Energy Spurts
Research suggests that short bursts of heightened intensity can improve cardiovascular health, muscle reaction time, and overall fitness better than walking at a steady pace. Kick up the benefits of interval training with these...
Your Health. Your Lifestyle. Vitamins and Minerals
Ask Health Experts
What does the sell-by date on a food product mean? How long after that date is the food still edible? Though the “sell by” date indicates to retailers the last day a product should...
Bake like a pro
Check freshness Do a few freshness checks before you even look at a baking pan. You don’t want to discover expired or stale ingredients midway into your recipe. Sniff your spices. Open the bottles...
Baking food – Know your chocolates
The type of chocolate you use can affect baking results. So it’s best to stick with what the recipe calls for, but here are some tasty tricks. Unsweetened chocolate has 100 percent cacao content....
Scentsational
Your olfactory receptors are 10,000 times more accurate than your next keenest sense, taste. While the nose is designed to sniff out danger, recent research also suggests a relationship between your odor radar and...
Protect Yourself with Proper Skin Care
It’s cold outside. Which is good for winter activities, but bad for your skin. The constant temperature changes and blowing heat can quickly dry out your skin, leaving it dull and irritated. As the...
Be smart about substitutions!
If you run out of baking soda, can you use baking powder instead? How about brown sugar: Does it make a difference if you use light or dark? Unsalted vs. salted Butter Baking recipes...
Watch those liquid calories
Smart drink sways that make it easier to avoid holiday weight gain A latte on the way to work, a sweet iced tea with lunch, a pinot noir with dinner – if that sounds...
ZIT Fighters
According to ShopSmartMagazine, experts tested creams and gadgets to see which ones really help Pimples, zits, blackheads, or whiteheads – whatever you can them – can cause scarring (both emotional and physical!). All kinds...
The unblemished truth about adult acne and the products that treat it
Find yourself shopping for both acne treatments and wrinkle creams? Yes, life’s not fair. But many people are in the same boat: About 26 percent of women and 12 percent of men in their...
Mind Games
Gutting it out at the end of a workout is grueling. Overcome physical humps with these tools: Chant persistence: Repetition drives momentum, so if the last mile taxes your spirit, recite short mantras in...
The other shoe drops
This past summer, there were the large number of reported injuries from so-called toning shoes, which were marketed as ways to get your legs and butt into shape. Well, it turns out that the...
Why you crave junk food
If you’re having trouble slimming down because you can’t stop eating junk food, blame your brain. In a recently published study, researchers did MRI scans on the brains of 14 obese and normal-weight people...
Don’t overdo antibacterials
Triple-antibiotic ointments such as Neosporin are widely used first-aid remedies, but they might be causing a new drug-resistant strain of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, according to a recent study. That means the bugs...
Probiotics For A Cold? YEP!
When you think of probiotics, you probably think of helping your digestive system. But new research suggests that probiotics might also help keep you from getting sick. In a few cases in a recent...
Diagnosing dementia
ACCORDING TO THE Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC; www.cdc.gov), Alzheimer’s disease is perhaps the most common form of dementia, although several other forms exist. Dementia is not a specific disease. Rather it...
Diabetes superfoods
Fill your shopping cart with these nutritional powerhouses to reduce your diabetes risk. Green leafy veggies According to a new study, adding an extra serving of veggies daily could cut diabetes risk by 14...
Diabetes-proof for Life
Reduce your risk with simple lifestyle changes Diabetes is a problem that isn’t going away. Nearly 2 million adults over the age of 20 were diagnosed with diabetes in 2010, but the number of...
Eating Behaviors or Habits
Emotional Eaters use food for more than fuel – it also serves as a friend and a comfort. Feelings such as sadness, loneliness, anger, or frustration cause these eaters to turn to food for...
The Science of Weight Loss
Calories. You count them, cut them, obsess about them – but do you know what they actually are? Nutritionally speaking, calories are a measurement of energy. This energy, present in foods and beverages, is...
USANA Energy Drink
Formulated by USANA scientists, Rev3 Energy drink gives you the energy you need along with real nutritional value from beneficial vitamins, antioxidants, and cellular energy components. USANA Vitamins fast-acting melatonin supplement Pure Rest promotes...
Your Legs Health
There’s not a woman I see who, if asked, wouldn’t say she wanted long, smooth legs like a Barbie doll. Taking care of your legs, whatever their shape, is really about taking care of...
Bee My Honey
MIAMI (Ivanhoe Newswire) –Honeybees – you may not realize just how important they are to you. One in every three bites of food you eat comes from a plant that was pollinated by a...
Anti-Aging Beauty Foods
Cosmetics and beauty products are a $7 billion a year industry in the U.S. –money spent on expensive skin creams, treatments and potions that claim to make you look younger. But there are some...
Lonliness Affects Your Sleep
Loneliness doesn’t just affect you emotionally; it can affect your health by keeping you awake at night. New findings, published in the November 1 issue of the journal Sleep, are similar to a 2002...
Risks Of Tooth Decay In Children
Baby teeth are worth more than what the tooth fairy leaves under a child’s pillow. According to data from the U.S Centers for Disease Control for a five year period ending in 2004, it...
A Slice of Pie
Nothing says holiday dessert like pie. But as each flaky bite tempts your taste buds, calories threaten your waistline. Fortunately, simple modifications can slim down your favorite pastries and pep up their nutrition. This...
10 easy tricks that can save you time and money
Your freezer is your best friend in the kitchen. Even a small one can be a great time- and money-saver, whether you load it with leftovers and homemade casseroles or use it to stash...
Is it done yet?
It’s so frustratingly easy to undercook or overcook a steak. And fish can turn as dry as a bone in a flash. Using a food thermometer is the best way to tell when meat,...
Family Feud
Thanks to tensions and eccentricities, it’s no wonder an online survey found that over 50% of people genuinely stress about family get-togethers. Calm Thanksgiving misgivings with these tips: Accept and embrace. Don’t assume the...