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A whopping 75% of members of the National Weight Control Registry—men and women who have lost at least 30 pounds and kept it off—weigh themselves at least once a week. Here are five surprising facts that will help you make peace with your scale—and use it to your weight loss advantage. Weigh yourself often (really!) Out of sight, out of mind simply doesn’t work. In one study, daily weighers dropped twice as many pounds as weekly weighers—12 pounds versus 6, possibly because it was a regular reminder to stay on track....

Have you started making noodles out of your vegetables yet? If not, it’s time to join the club. (How else can you get all the slurpy satisfaction of noodles for basically no calories?) And if you don’t have a spiralizer sitting in your cupboard, just use a vegetable peeler or mandolin slicer instead—these tools will work just fine for this light and refreshing summertime dish. MORE: 15-Minute Dinner: Sweet Pea and Basil Pesto Prep time: 25 minutesTotal time: 25 minutesServes 6 Tofu ½ c fresh lime juice 2 Tbsp Braggs Liquid Aminos (or soy sauce) 1 package (14 oz) extra firm tofu, cubed Dressing ¼ c fresh lime juice 1½ Tbsp freshly grated ginger 3 Tbsp toasted sesame oil 2 Tbsp honey Salad 3 lg carrots 1 lg seedless English cucumber 4 oz red cabbage, thinly sliced chopped cilantro and sesame seeds for garnish...

20: The percentage of your daily fiber need filled by 1 cup of kiwifruit

Want to help stimulate your local economy? Easy. Pick up a glass of organic dairy milk or drizzle some over your cereal. While presidential candidates were fighting over job creation tactics these past few months, it turns out your neighborhood heifers were busy stimulating growth in rural communities. A first-of-its-kind report from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) recently found that dairies—specifically organic ones—contributed millions to state economies in recent years, while other industries, including conventional farming, faced serious setbacks....

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“Why is it that an industrialized [food] system, deeply dependent on fossil fuels and chemical treatments, is promoted as viable, while a much less damaging one is rubbished and condemned as unfit for purpose?” This, he said, is at the heart of the environmental conundrum we all face, and he’s outlined why food is at its center in The Prince’s Speech: On the Future of Food, a book released this week....

So she trained her restless, analytical mind on the psychiatric status quo. It didn’t look good: Over recent decades, the swelling number of prescriptions for psychiatric drugs has done nothing to stem another rising tide—that of mental illness diagnoses. There’s a debate raging about whether SSRI antidepressants are any better than placebos for people with mild and moderate cases. After some deep consideration, Brogan came to the radical conclusion that there was absolutely nothing worth saving about the way she had been trained to alleviate the mental suffering of her patients....

As it turned out, after nearly 14 years, women who ate processed meats like sausage, salami, bacon, and ham five times a week faced a 30 percent higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, compared to woman who ate processed meats less than one time a week on average. Women who ate unprocessed meat like beef, pork, veal, and lamb did not experience a significant increase in type 2 diabetes risk, suggesting that the excess salt and nitrates added to processed meats could affect glucose metabolism and diabetes risk....

The research: According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 75% of caregivers report feeling emotionally, physically, and financially strained. And 63% of those who feel stressed while taking care of a spouse are more likely to die within four years compared to their stress-free counterparts. [sidebar]So researchers from Penn State and the University of Texas-Austin collected saliva samples from 151 caregivers of families who had relatives with dementia in adult day care at least twice a week....

Researchers from Uppsala University in Sweden put 15 young, well-rested and healthy men through a night of total sleep deprivation. When they tested their blood the next morning, they found higher concentrations of the enzyme NSE and S-100B—both biomarkers of cell damage in the brain that could lead to cognitive problems and memory loss. These findings follow research earlier this year showing that sleep “cleans” your brain of toxins and other substances than can destroy your neurons....

Does your cabinet runneth over? Open up your medicine cabinet and count the number of skin care products you have. Now count how many you use on a daily basis. That’s what we thought. “If a consumer is truly using their skin care products regularly and properly, they won’t have much of it lying around,” says Derek Jones, MD, board certified dermatologist and director and founder of Skin Care and Laser Physicians of Beverly Hills....

In addition to affecting the genes in your muscles, resistance training also influences the genes in your fat, says a new study published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology. After subjecting participants to eight weeks of heavy resistance training, researchers found that the expression of two genes found in fat tissue decreased by around 20%. Participants also had a boost in muscle mass and fat burning, as well as a drop in the protein adiponectin, which plays a role in fat breakdown....

A bout of dizziness can strike for dozens of reasons: Standing up too fast, missing lunch, accompanying your kids on one too many rides at the amusement park. While the unpleasant feeling usually doesn’t last long or have lasting repercussions, it can signal something much more serious: a stroke. Trouble is, it can be tough to tell the difference, even for many medical professionals. Often, doctors try to rule out stroke in vertigo-ridden patients with CT scans, which tend to be slow, costly, and often unreliable....

As the effects wore off, her emotional agony became profound. “I was tortured by the fact that I did not get a chance to say good-bye to my husband,” Dina says. She took a leave from work and let her raw emotions take over, aware that this meant she would have to confront the pain of her husband’s death as well as the anxiety issues that prompted her to start taking the drugs to begin with....

This Meatless Monday, let’s give peas a chance and praise the lowly potato. For this week’s recipe, I am marrying sweet peas with baked Idaho potatoes. My simple recipe for Stuffed Idaho Potatoes with Sweet Peas serves up a satisfying dish. A word about peas – while fresh peas are ideal, quality frozen peas provide a convenient substitute. In general, peas are a good source of dietary fiber, vitamin A and vitamin C....

“I walked in and asked the guy at the front desk about it, and he recommended instead that I go into one of the tanning beds for 10 minutes before trying the spray,” recalls Hoard, 35. “I said, ‘I can’t tan; I’m a melanoma survivor.’ " His response floored her. “He just waved his hand and said, ‘No worries—the tanning beds are good for you because they contain mostly UVA rays, which reduce your risk of cancer....

Know your H2O by using the water-testing kit ($4; hardware stores or malibuc.com), then use these tips to style your hair accordingly. Media Platforms Design TeamIf you have: Hard water The problem: Too much calcium and magnesium (over 120 parts per million) form deposits that make hair less shiny. Healthy-hair fix: Use a buildup-reducing product, such as Malibu C Hard Water Treatment ($3.50 per packet; malibuc.com); the granules dissolve in water and are applied after shampooing....

That number, according to the research presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, is up from just 1% in 2002. One reason for the steep increase: pet ownership is at its highest in two decades, with more multiple-pet homes than ever (42% of the participants had more than one pet). But despite the increase in irritation, experts are guessing many pet owners are still tight lipped about their pet-induced sleep issues....