The research: Ten “recreationally active” (non athletes) college-age women of normal body weight were given a high protein meal (45% protein), low protein meal (15%), or no food at all before walking on a treadmill. The women who ate the high protein meal an hour prior to working out burned more calories per minute than women who ate nothing. (No difference was found between the low-protein group and the fasting women....
When I was growing up in Cedar Falls, IA, I was fascinated with nature. As a child, I was always trying to rescue animals. My parents noticed my interests and encouraged me to become a doctor. Although I wondered if that profession would be right for me, I pursued a career in medicine, thinking I’d earn an adequate income and be able to work a family-friendly schedule. MORE: 5 Signs You’ve Been In Your Job Too Long—And How To Find A New One You’ll Actually Enjoy In reality, medicine turned out to be brutally hard work, and my first attempt at family life was a mess....
MORE: 14 Foods You Should Never Eat “At least half of the drugs approved in the United States commonly deplete specific nutrients, creating the need for nutritional supplementation. More drugs probably deplete nutrients; we just don’t have the data to prove it yet. The mechanisms by which drugs mug you can vary,” she writes in Drug Muggers. Cohen says most people assume it’s because the drug grabs hold of a nutrient in the gut and takes it out of the system through the gastrointestinal tract (called chelation)....
This sexy, superfood smoothie serves it up in spades, nurturing your heart chakra (which is the color green, FYI) with a leafy kale base. Fresh strawberries, known for their anti-inflammatory benefits, provide a touch of sweetness (and plenty of pink!), while antioxidant-rich sweetened cacao nibs are a nod to those ubiquitous heart-shaped chocolate boxes—with none of the dairy or added chemicals that rob chocolate of its beautifying properties. A dash of maca promises a bit of a vitality boost in the bedroom (don’t say we didn’t warn you!...
The short answer: Probably. But if you’re wrong, you could end up with mercury poisoning, which can cause weird symptoms like tingling sensations and loss of balance, says Michael Gochfeld, MD, PhD, a researcher with the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute. “It would likely be safe for many men to eat tuna every day, while some men could experience symptoms of mercury toxicity from eating the same amount,” says Food and Drug Administration spokeswoman Lauren Sucher....
But now there’s hope for a way to restore bone mass (and it doesn’t entail mainlining milk). A team of researchers at the University of Liverpool implanted neuromuscular stimulators inside rats’ legs and had them pulse every 30 seconds for 28 days, causing the muscle groups on the outside of their shins to contract. “The routine pulsing didn’t impair the animals’ movements at all,” says study author Paula Vickerton, an evolutionary and biomechanics PhD student....
(Got 10 minutes? Then you’ve got time to lose the weight for good with Prevention’s new 10-minute workouts and 10-minute meals. Get Fit in 10: Slim and Strong for Life now!) Measuring Cups and Spoons You don’t have to measure every single morsel that goes into your mouth, but a set of measuring spoons and cups (one set for dry ingredients, another for wet) can help you portion out calorie-dense foods like nuts and seeds, dried fruit, whole grains, cereal, and oils....
Popcorn Photo courtesy of Calorific MORE: 6 Ways to Make Better-Tasting Popcorn Spinach Photo courtesy of Calorific Peanut Butter Photo courtesy of Calorific MORE: 5 Low-Cal Peanut Butter-Flavored Snacks Chickpeas Photo courtesy of Calorific Blueberry Muffin Photo courtesy of Calorific MORE: Are Blueberries Still Healthy When They’re Cooked? Potatoes Photo courtesy of Calorific MORE: Do Potatoes Really Prevent Weight Loss? Shrimp Photo courtesy of Calorific Raisins Photo courtesy of Calorific Salmon Photo courtesy of Calorific MORE: The 5 Fish That Are Most Contaminated—And 5 You Should Eat Instead Red Peppers Photo courtesy of Calorific This article originally ran on Womenshealth....
And that may have worsened her condition, she concedes. “Had I paid attention to my body and known what was going on, I may have been able to avoid surgery by doing the proper types of exercise for someone with my condition,” she says. Now, as a volunteer and trainer for the Greater Southwest Chapter of the Atlanta-based Arthritis Foundation, Hopwood wants others to learn from her experience. Among her lessons is this nugget: Don’t think that OA strikes only the 65-plus crowd....
The benefits of chocolate, say experts, may start in your gut. When you swallow that sweet bite of chocolatey goodness, the good microbes in your stomach essentially feast on the chocolate, letting them grow and ferment which then produces anti-inflammatory compounds. When these antioxidant compounds are absorbed, they were found to calm inflammation throughout the body—especially in cardiovascular tissue, which may reduce the long-term risk of stroke, according to research presented yesterday at the National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society....
MORE: The Anarchy Workout From Men’s Health: 2 Dumbbells, 30 Minutes, Hundreds Of Calories GONE! If you want to ease pain and get stronger, then you’re going to want to pay a little more attention to your ankles. Spend 5 to 10 minutes before your next gym day, run, or fitness class bulletproofing and mobilizing the joints with the ankle armor drill shown in the video above. How to do it: Perform a standing calf raise, squeezing your muscles in the top position, and hold it 5 seconds....
Your commute is too long. Maybe there’s too much stress when you’re stuck in traffic. Or maybe you miss quality time together while stuck on the road. Whatever the reason, when your commute to work is 45 minutes or more each way, you’re more likely to divorce, found a 2013 Swedish study published in the journal Urban Studies. The study tracked millions of Swedes over a 10-year period and found that 14% of the couples in which one or both partners had a long commute split, as opposed to 10% of the couples who worked closer to home....
Alena Shifrin spent much of her life overweight, checking in at over 305 pounds as far back as college. She was smiling on the outside, but felt trapped and sad on the inside. Her husband Seth, whom she met and fell in love with in college, always found her beautiful, and never made her feel uncomfortable or pressured her to lose the weight. He said, “losing weight is not something you do for someone else; you have to do it for you....
Your Challenge: Log at least 10,000 steps a day, the doctor-recommended goal for optimal health. JAWBONE UP $130; jawbone.com (pictured above) The UP seamlessly becomes part of your everyday life, thanks to its extralong battery life (10 days) and sleek design. For extra motivation, use the app to keep an eye on the activity levels of friends who also have the tracker. How to use it: Wear all day around your wrist; just remove if taking a swim....
