Health & Wellness

New Healthy You 12-Week Program

mcherkezian — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:55:44 -0600

Start your new healthy life today! Follow our 12-week program here.

And don't forget to sign-up for our New Healthy You newsletter, another resource to help you look good and feel great!

New Healthy You Week 8: Vary Your Menu

jbloustein — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:02:04 -0600

1. Add three more veggies.
Make sure at least two come from cruciferous family, which includes broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, kale, and cauliflower. They’re often called superfoods because they contain plant chemicals that have been shown to protect against breast, prostate, colon, uterine, and cervical cancers and non-Hodgkins lymphoma.

Blueberry Compote

jbloustein — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:02:03 -0600

Tastes yummy on your morning oatmeal or mixed with plain or vanilla low- or non-fat yogurt.
Ingredients

1 ½ cups frozen blueberries|

1 teaspoon freshly squeezed orange or lemon juice

1 teaspoon orange or lemon zest

1 teaspoon maple syrup

¼ teaspoon ground ginger

Biggest Loser Love

mcherkezian — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:14:14 -0500

What’s more inspiring than losing a total of 259 pounds in front of the world? Falling in love along the way.

That’s what happened to Damien Gurganious and Nicole Brewer of New York. The engaged couple applied for Season 7 of the NBC weight-loss reality show The Biggest Loser after Damien proposed.

Mood-Boosting Foods

mcherkezian — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:16:39 -0600

If you're feeling down, take heart; help is at hand—and it's as close as your pantry. A number of "superfoods"—so called because they're loaded with nutrients and disease-fighting antioxidants—will not only keep you healthy, they'll boost your mood, too. The bonus? They're all tasty options that are perfect for lifting your spirits on a gloomy winter's day.

New Healthy You Week 2: Focus on Food

jbloustein — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:22:15 -0600

1. Eat a good breakfast.
And a big one, too. A long-running study of the biggest losers (people who’ve lost at least 30 pounds and kept it off) found that those who ate breakfast were more likely to lose weight than those who skipped the morning meal.

Dealing with…and Defeating Emotional Eating

mcherkezian — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:44:07 -0500

Question: I’m an emotional eater and stray at times. I then beat myself up...get back on track...and all the while worrying about my health. I had a heart attack in 2005 and made a lot of changes since then. Lately, however, I’m not as strict with my diet as I was right after the attack.

How can I get back to eating healthy?

Rolanda P.

Basil Broccoli

jbloustein — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:35:32 -0600

Ingredients

Tomorrow's Feast

test_1 — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:11:40 -0600

Hooray! It’s my favorite time of year, time to revel in heartwarming and sometimes overindulgent meals with those we love. And if you’re like me, every year you cook much more than you need, so there’s enough for seconds (and thirds!).

5 Tips for Holiday Dieters

admin — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 09:30:00 -0600

The key is to maintain, not lose. Here are some ways to make sure that the extra goodies at the holidays don't mean extra pounds.

1. Do your chores.
Raking leaves burns 150 calories per half-hour; shoveling snow melts 250.

2. Cook lighter.
Forget fried chicken: Baking or broiling cuts both fat and calories. Go with a reduced-fat graham cracker pie crust, not the flour-butter-shortening kind.