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The panel assessed 35 different diets based on a number of factors including nutrition, safety, ease of adherence, weight-loss friendliness, and protectiveness against diabetes and heart disease. Among some of Paleo’s criticized points: It’s hard to sustain, too high in fat, and shuns entire food groups often thought to be healthy. Even the Macrobiotic diet, which one panel expert called “a mix of sound dietary guidance, mysticism, folklore, and nonsense,” ranked higher....

Stuffed jalapeño poppersThese spicy stuffed poppers not only come at a high heat, they also come at a steep caloric cost. One plateful of these peppers tallies over 1,900 calories, 135 g of fat, and over 6,000 mg of sodium! (Yes, that’s right 6,000 mg of sodium.) You could have ordered 9 chicken enchiladas and still saved 36 g of fat and 2,000 mg of sodium.Make it yourself: Spicy jalapeño salsa We love spicy food: Not only does it pack a whole lot of flavor, the capsaicin found in chiles are known to kick your metabolism into high gear....

Start with a copper cream shadow, such as Urban Decay’s Eyeshadow Primer Potion in Greed ($20; urbandecay.com), and then sweep a bronze powder on top. We like MAC Cosmetics Eye Shadow in Bronze ($15; maccosmetics.com). “The gold undertones in the copper add dimension, and the bronze creates a smoky look,” says Mills. Plus: “The combo highlights gold specks in brown eyes and brightens blue eyes. Step 1: Using a flat brush, apply cream eye shadow at the eye’s inner corner and work your way out....

Now that it’s getting darker earlier, most of us flick on every light switch in the house when we get home at night—right before booting up the computer for an after-hours Facebook session. Unfortunately, that nighttime routine could be doing your health a serious disservice: Spending evenings bathed in artificial light might actually trigger depression and cognitive decline, according to new research. In a study published in the journal Nature, investigators exposed mice to a cycle of light and dark that didn’t disrupt the creatures’ natural sleep cycle....

Bobbi Brown is a celebrity makeup artist, CEO of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, and the author of five beauty books.

A new study from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden finds that the nitrates in spinach and beets—as well as other veggies like chard, lettuce, and radishes—can actually boost muscle strength. (Popeye was clearly ahead of his time.) Adding nitrates to the drinking water of mice led to stronger muscles after just seven days. More from Prevention.com: 12 Hunger-Fighting Power Salads “The results showed that the beneficial effects were specific to fast-twitch muscles, which are found throughout the body,” says lead study author Andrés Hernández, PhD....

Ready to try it? Almost instantly, you’ll feel the muscles in the back of your leg start to relax, and over time, release their iron grip on your lower back, allowing you to move, sit, and sleep with less pain. ​ ​

“Women are masters at multitasking,” says Freytag. “Infuse that skill set into your workout by doing exercises that involve more muscle groups. You’ll see better results in less time.” When you’re trying the exercise, be sure to imagine that you’re scooping out the core when rolling up, Freytag says. And to fire up your calorie-burning quad muscles, give them a quick squeeze after extending the leg in the finishing position....

There will be no screaming at my husband in the delivery room while he feebly proffers ice chips; no infant suckling at my breast; no seeing grandparents in my child’s eyes; no confronting of forgotten selves at every developmental turn. No, no, no, no: Four times I’ve chosen a course of preclusion. One In college, long before I appreciated how commingled sexual responsibility and self-respect are, my most responsible act was to terminate the “accident” that my fecklessness produced....

It Has a Sweet Scent No, this has nothing to do with your dessert habits. “Sweet-smelling urine is often an important clue in the diagnosis of diabetes,” says Holly Phillips, MD, a women’s health specialist and medical contributor for CBS2 News in New York City. And for people who know they have diabetes, the sweet smell can indicate that their blood-sugar level is not as under control as it should be....

MORE: The Skinny On 2 New FDA-Approved Weight Loss Treatments Stop fat-shaming yourself Are you obsessed about your weight and constantly weigh yourself—and call yourself every name in the book when you gain a pound? Turns out that weight gain can be a self-fulfilling prophecy, according to new research published in the journal Psychological Science. Researchers examined height, weight, and self-perception data from a total of 6,523 adolescents when they were about 16 years old and again when they were about 28....

“The Surgeon General’s report [on smoking] moved the country forward to improve the health of all,” says Michele Forman, PhD, a breast cancer expert at the University of Texas and a subcommittee chair of this latest publication, authored by the Interagency Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Coordinating Committee (IBCERCC). “It set the stage for us to move forward to address tobacco smoke, and that’s what we hope this report will do—make people aware of the need to reduce the burden of breast cancer....

More: The 10-Minute Gentle Yoga Routine That Helps You Drop Serious Weight According to the study authors, this new research provides the first evidence that a continuous KB protocol can produce the same metabolic cost of moderate intensity treadmill walking (4 MPH) with a 4% grade, and potentially have a positive effect on the improvement of aerobic fitness. What’s more, it’ll slim and tone your entire body, including your core, and help you build and maintain strong, lean muscle mass....

What causes cancer? Cancer starts when mutations in your cells’ DNA—the messenger center that tells the cells how to grow and divide—rapidly start spreading out of control. Sometimes you’re born with a genetic mutation, or a genetic mutation can be caused by something within your body, such as hormones, viruses and chronic inflammation, according to the Mayo Clinic. Environmental factors, such as ultraviolet rays, pesticides or radiation can also trigger gene mutations....

A small vegetable that is firm, with as few roots as possible. Shred into salads, chop and roast in a bit of olive oil, or boil cubes until tender and puree (on their own or mix into mashed potatoes or turnips). Trim or peel the outer roots and crevices, which can harbor dirt.

How? Turns out the lingering taste of mint can reduce the palatability of healthy food, says researchers from the University of Buffalo. Just like how a swig of OJ tastes rather unpleasant after you brush your teeth, so too does eating produce after you chew mint gum. To arrive at this conclusion, researchers had participants undergo one of two experiments: chewing either mint or fruit-flavored gum prior to completing a food reinforcement task—a computer game meant to gauge how hard people are willing to work for food like grapes and potato chips—or chewing the same flavors before every meal for several weeks....