The research: Researchers from Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois, had 26 female undergraduates take a test that measured their social anxiety. A week later, after being hooked up to equipment that measured their skin’s electrical conductivity (a measure of physiological arousal), the participants were split into four groups: one group looked at the Facebook profile of a study collaborator before seeing her in person; another saw the collaborator first and then viewed her Facebook profile; one group only looked at the Facebook profile; and the last group only saw the collaborator in person....

Here’s how it works: Do each exercise for 30 seconds. Perform as many reps as possible with good form. It doesn’t matter how big your flight of stairs is; just go for time. After the first time through, rest for 2 minutes. Repeat the entire circuit once more, and you’ll have yourself a 10-minute strength and cardio workout in one. Remember to use the handrail if needed and watch your feet, so you don’t trip....

To ensure that your hard work at home doesn’t go by the wayside on the road, there are a few simple steps that you can take to keep your waistline and calorie intake in check. Include workouts in your travel itinerary. When we travel, we schedule. From airline reservations and rental cars to hotel reservations and itineraries, every detail of the trip is planned well in advance. So why not schedule your workout like you do a meeting?...

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Introducing…The Veggieducken [NPR] We really should have seen this one coming. Thanksgiving diners with a hankering for meat might be indulging in a turducken this week (for the uninitiated, that’s a chicken inside a duck inside a turkey). Now, vegetarians can enjoy a thing-inside-a-thing-inside-another-thing centerpiece of their own: The turducken, created by Dan Pashman, a food podcast host, starts with a banana squash, and then squishes leeks, yams and stuffing inside....

Previous research has shown poor health and diseases, like diabetes, can contribute to sexual dysfunction or disorder. Yet there’s little known about the influence a person’s personality and her reactions to stressful situations can have. So researchers surveyed 50 women who, at the time, were receiving treatment for sexual dysfunction. They were given personality tests to see the kinds of characterics they identified with most—extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, and openness to experience—and then asked to rate their coping mechanisms, e....

Even though we know sugar isn’t great for us, there’s still something about foods sweetened with fructose—a simple sugar found in fruit, agave nectar, and honey—that suggests a vague, good-for-you aura. But once you get past the clever marketing, fructose’s wholesome reputation as a healthier natural sweetener crumbles quicker than an all-natural cookie. Whether it’s high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), table sugar (sucrose), or fruit sugar, “all caloric sweeteners are essentially the same....

By 2100, the areas of the world currently suitable for farming and those no longer arable could flip flop, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS One. As fertile spots in the Mediterranean and parts of sub-Saharan Africa become too arid to grow anything, areas in northern Russia, Canada, and China are poised to become less tundralike—and more farming-friendly. This may not sound so bad, except that it’s not an even exchange....

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These findings, from Good In Bed, are especially surprising when you consider that most of the women were in long-term relationships or marriages and reported that the quality and frequency of their orgasms increased with age. So what gives? In short, we’re distracted. For men and women, mental distraction was ahead of other orgasm-inhibiting factors (like inadequate stimulation and foreplay)—and both sexes said this decreased their satisfaction in the relationship....

[sidebar]“I had not expected willow bark to prove to be such a potent analgesic,” said lead researcher Sigrun Chrubasik, MD, research coordinator at the Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Freiberg, Germany. “For long-term treatment, willow bark is superior to aspirin and other NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories) because it helps prevent cartilage destruction and has far lower risk of side effects,” says Dr. Chrubasik. “But for treatment of acute pain, aspirin or another NSAID is the better choice because it delivers more rapid relief....

Don’t let stress trigger health problems like headaches and colds. Stress contributes to belly fat by interfering with hormones and causing us to overeat. Watch this 3-minute video and learn yoga moves to beat stress from Prevention fitness expert Chris Freytag. In Yoga Advice: Moves to Beat Stress, find out how to relieve tension with six stress-busting yoga moves. Try sitting and gently moving your head to each side while pushing your hand toward the ground....

In her new book, Yoga Cures, which hits shelves tomorrow, the celeb yogi and Women’s Health contributor explains how yoga can help ease an alphabet of more than 50 ailments, from anxiety to not getting enough Zzzs. What Is Hiking Yoga? “The health benefits of yoga are old, but they’re new in the minds of the general public,” says Stiles. “You don’t have to be a super-advanced practitioner to feel better—you can do just a few things that can change your life....

These double-duty moves turn your local pool into a giant exercise machine. Not only do they simultaneously tone and strengthen your major muscle groups, they also work the upper and lower body in tandem for maximum cardio fat frying. This workout was created by Mary E. Sanders, an exercise scientist at the University of Nevada, Reno. It burns about 100 calories in only 10 minutes. Perform each exercise for 3 minutes (resting your upper body if needed), then jog for 30 seconds between exercises....