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By now it’s not news that breakfast does a body good, replenishing energy, kick-starting your insulin response, and even preventing heart disease.

But when life throws too much onto our plates, the most important meal of the day often also becomes the most ignored. And even those who do squeeze in a morning meal—whether it’s toting processed granola bars to work or school; grabbing a greasy bacon, egg, and cheese on their commute; or dipping into the box of donuts someone’s brought to the office—are missing one key ingredient: fiber.

Less than 3 percent of Americans meet the recommended daily intake of 25 to 30 grams of this essential digestion-promoting, cholesterol-lowering nutrient! Make your breakfast an easy opportunity to change that, with these 32 quick recipes that pack in 5 grams or more per serving.

Sweet Oats, Bowls, and Other Grains

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1. Chia Seed Breakfast Bowl

Superfood chia gives this breakfast concoction its slow-digesting carbohy…

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“Pain makes you stronger. Tears make you braver. Heartbreak makes you wiser. So thank the past for a better future.” ~Unknown

I used to think when someone cheated on me that I was flawed.

You see, I had a core belief that there was something wrong with me. I never felt enough. I’m not even sure I can fully articulate this feeling, but whatever it was, I just didn’t feel enough. Slim enough, pretty enough, clever enough, worthy enough, or just, well, anything enough.

I’ve now come to see that when someone mistreats you it has almost nothing to do with you. Other people’s behavior is about them.

I’ve come to realize that my ex flirting and engaging in a sexual manner with other women had to do with his insecurities, and nothing to do with me not being good enough.

It was his issues, not mine. It was his ego that needed a boost, and he used other women for that because he wasn’t emotionally or intellectually developed enough to boost himself.

I believe we must be responsible enough to look after our own feelings and not make someone else responsible for how we feel. He was still trapped in a cycle of thinking he needed someone to make him feel happy. He needed to use other women to boost his self-esteem.

Previously, I…

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“Respond kindly to someone who is unkind to you.” ~Lori Deschene (from Tiny Buddha’s 365 Tiny Love Challenges, January 15)

Growing up with an alcoholic father, I was often on the receiving end of his anger. As a child, I didn’t realize his behavior was a reflection of how he felt inside and wasn’t about me at all.

I thought he was angry because I wasn’t good enough or I had done something wrong. I felt like if I could just be perfect enough, maybe he would love me. I tried and tried, but trying to be perfect didn’t work.

As I got older, I learned to react to everyone around me. If someone was rude, I was rude back. If someone yelled at me, I yelled back. This harmed my relationships and caused a lot of isolation in my life.

I wanted to be alone because I felt like everyone hurt me. But, I discovered, that is not the answer.

It’s taken me years to realize that I’m responsible for my own behavior and can’t control others. I now focus on behaving with kindness to everyone and my relationships have improved as a result.

It’s not always easy, but the following tools have helped.

If someone triggers fear and anxiety, don’t respond until you are calm.

Reacting…

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The word “detox” tends to bring to mind scary-intense juice cleanses or a gluten-dairy-meat-grain-sugar-caffeine-free diet that will make you run away screaming (and hungry). But never fear—when we say “detox,” we’re talking about refocusing the mind, body, and palate on healthy, tasty, and nutritious foods. Instead of going crazy-restrictive and nixing all food groups except kale and steamed fish (not exactly a sustainable diet), let’s explore new tastes, textures, ingredients, and cooking techniques.

Most of these recipes are based on healthy staples like whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, and both vegetarian and meat protein sources. They’ll get you psyched about eating well again (and might even help kick that cookie-a-day habit you picked up). For a super-easy meal plan, just pick one recipe from each category per day.

Breakfast

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1. Blueberry-Coconut Baked Steel Cut Oatmeal

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No matter how you feel about resolutions, chances are most of us are looking to kick off 2016 on a good note. To help you get started, we’ve compiled 100 (one hundred!) easy-to-implement tips to help you nail whatever it is you’re aiming to accomplish next year.

Whether it’s to exercise more, eat healthier, stress less, booze less, lose weight, quit smoking, manage money better, get more sleep, learn a new skill, or go green (phew!), these hints, tips, and steps below will help, guide, and support your efforts. Here’s to a happy and healthy New Year!

I Want to… Exercise More

Working out isn’t just for getting buff. Exercising results in both physical and mental benefits, from reducing stress and anxiety, to improving self-confidence, to enhancing cognitive function. The good news is that adding regular exercise to your day isn’t tough. Just use the tips below and start moving!

1. Fit it in any and everywhere.
With tons of home workouts at your fingertips, you can exercise even if finding the time, cash, or transportation to make it to the gym is tough. Or try any of our awesome GWODs—they can be done with zero equipment, in a small space, and in less than 20 minutes.

2. Keep your workouts fresh.
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José Anzaldo is a bright, cheerful third-grader in Salinas, Calif. He loves school, he’s a whiz at math, and, like lots of little boys his age, he wants to be a firefighter when he grows up. He also entered the country illegally, and his parents are migrant farmworkers who harvest lettuce.

What will become of this promising young boy? That question drives East of Salinas, a documentary premiering Monday on PBS’s Independent Lens. It’s a story we rarely hear about the families who are helping to put vegetables on our dinner plates.

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Meditation is a process that transforms the mind.  In this video, Deepak Chopra, M.D., and Sonia Jones, Sonima’s founder, discuss the basics of how to meditate. In the early stages of practice this might mean simply taking time to yourself. At a more advanced level, you can practice holding your attention on the breath, body, and internal landscape. Each stage of meditation brings about positive change within ourselves. Watch the video to learn about the meditation techniques you can practice to enhance your inner peace and self-awareness.

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I’m fascinated by reports of Chipotle’s ongoing problems with foodborne illness.

The main interest of the press in these episodes is their effect on Chipotle’s stock prices.
The outbreaks have been linked to a bunch of different pathogens: E. coli O157:H7, E. coli STEC 026, Salmonella, norovirus, and, possibly, hepatitis A.  This means they are due to different causes at different outlets.
The food, foods, or individuals responsible for these outbreaks are uncertain, making them hard to know how to prevent.
Hence: conspiracy theories.

The outbreaks

The most recent CDC report (December 21) counts 53 cases of E. coli 026 from 9 states, with 20 hospitalizations.

The FDA reports (December 22) that there are 5 more recent cases of illness caused by a different type of E. coli 026 among people eating at Chipotle.

Food Safety News summarizes the previous Chipotle outbreaks.

Seattle: July 2015, 5 people sick from E. coli O157:H7, from unknown food source.
Simi Valley, CA: August 2015, more than 230 sick from norovirus (most likely from an ill worker).
Minnesota: August and September 2015, 64 people sick from Salmonella Newport (tomatoes?).
Boston: December 2015, at least 136 people sick from norov…

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Ayesha Mumtaz inspects food during a raid on a backyard sweets factory in Lahore, Pakistan. Her campaign to clean up the kitchens and food factories of Pakistan has earned her the nickname “The Fearless One.”

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As soon as the pink-clad Ayesha Mumtaz steps out of her car, word of her arrival spreads along the street like a forest fire. Storekeepers begin shooing away customers, hauling down the shutters, and heading into the shadows in the hope that Mumtaz’s scrutinizing eye will not fall on them.

These traders would sooner lose business than risk a visit from a woman whose campaign to clean up the kitchens and food factories of Pakistan has made her a national celebrity, nicknamed “The Fearless One.”

Today, Mumtaz has come to a crowded alley in Lahore, a city with a long history of producing splendid South Asian cuisine, but with a less distinguished record of worrying about how food reaches the plate.

She is here to …

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In the northeastern hills outside Kyoto, Japan, there is a mountain known as Mount Hiei. That mountain is littered with unmarked graves.

Those graves mark the final resting place of the Tendai Buddhist monks who have failed to complete a quest known as The Kaihogyo.

What is this quest that kills so many of the monks? And what can you and I learn from it? I’ll tell you.

The Marathon Monks

The Tendai monks believe that enlightenment can be achieved during your current life but only through extreme self-denial.

For the Tendai, the ultimate act of self-denial—and the route to enlightenment—is a physical challenge known as The Kaihogyo. Because of this challenge, the Tendai are often called the “Marathon Monks.” But The Kaihogyo is much more than a marathon. It is a 1,000-day challenge that takes place over seven years. If a monk chooses to undertake this challenge, this is what he must do:

Year 1: Run 30 km per day (about 18 miles) for 100 straight days.
Year 2: Again run 30 km per day for 100 straight days.
Year 3: Once more run 30 km per day for 100 straight days.
Year 4: Run 30 km per day. This time for 200 straight days.
Year 5: Again run 30 km per day for 200 straight days. After completing the fifth year of running, the monk must go nine consecutive days without food, water, or rest. Two monks stand beside him at all times to ensure that he does not fall asleep.
Year 6: Run 60 km (about 37 miles) per…