menus as of late, getting rid of weird ingredients, such as those that are also found in yoga mats and shoe soles....

When you finally stop trying to take shortcuts with sugar, your whole body starts to recalibrate. Here are 6 things that will happen when you eschew the fake stuff and figure out a more moderate approach to sweets. (The key to losing weight—and keeping it off—is forming healthier habits. That’s where Prevention’s new 10-minute daily workouts and meals come in. Get Fit in 10: Slim and Strong for Life now!...

“Either someone has no symptoms at all, or the symptoms are not causing that much difference” from what is normal for them, says Cleveland Clinic endocrinologist Leann Olansky, MD. This often happens because type 2 diabetes is caused by elevated levels of blood sugar, and if your blood sugar levels rise slowly over time, you may not have or notice symptoms, explains David Nathan, MD, director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Diabetes Center....

While certain eats can give your libido a happy boost, there are some foods and eating habits that can seriously deflate your sex life. Steer clear of the following behaviors, unless you want to lessen your libido, that is (didn’t think so). Pre-gaming with alcohol. Although a drink or two can make you feel less inhibited, alcohol is actually quite negative to sexual performance, says Irwin Goldstein, MD, president and director of The Institute for Sexual Medicine and director of sexual medicine at Alvarado Hospital in San Diego....

If you’re like us, your list of fixes is longer than your kids’ letters to Santa: lose 10 pounds, lose more than 10 pounds, flatten your belly, worry less, get along better with the family, put some meaning into your life, develop a strategy to help you remember where you parked your car—and put your keys—and be sharper at work. Worse, it’s the same list you make every year. (Note to self: Add “stop procrastinating” to list....