Serves 4 to 6 3 c ice 1 c full-fat, unsweetened coconut milk 1 Tbsp agave nectar 1 Tbsp vanilla extract 1 tsp sea salt 2 Tbsp peanut butter ¼ tsp chocolate chips MORE: Here’s How to Make a Low-Sugar Smoothie Combine ice, coconut milk, agave nectar, vanilla, and sea salt in blender. Blend on high speed until smooth. Pour mixture into glass or stainless container. Fold in peanut butter and chocolate chips....
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Your parents’ lack of interest in food may stem from a variety of factors, such as decreased ability to smell and taste, loneliness, or lack of exercise. But it’s easy to boost the nutrition of their meals and whet their appetite. Here are simple moves to share with your parents (or their caregiver) that will help them eat healthier tonight. Boost flavor “Your sense of taste and smell dulls with age,” says Felicia Stoler, a New Jersey–based RD....
“Mirror.” When your partner expresses his or her feelings, show that you’re listening by paraphrasing. Start with, “Let me see if I’ve got that: You feel…” Resist the urge to interrupt. “Instead of, ‘Are you through now?’ try, ‘Is there more to that?’ " says Hendrix. “This shows your partner that he or she can feel open and safe with you.” Of course, saying it calmly helps, too. Validate your spouse’s point of view....
So when Prevention asked if I’d be interested in working with Haylie Pomroy, the nutritionist who helps stars like Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Lopez get red-carpet ready, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to finally reach my goals. Getting started Haylie suggested I follow her Metabolism Revolution diet plan. It’s designed for people like me whose metabolisms may be a bit out whack from years of yo-yo dieting. And to help me stick with the diet, Haylie connected me with Shelley, a registered dietitian at her clinic....
Wishing for a “flat belly” is as regular as rain, but for star actresses like this one—we’ll call her Client X—having one is practically a job requirement. And while anyone would consider her lean and lovely, she was battling a stubborn layer of ab fat that her previous trainers hadn’t been able to help her shake. It was a challenge that Lovitt was more than happy to take on. After all, if someone with access to the best resources couldn’t disprove the idea that abs go kaput at 40, how could any other woman stand a chance?...
The flu season is upon us, and it’s a serious one this year. In some areas, government officials have proclaimed states of emergency to deal with the epidemic. All of this means that you need to be careful, and you should have on hand the right remedies in case you succumb to the first signs of flu. While the flu comes from horses and pigs, ducks are actually the most common source of the virus....
But what if we could get that same effective protection from the inside out? That question is at the center of two new studies published in The Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology and The Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology. The first study tested citrus extract, rosemary extract, and a combination of both extracts in skin cells and in 10 human volunteers. After 85 days of treatment, the combined supplements increased the amount of UV exposure needed to cause sunburn by 56%....
Finding her “tribe” When you were ten, you moved with your parents and two siblings from Santiago, Chile, to Miami, FL. Was that hard? I missed my country and my friends terribly. But I was raised here. And I found my niche because I went to a performing arts high school. I had always been interested in the arts, but performing became even more important because it was a way to communicate with people in my new country....
However, the newly isolated chemical is not directly involved in the regulation of glucose production in the liver. Instead, it is involved in the management of our circadian rhythm—more commonly known as the biological clock.The research, recently published in the online issue of the journal Science, detailed how the discovery came as a surprise to the biologists of UC San Diego when they were searching for a molecule that could lengthen the biological clock....
Before you toss your Orsythia, consider that study author Elisabeth Beaber, a staff scientist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington, is cautious about the findings. Beaber and her group looked at the medical records of 1,102 women diagnosed with breast cancer and 21,952 women who didn’t have breast cancer. They found that taking birth control pills increased breast cancer risk by 50% within a year of taking them, compared to those who had never used oral contraceptives or those who used to take the pill....
That’s just one of the statistics presented today stemming from research published in The New England Journal of Medicine that measures the impact of the statin use guidelines released in November 2013. “When the new guidelines came out there was a lot of discussion about their impact,” says study author Dr. Michael Pencina of Duke University’s department of biostatistics and bioinformatics in the division of cardiology. “We knew that we had the data from the NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys) study, so we analyzed it based on the new guidelines to determine just what that impact would be....
The study team examined the phone habits of several thousand people diagnosed with brain tumors, and then compared them to an equivalent number of tumor-free “control” individuals. Just one year of mobile or cordless phone use upped a person’s risk for glioma 30% to 40%, concludes the study in Pathophysiology. Also, the longer you’ve used wireless phones and the younger you were when you first started using them, the greater your risk....
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What it is A cornerstone of traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture involves inserting hair-thin needles into the skin at specific points to realign the body’s energy, or qi. Imbalances are believed to trigger a host of health problems. Acupuncture is one of the most researched alternative therapies. The National Institutes of Health cite it as a useful treatment for osteoarthritis, asthma, and many other conditions, including menopause symptoms. What we know Hot flashes seem to happen less frequently after acupuncture....
A new study from the Harvard School of Public Health and the University of Washington found that older adults who eat fish live longer than those who don’t. Researchers analyzed more than a decade’s worth of data and omega-3 blood levels for almost 2,700 healthy adults. None of them took fish oil supplements, so all of their omega-3s came through their diet. The results, published this month in the Annals of Internal Medicine, were extremely fish-friendly....
The research: King and his colleagues at McGill University analyzed 47 scientific articles to determine possible causes for the increase of opioid use (think: hydrocodone, oxycodone, hydromorphone, and methadone), over the last two decades. The growth is staggering: Use among women has increased 415% and among men by 265%. What it means: “Unfortunately, determining why someone has died while using prescription painkillers isn’t as straightforward as when someone is killed by a car,” says King, an associate professor of biomedical ethics and epidemiology at McGill University in Canada....
When various activities were tested for their ability to stimulate bone growth, running scored three times higher than walking and other nonimpact exercises such as stairclimbing and stationary cycling, which had almost no effect. This doesn’t mean that you have to abandon your daily stroll for a strenuous jog or resign yourself to weak bones, assures Charles Milgrom, MD, study author and associate professor of orthopedics at the Hebrew University Medical School in Jerusalem....
Believe it or not, your pet can get the flu—just like you. And, it turns out—it’s pretty common. One recent study in Ohio found 30% of cats had been infected with the flu virus. The symptoms are the same as the ones humans face: breathing difficulty, runny nose, and fatigue. More from Fox: Can Beer Combat A Cold-Causing Virus? Often, pets catch the flu from their owners. Here’s what you can do to reduce Fluffy and Fido’s chances of getting sick:...
A knot in any muscle is a nuisance, but it’s especially frustrating when the offender is lodged in your neck or upper back. (Turning your head should not induce searing pain…) And while getting a massage can work out the kink, chances are you don’t have time on your way to work to swing by the spa. MORE: 9 Best Solutions For Your Fibromyalgia Pain (Prevention Premium) Relax (well, figuratively speaking): You can actually knead away the cramp yourself with this quick routine, courtesy of Allyn Kakuk, DPT, a wellness physical therapist at the Mayo Clinic....
