Monthly Archive: November 2011

Food NOT Pills

Food NOT Pills

If you eat clean you will be much less likely to pop countless amounts of pills, whether nutritional or pharmaceutical. Eating clean brings you to another nutritional level altogether, where the quality ingredients your...

Day of Rest

Day of Rest

While the exercise habit leads to healthier living, strategic rests grant your body time to absorb the workouts. Learn how to punctuate your exercise routine with intervals — without sacrificing progress. Insert a weekly...

Downsize your dinner plate

Downsize your dinner plate

Smaller portions = smaller pants You’ve been eating clean for weeks and months now but you’re getting sooo frustrated that the weight isn’t just falling off. “How come it is for everyone else? Why...

Portion Control

Portion Control

Many people expect to overindulge at the Thanksgiving table. But after several helpings, you probably feel more than full — you feel guilty. Don’t resign yourself to an overstuffed belly and underscored shame. Fight...

We eat too much

We eat too much

To get bigger is not coming in one time. Usually the weight settled step by step. The first step it’s called the Dynamic aspect. It’s the result of an energetic analysis: we eat more...

Safe Cooking 101

Safe Cooking 101

If you’re hosting Thanksgiving, your kitchen will be a hub of activity. But use caution — or hot burners, sharp utensils, and electric mixers can turn cookery into catastrophe. Stay safe with these reminders...

Keep Moving

Keep Moving

Thanksgiving: a time for food, family, and football. While turkey day may not automatically inspire exercise, you can do more than eat up and lie down. Give thanks for health by turning your holiday...

Burned Out

Burned Out

People who suffer from heartburn know all too well how it got the name. While it may have nothing to do with your ticker, symptoms of indigestion often mimic those of a heart attack...

Insider’s Tips

Insider’s Tips

All is not lost if an autumn chill or fall shower spoils your outdoor walk. You can still step up without stepping out thanks to these indoor improvisations: Shop-co. Shopping malls often open early...

In a Nutshell

In a Nutshell

High in calories, nuts don’t make a good first impression. But upon closer look, these protein-rich seeds reveal a promise. Thanks to their omega-3 fatty acids, nuts lube up the coronary system and aid...

All Weight Loss Questions

All Weight Loss Questions

Kate Middleton supposedly lost weight on something called the Dukan Diet, which is all the rage in Europe. What is it exactly? The Dukan Diet was created by Pierre Dukan, MD, a specialist in...

Dojo Mojo

Dojo Mojo

If you’re looking for an activity that strengthens both the body and mind, martial arts may be the answer. This ancient practice, which promotes mental discipline and physical agility, has found a modern-day following....

Lasting Weight Loss

Lasting Weight Loss

Losing weight is easy. We’ve all done it a handful of times, if not more. The real challenge in weight loss is maintenance. Researchers enrolled 773 subjects who had lost an average of 22...

Fool the Kids into Eating More Veggies

Fool the Kids into Eating More Veggies

Here’s a great way to get your kids to eat vegetables: Hide them! No kidding. Researchers served familiar foods to 39 children aged three to six, but with a catch: They modified the recipes....

A Word about Organics

A Word about Organics

What is organically grown food? Is it really better for people and planet? Some of us have been struck by how much better organic produce tastes and makes us feel. Not only are organic...

You Are What You Eat

You Are What You Eat

In recent years, a tremendous interest in Ayurveda has emerged. Ayurveda, which means “science of life” in Sanskrit, is the traditional medical system of India. It incorporates more than 5,000 years of collective health...

Is It Wise to Eat Meat?

Is It Wise to Eat Meat?

Although humans are indeed capable of digesting meat, health statistics clearly favor a diet of plant foods. Just because we can eat meat, should we? According to paleontologists, the earliest humans came from e3quatorial...

Getting Enough Vitamin B12

Getting Enough Vitamin B12

Harvard University’s Frederick Stare, PhD, who died in 2002 but was arguably the world’s foremost B12 authority, said there’s only one source of B12 – the beneficial microorganisms that synthesize B12 themselves. These grow...

Getting Enough Calcium

Getting Enough Calcium

Vegetarians and vegans have a significantly lower incidence of osteoporosis than meat eaters even though they generally consume less bone-supporting calcium. Those who eat meat-centered diets need to consume more calcium than those who...

Getting Enough Protein

Getting Enough Protein

The argument that one needs to eat animal foods to receive sufficient protein is perhaps the biggest nutritional myth. It is not true that vegetarians have a harder time meeting their protein needs. Highly...

The Health Benefits of a Vegetarian Diet

The Health Benefits of a Vegetarian Diet

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 70 percent of all disease is diet-related. Epidemiologically, a well-balanced vegetarian diet has been shown to statistically increase longevity and reduce the overall incidence...

Vegetarianism and Longevity

Vegetarianism and Longevity

Many large population studies have found that vegetarians and vegans live longer than meat eaters: According to a Loma Linda University study, vegetarians live about seven years longer and vegans about fifteen years longer...

Clear Your Mind

Clear Your Mind

We’re all guilty of daydreaming and absentmindedness from time to time. But while experts say spacing out is the brain’s default setting, cerebral vacations can take their toll. Snap out of mental fogs and...

What to buy now: Ham

What to buy now: Ham

There’s not all the same! Here’s how to buy the tastiest one for your table. Want to stretch your party budget? Serve ham. It’s easy to make and is a crowd-pleaser. You’ll probably pay...

Safety in the Dark

Safety in the Dark

Short days and long work schedules may mean you lace up your walking shoes before the sun stretches its first rays or long after they’re retracted. Don’t forget to patrol your walk with these...