The most difficult part of the training program is getting to the starting line. You must confront so many obstacles. There are so many places for things to go wrong, so many times when you can give up and quit, that, if you are there when the gun goes off, you are already a different person than when you took your first training run. Right now, as you read this, millions of other people also want to walk or run a half-marathon or marathon....
The thing that makes this twist on your childhood fave so special isn’t the rich cheddar (but yum), it’s the (carb- and gluten-free) “bread” you put it on—made out of cauliflower! The veggie is having a moment, popping up on New York City restaurant menus all over the five boroughs. It’s peaking in popularity internationally, too. This recipe is the brainchild of London chef Tess Ward, whose beautifully photographed images have amassed quite a following on Instagram....
Unfortunately, what seems like a healthier habit—hey, it’s not like you’re drinking a can of empty calories, right?—could actually be making you fat. In fact, a University of Minnesota study of almost 10,000 adults found that even just one diet soda a day was linked to a 34% higher risk of metabolic syndrome, a group of symptoms including belly fat and high cholesterol that put you at risk for heart disease....
The National Brassica Survey found that most Americans cook broccoli for 10 minutes or longer, a length of time that destroys the veggie’s rich stores of a detoxifying nutrient called glucoraphanin. To keep this powerful compound intact, the report says, we should cook broccoli for just 3 to 5 minutes. The takeaway: broccoli, like most veggies, keeps more nutrients when it’s cooked for the shortest amount of time possible. And how can you cook crisp-tender broccoli in just 3 minutes?...
That doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy your favorite dish, though. There are plenty of ways to make a more wholesome pie right at home. Start by picking a nutritious base (we recommend using a whole-wheat dough like Angelic Bakehouse Sprouted Seven-Grain Flatzza or a veggie-based crust like Caulipower Cauliflower Pizza Crust), spoon on a low-sugar sauce (one with less than 4 grams per serving is ideal), then pile on veggies for added fiber and vitamins....
When undergoing IVF, you’re hormonal from all of the drugs you take, you’re bloated from the doctor stimulating multiple follicles at once, and—if all goes according to plan (though it sometimes doesn’t)—a human embryo is put into your body. At this point, the doctor tells you not to drink alcohol or overly exert yourself because you may be pregnant. It’s a real mind trip when you’ve been trying to conceive unsuccessfully for months or in many cases, for years… IVF isn’t for someone who is scared of needles or who doesn’t have time to hang out at the doctor’s office every 24-72 hours for weeks on end....
The research: Swedish researchers studied both pre-menopausal and recently post-menopausal women during 12 weeks of exercise training. The women participated in an interval sport called floorball that requires short sprints and quick turns, similar to ice hockey—without the skates and ice. After 12 weeks of twice-weekly, one-hour games, estrogen levels increased significantly, and markers associated with arteriosclerosis—the hardening of artery walls—decreased by 20%, all translating to a 40% lower risk of stroke....
It turns out that when we feel anxious, our body naturally goes into survival mode, heightening our ability to identify threats—and the nose often takes the lead. As anxiety levels rise, so does our ability to correctly sniff out a strong or unusual stench. In other words, if you think you smell smoke coming from the kitchen or are convinced Patches the poodle left an accident somewhere in the house, it could be a sign you’re more stressed than usual....
Turns out, the thing keeping you from getting down in the sheets could be the very thing that gets you out of them—your morning coffee. “What happens with that morning cup of coffee is that you end up disrupting your blood sugar all day,” hormone expert and author Alisa Vitti, explains. “As a result, your adrenals start to under perform, and then you get too much cortisol and not enough DHEA....
Don’t book that appointment with a psychiatrist just yet. The occasional bout of sadness is totally normal—and even an indication that you’re tuned into important emotions. But normal bouts of the blues can also morph into something much less healthy, especially among women: We experience twice the rate of depression as men, with estimates suggesting that one out of every eight women will struggle with major depression at some point in her life....
My stool sample told my dirtiest dietary secrets: that I mainly fed myself with low-nutrient foods, like cheeseburgers, which helped inflammation-promoting bacteria bloom in my body. My levels of “good” bacteria, which feed on and ferment the dietary fiber in fruits and vegetables, were close to 0. Researchers have already observed that animals who eat a fiber-rich diet tend to be less fat and less likely to develop diabetes than animals fed a fiber-free diet....
“Humans are expert rationalizers,” says study author Jessie De Witt Huberts, PhD, of Utrecht University, who cites a growing body of research that explains why we’ll talk ourselves into anything from extra dessert to a day off to a pair of shoes we really don’t need. “It’s a widely held assumption that indulging without a justification will lead to feelings of guilt and regret,” she explains. But in fact, that couldn’t be further form the truth....
You’ll get chattier. Just as the nights of fall get longer, so do your phone calls, finds a new study in the journal PLOS One. Researchers at the University of Newcastle studied 1.3 million cell phone users in Portugal and found that in uncomfortable weather—like cold and wet—calls lasted longer and contact lists shrunk. During bad weather, you make the most calls to close friends and family instead of your wider network, researchers found....
Remember your mom’s birthday—it could help you slim down or push through a tough workout. Mapping out important dates can help you reach your health goals, suggests a study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Researchers asked 49 people to describe the fitness levels they hoped to achieve in eight weeks’ time. Next, the team gave each person a timeline, and asked them to look at the date of their goal completion....
Our secret for preventing weight gain during the busy holiday season: multitasking body-weight moves that combine cardio and strength training for a metabolism-revving workout you can do anywhere. (Coupled with our tips on how to prevent winter weight gain, of course.) “Incorporating exercises that require multiple muscles boosts heart rate and burns more calories in less time,” says Jarett Perelmutter, owner and head trainer at Brick Sport Performance Training in Los Angeles and the creator of this routine....
In one study, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Cornell University researchers showed that less time sitting results in a longer life. Among the 93,000 postmenopausal women involved in the study, those who sat for more than 11 hours a day faced a 12% increase in all causes of early death when compared with the more active group. Specifically, the sedentary group increased their odds of death due to cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease, and cancer by 13%, 27% and 21%, respectively....
Harness the wisdom from ancient Indian medicine, and find out what healthy foods work best with your body chemistry. Take The Chopra Center Dosha Quiz to find out which of the three mind-body types you are, and then read below to see what that means for your diet. Air Body Type (Vata)You might be air if you’re tall, lean and have trouble gaining weight. I also call this the “banana” body shape....
Article from How to Make Hair Look Longer, Fuller, and Healthier by Jaime Richards of BellaSugar There are a few ways you can get your hair to grow out faster, but there are also a few ways you can make your strands seem both longer and fuller. It’s all about cut, color, and ensuring that your hair is in excellent condition. See four tips for mastering the art of illusion below:...
Note: Some methods of poaching eggs call to add vinegar to water in a pot before brining to a simmer. This can help the egg whites firm up faster and prevent wispy strands when water is near boiling. However, by bringing water to a gentle simmer, we omit vinegar here, precluding a possible acidic taste on your eggs. FILL a medium pot with water. Bring the water to a gentle simmer, where bubbles are just beginning to form....
Here, from easy to hard, the freshest ways to get back to carefree Kindle-perusing for presbyopia: Drugstore Reading Glasses You should already have these. Start in the store with +1, the mildest correction, and work your way up +0.25 at a time until you find a pair that helps you read at a comfortable distance. Single-Task Specs Bifocals aren’t the be-all and end-all. If you need both close-up and distance help—and most of us do—forget consolidating with bifocals, since they make you crane to see nearby things through the bottom part of the lens....
