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10 Lifestyle Hacks for a Healthy Glow

These surprising healthy living tricks will have you looking and feeling your best in no time

by Emily Woodruff | 1 COMMENT

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Wear Blinders in the Candy Aisle When it comes to sweets and treats, there is harm in "just looking." In one study, researchers doled out Hershey's Kisses to two groups of female office workers. One half of the women received them in opaque jars, while the other half got theirs in clear glass jars. Those who could see the chocolate ate 71 percent more. Conclusion: We eat what we see. Luckily, that goes for healthy food, too. A fruit basket placed in your line of vision will encourage smarter snacking.

To keep enticement at bay, ask coworkers to put their candy jars and baked treats in the kitchen, and donate a gorgeous opaque tin to the cause. To keep cookies and chips out of your house, steer clear of the junk food aisle at the grocery store. If you don't go there, you can't be tempted.

As another reminder, my desktop background -- the place that most people reserve for pictures of family members or palm trees -- features a colorful, screen-spanning picture of fruits and vegetables that look like they've just been plucked from a farmers market. It's a little unorthodox, but it keeps me from wandering into the kitchen -- where off-limit foods lurk.

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