Get Your Guy To Listen Check out these four conversation traps you could be stumbling into—and how to climb back out: The trap: You ask pointed questions. Saying, “Don’t you think going to France on our vacation is a great idea?” seems like a harmless inquiry, and you may actually think you’re asking for input. But what you’re really doing is making sure you hear the answer you want, which isn’t helpful for anyone....
Buy them frozen. Some companies make frozen fries with gourmet ingredients and good-for-you fats. Look for those with no more than 120 calories and 3.5 g of fat per 3-ounce serving. We like Alexia Olive Oil & Sea Salt Oven Fries, Ian’s Sweet Potato Fries, and Cascadian Farm Organic Wedge Cut Oven Fries. Get ’em to go. Some fast-food chains now offer baked “air fries.” One 3-ounce serving has about 180 calories, 6 g of fat, and 1 g of saturated fat....
Their bones paid the price: Women lost all bone density gains within 1 year. Within 2 years, so had the men, reports Bess Dawson-Hughes, MD, director of the Calcium and Bone Lab of the Agriculture Department’s Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University in Boston. “Meeting your daily calcium requirement needs to be a lifetime commitment,” she says. Prevention recommends 1,000 mg of calcium and 400 IU of vitamin D daily if you’re under 50, and 1,500 mg of calcium and 800 IU of D if you’re over 50....
That is why the trend in research is toward “breast conserving” treatment – targeting just the cancer itself, while protecting surrounding breast tissue. Those efforts have largely been focused on the surgical aspect of treatment, but a study presented in May at the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS) annual meeting examined the possibility of eliminating radiation therapy for some women with early stage cancers. Researchers followed 749 breast cancer patients ages 55 to 75 who were treated in 11 medical centers across Italy for a median of nine years....
Zesty Salmon Lettuce Wraps PREP TIME: 20 MINUTES TOTAL TIME: 45 MINUTES SERVINGS: 6 1 Tbsp chili powder2/3 c lime juice2 Tbsp olive oil1 lb center-cut salmon or halibut fillets3/4 c 2% Greek yogurt1 clove garlic, minced1 lb plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped1 sm red onion, sliced6 kalamata olives, pitted and quartered2 Tbsp finely chopped fresh oregano24 leaves radicchio12 leaves butter lettuce2 scallions, sliced Mix chili powder, 1/3 cup juice, 1 tablespoon oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper....
Researchers from the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) studied 7,625 patients with celiac disease who underwent follow-up biopsies between 6 months and 5 years after their initial diagnosis. They found that the villi (hair-like cells in the small intestines that tend to be damaged during celiac flare-ups) in 57% of participants had healed on the follow-up biopsy, while the remaining 43% of patients still had damage, even when they reported strict adherence to a gluten-free diet....
Let’s use the neighbor who waits too long before mowing the lawn as an example. While you read this scenario, imagine using this method for whatever pushes your criticism buttons. How To Be Happy: It’s A Process Change your opinion of the bad behavior. Is this really your problem? The neighbor’s yard may be overgrown and unattractive, but it is not a reflection on your own meticulous care of your lawn....
MORE: 5 Everyday Habits That Can Make Your Breasts Sag One quick note before you get started: Don’t freak out when you see that we’re suggesting a push-up as part of the routine. Yes, they’re challenging, BUT…they’re the Queen of Chest Exercises. We’d be doing you a major disservice if we left it out. So, hate them, but try them. If doing them on the floor just isn’t possible, try an elevated version, the one shown here....
We all show up at yoga classes with the best of intentions—to stretch and strengthen, to heal our bodies, minds, and spirits. But unfortunately, it’s easy to find injury instead—especially if you step on your mat with a competitive mindset, or encounter a teacher with less than optimal training or experience (all too common given our current yoga boom). That’s especially true for beginners. I asked Judith Hanson Lasater, PhD, a physical therapist who’s been teaching Iyengar-influenced yoga since 1971 to share her thoughts, and she points to 5 poses people often get wrong: Triangle Pose (Trikonasana), Standing Forward Bend (Uttanasana), Four-Limbed Staff Pose (Chaturanga Dandasana), Upward Facing Dog (Urdhva Mukha Svanasana), and Shoulderstand (Sarvangasana)....
That’s the question now facing restaurants like McDonald’s after the FDA approved a potato earlier this year that is genetically modified to resist bruising and produce lower levels of acrylamide, a potentially carcinogenic compound released when potatoes are fried. The “Innate Potato,” as it’s happily been named, is the brainchild of Boise, Idaho-based J. R. Simplot, a major supplier of frozen French fries to McDonald’s. To make the bruise-proof spud, engineers spliced genes from other potato species into a Russet Burbank potato using something called RNA interference technology, a process that the company says “makes it possible to enhance a potato plant’s desirable traits without introducing foreign genes into the plant....
Since the book was published in September 2014, he has spoken at events and been interviewed more than 110 times, participating on panel discussions and delivering keynote addresses as an “embedded reporter” from his self-described visit to Pluto, “where no one can see you or hear what is said.” The book is currently into its third printing and garnering letters and emails from around the world. “While I have the facility to do so, I want to communicate to others, to those who will face this demon someday and those who love them, that with the proper medical direction, life strategies, faith, and humor, one can prevail,” he says....
“Some people have tremendously adverse reactions to very low levels of chemicals—chemicals most of us can’t even smell,” says study author David Katerndahl, MD, a professor of family and community medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. While as little as 2% of the public has been medically diagnosed as chemically intolerant—which means being so bothered by chemicals that you can’t leave home or function normally in public spaces—according to Dr....
Can Sugar-Free Gum Actually Prevent Cavities? [The New York Times] Sure, popping a piece of sugar-free gum can seem like a smart post-meal option when a toothbrush isn’t available. But do the products really prevent cavities? Not exactly, says most research into the claim, including a major new study published in The Journal of the American Dental Association. Instead, the actual act of chewing the gum—which increases the flow of saliva, thereby rinsing away plaque and debris—seems to confer that benefit....
For four weeks, University of British Columbia researchers assigned people with high levels of anxiety to do kind acts for other people at least six times a week. The acts of kindness included things like holding the door open for someone, doing chores for other people, donating to charity, and buying lunch for a friend, says study author Lynn Alden, a professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia....
This nerve, which also is one of the longest nerves in our body, has been the target of anti-obesity research for years, since researchers have figured out that blocking its activity could aid in weight loss. “The vagus nerve is quite important in regulating communication along the gut-brain axis,” says Christopher Ochner, PhD, an obesity and nutrition expert at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. “We’ve come to realize just how vital the neurohormonal system is to the regulation of food intake and body weight....
About 6 million Americans suffer from fibromyalgia, which is characterized by chronic, widespread pain and has no clear medical cause. The surveys, sponsored by the American Chronic Pain Association in partnership with Forest Laboratories Inc., polled over 1,200 people with fibromyalgia and 1,000 people without it to compare the reality of fibromyalgia and its perception among the general public. 5 Ways to Control Fibromyalgia With Diet The results? There’s plenty most of us don’t know about fibromyalgia—and a few things that might even surprise those who have it....
How to do it: Stand on the center of a resistance band with an end in each hand. Hinge forward from the hips, arms behind you and higher than your back. Do 20 reps of each of the following 3 times a week on alternate days: Pulse arms up and down about an inch. Pulse arms toward each other by about an inch. 2. Bend and straighten elbows slightly. 3....
An Australian study team split 28 overweight people into two groups. While members of one group forked down roughly 20 ounces of fish per week for 1 month, the others swallowed daily supplements containing nearly 2,000 mgs of omega-3. Before and after the study period, the researchers measured each person’s levels of a hormone called adiponectin, which past studies have tied to lower inflammation. Here’s what they discovered: While total adiponectin levels jumped roughly 12 percent among the fish eaters, the supplement group experienced no adiponectin boost, the research shows....
TIME: 25 minutes SERVINGS: 4 1 slice whole wheat bread, torn into pieces ¼ c pesto sauce (MUFA), divided 2 lg egg whites 12 oz extra-lean (97-99% fat free) ground turkey breast ½ med carrot, grated (¼ c) ⅛ med sweet onion, finely chopped (¼ c) ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper ⅛ tsp salt 2 oz fresh mozzarella cheese, cut into 8 slices 8 whole grain rolls (1.3 oz each), split and toasted 2 plum tomatoes, cut into 4 slices each PREHEAT broiler....
