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Yes, you can make dessert without refined sugar! Maple syrup and orange juice are used to sweeten the apple filling in this tart. And yes, we’re already talking about fall desserts: Believe it or not, fall’s very first apples are starting to arrive at farmers’ markets already. This is the perfect way to dress them up. MORE: 5-Ingredient, 100 Calorie Blueberry Breakfast Cookies Serves 6 Crust 1½ tsp flaxseed meal 2½ c walnut pieces ¼ tsp sea salt 2 Tbsp coconut oil 2 Tbsp maple syrup Filling 4 lg apples, peeled and thinly sliced 3 Tbsp maple syrup 3 Tbsp orange juice ½ tsp cinnamon...

Me at the kitchen table, making a to-do list: “I need to wash my car.” My husband, sitting nearby, working on his Sudoku: “You need flash cards?” Me, shaking my head: “You need your hearing checked.” My husband, after a beat: “Huh?” Sometimes it’s him, sometimes it’s the other way around, and we usually laugh off the mix-ups as the natural decline in listenership after 22 years of hearing each other say the same thing a million times....

That’s why there’s promise in an alternative—soybean extract. A study published in the International Journal of Cosmetic Science compared soybeans to retinoic acid and found the two ingredients to be similar in their effects on the skin’s fibroblasts (which boost collagen), suggesting that it could have similar wrinkle-reducing benefits—without the dreaded irritation of our dear friend retinol. Plus, soybeans may protect against the sun and “can be safely used under sunlight,” according to the study....

Before we get to what those super moves are, let’s pause for a quick anatomy lesson (trust us, this will help with your sculpting). As you may or may not remember from high school, there are three distinct muscles that make up the shoulder—the anterior, medial, and posterior deltoids—and each one is worked by different exercises. The anterior—a fancy word for “front”—is the part you see when you look at your shoulder in the mirror....

To do it, you’ll need a resistance band. Try taking a few penguin steps to your right side, then repeating on your left. ​ ​

Cadbury Crème Eggs Love ’em or hate ’em, don’t be shocked that an egg with a hazard-orange-colored candy yolk tops the list of Easter offenders. So what’s really in that yolk? Lots of yummy yellow #6 and high-fructose corn syrup, for starters. Other questionable ingredients include the ever-mysterious, never-good-for-you “artificial flavor,” calcium chloride (a preservative that, while natural, is still a chemical), and dried egg whites, which we’re guessing don’t come from cage-free chickens....

The research: Michael Ramscar, PhD, and his team at Tuebingen University in Germany programmed computers to act like humans on a cognitive level, letting them “read” a little every day and acquire new knowledge. When the researchers set the computers to read a limited amount, their performance on cognitive tests mimicked that of a young adult. But when they allowed the computers to read unlimited data—similar to what a person would acquire in a lifetime by age 60 or 70—their performance on the tests slowed down....

Increased focus on Americans’ abysmal food wasting habits has turned the spotlight on ugly produce: Fruits and veggies that taste perfectly fine but are lacking in the looks department. They’re often tossed in landfills because retailers (and, by extension, consumers) don’t want to buy apples that aren’t perfect spheres or potatoes with odd lumps and bumps. But a newly announced partnership between Whole Foods Market and California-based startup Imperfect Produce is aiming to change our perceptions of botanical beauty....

[sidebar]The Wall and Twist Stretch combines a restorative yoga pose with a detoxifying Pilates twist to help lengthen your spine, ease tension in the body (not that you have any, of course), and totally bliss you out. Try it first thing in the morning, right after an exercise session, or after sitting hunched over your desk all day. Take slow, deep breaths and really sink into the twist. Watch as Pilates expert Erika Bloom shows you how to get the most out of this amazing spinal stretch....

Unveiled at the annual Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) meeting this summer, allulose is a sweetener derived from fermented corn. (#ICYWW: Tate & Lyle, the only company that makes allulose commercially, says its corn is non-GMO.) Chemically, it’s almost identical to sucrose (table sugar) and fructose. But that “almost” is key, because the tiny structural differences make allulose mostly undigestible by our bodies, explains Kantha Shelke, PhD, an IFT spokesperson and founder of the food science and research firm Corvus Blue....

One little glass of this juice satisfies your full daily requirements for vitamins A, K, and C. It’s got almost half your daily needs for both potassium and calcium, too. And did I mention it’s totally sweet, refreshing, and delicious? Talk about a multitasker. MORE: Dessert in a Blender: The Kale Smoothie that Doesn’t Taste Like Salad Serves 1 Juice 4 cups chopped kale, 1 cup cubed honeydew melon, and 1 med cucumber....

You screwed up at work, skipped yoga, and shrank your favorite sweater in the dryer. Yup, bad days happen—and they often leave us feeling guilty, lazy, or downright incompetent. But instead of obsessing over everything you swear you did wrong, grab a garbage can. Writing down negative thoughts, and then lobbing them in the trash, might help eliminate those self-destructive ideas from the mind, finds new research. In three separate experiments on several hundred college students, researchers at Ohio State University tested the hypothesis that physically writing down negative thoughts, then throwing them away, might diminish their influence....

Stains also latch onto the plaque and tartar buildup on and between teeth. Some food and drink, including coffee, tea, colas, smoke, acidic juices, certain medications, and highly pigmented foods, can all stain your teeth. (Lose up to 25 pounds in 2 months—and look more radiant than ever—with the new Younger In 8 Weeks plan!) The good news? The yellower your tooth stains, the easier it will be to remove them....

According to the American Diabetes Association, 25.6 million people between the ages of 20 and 65 (Hanks is 57) are living with diabetes. In addition, an estimated 79 million have pre-diabetes, or high blood sugar. Hanks hasn’t spoken about diabetes publicly since his appearance on Letterman, but here’s what he said on the show: “I went to the doctor and he said ,‘You know those high blood sugar numbers you’ve been dealing with since you were 36?...

1. Decide That You Are In ChargeThe first step is to reclaim your power. You–and only you–can make your weight loss journey happen. If you pretend that your life depends on meeting your Biggest Loser Club program goals each week, and you are determined to make yourself a #1 priority, you will be surprised at how great it feels to be in the driver’s seat. 2. Fill Up Your Tank on High Fiber FoodDo what works....

Low Blood Sugar Emergencies (Hypoglycemia) Hypoglycemia is sometimes called insulin reaction because it is more frequent in people with diabetes who take insulin. However, it can occur in either type 1 or type 2 diabetes, and is also commonly caused by certain oral medications, missed meals, and exercise without proper precautions. The typical threshold for hypoglycemia is 70 mg/dl (3.9 mmol/l), although it may be higher or lower depending on a patient’s individual blood glucose target range....

Instead, they suggest a more realistic 80/20 approach, where you’re on plan most of the time but don’t go off the deep end if you take a short detour. Here’s an excerpt we think you’ll find helpful to your weight loss efforts: “Most of the Time” Is EnoughPerfectionist thinking would have you believe that you are either on or off of your program. You’d view foods and behaviors as either good or bad, with good foods and behaviors causing you to lose weight and bad foods and behaviors leading to weight struggle or weight gain....

The path to beautiful skin just might be through your stomach. “When the body is out of balance, one of the first places it reveals itself is the skin,” says Ruthie Harper, MD, a board-certified internist in Austin, TX, who specializes in nutritional medicine. “If you’re not getting the right nutrients, skin gets cheated out of what it needs for optimal health and beauty.” Learn to make the most of your body’s skin-stomach connection with these 10 food fixes that give you a healthy, glowing complexion while warding off a host of skin conditions....