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Serious Dental Problems Affect Billions of People Across the Globe
Dr. J discusses a report that reveals the severity of dental disease in the global population and how health care priorities should respond. Serious Dental Problems Affect Billions of People Across the Globe is a post from: CalorieLab - Health News & Information Blog
Wednesday Weigh In: 3 Scale-Less Weeks!
Part of me wanted to sneak on the scale this morning, but I decided it wasn’t worth it. I’ve been KILLING it at the gym. Killing it. I don’t talk about it much, but I’m seriously addicted to CrossFit. I’ve been going consistently for 6 months and I can’t get over the [...]
Miss USA 2013 – Hosts Boast Healthy Bodies Will Shine
On Sunday, June 16th, Fifty one women will compete for the big sparkly crown and the title of Miss USA at the 62nd Annual Miss USA Competition. Giuliana Rancic, E! News anchor and co-host of the pageant, says she’s ready to roll with the “anything-can-happen” moments and she’s excited for the world to meet all [...]
Belviq Hits the Market as an FDA Approved Diet Pill
Nearly a year after its FDA approval, Lorcaserin, more commonly known as Belviq, will be available to patients through prescription. Lorcaserin was the first diet pill to be approved by the FDA since Orlistat’s (Alli) approval in 1999, but it was beat to the market by Qsymia. Qsymia has been plagued by weak sales since [...]
Take the Decaf Challenge and Enjoy More Health Benefits from Coffee
By Janis Jibrin, M.S., R.D., Best Life lead nutritionist Need that morning cup of coffee or tea to “really” wake up? If so, you’ve developed a caffeine tolerance. That basically means that caffeine has lost its edge—instead of giving you an extra boost of energy, it simply brings you to the level where you’d be [...]
5 Strength Training Exercises for Runners
Cross training is included on many running training plans, but many beginning runners don’t know what it means or what they should do on those days. Cross training day is the time to do something other than your sport to help prevent injury from repetitive stress and work on activities that help you do what [...]
5 Ways Ditching ‘Perfect’ has Made Me Happier, Healthier and More Successful
These thoughts have been swimming in my head for a while. It was time to let them out. 1. Weight Loss By far the most significant affect of ditching “perfect” — and consequently the one that started me down an unperfectly happy path — was my diet. If you’ve read my weight story you know [...]
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Ali Vincent Takes on the Ironman Triathlon and Feels Alive
Physical challenges can define us or be what motivates us to get out of bed. One of the best pieces of advice I can share with people starting out on a new relationship with their bodies is sign up for a race of some kind. It is important to do things we wouldn’t in moments [...]
Gastric Bypass May be a Better Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes
A year-long study regarding the connection between weight loss surgery and curing type 2 diabetes was released this week. The study showed that surgery seemed to be more effective than lifestyle change and medication for treating the disease. However, the tradeoff was that those who had the surgery were at a very common risk for [...]
Irresistible 30-Minute Hoisin Chicken Lettuce Wraps by Chef Suzanne Leher
Editor at The Cooking Channel and also a chef and writer, Suzanne Leher says it’s near impossible for her not to order chicken lettuce wraps if they’re anywhere on a menu. So what’s a chef to do with her favorite dish? Replicate it at home of course! Suzanne created this recipe that she says just [...]
Summer Reading List: Yummy Beach Reads with Recipe Pairings
To say I’m an avid reader is an understatement. If I’m caught up in a story, I tend to shirk important things like laundry and a reasonable adult bedtime. My husband may have to wear an Old Navy T-shirt to work because his company Polos are waiting in the hamper, but at least I’ll find [...]
Scenes from My Low Key Sensational Sunday
I left these 2 in bed when I headed for a morning run. When I came back I was immediately recruited for some car play. I told Ryan to get a shirt on because I’d be taking pictures and he decided to match me. :) Yesterday I bought a jump rope so I can practice [...]
Food Blogger Spotlight: Diane from The Canning Diva
The Canning Diva has a slogan, “Food is Art. Canning is my way of Preserving Art.” And boy, does she ever! Diane Devereaux the Canning Diva, may use a mason jar, but her idea of canning goes way beyond your grandmama’s jams and jellies. Diane is a Michigan native who developed a love for gardening and [...]
Greta Funk Uses Running and Portion Control to Lose Over 50 Lbs
Greta Funk is a mother of four who runs multiple 5K races each year and stays busy chasing her brood across the plains of Kansas. To look at this busy mama, all feisty 5 foot 3 of her, you’d never know that at one time, she weighed just shy of 200 pounds. Through portion control, [...]
Lab Notes: Yoga Stimulates Brain Function; Chinese Man, 66, Learns He’s Really a Woman
This past week's top story: Just 20 minutes of yoga greatly improved participants’ performance on brain function tests. Lab Notes: Yoga Stimulates Brain Function; Chinese Man, 66, Learns He’s Really a Woman is a post from: CalorieLab - Health News & Information Blog
Weekend Quote: How would your life be different if…
I’m trying to get to get here and I think I’m closer than I’ve ever have been before: “How would your life be different if…You stopped allowing other people to dilute or poison your day with their words or opinions? Let today be the day…You stand strong in the truth of your beauty and journey through your [...]
New Study Shows People Eat Larger Portions of Foods Marked ‘Healthy’
People will choose larger portions of foods that are labeled as “healthy,” even if said foods are high in calories. A new study from France shows that we may not always be aware of caloric content. New Study Shows People Eat Larger Portions of Foods Marked ‘Healthy’ is a post from: CalorieLab - Health News & Information Blog
Britney Spears Flaunts Her Fit Yoga Body on Shape’s Cover
Britney Spears is always in the spotlight. Sometimes for her music, sometimes for her personal drama, and lately for her new body, something the pop star has dramatically changed with yoga. The 31-year-old mother of two is preparing for her new Las Vega show, set to open in the fall. She recently told Shape magazine [...]
Authors on authoring: Jen Larsen
Do you remember about two and a half years ago I started Authors on Authoring, a “series” talking to authors talk about the minutiae of their writing lives? The rituals, the quirks; the paralysing self-doubt? Well, in timely fashion, I now bring you the second instalment! Today’s kind volunteer is Jen Larsen from Ogden, Utah. Her Read More
