Lifestyle Of Healf And Fitness

Normally, I scoff at fad diets–they promise get-slim-quick results via unhealthy and unproven methods, whether it’s special food combos, uber-calorie restriction, or supplements.But one diet trend I’ve noticed lately is, happily, a healthy one: the greening of our diets with more veggies, less meat. Here are a couple of the latest diet fads you can feel good about:Eco-Atkins: Remember the bacon-filled, steak-saturated phenomenon that was the Atkins diet? It’s gone from red (as in meat) to green! Last month, a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine tested an eco-Atkins diet–one remained true to the high-protein aspect of Atkins but which included that protein from vegetables, not animals–and found that it worked just as well for weight loss as the traditional Atkins diet and kept cholesterol levels down.[...]

Fourth of July is all fun and games — until someone gets food poisoning! OK, while that may not be your biggest concern this holiday, don’t forget food safety when making salads and moving meat from the kitchen to the ‘cue. Here are a few important rules to remember. Clean your plates. If you transport raw meat to the grill on a platter, be sure to wash the platter before plating up the cooked meat or swap out a clean one. Keep separate cutting boards. Don’t use the same cutting board for raw meat that you do for other foods, and be sure to wash rigorously anything that comes into contact with the raw stuff.[...]

Today I spent the day in fitness heaven at SELF’s NYC office. From the minute I walked into the Fitness Department there were new products, fabulous fall workout gear (keep an eye out for Fit Flops fall line…amazing boots), and fun exercise finds everywhere. It was so cool!   I also learned a ton! I went to the office to fine tune my technical skills. Thanks for the computer training, Michael! More polls, slideshows, and videos to come…..if I can remember everythingJ     Then around 3:45 the women of SELF, who really do practice what they preach, took a “class trip” to Exhale for a Core Fusion class.[...]

What a day we had - first it was sunny, then pouring rain, then sunny, then thunderstorms with more rain and right around sunset it was sunny again. Not a great day for dog walking that’s for sure! I actually picked up a new harness for Bruce today so maybe tomorrow we can get out and give it a try. I was struggling walking him with the baby so this should give me a little more control - which if you ever saw us out there you would know I didn’t have! It is my dream that someday he will be so calm and well behaved that he will walk right beside me and never pull but I don’t see that dream becoming a reality any time soon.[...]

There’s a totally legit reason you always seem to fall off the workout wagon: The conventional approach to exercise almost forces you to bail out. So we asked experts who specialize in the science of motivation to explain how to keep your butt in gear. As it happens, just a few simple behavioral tweaks can silence the call of the couch. Why We Quit (And The One Thing That Can Keep Us Going) Research shows that 50 percent of people who start an exercise program drop out within six months. That’s because the most common reasons given for exercising—”My boyfriend says I should lose five pounds”; “My doctor keeps bugging me about it”—have very little to do with you, says Edward Deci, Ph.[...]

I’ve never been able to get a clear answer on whether Tylenol plus alcohol can harm your liver. Though acetaminophen can lead to liver damage when taken in large doses, many questions remain about its short-term dangers, particularly when combined with recreational drinking. Now, the FDA wants some answers. The agency is meeting to determine if and how it should revise its guidelines on acetaminophen, including recommended dosage and the possibility of pulling “combination drugs” like NyQuil from shelves.[...]

WABC weather anchor Heidi Jones continues to share training tales as she and her team gear up to run 13.1 miles at the New York City Half Marathon on August 16th:I believe that to reach your main goal, you have to have little ‘goal-ettes, ‘ as I call them, along the way. They are those little Yes! moments, when we reach milestones leading toward that ultimate goal. For my team, our ‘goal-ette’ was a 5 mile tune up race last weekend in Central Park, as we build towards a half marathon in August.[...]

I love cooking for my family but I do enjoy the nights when I have an excuse not to. Tonight I made myself a simple egg sandwich for dinner because I am the only one here and I am heading to my parents house tomorrow for the rest of the week so the fridge is bare. I spent my afternoon starting to pack and I took Bruce and Will for a nice long walk because we FINALLY got a clearing in the weather. I think everyone that lives in my neighborhood was out along the water walking, running, rollerblading, biking and taking their dogs for a stroll.[...]

I always thought of lentils as some weird, flavorless food that was used in places where meat should be, but when I saw that this legume was a superfood for weight loss I had to give it another chance! Plus, the $1.89 per bag price tag at my local grocery store didn’t hurt. Read on for the scoop on how lentils can help you lose weight, and three of my favorite ways to enjoy ‘em! Lentils are a bona fide belly flattener. “They’re high in protein and soluble fiber, two nutrients that stabilize blood sugar levels,” says Tanya Zuckerbrot, R.[...]

The news of Michael Jackson’s death shocked us all, and while the circumstances are under investigation one element that has left people confused is how do a heart attack and sudden cardiac arrest differ. A heart attack, sometimes referred to as myocardial infarction, occurs when there is a sudden blockage of a coronary artery that supplies blood to the heart. It is a circulation issue and can be thought of like a plumbing problem. The blockage causes part of the heart muscle to die. It was reported that Michael Jackson suffered sudden cardiac arrest, learn more.[...]