Healthy Living

24 Tips for being happy at work

nospam@example.com (Gretchen Rubin) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:33:06 -0800

Of course, being happy at work depends mostly on how much you like your job. But there are also smaller steps that can boost your happiness, as well.

Your work space:  Check for eyestrain: put your hand to your forehead in a salute. If your eyes feel relieved, your space is too bright.…

Move of the Day - Olympian Kikkan Randall's Tank Top Toner!

nospam@example.com (Erin Kurdyla, Fresh Fitness Tips, SELF Magazine) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:44:52 -0800

Countdown alert: The opening ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games are just a week away! (Sorry, football fans - this eclipses Super Bowl excitement, in my book).

Today's move of the day comes from our awesome Olympic tone-up featured in our February issue and, more specifically, from cross-country skiing superstar Kikkan Randall. (Go for the gold, Kikkan!) The Alaskan's secret for staying super-fit? Working out first thing in the morning! Setting her alarm ensures she'll never skip an end-of-the-day workout because she's too tired. Sounds like a smart strategy.

Lose weight while traveling

nospam@example.com (LIVESTRONG.COM) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:43:55 -0800

By Barb Nefer Overview Many people expect to gain weight while traveling. They expect to overindulge and pack on a few extra pounds when on vacation. If they are traveling for business, they may concentrate on their work and forget about making healthy choices. However,…

5 Advances in Heart Health

nospam@example.com (Reader's Digest Magazine) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:54:57 -0800

There's always news about heart health, but is it news you can use? Here, for heart month, are important findings from the past year that you can act on—and benefit from—now.

Recycling + healthcare = hope

nospam@example.com (Daily Grommet) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:54:55 -0800

What would you do with a global surplus of shipping containers? If you’re Elizabeth Sheehan, you use a lifetime of international emergency medicine experience and a keen business mind to start

Are You at Risk for a Heart Attack?

nospam@example.com (Good Housekeeping) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:51:35 -0800

When you get all the basics into line — blood pressure, cholesterol, weight, waist size, and not smoking — you can reduce your odds of having a heart attack or needing bypass surgery by 80 percent, says Noel Bairey Merz, M.D., medical director of the Women's Heart Center at Cedars-Sinai…

Make over my kids' lunch!

nospam@example.com (Holly Robinson Peete, Shine staff) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:59:10 -0800

In school cafeterias across America, the typical brown bag lunch includes chips, cookies, sugary juice, bologna sandwiches, and a single piece of fruit. But with too many calories and more than half the recommended fat allowance for the day, this lunch could have better options. One problem: Sherman Oaks, CA, mom Elsa can't make her son eat a healthy lunch. Health and fitness expert Lisa Druxman comes to the rescue with a few simple swaps and additions that can makeover this lunch.

Today's Meditation - Capitalize on Life’s Challenges

nospam@example.com (Meditations) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:21:42 -0800

By Jane Powell - www.MeditationsForWomen.com "Challenges add riches to the journey of life.” There's not a single woman in the world that hasn't had to struggle with something or overcome difficulties. At some point we…

Go Organic: Green is the new red

nospam@example.com (The Greene Guide) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:41:58 -0800

By Robert Greene, M.D. It's estimated that each of us eats between thirteen and fifteen pounds of food additives and chemicals per year, 90 percent of which are in processed foods. Only about 1 percent of these chemicals by weight is actually used to protect us, the consumers,…

Spring clean your pantry: Toss this, keep that

nospam@example.com (Sarah McColl, Shine staff) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:44:56 -0800

If the pantry shelves are home to a half-eaten bag of Halloween candy and spice jars that smells like dust, it's time for a little pantry spring cleaning. Even if you keep a well-edited kitchen, it's good to survey what's lurking on those shelves. Here's a guide to what needs to find…