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No one ever got sick from avoiding cigarettes or trans fats. But some of the most commonly repeated pieces of advice actually aren’t meant for everyone. After all, the USDA couldn’t equip its pyramid with a section just for people with celiac disease or those taking certain meds. Health recommendations are sometimes based on studies that didn’t include a good cross section of the general public. So we took a look at some pieces of conventional wisdom that are truly wise for most people and asked the experts what you ought to do, just in case you’re not completely average in every way.

Read more here: Exceptions to 5 common health rules

“Hi, honey!” That happy greeting may also apply to the yellow-capped squeezie bear in your pantry, since the contents are good for so much more than sweetening tea. Honey is a natural antiseptic, moisturizer and, thanks to all its antioxidants, an age-fighter too.

“The high concentration of sugars gives honey germ-killing power, which is why it’s been used for thousands of years to encourage wound healing,” says New York City dermatologist Amy Wechsler, MD, our RealAge skin expert. Honey’s thick, sticky consistency also makes it a natural protective salve, sealing out infection and creating a moist healing environment within. Use it in a pinch, Wechsler suggests, if you develop blisters on a camping trip and remembered your honey packets but forgot the Neosporin.

Read more here: The magic of honey

Here’s a simple way to slash major calories from some of your favorite comfort foods — and you won’t miss a thing.

When you’re making lasagna, sloppy joes, chili, and other ground beef dishes, use chopped mushrooms instead of meat. If you’re like the people in a recent study, you’ll naturally eat about 420 fewer calories with these mushroom-enriched meals. (Need help losing holiday pounds? Try the Amazing Soup Diet in our New Year, New You Center.)

Read more here: An Easy, Tasty Way to Cut Calories and Fat

Lamb chops or pork chops, bison burgers or veal breast, round roast or Porterhouse steak? Sure, you know meat’s high in cholesterol and saturated fat and that it’s less healthy than fish and poultry, but what if you really, really need to tear into some red meat now and then?

Use this guide to find the slimmest, trimmest cuts and kinds. Now enjoy — not just the flavors, the health benefits: Most meat is rich in top-quality protein, iron, zinc, B12, and other nutrients that aren’t easy to get elsewhere.

Read more here: Red meat that makes you skinny?

Is there anything more innocent-sounding than an “ice cream sundae”? Doesn’t it sound like just the kind of wholesome fun grandpa took you out for after the Little League game? A few scoops of ice cream, a few pieces of banana and nuts, and maybe a drizzle of chocolate syrup—what could be better?

Read more here: What Lurks in a Baskin-Robbins Sundae?

Let’s face it: We’re rushed. Especially in the morning. Often we’re running out the door a few minutes behind schedule as we stuff our bags and pray that we haven’t left anything behind. (Did I pack my lunch? My gym clothes? Do I have that file I’m supposed to give to Roger? Wait! My pants!) Yeah, mornings are messy, which is why breakfast is so often placed on the back burner. The problem is we sometimes forget to ever turn that burner on.

Read more here: Best & Worst Breakfast Cereals

Home of the $5 footlong sub, Subway is the biggest fast-food chain in the world, with almost 33,000 outposts in 91 countries.

The initial franchise fee startup is $15,000, a fairly low sum compared to other brands. With fewer than 8% of SBA-backed borrowers defaulting on their loans, Subway has a better track record than similar brands — rival sub shop Blimpie has a 46% loan failure rate, and Quiznos is also well into the double digits.

Read more: Most Popular Franchises

I just got off the phone with an employee of a New York City Whole Foods. I called to confirm some prices mentioned in this post. When I said, “I’m calling about frozen lasagna,” the employee said, “Mmm, frozen lasagna, that sounds so good.” I thought, “It does? Weird.”

Frozen lasagna is a savior to many busy home cooks–especially home cooks with a family to feed–and for that reason, most people have held a special place for it in their heart since childhood.

Read more here: Supermarket Standoff: Frozen Lasagna

WASHINGTON – School lunches have been called many things, but a group of retired military officers is giving them a new label: national security threat.

That’s not a reference to the mystery meat served up in the cafeteria line either. The retired officers are saying that school lunches have helped make the nation’s young people so fat that fewer of them can meet the military’s physical fitness standards, and recruitment is in jeopardy.

Read more here: Are school lunches a national security threat?

As if you needed another good reason to kick your soda habit, a new study from the Journal of the American Medical Association reveals that a diet heavy in added sugar is linked to elevated triglyceride levels and may increase your risk for a heart attack.

Read more here: The Dangerous Side Of Sugar