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Eat Organic on a Budget How can women become smarter medical consumers?You can’t give anyone power of attorney over your body. Nobody’s going to care as much about your body as you do. So don’t turn a doctor into a god. If they don’t have time for you, or they act superior, then say, This isn’t the doctor for me. I wouldn’t take it from a hairdresser, I wouldn’t take it from a butcher, and I’m not going to take it from you....

Garden Vegetable Curry (Serves 4) Ingredients 1 tablespoon canola oil3 garlic cloves, minced2 tablespoons Thai green curry paste2 cups reduced-sodium vegetable broth1 cup light (reduced-fat) coconut milk2 teaspoons reduced-sodium soy sauce1 teaspoon sugar2 bell peppers, thinly sliced2 carrots, cut into matchstick strips2 small eggplants (or 1 medium eggplant)1 & 1/2 cups frozen shelled edamame, thawed1 & 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved2 cups of cooked brown riceCilantroLime wedges What to do:...

After tracking the email habits of seven company executives, researchers determined 80% of the messages sent were wasteful—and would have been better communicated via a phone call or face-to-face conversation. But when the execs cut back on their emailing by half, their employees followed suit without being told, and the company gained an estimated 10,400 employee hours. Email prevents deep focus by buzzing you with constant interruptions, explains study contributor Andrew Killick, of Modeuro Consulting....

This fitness DVD uses cutting-edge science to help you burn more calories per minute than typical workouts. In fact, you’ll pack more exercise into 15 minutes than most people do into sessions that last twice that long. So don’t think of these workouts as short: Think of them as efficient. Super-efficient. These 15-minute workouts will help you: Trade Fat for Muscle
When you choose your exercises wisely, a handful of moves—just four in some cases—is all you need to change your body composition, according to Prevention fitness advisor and strength-training researcher Wayne Westcott, PhD, CSCS, instructor in the exercise science department at Quincy College in Massachusetts....

The Hidden Benefits of Flatter Abs Toned abs do more than just look fabulous in body-skimming clothes. A drum-tight midsection protects your back from injury and pain, helps you maintain proper posture (which slims your silhouette even more), and lets you effortlessly perform daily activities, such as hoisting mulch for the garden. “Your trunk muscles form the core through which all forces are transferred, whether that’s absorbing the ground’s impact while walking or jogging, gathering power to throw a ball or swing a racket, or resisting gravity, so you can stand tall,” says Prevention fitness advisor Wayne L....

That would be a hefty and unaffordable increase over their former $480-per-month payroll deductions. So in January, her husband reluctantly opted out, and Rice went searching for private insurance for the family. After she was unable to get a family policy that would cover them all, the then-44-year-old stay-at-home mother from Greenville, KY, applied online to half a dozen insurance companies for individual policies for herself, her husband, and the kids....

Boost your brain in 20 seconds It might sound too good to be true, but it’s not. High-intensity interval training—HIIT for short—not only helps people slim down, but it pumps up their cognitive performance too, finds a new study. Not really sure what HIIT is? We’ve got four expert tips to help get you started. Have a better breakfast We’re talking to you, McMuffin mavens. According to Canadian researchers, breakfast sandwiches can have a scary effect on the way our blood vessels function: Over time, our consumption can significantly increase our chance for heart attacks and stroke....

Going vegetarian could make you happier and less stressed, according to new research in Nutrition Journal. Thirty-nine meat-eating participants were assigned to one of three diets: Eating meat, fish or poultry daily; consuming fish 3 to 4 times a week but no meat; or eating a strict vegetarian diet. After two weeks, mood scores were unchanged for the fish- and meat-eaters, but vegetarians reported significantly better moods and less stress....

Fifty-two percent of Americans say figuring out their income taxes is easier than knowing what they’re supposed to eat to be healthier, finds a new survery from the International Food Information Council Foundation that interviewed 1,057 Americans ages 18 to 80. It’s not that people don’t want to eat better, says the survey, it’s just that 76% say ever-changing nutritional guidance makes it hard to know what to believe. Other findings: While 55% of Americans are trying to lose weight, 23% of obese consumers and 44% of overweight consumers say they are not trying....

The best-seller was the result of a personal health revelation as much as a professional one, says the passionate Los Angeles-based wellness guru. “I had all kinds of serious health problems. I was like my patients—I had allergies, I had irritable bowel syndrome, I was depressed, and I didn’t want a life on drugs that was being prescribed.” Kicking dairy (“even without chemicals, I was sick as a dog,” he says) along with other “toxic triggers,” changed him from wounded to wounded healer....

USDA-certified organic means that winemakers have proven their product was grown and produced without herbicides and pesticides and with no added sulfites, preservatives that keep the wines from losing their color and taste, but which can cause serious allergic reactions in susceptible people. (Sulfites occur naturally, so no wine is sulfite free.) Made from organically grown grapes These healthy wines are also chemical free, though they may have small amounts of added sulfites....

However, in a breakthrough discovery, researchers at Harvard University have pinpointed a protein that, when injected into the blood of mice, is able to reverse aging in the heart within 30 days—effectively turning old hearts young again. “We’ve developed this potentially broadly-acting rejuvenative protein, and we are excited to understand its potential in humans,” study author Amy Wagers, a professor of stem cell and regenerative biology at Harvard University, told FoxNews....

And before we had a chance to calm down from the 7-minute craze, Auburn University fitness expert Michele Olson, PhD, released [research showing that a 4-minute Tabata workout (which involved alternating between 20 seconds of max-effort jump squats followed by 10-seconds of rest, repeated for a total of 8 sets) is equivalent to walking briskly for 20 minutes. But how short can your workout really be to still reap the rewards?...

Pack for the plane. Most airline meals and snack boxes have more than 1,000 calories! Pack your own snacks or shop the airport for healthier choices. My favorite travel snack is beef jerky and an apple. Jerky is low in calories and fat and the fruit is high in fiber—together they’ll keep you full for hours. MORE: Blackberries: An original superfood (Medicine Hunter) Don’t clean your plate. Restaurant portions can be 2–3 times bigger than what you eat at home....

Hassled and harried, I was trying to get my two young boys to quit dawdling and eat their breakfast so I could drop them off at day care. Afterward I would still have an hour’s drive on the infamous “Southeast Distressway” to get to work in downtown Boston. As I mentally reviewed my to-do list, I was everywhere but in the present moment, barking orders like a general and obsessing about the day’s menu of events....

Power Up Your WalksOld thinking:New approach: Stretch first Get moving A review of 23 studies found that stretching before an activity damages muscle tissue, which reduces muscle strength and hinders performance. Start each workout by moving your limbs through a full range of motion, says certified personal trainer and walking coach Judy Heller of Portland, OR. “You want to get the fluid in your joints flowing, so your ankles, hips, knees, and shoulders are well lubricated and move with ease,” she says....

MORE: 3 Fast Solutions For Thinning Brows When I arrive for my brow reading, Bames whisks me away to her chair, where she examines my bone structure, natural brow shape and hair type, and investigates my preferences: How I want them to look and how much time I’ll put into my daily routine. Bames quickly zeroes in on my biggest brow issue: they’re naturally uneven. Thankfully, that’s no barrier to perfect arches, if you know how to work with them....

Krisanthy Sikkila, 49What I love most: My mom wished to be thinner her whole life, always measuring herself by those stark black numbers on the scale. Even though I’ve always been slight of build, I inherited her preoccupation. But when I became a mom, I decided to be very conscious about not commenting negatively on my own appearance. Instead, I talk to my girls about muscle size, and we focus on enlarging our lives, not narrowing our frames....