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Here’s how other women enticed their man: Give him a gadget “My guy loves using a heart rate monitor. That way he can see what a great workout he’s getting.” —Lauren “Since my husband likes being in charge of the TV remote, we keep it near the treadmill so he’s more inclined to hop on and click away.” —Maggie Create an adventure “For my birthday, I asked my husband for a day together hiking in the mountains....

Still, that doesn’t mean all desserts have to be off-limits in the morning. In fact, the next time you wake up craving something sweet, we’d actually recommend trying one of these clean treats for breakfast. Fruity soft serve Obviously, we’re not talking about a ginormous cup of yogurt-shop stuff that’s souped up with crushed cookies and gummy bears. But homemade banana soft serve (you know, frozen bananas that are whipped in the food processor until creamy) topped with chopped nuts and seeds, fresh fruit, and some shredded coconut?...

My own battle with severe hypertension as a teenager (I used to salt my fast food burgers and fries!) led me to where I am today: a nutritionist with a master’s degree in nutrition and weight loss and author of Get a Real Food Life, where you can find my complete program. To start you on your own food makeover right now, follow the eight Instant Makeover tips listed here, one for each week of the program, and read the amazing success stories of three people whom I helped overcome some very common food challenges and achieve their Real Food Lives....

My secret weapon is a strong upper body. But too many women tend to forget their shoulders—a key component of upper-body fitness. Working the deltoid muscles along the front and top will give you everyday lifting power and help eliminate sloping shoulders, making your waist appear thinner. MORE: 4 Moves To Slim Hips and Waist To get a strong, sexy look, do this routine 3 nonconsecutive days a week using 3- to 5-pound weights....

3 1/2 grams of heart-healthy fiber in a shot glass (1 1/2 ounces) of macadamia nuts

The research: The UK study team assessed the cell and DNA health of 333 men and women ages 54 to 76. Part of the study involved measuring the length of their telomeres, the “caps” of your DNA’s chromosomes. (Studies have tied shorter telomeres to accelerated aging and higher disease rates.) The researchers also asked all the participants to complete stressful tasks. While the stressful tasks caused upticks in heart rate, blood pressure, and anxiety hormones among all the participants, men with heightened levels of DNA damage and cellular stress showed “blunted” recovery times—meaning their blood pressure and other measures of stress stayed elevated longer....

If you were on Jeopardy! and the category was Superstar Vitamins and Minerals, you’d likely miss a key player: magnesium. “It’s like the shy sister, hiding behind calcium and iron—most people don’t even know what it is or what it does,” says Leslie Bonci, RD, director of sports nutrition at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. In fact, 57% of Americans have “no idea” how magnesium keeps us healthy, according to a new survey by Prevention and supplement company Centrum....

Don’t call on Monday. This is like trying to get through to the Heavenly Ham store the week before Easter. You’ll be on hold forever, along with everyone else who had questions arise over the weekend, says Elisabeth Schuler Russell, founder and president of Patient Navigator, LLC. Try Wednesdays, Thursdays, or early Friday before people start wrapping up for the weekend, she says. MORE: 13 Ways To Lower Your Blood Pressure Naturally Be prepared before you call....

A yogurt smackdown Because let’s face it: knowing that yogurt is a great source of gut-friendly probiotics, calcium, and potassium means squat when you’re actually in the dairy aisle. Greek? Low-fat? Other? To the rescue: our latest health food face-off, in which we pit the ingredients of Greek and low-fat yogurt against each other to reveal the better go-to snack. Don’t swear off organics just yet Sure, there was that recent Stanford study that didn’t find a big nutritional difference between organic and conventional food, but Charlotte Vallaeys, director of farm and food policy for The Cornucopia Institute, an organic watchdog group, says there is....

The study team from the UK and France tracked the drinking routines of more than 5,000 middle-aged men for 10 years. During the following decade, the researchers administered three memory and executive function tests designed to gauge attention and reasoning skills. While there was no difference in cognitive ability among the men who didn’t drink—or who imbibed fewer than two per day—the heavy drinkers experienced faster mental drop-offs in all areas tested....

Today, cereal is an $8.9 billion business in the United States, and an entire aisle in most supermarkets. Although that sounds like a lot of flakes and Os and marshmallow hearts, experts say cereal–especially the sugary variety–hasn’t been selling so well lately. It’s getting serious competition from breakfast-on-the-go products. And Americans are looking for healthier alternatives–meaning less sugar and fewer calories and, oh, a little more fiber would be nice....

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For those on your list who truly love to cook, kitchen accoutrements are likely to elicit a similar reaction. To make your holiday shopping a snap, we assembled a lineup of our top kitchen picks. (All these gifts are available online at: Williams-Sonoma, Cooking.com, and Sur La Table.) Bonus: These gadgets are not only good but also good for you. Consider this list a recipe for gift-giving success. Enjoy slow food....

Chicken with Grapefruit 4 boneless chicken breasts 1/2 tsp dried thyme 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp black pepper 2 T bsp olive oil 1/4 c dry white wine 1/4 c chicken broth 3 T bsp grapefruit juice 2 tsp honey 3 c trimmed watercress 2 grapefruit, cut into segments Season chicken with thyme and half of the salt and pepper. Heat oil in frying pan over medium-high heat. Brown chicken, 6 minutes a side....

FEVERFEWmigraine-relievingDose:Word of caution:Here’s how to tell A centuries-old European herbal medicine, feverfew has activity that reduces inflammation and muscle spasms. This herb also helps prevent constriction of blood vessels in the brain and inhibits the production of prostaglandin hormones, which can inflame blood vessels. It can even make platelets less sticky and normalize blood flow, which may also help reduce migraine frequency and severity. 1 capsule (50 to 100 mg) daily of a product standardized to 0....

[sidebar] Unfortunately, sugar hides behind many different names on food labels. Here is a list of its aliases: sucrosefructoseglucosedextrosegalactoselactosemaltoseinvert sugarraw sugarturbinado sugarbrown sugarconfectioner’s sugargranulated sugarcorn syruphigh-fructose corn syruphoneymaple syrupmolasses More from Prevention: How To Prevent Sugar Cravings

A new study review of more than 80,000 people shows that spending too much time sitting is linked to a two-fold increase in the risk of diabetes. Plus, more sedentary time was also strongly associated with an increase in heart disease and death. Even scarier? The results held true for people who exercise regularly. “When we sit for long periods of time, enzyme changes occur in our muscles that can lead to increased blood sugar levels,” says lead study author Emma Wilmot, MD....

You’ve heard of the placebo effect—when a treatment works (even if it’s just a sugar pill) because you think it will. Given the important role of our expectations, it’s no surprise that the opposite effect exists, too: the nocebo response, in which people feel sicker because of negative assumptions. For example, someone might take a sham pill, anticipate problems, and suddenly develop side effects. The researchers from the University of Southampton in the UK believe that getting dismissed by your doc can trigger the nocebo response....