“Let’s just be friends.” It’s the mantra said by couples who split up all the time, but does anyone really mean it? It depends. Consider the tone of the breakup. If things got really ugly at the end – perhaps one partner cheated on the other, or there was a…
As women, we’re inundated by ads for skincare products every day. They’re pitched to us on TV, in magazines, online and at the mall. Most of us have made a few unwise expenditures of alleged miracle creams, and came out of it wiser, more savvy shoppers. Now, as moms, we’re…
Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating
The average person consumes approximately 100 to 150 pounds (45 to 67.5 kilos) of sugar per year with 80 percent coming from processed foods like soft drinks, candy, cereals, and baked goods. But what if we could have our sweets without the high caloric count? Would you use a sugar…
Food & Recipes / Healthy Bytes
One of the best things you can do for your family is to cook healthy, nutritious and delicious meals. Science is proving what we have long suspected: the food you eat is largely responsible for how healthy you are. In addition, the eating habits you instill in your children are…
Food & Recipes / Healthy Bytes
by Ted Goldberg Luscious desserts and low-carb diets typically do not mix. Sugar is, of course, a carbohydrate. How can you have something “sweet” without using sugar? Those of us who cook know that using artificial sweeteners changes the recipe drastically. Substances like saccharin have less “bulk” than straight sugar….
For a long time, coffee and particularly caffeine have been on the list of “don’ts” for people who want to lead a healthy lifestyle. But close to 20,000 studies in the past 30 years have tried to determine caffeine’s effect on the body, and the results are promising. The stimulant…
Much has been said about the health benefits of soy. Soy is a complete protein — the only non-animal product to boast that claim — and it benefits cholesterol, lowering levels of LDL, the “bad” cholesterol, and raising HDL, or “good” cholesterol. Its high calcium levels contribute to bone health,…
Among the things that the Coconut Diet helps alleviate are thyroid disease, yeast infections, chronic fatigue, high cholesterol and much more. To put it in a simple way, the Coconut Diet replaces trans fat acids and unhealthy polyunsaturated oils with coconut oil. The other cooking oils recommended include virgin Palm…
by Kevin O’Connell If what you are after are aesthetically shaped and toned legs and calves, there are exercises and routines to favor and to avoid. The primary exercises for the quadriceps and the glutes — thigh and butt muscles — are squats, leg presses and extensions. The primary movements…
In Puhn’s own words, you’ll eliminate all of your cravings for junk food prior to five days of starting this diet by following the guidelines. Once these kinds of cravings are gone, you’re sure to lose weight, she says. The 5-Day Miracle Diet hones in on two factors: the time…