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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
Do you ever feel that, no matter what you do, it isn’t enough?
Your career isn’t where you want it to be. Your weight isn’t where you want it to be. You’re no Martha Stewart in the kitchen. You could be a better wife, mother, daughter, friend. [Read more…] about The Cost of Being a High-Performing Woman
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?
I’m a mother.
Which makes me in the know about magic.
Add the word “magic” in front of anything—cream, Band-Aid, medicine, sandwich—and your kid will love it. It’ll go down like a charm. [Read more…] about Why Every Woman Needs This “Magic Cream”
I started noticing it a few years ago.
I’d be reading profiles of brilliant leaders. People who’d really reached the top of their game.
Consistently, these high performers would mention that they meditate for at least 20 minutes a day. [Read more…] about Why You Need 20 Minutes a Day to Yourself
Who doesn’t count calories?
Calorie-counting apps are big business, along with activity trackers like Fitbit.
Track how much you’re taking in versus how much you’re burning, and you’ve got an easy equation for weight loss. [Read more…] about Why Counting Calories Could Shorten Your Life
Ever wondered why you get older?
It’s a legitimate question.
We know, for example, that cells in the body are dying off all the time and being replaced. Your skin cells regenerate every 2 to 3 weeks [Read more…] about Why You Age
It’s your worst nightmare.
You wake up feeling like you’ve been hit by a truck. You go to the doctor and he tells you it’s your gallbladder.
You don’t have time to be sick. You’ve got a modeling and acting career to pursue. [Read more…] about #BrilliantBabe: Crazy Sexy Cancer Survivor Kris Carr
Ever felt your neck when you’ve got a cold…
To see if your lymph nodes were swollen?
That’s the only thing I knew about the lymphatic system growing up. Useful for diagnostic purposes, I guess, but not real exciting. [Read more…] about Why Your Lymph Nodes are Your New Best Friend
When I get older, I want to be just like Dr. Northrup.
I used to want to be just like Helen Mirren. Beautiful and a dame and an Academy Award winner and still smokin’ hot in her 70s? Bring it on! [Read more…] about #BrilliantBabe: Women’s Health Expert Dr. Christiane Northrup
Popping handfuls of supplements has never been my thing.
Surely a good multivitamin is enough, I thought.
It’s only been in the past few years that I’ve started to question that thinking. [Read more…] about What Vitamin Labels Don’t Tell You
We gotta talk about coffee.
I know you love your Keurig. Just pop in a K-Cup, and voila! Just like a barista made it for you.
Because otherwise you’ll be waiting endlessly in your car, waiting your turn at the coffee drive-thru of goodness [Read more…] about What You Don’t Know about Your Keurig Could Be Making You Sick
The top 5 ingredients for healthy living, according to the best scientific sources, are:
– Diet
– Exercise
– Sleep
– Sunshine
– Socializing [Read more…] about The Missing Ingredient in a Healthy Life
