Health & fitness

Quinoa Looks So Good Like This

Quinoa Looks So Good Like This


Have you ever seen a photo of food that totally changes your thoughts about said food?
| by Sarah Jio | Feb. 10 |

Now, I love quinoa, but I was feeling a little burned out on the ancient grain until I saw this yummy photo, and suddenly, I want it for breakfast!

The Best Vegetable You’ve Never Tried

The Best Vegetable You’ve Never Tried


FOR weeks, Bill Maxwell of Maxwell Farms in Changewater, N.J., put the rutabaga bug in my ear every Saturday morning at the farmers’ market.
| by MELISSA CLARK | Jan. 10 |

At the beginning, his urgings were gentle.

Potato, Green Bean and Spinach Salad

Potato, Green Bean and Spinach Salad


Sometimes salads can be comforting, especially when warm potatoes are part of the mix.
| by MARTHA SHULMAN | Jan. 10 |

This is a particularly healthy combination whose three components bring together a great deal of vitamin C, vitamin K, potassium, folate, manganese, potassium, iron and vitamin A.

5 Strategies to Avoid Regaining Weight

5 Strategies to Avoid Regaining Weight


Congratulations – you’ve lost some weight! Now, how can you ensure that you keep it off?
| by Alex Billington | Dec. 09 |

When you’ve spent weeks or even months striving and sacrificing, the last thing you want to happen is see the scale going back up. But regardless of the weight loss method, weight regain is a real possibility for most women.

6 Tips To Make Your New Year's Fitness Resolution Stick

6 Tips To Make Your New Year’s Fitness Resolution Stick


If you are like most North Americans, you made at least one New Year’s resolution. And, if you are like the majority of these promise-makers, at least one resolution is probably related to health and fitness.
| by Lynn Bode | Dec. 09 |

In a recent study of New Year’s resolutions, 55 percent promised to eat healthier, 50 percent resolved to exercise more, and 38 percent wanted to lose weight.

Your Million-Dollar Smile

Your Million-Dollar Smile


Do you have a perfect smile? Or do you always feel compelled to cover your mouth when you laugh? Do you hate to smile for pictures? Ever wished you’d been born with great teeth?
| by Diana Pemberton | Nov. 09 |

Join the crowd. The truth is, few people are born with perfect smiles. Those million dollar mouths you see plastered all over magazines and television are often the result of many trips to the dentist or orthodontist, and can be yours for a few thousand dollars and some time in a dental chair.

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