Olive-Pepper Puree 2 Tbsp chopped roasted red pepper and ¼ c pitted kalamata olives. Guacamole-Lime Puree an avocado and 3 Tbsp lime juice. Add 1 diced tomato. (Try this easy hummus-guacamole recipe.) Spinach-Feta Puree 3 oz thawed frozen spinach. Add 3 Tbsp crumbled feta. Spicy Jalapeño Puree 1 Tbsp diced jalapeno and 2 tsp cilantro. Drop in 2 tsp diced red onion. MORE: 29 Amazing Avocado Recipes The article “4 Ridiculously Tasty Hummus Recipes” originally ran on Prevention....

“Why do you think you ate doughnuts today?” I asked. “Because I felt guilty about not working. All my friends were at work. I think they’re jealous of me. They think it’s decadent to do nothing.” But they won’t be jealous if she suffers because she spends her time eating. They won’t want what she has if she gains 50 pounds. They can’t call her decadent if she stays home all day and eats instead of getting on a plane and traveling....

British and Dutch researchers whipped air into a specially formulated drink mixture designed to puff up and stay puffed once swallowed. Compared to a control drink that had the same amount of protein, calories, and other nutritional components, the foamy concoction left people feeling roughly twice as full. Even four hours later, the foam drinkers felt more satisfied than people who gulped the control drink. MORE: 5 Surprising Reasons Your Weight Loss Has Come To A Screeching Halt Like swallowing bubbles, the aerated foam drink appeared to “stretch” the study participants’ stomachs, says study coauthor Luca Marciani, PhD, a gastrointestinal researcher at the University of Nottingham in the UK....

When food blogger Carrie Vitt was suddenly diagnosed with Hashimoto’s, an autoimmune disease, she pursued a grain-free diet to cleanse her system—and it worked. In The Grain-Free Family Table, Vitt explains the benefits of grain-free eating, and how modifying and experimenting with the foods in our diets can vastly improve our health, without sacrificing satisfying taste. While a gluten-free diet omits wheat, barley, and rye, and Paleo omits all processed foods, grains, legumes, dairy and is mostly lower in fat, a grain-free diet cuts out all grains and processed foods (including quinoa, corn, and rice) but still includes dairy and legumes....

After research from Aberystwyth University in Wales proved a handshake spreads twice as many germs as a high-five, a recent editorial in the Journal of the American Medical Association is now asking doctors, nurses, and other health professionals to consider banning handshakes. Handshakes can potentially spread bacteria from one patient to another, even after heavy-duty washing, and high-fives aren’t much better. That leaves you with, none other than, the fist-bump....

Gout You probably think that gout strikes only wealthy old men with voracious eating and drinking habits, but middle-aged women can also develop this metabolic disorder. Once called the “disease of kings” because of its connection to rich foods and liberal alcohol consumption (think Henry VIII), gout was first described by Hippocrates in the fifth century BC. Some 2 million Americans are affected each year. It strikes mostly men, but women are also susceptible, particularly after menopause, when estrogen–which helps empty uric acid from the kidneys–declines dramatically....

You Should Stop Checking Email So Much Even though studies prove we’re less productive when multitasking, we keep at it because it makes us feel good. But while answering every email that comes in might make you feel good for a minute or two, actually finishing a task will make you feel good for days. Decide what your priorities are, and stick with them.Sniff This For A Calmer Commute Your drive to work doesn’t have to be so miserable....

No shocker here: 30% of workers admit to calling in sick when they weren’t actually under the weather, according to a new Careerbuilder survey. What is surprising? Some of the ridiculous excuses people use, such as one employee calling in because she was too upset after watching The Hunger Games; another saying he was sick from reading too much; and one person who said the sobriety tool wouldn’t allow his car to start....

50 Bloggers Making A Difference In Fitness, Health, And Happiness Why the difference? While national obesity rates depend on many factors, they probably have a lot to do with lifestyle and culture, including what people eat and how they eat it. The good news is that everyone can borrow healthy eating habits from countries around the world—and leave some less-wholesome practices on foreign soil. Keep in mind that these habits come from traditional diets found in these countries—with globalization, some foods and eating habits have migrated around the world (for better or for worse)....

Ashley’s answer: Indeed, pea is popular these days! The pea protein craze is likely due to the increased desire for plant-based protein options, as well as the rise of allergies and intolerances to many plant and animal protein sources. Whether you take it as a protein supplement or a standalone ingredient, here’s what you need to know about pea protein: Pros: Vegan (often blended with other sources like rice protein)....

Media Platforms Design TeamCraving a snow cone? Ruby Rocket’s probiotic ice pops have just 4 g of sugar and puree from produce like carrots, kiwifruit, and spinach. ($6; rubyrockets.com) Media Platforms Design TeamGot the ice cream itch? Scoop Luna & Larry’s Coconut Bliss, a dairyless treat starring coconut and agave. ($7; coconutbliss.com) Media Platforms Design TeamLonging for a sundae? Yasso’s protein-packed raspberry Greek yogurt bars are coated with a delectable dark-chocolate shell....

Try GoBites for snacks that are customized to your health goals.How it works: After you complete a survey about your eating habits, preferences, and health goals, GoBites recommends 14 of their trail-mix-style snack blends. You can always tweak your order before it ships if any of their picks don’t jive with your taste. Sample treats: Chocolate Monkey Mix with dried bananas, cashews, and dark chocolate chips; Ceylon Spice Mix with curry cashews and sesame sticks....

The authors of WomenHeart’s ALL HEART Family Cookbook will be on our forums throughout February to address your concerns and fears, from what to eat to prevent the disease to how to cope with a heart-disease diagnosis. Take Control of Your Heart Health Eating for a healthy heart has never been easier or more delicious. The WomenHeart’s ALL HEART Family Cookbook focuses on 40 key foods scientifically proven to promote heart health, presented in a range of 175 delicious, family-friendly recipes....

Wouldn’t it be nice to roll into your local supermarket and feel OK about buying any of its seafood? Happily, there are a handful of places where that’s possible, according to this annual report from Greenpeace. See how your grocery store ranks: Infographic courtesy of Greenpeace Click here to see Greenpeace’s full report. MORE: 7 Heart-Healthy Fish Recipes

In a medical emergency, we’re rarely lucky enough to elect which hospital we’ll end up at. But for elective or planned procedures, the situation is often completely different—if you do your research. But should investigations into a hospital’s strengths and weaknesses involve a little Facebook stalking, too? It might, at least according to a recent study in the American Journal of Medical Quality. Researchers tabulated the number of Facebook “likes” doled out by users to 40 different hospitals in the New York City area....

The National Cancer Institute—a branch of the NIH—tracked the exercise habits and health outcomes of roughly 650,000 adults, most of whom were over the age of 40. Here’s what the researchers figured out: Those who completed 2.5 hours of moderate exercise every week—or half that amount of vigorous exercise—upped their life expectancy by up to 4.5 years. Even tiny amounts of regular, moderate exercise—just 10 to 15 minutes daily—was enough to extend a person’s life by a year or more, according to study author Steven Moore, PhD, a member of the NCI’s Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics....

That puts you in good company. Americans love shrimp, consuming far more of it than any other seafood—nearly double the amount of tuna we eat a year. But few of us have any idea that almost all of the 1.2 billion pounds of shrimp we eat every year are imported from foreign shrimp farms, many of which have dubious ecological credentials. Perhaps even fewer know that some wild-shrimp fisheries can seriously harm the environment, while others are relatively benign....

They’d been tight since Passover, the holiday that celebrates the liberation of the Jews from slavery and their exodus from Egypt. During Passover, we acknowledge this freedom by telling the exodus story at ritual gatherings called seders. We also acknowledge it by consuming astonishing amounts of food that people who are trying to free themselves from strokes and heart attacks wouldn’t consider eating. For the Passover holiday, I ate matzo balls made with chicken fat, fruit compote made with pineapples dipped in heavy syrup, and noodle pudding made with butter, brown sugar, and sour cream....

The good news: Rather than tossing any duds aside, you can master the art of mixing and matching them with other cosmetics just as makeup artists do. We often take a little bit of this and a little bit of that to create custom colors and textures that make our celeb clients look gorgeous. Here’s what you need to know to fix makeup mistakes. Makeup Mistake: You bought the wrong foundation Make it darker Apply the foundation as you normally would and then dust a little powder bronzer onto your cheeks, forehead, and chin using a large blush brush—the coppery tones will help add warmth and depth....