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Rainbow Chard Frittata (Serves 4)Adapted from The Red, White, and Green. Ingredients Butter or cooking spray1 bunch rainbow chard2 tablespoons olive oil½ yellow onion, slicedsalt and pepper, to taste6 eggs1¼ cup whole milk½ cup pecorino, grated What to do: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a pie plate or pan with a little butter or cooking spray.Thoroughly wash the chard, taking care to rinse off the dirt and grit that can become embedded in the folds of the leaves....

[sidebar]Opposites don’t attract. In a survey of 978 heterosexual volunteers, ages 18 to 24, Cornell University researchers found that both sexes are most attracted to those who look like them, have similar social status, and share the same values, particularly toward family and sexual fidelity. Boys like brown hair. Blondes have more fun? Perhaps, but men are drawn to women with long brown hair, says Florida State University psychologist Kelley Knapp-Kline, PhD....

Which makes September the perfect time to hit the reset button by pulling back the reins on sugar and caffeine. This detoxifying blend helps on both counts, providing a super-boost of energy while slashing sugar cravings with its all-natural sweetness. Antioxidant-rich, get-them-while-they’re-still-good berries are low-glycemic, so they help keep blood sugar levels in check—as does energy-boosting raw honey, which isn’t just a beauty secret beloved by royalty. Ginger promotes energy circulation in the body (and, if you happen to have your period, can help with cramps)....

Pumpkin Cheesecake Bites These pumpkin cheesecake bites are for all the non-pumpkin pie lovers in the world, along with everyone else. They’re great to make for a crowd, but also perfect as something small and sweet after any ol’ dinner. TIME: 1 hr 30 minutes / SERVINGS: 35 mini bites 1 15-oz can pumpkin 3 eggs ½ c brown sugar 2 Tbsp cream 1 tsp vanilla extract ½ cup granulated sugar 1 Tbsp cornstarch 1½ tsp cinnamon ½ tsp nutmeg ½ tsp ginger ½ tsp salt 1....

Here’s how to make Gingersnap Oatmeal: ½ c apple juice¼ c water¼ c oats1 gingersnap, roughly broken1 Tbsp chopped pecans BRING the apple juice and water to a boil in a small, heavy saucepan. 2. ADD the oats, reduce heat to low, and simmer uncovered 5 minutes, stirring often. 3. REMOVE from heat and let stand 2 minutes. 4. SPOON into a serving bowl and sprinkle with gingersnap pieces and chopped pecans....

While 47% reported some limitation in sexual functioning due to asthma, another 19% said that they had not had sex at all in the previous two weeks, according to research presented at the 96th International Conference of the American Thoracic Society. Researchers aren’t certain why asthma reduced sexual activity, but they speculate that just as certain types of exercise can induce asthma symptoms, so can lovemaking. [sidebar]“Sexual limitation remains an area of asthma-related quality-of-life that is often neglected....

Getting my hair blown out. This is my weekly ritual! I love going to Lovella NYC to get my hair washed, my scalp massaged and get a deep conditioning hair treatment with Repêchage® Hydra-Amino18® Thermal Seaweed Mask, followed by a blow out that gives me the perfect waves that last me the entire week! Fitting into my skinny jeans. After gaining 45 pounds during my pregnancy, when I got back to my pre-pregnancy weight it was a great milestone....

In a new report, the environmental nonprofit organization Oceana sought to determine just how much of the wild salmon sold at grocery stores and restaurants is actually legit. And the findings are pretty infuriating. After testing the DNA of 82 varieties of salmon labeled as “wild” in cities including New York, Chicago, and Washington DC, Oceana determined that 43% of these samples were mislabeled. MORE: The Secret to Perfectly Baked Salmon This isn’t the first time Oceana has investigated our salmon supply....

“No question about it: Sleep is vital to every aspect of health, but it’s especially important in controlling weight,” says David Katz, MD, founding director of Yale University’s Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center. “We tend to think of sleep as downtime, but a better sleep comparison would be spa treatment, physical therapy, rehab, and rejuvenation, all rolled into one.” MORE: 8 Natural Sleep Remedies Proven To Work Here’s why sleep is so slimming—and what happens to your weight when you don’t make sleep a priority....

In her new book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Won’t Stop Talking, Susan Cain dispels the negative connotations that come with being the quiet type. For starters, there’s a common misunderstanding on what “introvert” actually means. It’s not that introverts are shy or anti-social; rather, they’re energized by a different kind of stimulation than extroverts. More outgoing types feels most comfortable in a setting with many people while an introvert feels best hanging solo or engaging in a deep one-on-one conversation....

Next time you’re vexed by heartburn, gas, diarrhea, constipation, or even the chronic misery of irritable bowel syndrome, make this compendium of stomach soothers your go-to bathroom read. Lose up to 15lbs in a month by balancing the “friendly” microflora in your gut! MORE: 5 Things Most People Mistakenly Write Off As Just Gas Pain

[sidebar]The research: Researchers asked 117 atopic dermatitis sufferers to put virgin coconut oil or mineral oil, and nothing else, on their skin each morning and each evening after bathing. After 8 weeks, the coconut oil group had a 20-point improvement in their skin’s ability to retain water, double the effects of the mineral oil group’s 10-point gain, which was measured using the TEWAmeter TM2010, a tool designed to measure skin’s water retention ability....

Article from 3 Easy Ways to Keep Your Makeup Sweat-Proof This Summer, By the Editors of BellaSugar Summer has officially arrived, and while you may want to bust out the old Slip ’n Slide from the attic to cool down, when it comes to your makeup, the last thing you want to think about is any kind of slipping or sliding. There’s no way to completely stop makeup from remaining completely sweat-proof, but there are a few ways you can make it wear more nicely as the mercury rises, with tips from Shiseido’s Lien Huynh....

In adults younger than 65, about half the injuries came from cotton swabs, which can perforate your eardrum when pushed in too far. The irony is that swabbing your ears is pointless. “Ears are self-cleaning systems,” says study author Adam Folbe, MD. Your ear canal pushes wax outward continually, like a conveyor belt, he says. MORE: 4 Tips To Outsmart Any Headache What’s more, wax is healthy: “Your earwax is made in the outer part of your ear, and it’s acidic, so it acts as a moisturizer for the ear canal skin and helps to keep bacteria and fungus from growing,” says Folbe....

They were interlopers—after 30-odd years of molding his 6 acres of Catskill hardscrabble with scythes, brush hogs, hoes, and chain saws, he knew the location of every perennial plant and when it would appear: The deer-resistant daffodils poked up during the third week of May, you could find wild strawberries on the southern edge of the lawn the second week of June, the lilies bloomed in July, the bee balm in August....

Sure, nonstick cookware makes food prep convenient—not to mention that meals look way more appetizing when they aren’t glued to the pan. But this asset in the kitchen might one day be accompanied by a warning label: Certain nonstick chemicals are already linked to higher cholesterol levels and an increased risk of thyroid disease. Now, new evidence suggests they may even trigger osteoarthritis. A new study appearing online in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives found that women with higher levels of nonstick chemicals in their blood were more likely to have arthritis....

The Secrets Of Happy Couples Here is some of the best relationship advice we are least likely to take: Pick the nice guy. Damn those bad boys. They’re exciting, and they give just about everything a sense of adventure. What good girl doesn’t want to let her hair down? Unfortunately, bad boys do bad things. And no, you aren’t going to turn him around. Don’t read too far into things....

But for many others who find themselves in long-term committed relationships, it’s easy to wake up one day and realize they haven’t had sex with their partner in months or even years. There are plenty of reasons you might lose interest in sex. Sometimes it’s related to physical or mental health, or tied to deeper issues in the relationship. Other times, it may simply be a result of age and your body’s limitations—let’s be real, you may not be able to pretzel yourself into the same sexual positions you could at 20....

Researchers collected 184 samples of chicken labeled organic, raised without antibiotics, kosher, and conventional from grocery stores in the New York City area. Kosher chickens had the highest levels of antibiotic-resistant E. coli, at 78% of the samples tested. About 60% of certified-organic and “raised without antibiotics” harbored the bacteria. Conventional chicken had the lowest rate of contamination, at 55%—still pretty high. Keep in mind that the study only looked at a small sample size in a certain area, so we can’t generalize the findings to the rest of the country....