The 25 Best Foods For Weight Loss

Regular exercise is great for building muscle and losing fat, but if you want to see real weight-loss results, what you eat matters. But dropping pounds isn't about depriving yourself — it's about choosing the right foods that satisfy without the calories. These 25 foods make the cut; check them out below!

Cinnamon:
Even just a small amount of cinnamon has been shown to help regulate blood sugar levels, curb cravings, and boost metabolism, so sprinkle some in your morning coffee or smoothie for a little boost. ReadMore

11 Really Creative Uses For Hair Conditioner

1. WASHING YOUR SILK CLOTHING AND DELICATES

Cleaning your silk clothing is always a task, but you can save yourself from a fat dry cleaning bill just by making use of hair conditioner. A tablespoon of any conditioner in a sink filled with warm water will create a solution that will help clean your silk clothing perfectly. Just let your garments stay in the solution for a few minutes. Then rinse it and hang it out to dry. You can try the same with lingerie and other delicates for equally impressive results. This is definitely one of the best uses for hair conditioner.Readmore

The 10 Best and Worst States To Make A Living

While Hawaii might be a great place to visit, a new survey shows that it's the most difficult place in the country to earn a living.

MoneyRates.com has released the results of its fourth annual study of the best and worst states to make a living, and Hawaiians: We have some bad news for you.
The ranking, which is based on average salaries and employment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, cost of living as determined by the Council for Community and Economic Research, and workplace conditions as established by the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, ordered all 50 states in terms of how difficult or easy it is to make a solid living.

The 10 worst states to make a living are:

1. Hawaii
2. New York
3. Mississippi
4. Rhode Island
5. Connecticut
6. Alaska Readmore

5 Exercises You Are Not Doing That Could Improve Your CrossFit

If you are an avid CrossFitter, you have heard this phrase before: “Constantly varied, functional movements at high intensities.” CrossFit athletes pride themselves on being ready for any athletic event at any time, training across multiple training modalities that include running, biking swimming, weightlifting, jumping, and gymnastics. While any well-developed CrossFit program does cover a lot of ground, there are a few exercises I feel that CF folks would benefit from that I very rarely see these in a CrossFit program.

Some may argue that since certain exercises will never be included in a CrossFit event, they are not worth taking the time to do. I beg to differ. Would you tell Kelly Starrett that his mobility WOD was worthless, just because you wouldn’t see his corrective exercise drills in a WOD at your local competition or during the CrossFit Games Open? I don’t think so.ReadMore

7 Reasons Why Your Child Should Practice Martial Arts

Reason #1: They (and You) Will Get More Active

This is the obvious reason kids should do martial arts in this day and age - to get active and moving. In case you haven’t noticed, we have an epidemic when it comes to our nation’s obesity problem. We’re also increasingly unfit in addition to being overweight. The problem is particularly alarming as itrelates to our kids. Youth sports and physical education programs are great, but not every kid is an athlete and many schools no longer offer PE. The martial arts offer many benefits, but when it comes to fitness, becoming a true martial artist means becoming a supremely fit person.Readmore

3 Simple Ways to Heal a Stiff, Sore, or Injured Neck

In the case of a cervical strain/sprain, there are a number of things that can be done to facilitate healing. As a licensed acupuncturist I have been trained in numerous treatments and protocols to help this condition, but I wanted to pick techniques that wouldn’t require any special knowledge or training to do. These three therapeutic techniques are intended to be used after the acute-phase of the injury, which is the first four days after the incident.
Remember that after a neck strain/sprain, the muscles in the neck will often become tight, guarding the affected area and limiting motion and mobility.Anything that can be done to safely alleviate muscle tension, improve range of motion, and promote blood circulation to the affected area, is going to help the healing process.ReadMore

What Women Need to Know About Growth Hormone (and How to Maximize It)

Growth Hormone, Estrogen, and Testosterone

First, we make more growth hormone than men. Weird, right? It’s a pretty darn anabolic hormone and given that men are generally so much bigger and more muscular than us ladies, it seems odd that we make more. How is it we aren’t hulking she-beasts? Well, while there aren’t a lot of studies out there discussing this, I feel we don’t get as muscular as men largely due to the fact we do not make as much testosterone as men. Yes, while we make a lot of growth hormone, without coupling that with testosterone, muscle growth is limited.Readmore

4 Things to Do and 3 Things to Stop to Naturally Increase Your Testosterone

1. Don't buy stupid stuff.

Don’t buy or take any supplement with EXTREME, XXX, or any ridiculous play on the word steroids. I know, the guy in the picture is huge and the product says that it’s actually banned in some countries. Amazing. It’s most likely filled with enough caffeine and other stimulants to make you feel great during your workout, once you get over your shaky hands and grinding teeth, but will wear you out over time and keep you awake at night. If I could get all of the money back I spent on supplements with tough sounding names in my twenties, I’d be writing this from my own private island. Save your money; buy vegetables.

Top Ten Ways to Test Your Body

After all, if you don’t know what’s going on inside your body, then how do you know you’re not one of those people who are healthy on the outside, but unhealthy on the inside? And if you struggle with anything like brain fog, constipation, bloating, low libido, poor sleep, or slow workout recovery, then you probably fall into the category of people who need to test their body.

As a matter of fact, even if you’re exercising hard and eating healthy, it turns out that what’s actually going on inside your body can be quite disturbing, and include:

• Low testosterone and high cortisol, manifesting in overtraining symptoms, low libido, lack of motivation, and loss of competitive drive.
• Low luteinizing hormone, high estrogens, and low progesterone, manifesting in brain fog, appetite cravings, and a seeming inability to shed fat despite lots of training.
• High thyroid-stimulating hormone and low thyroid hormones, resulting in a constant feeling of being cold, sluggish metabolism, and impaired digestive function, gas, and bloating.Readmore

10 things that should never go in the fridge

After spending time in the grocery store, your sole goal when you get home is to put everything away as quickly as possible. You throw thepantry stuff in the pantry and cold stuff in the fridge and call it a day. But really what you’re doing is creating a return trip to the store a lot sooner.

Believe it or not, you could be putting grocery items in your fridge incorrectly. All foods have unique molecular compositions. Some are full of starch and others gluten, and each food reacts differently to its environment. And while we see our refrigerator as a cold preservation box, it wasn’t designed to keep every food item fresh.

To help you save your food from an untimely death, we pulled together a list of grocery items that don’t belong in your fridge, no matter how cold you think they should be! Readmore

12 mental tricks to fight pain

If you're in pain, you may be able to harness your thoughts to help fight it. Skeptical? Studies suggest these pain relief tools can work.

"Individuals with rheumatoid arthritis can learn mind-body techniques to assist the body and mind in relaxing," says Janice M. Singles, Psy.D., of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison. "This generally reduces the levels of stress hormones in the body, allowing the immune system to be better able to fight off illness."

Some techniques work for short term (or acute) pain, others for chronic pain. Either way, here are 12 methods to try.Readmore

12 weird pain remedies

Relief can’t happen fast enough when you’re in pain. When traditional pain relievers are unavailable, a backup plan can help. Find out how slowing down your breathing, listening to your favorite music and other out-of-the-box remedies can help ease discomfort.Readmore

The 1 Minute Winged Liner

Simply place the scotch tape along the outer part of your eye- use your lower lash line as a guideline. Take your bent liner brush or any super small makeup brush and apply the eyeliner along the tape, connecting it to your upper lash line. You want to fill it in to form a triangle shape- this is what gives the illusion of winged liner. Readmore

Sugar Crush Body Scrub

Amazing lime scent aside that smells exactly like Coca-Cola with Lime, including the fizz, this is an amazing scrub that doesn't feel harsh on the skin but gets the job done. Ideal for all over to keep skin smooth or rubbed into skin a bit more vigorously to ensure exfoliated pre-tanned skin. Readmore

Are you Bipolar? Take the Test that Doctors Use

The Bipolar Spectrum Diagnostic Scale

Today I introduce the Bipolar Spectrum Diagnostic Scale (BSDS). This scale is based off of the Bipolar Clinical Scale developed by Dr. Ronald Pies, later to be refined by Dr. S. Nassir Ghaemi and colleagues. Pies developed this test to detect bipolar disorder within the treatment-resistant depression population. The BSDS is based off the most helpful questions Pies developed.

The cool thing about this scale is that it is designed to detect not just bipolar I and bipolar II, but also “softer” versions of bipolar disorder like other bipolar and related disorders (previously known as bipolar NOS).

The BSDS was scientifically validated and has a 0.85 specificity. (Yes, this means it doesn’t catch all cases of bipolar disorder. No test can be expected to.) Readmore

How to Remove Ear Wax- Remedy To Blocked Ears

Earwax, more scientifically called “cerumen” and sometimes spelled in two words as “ear wax,” is a substance secreted in the ear canal. It cleans and lubricates the area, and helps fight against bacteria, insects and fungi. The wax forms in the outer third of the ear canal, and normally leaves the ear due to jaw motion from chewing and talking. However, cleaning ears with Q-tips, bobby pins, paper clips, wet napkin corners or a pinky finger, can push this wax further into the ear, plugging the canal.

Using Removal Kits

An effective remedy for cleaning your ears of cerumen is through a kit that combines a softening liquid solution and a flushing tool, also called an irrigator. Such kits also have additional accessories such as basin or earplugs that are nice to have but not required. You can also buy the liquid and tools separately, which is useful if you prefer the solution from one manufacturer and the tool from another. This will naturally be more expensive than buying a kit.Readmore

Golden girl Aishwarya Rai Bachchan nails it at Cannes

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's red carpet appearance at the 67th Cannes International Film Festival was the most awaited one. And the former beauty queen didn't disappoint.The lady infact, took our breath away as she walked down the red carpet in golden fish tail Roberto Cavalli gown.Readmore

8 Reasons Why I Don’t Wear Daily Sunscreen

Almost every health or women’s magazine recommends we wear daily sunscreen in an effort to protect us from cancer and skin damage. For years I followed their advice, but then I learned about the toxic chemicals in most sunscreens and our need for unprotected sunlight each day. As I’ve often found – when I educated myself on the topic, I learned some new information that completely changed how I think about sunscreen and the sun.

• The skin is the body’s largest organ. More importantly, “Substances placed on the skin can penetrate into the underlying tissue and eventually reach the blood stream.”
• Most sunscreens contain toxic chemicals.
• 500 of the most popular sunscreens may actually increase the speed at which malignant cells develop and spread skin cancer. Environmental Working Group.ReadMore

Do You Really Know What Food Labels Really Mean?

There seems to be a new food label popping up all the time and many of them can be confusing. Knowing what a food claim truly means is a great way to educate yourself about where your food comes from and how it has been produced.

Food Claims and What They Actually Mean:

Antibiotic-Free: 

means that an animal was not given antibiotics during its lifetime.

Cage-Free:

means that the birds are raised without cages. What this doesn’t explain is whether the birds were raised outdoors or indoors in overcrowded conditions. If you are looking to buy eggs, poultry, or meat that was raised outdoors, look for a label that says “pastured” or “pasture-raised.”

Grass-Fed: 

means the animal was fed grass rather than grain. A “grass-fed” label doesn’t mean the animal necessarily ate grass its entire life. Some grass-fed cattle are “grain-finished,” which means they ate grain from a feedlot prior to slaughter.

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Grape Fruit: Medicine For Diabetes:19 Other Benefits

The grapefruit (Citrus × paradise- the “x” stands for hybrid) is a subtropical citrus tree known for its tart and tangy taste, with an underlying sweetness. Grapefruits are related to the orange, lemon and pomelo, have either yellow or pinkish-yellow skin and categorized as white (blond), pink or ruby, based on the color of their flesh. The wonderful flavor of a grapefruit is like paradise as is expressed by its Latin name, Citrus paradise.

19 REFRESHING HEALTH SECRETS OF GRAPEFRUIT:

Acidity: 

Grapefruit juice has an alkaline reaction after digestion, neutralizing the acidity in the stomach.
Atherosclerosis: Grapefruit contains Pectin that is effective in reducing the accumulation of arterial deposits, and vitamin C helps to strengthen and maintain the elasticity of arteries.

Cancer: 

Bioflavonoids found in grapefruit eliminates excess estrogen, and fight carcinogens in breast cancer patients. Pectin acts as a bulk laxative, protecting the colon mucous membrane from stomach and pancreatic cancer. Lycopene along with Vitamin A fight lung cancer and oral cancer. Naringenin, a flavonoid helps to repair damaged DNA in prostate cancer cells.

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World’s Oldest Myth: Milk Is Good For Your Bones.

Milk from many animals, particularly cows, has long been a regular food staple for many, but not all, cultures. It provides other food sources such as cheese, yogurt, butter and kefir and is a source of protein, vitamin D and calcium. But is Milk the “Super Food” as we have been made to believe?
Health Issues due to Milk consumption:

Lactose intolerance: 

Lactose is a sugar usually digested in the intestinal tract. Many people lack or lose the ability to digest lactose and will suffer from significant bowel cramping, bloating or even loose bowels upon consuming dairy products.

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Potato chips are fun snacks to munch on while watching a movie or football game. In fact, they taste great with almost everything - cream cheese dips, spreads, salsa, guacamole, even ice cream (yes, we've seen this many times). Of course, if you're a purist, chips are fine just by themselves.

We know they're not too healthy, but how bad can it get? After all, they're potatoes and a source of energy. At the very most, after wolfing down a bag of chips, you have the choice of eating less rice at dinner to prevent a carbohydrate overload, right?

Wrong.

The problem with the common potato chip is that it's got an ingredient that's not friendly to balanced diets: trans-fats.Readmore

10 Things Your Hair Stylist Doesn't Want You to Know

You may love your hair stylist. He may make you look like a star, massage your scalp like nobody's business, embody the very concept of drop-dead genuine flattery.

He is also getting paid. Which is not to say you don't have the thickest, shiniest hair he's ever seen. It's simply to point out that what he tells you, or doesn't tell you, may not come from a place of absolute objectivity.

Or even absolute knowledge. While some stylists have been taking care of hair for 40 years, others graduated from beauty school five minutes ago.

Here, we present you with 10 facts your hair stylist may be tinkering with, leaving out or not know at all.

To begin with, if something seems counterintuitive, you should sometimes trust that assessment.Readmore

10 Things You Should Never, Ever Wear to a Wedding

You might wear a uniform or follow an office dress code Monday through Friday, and on the weekend, you like to have a little fun with fashion. Your friend's wedding isn't the place to test drive your new romper or rock those $200 jeans you just splurged on. But you already knew that, right?ReadMore

45 Beautiful and Elegant Bedroom Decorating Ideas

The bedrooms, a spot may be one of the most private rooms in your home. Usually, we want them to be cozy, calm and soothing. Today we bring to you a collection of fabulous and dreamy bedroom styles to inspire you. Which one below is your favorite bedroom design?

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15 Last-Minute Mother’s Day Gifts to DIY

The best Mother's Day gifts are made with love — and paint and glitter.
If you don't have something for mom yet, don't rely on sappy store-bought items to show your mom how much you care. Instead, bust out your craft skills for a cute and creative do-it-yourself present.Readmore

7 Terrible Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

Searching for a last-minute gift for your mom? Here's what not to buy
Sunday is Mother’s Day and it’s not too late to buy mom a gift—but that means it’s also not too late to mess it up. Here’s what not to do.ReadMore

18 Free And Meaningful Mother’s Day Gifts.

It doesn’t cost anything to show how much you care.

1. Make a Coupon Book (and honor it!)

Instead of just the basic coupons like a “car wash” or “doing the dishes,” add in some personal things that are specific to your mom.Readmore

Creative Mother's Day Gifts: 20 Fun Ideas That Don't Say 'Mom'

This Mother's Day, your mom deserves something more original than flowers and brunch.

So, we're here to talk you into trying out some creative Mother's Day gifts that don't say "Mom" on them.

How about homemade jewelry or a nice pair of underwear that will make her feel beautiful?

For the more daring we also suggest temporary tattoos, a skull and crossbones scarf and a pentagram jewelry box. ReadMore

The 9 Best Weight-Loss Tips Ever!

We rounded up the best weight-loss tips we’ve ever published and put them all in one convenient spot. Click through to jumpstart your weight-loss goals now! 

Don’t Forget to Eat Right

Hit the gym all you want, but you’ll still gain weight if you eat more calories than you burn working out. In fact, people tend to lose more weight if they really focus on their diet instead of on exercise (although exercise is obviously good for you and your weight-loss goals, too!).ReadMore

11 Beauty Blunders Every Woman Makes

The way you brush your hair, file your nails, and shave your legs is like second nature by now. But what if we told you that the routine you’ve been following since you were old enough to bother is actually…wrong? Don’t worry—plenty of women make the same mistakes. And the good news is, fixing them doesn’t add any extra time to your routine. Make these simple tweaks to your morning and evening prep to look gorgeous without adding any extra items to your beauty to-do list.ReadMore

12 Weird Beauty Uses for Coconut Oil

Finding a good beauty product is like making a new friend. But finding a product that can help with practically every beauty issue out there is like finding the holy grail. Coconut oil, which is all-natural and available at just about every grocery store within a two-mile radius of wherever you are right now, is that holy grail. The evidence? These 12 weird beauty uses for coconut oil:

Oil Pulling

If you haven't heard the buzz about oil pulling yet, it's time to get on the bandwagon. Swishing coconut oil around in your mouth for 20 minutes a day (preferably at the beginning of the day, before you brush your teeth) may help to detoxify your body, cure headaches, whiten teeth, and more.ReadMore

5-Minute Breakfasts That Are Actually Healthy

If your idea of a grab-and-go breakfast is a bowl of cereal or a granola bar, prepare to have your mind blown. You can make a pretty impressive morning meal that’s actually good for you in five minutes or less. Still skeptical? Check out these tasty, time-saving recipes—all under 400 calories! ReadMore

9 Beauty Habits That Give You Wrinkles

Wrinkles are a part of aging—and life. While we know to expect wrinkles as we get older, some of the battle has nothing to do with age. Your beauty routines and habits can impact wrinkling as well. See the bad habits that affect your skin's aging process so you can cut them out ASAP.

Smoking

Smoking is the most common cause of wrinkles. "There have been studies of twins that showed proof of this in stunning detail," says Joel Schlessinger, M.D., a board-certified dermatologist and cosmetic surgeon and founder of LovelySkin.com. "So skip cigarettes and lose the wrinkles!"ReadMore

101 Beauty Tips Every Girl Should Know

In the world of beauty, there are endless tips and rules to keep you looking fabulous. In the list below Beauty High breaks down all those tips to make the industry less scary for women from makeup artists, hairstylists, skincare gurus and of course, our beauty staff. Remember, beauty should always be fun!

101. “Always keep your summer makeup minimal. Minimal and sheer makeup is the way to go when it’s hot and muggy outside.” – Mary Greenwell, celebrity makeup artist. ReadMore

Easy Smokey Eye

Smoky eyes are up there with cat eyes on the intimidation list. But if you can draw lines in a checkerboard, you can create a smoky eye! Don’t worry about it being an exact duplicate of what I did above, just make sure you have the right liner formula and prep your lid with foundation first, otherwise, it won’t work. Here’s how: ReadMore

Bobbi Brown's make-up guide for girls with glasses

"Your eyes can get lost beneath your frames unless you adjust your make-up," says American make-up guru Bobbi Brown. Here's eight quick tips as to how:

Brown's 8 top tips for framed faces:

1. "Eyeliner is key; it really adds definition from behind your lenses."ReadMore

The 15 best ballgowns at the Met Gala 2014

Consider it the carnival of the fashion world: a stage for the most outrageous ensembles, wildest beauty looks and ballgowns that could literally sweep you off your feet.

The 2014 Costume Institute Gala, hosted by New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, chose to honour the 20th century designer widely considered to be the first American couturier with its exhibition, 'Charles James: Beyond Fashion'.ReadMore

6 Celebrity Hair Trends Worth Trying

The cure for the common ponytail: any of these styles, fresh colors and cuts, seen on the Emmas, the Jennifers and more stars at the top of their mane games.From one angle, Anna Kendrick appears to be sporting your average pony and Bella Thorne's hairstyle looks like a basic messy bun, but a 360º view reveals plaits in unconventional places.Readmore

Roger Federer Welcomes Twin Sons Leo and Lenny

The tennis star, 32, and his wife Mirka welcomed twins — again! — on Tuesday, May 6, he announced on Twitter shortly after the birth.“Mirka and I are so incredibly happy to share that Leo andLenny were born this evening! #TwinsAgain #Miracle,” Federer Tweeted.ReadMore

Top 10 Myths About the Brain

The brain is one of the most amazing organs in the human body. It controls our central nervous system, keeping us walking, talking, breathing and thinking. The brain is also incredibly complex, comprising around 100 billion neurons. There's so much going on with the brain that there are several different fields of medicine and science devoted to treating and studying it, including neurology, which treats physical disorders of the brain; psychology, which includes the study of behavior and mental processes; and psychiatry, which treats mental illnesses and disorders. Some aspects of each tend to overlap, and other fields cross into study of the brain as well.Readmore

10 Secrets Of Happy Women

Seek joy in the small stuff

The value of taking time to appreciate positive experiences seems obvious—trite, even.

Yet it's a skill that few people have mastered, says Loyola University Chicago social psychologist Fred B. Bryant, PhD. The reason is simple: We're busy, and we have a lot on our minds. There'll always be other sunrises, we say to ourselves, but if we don't hit the shower soon, we'll never beat the traffic to work. Under the weight of our daily responsibilities and worries, we reflexively tune out the fleeting, spontaneous events that could bring us deeper joy and greater health.Readmore

Worst Dressed Met Gala 2014: All The Stars That Failed On Fashion's Biggest Night

The Met Gala is arguably the biggest night in fashion. Everyone who is everyone makes an appearance, but just because the most talented designers, models and celebrities come together on one red carpet, that doesn't always mean the fashion is fantastic.Readmore

10 Simple Things You Can Do Today That Will Make You Happier, Backed By Science

Happiness is so interesting, because we all have different ideas about what it is and how to get it. It's also no surprise that it's the Nr.1 value for Buffer's culture, if you see our slidedeck about it. So naturally we are obsessed with it.Readmore