For years you’ve enjoyed the traditional Thanksgiving feast of turkey with gravy, mashed potatoes and stuffing and other calorie-rich fixings, but you want to try something different this holiday. (more…)
When it comes to dieting for weight loss or performance, cheating is normal–condoned, even. Pro cyclist Phil Gaimon says cheat days–or the one time per week when you can eat what you want, when you want, without any guilt–can help you stay on track during the off season. Pro bodybuilders King Kamali and Troy Alves have said that cheat days are their secret weapon. And in his book The 4-Hour Work Week, Tim Ferriss, champion of the ketogenic diet, preaches that for one day a week, you should eat whatever you want, so long as you’ve started with a healthy breakfast. (more…)
An individual’s lifestyle has emerged as one of the most important determinants in the development of present and future cardiovascular disease. The major benefits of a prudentlifestyle are its significant effects on the cells that line the arteries. (more…)
Maria Vargas was fed up with looking like an old woman. That was how the 68-year-old felt when she walked down the street. “I’d lost the looks of men,” said Vargas, who is divorced. “I’d walk by men and men would probably go, “Yeah, there’s a cute grandma.'” So in February, after months of wrestling with the decision, she got a neck lift. (more…)