6 Unexpected Heart Healthy Snacks

February 22, 2010 at 9:54 am · Filed under Health & Wellness

Make your heart happy! Eat healthy on the go or at home with snacks you and your heart will love!
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Sleep Tips For A Younger, More Vibrant You

January 14, 2010 at 2:44 pm · Filed under Health & Wellness

After working a long day on the 9-5…it seems as if your day is only beginning. From making dinner, homework with the kids, returning emails and phone calls, to washing clothes, …the list goes on and on and on.

To start off your day on the best foot forward, you have to get enough sleep. A working diva can’t change the world with only five hours of sleep.

Give yourself the gift of rest and relaxation. Check out these tips and try to apply a few to your life.
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6 Steps to Stick to your New Year’s Resolutions

January 5, 2010 at 8:19 am · Filed under Health & Wellness, Organize Your Life

IT’S TIME time to make our New Year resolutions … but how do we stick to them when we’re all so down on ourselves? Here’s a boost!

Research shows we’re at our lowest ebb this week, disgusted at our over-indulgence at Christmas. That might explain why nearly half of us will have abandoned our well-intentioned pledges before the end of January, according to a poll by insurance company Go compare. So, if you really want to stop smoking, shift some flab or run a marathon, how can you make sure it will happen?

Sue Carpenter, a Glasgow-based life coach, believes the secret is to plan your resolution well. She said: “If you plan it quite carefully, and follow six easy steps, New Year resolutions can really work.”

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Hangover Yoga

January 2, 2010 at 9:30 am · Filed under Health & Wellness

Had a little too much bringing in 2010? Try these yoga moves to clear your mind to get back on track. Happy New Year!

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8 Foods that Fight Fat

October 9, 2009 at 5:25 pm · Filed under Health & Wellness

Want to lose weight as you chow down? Your wish is granted! (I promise, this is no fairy tale.) Your supermarket is filled with foods that studies show have lipid-melting powers to help melt fat and keep you slim. Stock up on these fat-fighting super bites, and you’ll be trimmer even as you indulge. Read on to discover the eight foods that deserve a permanent spot in your fridge—and in your diet!

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Top Cleansing Foods to Detox your Body

October 6, 2009 at 8:32 am · Filed under Health & Wellness

When it comes to cleansing your body of harmful toxins, food really is the best medicine. You’ll be amazed to learn that many of your favorite foods assist with cleansing your body’s detox organs like the liver, intestines, kidneys, skin, and more. Help ward off the harmful effects of pollution, food additives, second-hand smoke, and other toxins by reaching for delicious fruits, vegetables, beans, seeds, and oil.

Apples–Because apples are high in pectin, a type of fiber that binds to cholesterol and heavy metals in the body, they help eliminate toxic build up and to cleanse the intestines.

Avocados–We rarely think of avocados as a cleansing food but these nutritional powerhouses lower cholesterol and dilate blood vessels while blocking artery-destroying toxicity. Avocados contain a nutrient called glutathione, which blocks at least thirty different carcinogens while helping the liver detoxify synthetic chemicals.

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Is Your Showerhead Making You Sick?

September 18, 2009 at 10:12 am · Filed under Health & Wellness

WASHINGTON — In what may be the scariest shower news since Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho,” a study says showerheads can harbor tiny bacteria that come spraying into your face when you wash. People with normal immune systems have little to fear, but these microbes could be a concern for folks with cystic fibrosis or AIDS, people who are undergoing cancer treatment or those who have had a recent organ transplant.

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Ovarian Cancer – Genetic Screening and Surgical Prevention

September 17, 2009 at 11:10 am · Filed under Health & Wellness

 

Women who have a family history of ovarian cancer or a BRCA 1 or 2 gene mutation are candidates for prophylactic removal of the ovaries and Fallopian tubes.

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