Body
Maintain Your Mobility
Strengthening the muscles around joints protects joint function and provides structural support for the body’s motion.
Active and Expecting
I held my husband’s hand, and felt my baby kick, as my muscles relaxed after a long day leaving footprints on a sandy trail, so happy to be both active and pregnant.
Know Your Body And How To Keep It In Balance
The biggest challenge for athletes with diabetes is the sudden changes in blood sugar that occur during activity.
Strengthen Your Autoimmunity Armor
At 4 a.m. Mee McCormick collapsed on the floor beside her bed. Roused by the cries of her 18-month-old daughter, Lola, Mee moved toward the crib, but a series of spasms pulsed through her stomach, lower back, and abdomen and the whirlwind of pain debilitated her.
13-Year-Old Twins Share a Staple Smoothie Recipe
Thirteen-year-old identical twins, Lilly and Audrey, have been cooking since they were three and want to families how to make healthy meals. Lilly and Audrey Andrews started watching the Food Network at three because most of the cartoons on TV scared them. After they saw eggplants featured on the show, the twins went grocery shopping […]
Kitchen Hack: DIY Almond Milk
Okay, maybe you read the abrasively titled story in Mother Jones (“Lay Off the Almond Milk, You Ignorant Hipsters”) and maybe you didn’t. The premise was that (a) almond milk is ridiculously expensive, and (b) eating almonds is better for you than drinking almond milk. This isn’t exactly groundbreaking investigative journalism—we know it’s expensive, and […]
Five People Are Still Alive Who Were Born in the 1800s. And They’re All Women.
Well, women must be doing something right. The web lit up this week with stories about the last living people who were born in the 1800s—all women. And three of the five live in the United States. It’s remarkable to think about what these women have witnessed in their lives. They were born before the […]
Sunshine and Vitamin D
Winter Solstice has passed, meaning the days are starting to grow longer, which means more sun. Aaah. Did you know that direct sunlight isn’t just good for the soul—it also provides the body with precious Vitamin D? Vitamin D deficiency is linked to a host of health problems, including rickets, osteoporosis, muscle weakness, cognitive impairment, […]
Smoothie Recipe For Natural Energy And Weight Control
Peppermint leaves help your liver by increasing bile flow while breaking down fats and lowering bad cholesterol.
Comfort Food For Active Women
Sample this recipe from autumn-appropriate cookbook ADVENTURES IN COMFORT FOOD and keep yourself fueled and satisfied through these fall days.
How to Recognize and Treat Western Poison Ivy
When the oil called urushiol gets on the skin an allergic reaction occurs as an itchy red rash with bumps or blisters. But some people mysteriously (and luckily) aren’t susceptible.
