• Diabetes: A New Cure?

    Bill DiodatoBill DiodatoAmanda MacMillan
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    Quick quiz: What's one of the most effective ways to ward off chronic illnesses like Type 2 Diabetes? If you said daily exercise, you're right ... kinda. It turns out, according to a just-published study, that merely moving around more throughout the day -- as opposed to sitting at a desk or lying on the couch -- could be more important than whether or not you actually "work out" (like hitting the gym or going for a run) regularly. Yes, it's yet another reason to stand up (literally) for your health.

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    This new research, online today in the British journal Diabetologia, focused on adults of all ages who were at high risk of developing diabetes. University of Leicester researchers found that the more time study participants spent being sedentary, the worse they scored on glucose and cholesterol tests -- regardless of whether they got their recommended 30 minutes of "moderate to vigorous physical activity" a

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  • Photo: Everett Collection<br><br>Celebrity clothing lines are hardly new. But when a movie star who died in 1962 starts hawking clothing for a major department store, she has our attention. Marilyn Monroe's glamorous, flirty, iconic style is now immortalized in a new women's line to be launched by Macy's in March that “reimagines the style of the greatest icon of the 20th century for the 21st-century fashionista.” The collection is classic Marilyn—halter dresses that cinch at the waist, gingham tie-front button-down tops, and white bustiers.

    We're all familiar with the revitalizing effect that say, Kate Middleton has on a brand—Reiss and Zara are just a few examples. But rarely do we encounter a woman with such influential and lasting power on fashion and branding, even 51 years after her death at 36-years-old. Call it The Marilyn Effect.

    In 2010, the hot pink evening gown she wore in the 1953 film "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" sold at auction for $310,000, butt bow and all. The following year, that infamous white

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  • Getting Older Gracefully

    Learn how to age beautifully and happily with Katie CouricBy Katie Couric

    Left: Baby-faced Katie in 1984 and today.


    I've been told I have nice gams. I'm a little embarrassed to type that sentence, but from the knee down, I've got it going on. (It's genetic-all the women in my family have good calves!) I also have a baby face, which has been a blessing and a curse throughout my career. When I first started out in TV, nobody wanted me on the air, because I looked like a teenager dressed up in her mom's business suit. Photo Courtesy of Andrew Eccles.

    Thirty years later, I'm grateful for my baby face. These days, it serves me well. Both friends and strangers will comment that I look good for my age, and ask, "What's your secret?" It isn't particularly shocking or glamorous: I work out at spinning classes, but I don't go every day. I watch what I eat, but a cupcake occasionally slips under the radar. At work, I have a fantastic makeup artist and stage lighting that could safely land a 747 in fog. While I'd like those lights to follow

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  • Denise Crew/Fitness MagazineDenise Crew/Fitness MagazineBy Richard Laliberte

    A real pain in the butt (hamstring, ankle, or shoulder) doesn't have to put your active routine on ice. Here are smarter ways to ease the aches.

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    How to Overcome Workout Pains and Injuries
    A few years ago Megan Brady, 36, signed up for a half-marathon near her town of Waterloo, Iowa, and launched herself into a training program. But during a six-mile run five weeks before the big race, she had an uh-oh moment. "My right hamstring suddenly felt tight and started cramping," says Megan, who put on her game face and kept running. She hoped the pain would go away once she got home, but no such luck. Her leg ached for weeks. "Whenever I stood up, I'd have to limp because I was so sore," she says. "When I'd start running, the pain would get really intense."

    Megan, an athletic trainer at a local university, knew what the problem was: tendinitis, an overuse injury that would heal only if she rested her muscles for at

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  • Fairchild ArchiveFairchild Archive

    by Lexi Petronis
    GlamourGlamour




    The gray clouds, the gray slush, the overall grayness that seems to be just everywhere...it is so easy to pick up a case of the winter blahs. And without a vacation to somewhere sunny looming on the horizon, it's hard to know how to break out of all the gray.


    But even little things can help inject your wintry days with a big dose of Happy. Ben Michaelis, Ph.D., the author of Your Next Big Thing: 10 Smalls Steps to Get Moving and Get Happy, came up with these simple tricks to finding some happiness-even when the winter grays have you feeling down.

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    1. "Play!
    This is the number one answer on the board. Find a way to play every day, whether you are being playful with your partner or your kids. Being just a little silly each day will wipe the doldrums away.

    2. "Explore.
    During the winter, people stay indoors, which just tends to feed the malaise. Break things up by exploring your town or

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  • What to eat to remedy bad breathBy Gretel H. Schueller, Contributing Writer for EatingWell

    There's nothing worse than meeting someone and realizing that your breath smells like your tuna lunch, stale coffee or worse. What you eat and poor oral hygiene are the two main causes of halitosis, or bad breath.

    When you think about it, the mouth is a dirty worksite: more than 600 kinds of bacteria live in the average mouth. Many produce smelly gases as they digest the tiny food particles lodged between your teeth and on your tongue. Some of the most offensive gases produced by mouth bacteria are sulfur compounds, which are formed during the breakdown of proteins. Garlic and onion also contain many sulfur compounds. A proper oral-hygiene routine, which includes brushing, flossing, rinsing, tongue cleansing and regular visits to the dentist, is an important first step.

    But even with good dental hygiene your breath can still stink. About $1 billion a year is spent on breath-freshening products like gum and mints.

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  • Whether you love or hate the frigid weather, the darkest season brings its own set of health challenges. Here's what you need to know to stay healthy and happy when the mercury drops. By Jennifer Conrad, REDBOOK.

    Heart attacks are more common
    Fifty-three percent more so in winter, according to one large-scale study. "We're more likely to be out of shape. Then, when we take on strenuous activities, we are more likely to bear down and hold our breath," says American Heart Association spokesperson Tracy Stevens, MD. This makes us more prone to "popping plaque," a situation in which loose plaque in the arteries can lead to a heart attack. If you're planning to exercise outdoors or take on a task like shoveling snow, warm up first, dress appropriately, take frequent breaks, and don't drink alcohol right before or after breaking a sweat. Those with diabetes, a history of heart attacks, or other risk factors should be especially careful.

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    Winter

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  • We all get 'em (unfortunately).

    We Asked: Barry Goldman, M.D., a practicing dermatologist in New York City and Chief of Dermatology at New York Downtown Hospital.

    The Answer: First, let us blow your mind: Hangnails aren't nails. They're made of damaged skin.

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    The backs of our hands have some of the most fragile, delicate skin anywhere on the body. That means they're particularly susceptible to getting cut when we do pretty much anything, from reaching into a gunked-up garbage disposal to getting our keys out of our handbags. A nick in the soft skin immediately around the cuticle (that semi-translucent curve of skin that hugs your nail) quickly dries out, becoming a hard protrusion-a hangnail that snags on stuff constantly and hurts like the dickens. Fingers have tons of nerve endings, which is what makes hangnails so exquisitely painful.

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    The best thing to prevent hangnails is keeping your skin

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  • zoe moon astrologyGabriel Blows his horn. Welcome to March 2013! The archangel Gabriel, known astrologically as Fomalhaut, one of the four watchtowers, in this case the watcher of the South, and the healing angelic energetic on high, is going to sound his position this month in an ongoing trigger that began last year at the end of February for a brief time when Neptune moved onto but not totally to the end of Gabriels degree for the first time in over 160 years before Retrograding off. The degree was then retriggered this year by the passage of Mercury and Mars over the degree on Feb 6-7 followed by the Moon bringing it into the public scope when passing over it on Feb 11.

    The week ahead for Aries: You are still in Mercury Retrograde flow as March begins and this is occurring in the exact placement that your NEW MOON will arrive on the 11th. Therefore it is important to backtrack in these first 11 days over any hospital matter, institutional research or development, deal with agencies or red tape,

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  • Dede Selivon is an inspiring 21-year-old who sets out to live her life to the fullest, even though that can be difficult, thanks to the rare bone condition she was born with. Dede has osteogenesis imperfecta, which causes her bones to be fragile as glass. Dede has broken a bone more times than she can count - she guesses over 200 times - and even simple, everyday occurrences, like a sneeze or a handshake, can cause a bone to fracture.

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    Dede recently shared her story on "The Jeff Probst Show." Learn about Dede's life in this clip, including why she doesn't let her situation get her down!

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    Dede Selivon on The Jeff Probst Show.

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