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Veggie Thanksgiving Tips & Recipes
Thanksgiving doesn't have to be all about that big bird in the middle of your dinner table. This year, we'll be making meatless options a bigger focus on our menu. But I will miss the wishbone!

5 Ways to Survive & Thrive This Holiday
Be 51 percent good ... Make it a meal, not a pit stop ... Breathe (through the nose) ... Ayurvedic expert John Douillard, D.C., Ph.D., author of The 3-Season Diet and Body, Mind, and Sport shares and explains his top 5 tips for enjoying this holiday season more -- and holding onto your shape and your health in the process.

9 Tricks to Avoiding Holiday Weight Gain
Buck the holiday-bulge statistics by just maintaining your weight through the holidays. We asked top health experts to share their best tips and strategies for enjoying holiday fare without gaining a pound.

Gaiam Gift Guide for Everyone on Your List
Whether you're shopping for the yogi, fitness buff, eco-fashionista, green queen, worldly giver, gadget guy, day spa diva or eco-decorating enthusiast, our holiday gift guide is your one-stop page for 75 gifts hand-picked for eight colorful personalities on your list.

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5 Healthy Steps to Reverse Type 2 Diabetes and Insulin Resistance

Diabetes and insulin resistance are completely preventable and often reversible through aggressive lifestyle changes. Follow these five steps and see ...

Les Voyages: 5 Ways to Make Traveling Easier on Your Body

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Reverse Diabetes: How to Test for Blood Sugar Problems

Type 2 diabetes affects over 20 million Americans, but it is an entirely preventable lifestyle disease. Mark Hyman, M.D., recommends ...

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More Mayo Clinic health condition solutions

5-Min. Meditation for Insomnia

Yoga and meditation teacher Rodney Yee guides you through a 5-minute meditation to help you sleep better. From the Mayo Clinic Meditation for Insomnia DVD by Gaiam.

Dr. Oz Garcia's 5 'pOZitives' Rules of Thumb for Eating Healthier

'Dr. Oz' Garcia talks with a nutritionist about 'pOZitives' - rules of thumb for eating healthy when eating out, finding time to eat healthy, resisting junk food temptations and cravings, the number one packaged food to avoid, how to tailor breakfast to your changing schedule, and more.

4-Minute Meditation to Ease Menopause Symptoms

Hot flashes, night sweats, other symptoms of menopause? The Mayo Clinic Center for Integrative and Complementary Medicine prescribes meditation to ease and prevent symptoms. Try this 5-minute meditation guided by Colleen Saidman.

Seated Twist Eases Back Pain

Yoga expert Rodney Yee guides two students through the seated twist yoga pose, pointing out do's and don'ts, in this clip from the Mayo Clinic Solutions for Back Pain DVD by Gaiam.