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In their excellent newsletter HEALTHbeat, Harvard Medical School recently reported that, “when it comes to shedding pounds, the key is cutting calories — and it doesn’t really matter whether those calories come mainly from steak, bread, or vegetables.”
Okay, but if you commit to doing regular, calorie-burning exercise can’t you enjoy more fattening food more of the time?
Research suggests that the exercise approach will work – at least for women – if they start out … [more]
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When men are asked to choose the sexiest woman out of a group, researchers find that they consistently (and usually unconsciously) pick a very particular “waist to hips ratio” (WHR). And happily for many women, a little more bum appears to be exactly what men like best. How much more? The data shows that over and over, men are drawn to a 0.7 “waist to hips ratio” (WHR).
So while Kate Moss and Marilyn … [more]
Christmas cookies and cherry pie. Mashed potatoes, candied yams and homemade turkey stuffing! Surrounded by so much delicious holiday food, it’s terrifying to even think about getting on the scale come January 2nd.
Or maybe not…
Contrary to popular belief, most Americans gain only one pound over the holidays. Sadly, though, research from the National Institutes of Health indicates that most of us never lose that pound. And so it goes, the slow but steady s-p-r-e-a-d of our waistline.
This … [more]
This simple recipe will turn even the simplest green salad into the star of your holiday table. Move over, bread stuffing!
Make the dressing by simply whisking together (I like to use a food blender) the garlic, honey, Dijon mustard, raspberry vinegar, balsamic vinegar, brown sugar and vegetable oil. Can … [more]
Perfect Summer Snack
Spring is bleeding into summer shortly. With more hours of daylight and warmer temperatures, summer always seems to lend itself to relaxed outdoor parties, dinner soirees and the like. And that means I get to whip out all my favorite party foods. To start the season off, this is my all-time *favorite* appetizer for a party of one or twenty…
Quick, simple AND guilt-free: beet hummus is a fun twist on the traditional (if, dare I say, … [more]
So you have a problem. And racking your brain for a solution just isn’t helping you come up with a way to fix it.
Like a lot of people, my best problem-solving ideas usually don’t reveal themselves when I want them to. And certainly they don’t come to me while I’m working. Some people say they get ideas in the shower. Or while working out. Or from a restful night’s sleep. (Mine come to me when I’m relaxed and talking … [more]
Running for the Health of It
Intuition and research tell us that the lifestyle of a pregnant woman can affect her baby. From drinking alcohol to smoking, there are certain behaviors doctors discourage. At the same time, some lifestyles can be beneficial for baby…
And exercise just got one major point in its favor.
This past week, researchers from the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences presented interesting work at the Experimental Biology 2011 meeting in Washington. With a group … [more]
A New Website Just for You
We hope you like it. We gave it a fresh, new, more modern look to make it a more pleasant experience when you come to visit! And while you are there, please LIKE us on Facebook!… [more]
Coffee is Healthy to Drink
I don’t have many health vices. Coffee has always been at the top of the list and, so, I always tell myself it is healthy to treat yourself to some things. I mean, my morning coffee experience–complete with checking email in bed and skimming a trashy gossip magazine before getting ready–makes my day. And I relish the ritual, despite some guilt over the disputed healthiness of regular coffee drinking…
Well…no longer do I feel guilty! … [more]
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Got Asthma?
It’s spring in New York. I know because despite the cold and rain, my annual allergies have arrived with a vengeance. The symptoms: coughing, sneezing, nasal congestion even to the point that it’s hard for me to sleep.
In most people these discomforts would get suffered in silence. But given my tendency toward hypochondria, I a) tell my friends who are of little help, then b) compulsively search the internet and c) inevitably shudder to imagine that, … [more]
