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I spent probably 20 years of my life wishing I was thinner.
No matter how much weight I lost, I still never thought my body looked right. I always wanted to change it or fix it, so that I would look different than how I was.
Like so many women, I fantasized about finally being thin. It became the promise of a new life… [Read more…] about How to Love and Accept Your Body the Way It Is
I am not a fan of the 3-second rule.
If food falls on the floor, it’s dirty. It doesn’t matter whether it lies there 3 seconds or a fraction of a second. The instant food touches a dirty surface, it’s a goner. Into the trash bin it goes.
But that’s just me. [Read more…] about Should You Let Your Kid Eat Dirt? Allergy Protection for Kids
You’re feeling low, so you go for a walk in the park.
Thirty minutes later, you’re feeling strangely better.
Or maybe it’s not so strange. Your ancestors knew the benefits of time spent in nature. [Read more…] about Try a Dose of Nature to Cure What Ails You
Have you been on a diet since … well, forever?
Jenn Hand isn’t going to help you lose those last 5 lbs. She’s going show you what life after dieting looks like.
Like so many women, Jenn struggled with her weight. [Read more…] about Ditch the Diet with Jenn Hand (Video)
Most of us think of yoga just as a kind of exercise, albeit one where you get to wear those cute yoga pants. Gossip magazines are always featuring pics of celebrities walking around LA with a yoga mat under their arm. It’s fashionable. It’s cool.
But that’s just scratching the surface of what yoga is all about. [Read more…] about Yoga for Life with Amber DeBarge (Video)
As a teen who hated my weight, I was more into low-calorie food than healthy food.
Unfortunately, they were usually one and the same.
So I ate healthy to lose weight, but that was the ONLY reason. [Read more…] about 5 Superfoods That Will Knock That Multivitamin Off Your Shelf
A few years back, a friend gave me a book as a gift.
It was about the psychology of food cravings.
We think we crave certain foods because they taste good, but what we’re really after is how they make us feel. [Read more…] about Eating for Happiness: How Food Affects Your Mood
You’re walking through the grocery store.
On either side of the aisle, shelves are lined with food.
Some are foods human beings have been eating for hundreds of years—beans, flour, pasta, dried fruit—but most haven’t been around for much longer than you have. [Read more…] about 6 Frankenstein Foods You’re Probably Eating Right Now
I was on the debate team in college, and one of my most memorable debates was on that enduring topic:
“Is a bath better than a shower?”
I was on Team Shower. We won the debate after presenting a slew of convincing arguments. [Read more…] about Why You Should Treat Yourself to a Bath Tonight
What’s your relationship with your phone?
If you feel naked without it, you’re not alone.
The average American checks their phone somewhere between 40 and 80 times a day. Millennials check their phones twice as often. [Read more…] about Is Your Cellphone Harming Your Health?
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