Drink more coffee—but don’t settle on crap. One thing we know about Pope Francis: He has no shame in caffeinating. In fact, on his current US tour, he’s actually sipping on his own specialty coffee blend produced by Tracy Allen, a master coffee taster from Kansas City. It’s apparently good enough that the Vatican has ordered 60 pounds of the stuff. Clearly, he’d never tell you to give up your morning brew....
Excerpted from COOKING SOLO, © 2016 by Klancy Miller. Reproduced by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Shaved Zucchini Salad tara donne Serves 1 2 med zucchini 1 c halved cherry tomatoes 2 Tbsp pitted and chopped Kalamata olives 2 Tbsp diced feta cheese 1 Tbsp pine nuts, toasted* 1½ Tbsp extra virgin olive oil ½ Tbsp apple cider vinegar ½ Tbsp balsamic vinegar 1 clove garlic, minced ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper...
Even people who read labels closely don’t always spot potential problems, such as two OTC meds with the same active ingredient, according to a recent study in the Journal of Public Policy & Marketing. Keep yourself safe while getting healthy. Use the following tips to avoid these potentially perilous pairs. MORE: The 10 Best Over-the-Counter Meds Dangerous duo: Tylenol and multisymptom cold medicinesMany cough, cold, and flu combos contain acetaminophen to relieve painful sore throats, headaches, and fevers....
You start thinking more clearly. If you’re used to moving suuuuperrrr sloooowly for the first hour (or two) at work, get ready for a jolt. It can be tough to focus when your brain is running on fumes, which is pretty much what’s happening when you plop down at your desk after having not eaten since the night before. Give yourself some AM fuel, though, and you might be surprised by how much you’re suddenly able to get done....
“On the surface, it feels like the right thing to say,” says illustrator and entrepreneur Emily McDowell, creator of the popular straight-talking Empathy Cards (shown throughout this article) and co-author of There Is No Good Card For This: What To Say and Do When Life Gets Scary, Awful, and Unfair To People You Love. But the problem with that phrase is that it puts the burden on the person going through the tough time to reach out to you....
So amid the growing chatter and concern that this popular cardio workout may be a great way to torch calories, but at the expense of thicker thighs, we wanted to know, is this an urban fitness myth spun out of control? Or does spinning really lead to bigger quads? We interviewed fitness expert and cycling guru Kristin Kenney, as well as top instructors from rival studios Flywheel and SoulCycle, Holly Rilinger and Kym Perfetto....
The artificial sweetener is staying in the bowl; it messes with our blood sugar. We hope Arctic Apples never come to market. Here’s why. There is no reason not to wear sunscreen; especially when it can keep aging away. Greek yogurt is good for the body: it can help you think better… 6….but probably is not good for the environment. Always ask the doctor what the risks and downsides of a procedure are, because they probably won’t tell you....
More: 5 Healing Smoothies to Boost Your Immune System Basil Basil has a warm flavor that will boost your green smoothies and strengthen your kidneys. The kidneys play a major role in removing waste products and toxins from your bloodstream, like those produced from a diet that includes highly processed foods. The best part is that basil is easy to grow at home by either planting it in your garden or purchasing a small basil plant to leave on your kitchen counter....
Love avocados so much that serving it on salads, sandwiches, and for guacamole just isn’t enough, anymore? We hear you—which is why we created these 8 ridiculously easy, delicious recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert, starring everyone’s favorite source of healthy fats: the creamy avocado. Chocolate, Coconut, and Avocado PuddingIn a blender combine 2 ripe avocados, ¼ cup each cocoa powder and maple syrup, and ½ cup unsweetened coconut milk....
The English novelist Mark Haddon, best known for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (a life changer, for sure—consider it number 10) wrote: “Reading is a conversation. All books talk. But a good book listens as well.” Exactly. It lives and breathes within your mind, transforming your thoughts and actions in myriad, even miraculous ways long after you’ve closed its covers for the last time. A really good, even life-changing book becomes part of who you are....
If you’re one of the 22 million women who suffer from regular headaches and migraines, we don’t have to tell you that the first few pangs of a headache can feel as ominous as the theme from Jaws. Give your half-dozen pill cases (you know, the ones you keep in every purse) a rest, and follow these tricks to stop the pounding before it starts. Choose appetizers wisely. Foods that are smoked, pickled, dried, or aged—a....
The Circle Extension from Luxhair How by Tabatha Coffey ($99; extensions.com) is an instant, easy, natural looking thickener. It takes less than a minute to slip the hairpiece—which is attached to a clear elastic band similar to a headband—and brush the front of your hair to completely hide the band. The result: instant thickness that even our closest friends couldn’t detect. We were, however, told that our hair “looks really good today....
Say what? How did a substance we guzzle at least four times per week end up in the hands of a government agency that collects taxes and prints money? Before we give you that history lesson, a look at the future: Nutrition facts may finally be coming to the stuff we currently like to drink to forget we’re trying to lose weight. In March, Diageo, the world’s biggest alcohol manufacturer (it’s the parent company of Smirnoff, Captain Morgan, Ketel One, Bailey’s, Tanqueray, Guinness, and more) announced that it will be adding nutritional labels to all its brands—a move that will likely stimulate other companies to follow suit....
Though centuries of traditional use and scientific studies point to the therapeutic effects of many medicinal herbs, herbal supplements have always had a potential dark side. Their manufacture isn’t regulated as tightly as that of drugs, creating opportunities for modern-day snake oil salesmen to make a quick buck. There’s more to the recent exposes and scandals than most media outlets reported. A month-long investigation by Prevention found that the many recent headlines—including “Supplements Are Often Not What They Seem” in the New York Times—emerged from a seriously flawed study....
But then, well before 50, menopause arrived and “aging” became more challenging. Hot flashes surged, brain fog rolled in, and some super-annoying belly fat insidiously accumulated as if to say, “You are so done wearing horizontal stripes.” Approaching menopause from all angles What my mom had always lamented as “the change of life” was now in full force in me. I wanted relief, but I also became interested in the nature of aging and looking at different modalities to ease its effects....
