health and fitness
So there I was scarfing down McNuggets and an Oreo McFlurry at about 10 p.m. on Jan. 2 and I thought to myself, well, I guess New Year's resolutions are meant to be broken. This was, of course, after a full dinner (hamburger and fries from another restaurant) and just before I began to hate myself for the first time of the New Year – incidentally, breaking a second resolution. While gluttony is my favorite of the seven deadly sins, there is a part of me that thinks maybe – just, maybe – it's time for a change. So, on a friend's recommendation I sat down and watched "Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead," a documentary that follows Joe Cross as he travels around America drinking nothing ...
With the holidays over, you may glance down at your toes and find that they're not there. Chances are they're cleverly hiding behind the belly full of jelly you've contracted over the past weeks while you put every food and drink in sight down your throat without hesitation. Whether you went a couple handfuls overboard on the sugary, butter-glazed Santa cookies or molded your useless body into the same couch space for consecutive days, it's time to turn the tables and get back to that healthy lifestyle you once had. Or, if you were overweight and out of shape before, here are some ideas on how to change that, too. Get Back to the Gym It's time again to renew the membership to whatever ...
Hate going to the dentist? Blame your dad. You're more likely to fear the dentist if he freaks your father out, according to researchers at the University of Madrid. They found that kids with dads who didn't like the dentist were twice as likely to be fearful themselves compared to kids with moms who disliked the dentist. (Find out the 12 foods your dentist won't eat.) That's not the only thing mom and dad passed on to you. Here are four more things your parents are secretly responsible for. Penis Problems According to researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, penis size is up to 70 percent heritable - in rams at least. While nobody has studied the pass-down percentage in human ...
Don Draper never claimed to be a nutritionist. But what's the line between clever marketing and misleading claims? That's the question at hand in the ongoing lawsuit against the maker of 7UP. The lawsuit claims that 7UP's "Cherry Antioxidant," "Mixed Berry Antioxidant," and "Pomegranate Antioxidant" varieties misled customers. That made us think: what other dubious claims on packages allow junk food to masquerade as health food? With help from Ilyse Schapiro, M.S., a registered dietitian in private practice in the New York City area, we got the scoop on six suspect phrases you've seen in the supermarket. "Fortified with Omega-3s" Breads and cereals with this claim often contain ingredients ...
