Still, as good as this stuff is, any chickpea connoisseur knows that not all hummus is created equal. Which companies do you feel make the best hummus? Vote on your favorites below, and see what other hummus-obsessed snackers have to say! The Best Hummus Brands on the Shelf This article “The Best Hummus Brands On The Shelf” originally ran on Ranker.com
Lose the pleated pants Seriously, it’s time to get rid of them. Flat-front pants slim your tummy and lengthen your legs, so you seem taller and better proportioned, says Kristin Rawson, style director at Ann Taylor. Show some shoulderYour shoulders are one body part that’s slow to age, so expose them by wearing a slender boat-neck or wide, scooped neckline, suggests Kim Johnson Gross, style expert and author of What to Wear for the Rest of Your Life....
So at least twice a year, I make a point of doing a clean sweep of my house. My favorite place to start? My makeup stash, of course! I suspect that more than a few of you will benefit from these three no-fail tips to learn how to organize makeup and clean up your cosmetic clutter—and I promise you’ll look better for it, too. Sort Take inventory by dumping out your makeup drawer or bag and sorting the contents into four piles....
The Arthritis Internet Registry, or AIR, is making a big push to get more people signed up for their online database. AIR—which started in 2010 as a joint effort of the Arthritis Foundation, Quest Diagnostics, and the National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases—will not only help doctors gather real-world data, researchers say, but will also provide patients with a sense of purpose and a simple way to manage their disease....
Here, the four beauty products that could actually get you through the end of the world less sunburned, less infected, and a little bit softer. Nail File: Throw out the soft, spongy emery boards. I’m talking about the glass, crystal, or old-school metal ones that come to a somewhat-sharp point at the end. Why should you throw a hefty handful in your survival kit? For one, hangnails hurt like the devil whether the world ends or not....
So he’s pulled together 20 simple rules for weight loss that reflect all the above. “They aren’t easy,” he told us about his rules in a recent phone conversation. “My publisher really pushed back when I first came up with these. But after years of working with Biggest Loser contestants, I know what needs to be done when it comes to losing weight.” However, what doesn’t need to be done is working out for six hours a day as the contestants do on the ranch....
What causes breast cancer? In most cases, it boils down to the number of candles on your birthday cake, genetics and lifestyle choices. Age may be a woman’s biggest risk factor (the disease is most common in postmenopausal women), but even women in their 20s can get breast cancer—though it’s rare, says Susan Brown, MS, RN, director of health education at the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Changes in genes’ DNA over the years can lead to cancer, and those changes may be triggered by certain lifestyle and environmental factors, such as obesity and secondhand smoke, as well as genetics....
You look like you’re in a time warp.Symptom: Your beauty routine is the same as it was in high school—and it’s been 20 years since you graduated. Not only are you bored with your looks, but you’re also feeling a little out of step with the times. Solution: Recognize that your looks have changed and your makeup should complement, not fight, your age. If you’ve been wearing pinkish foundation thinking that it gives you a youthful glow, it’s time to switch to one of the newer foundations with more natural-looking yellow undertones....
If you think you’ve seen it all when it comes to superfoods, you’ve probably never seen anything quite like this. Baobab fruit has some seriously legit health claims, so much so that African communities have used it as a cure-all for centuries, particularly to treat fever, stomach problems, even malaria. Now that baobab has found its way to the States, everyone from nutritionists to cutting-edge health gurus to yoga moms (you know, soccer moms who are way more into Vinyasa and kombucha than they should be) is swearing that the superfruit has supercurative powers....
For most people, body odor is completely normal; it’s the simple result of the interaction between sweat and bacteria on a person’s skin. “Body odor doesn’t necessarily signify anything, and you know a lot of our perceptions of body odor have to do with society norms,” Dr. Joshua Zeichner, director of cosmetic and clinical research in the department of dermatology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, told FoxNews....
A prediabetes diagnosis indicates that an individual has elevated blood sugar levels, but his or her glucose levels are not high enough to have developed type 2 diabetes. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) focuses on establishing balance in the body in order to treat disease, according to study author Dr. Chun-Su Yuan, director of the Tang Center for Herbal Medicine Research at the University of Chicago. “It’s a more holistic approach, using medicine to change the overall body function instead of very specifically on symptoms and organs [like Western medicine],” Yuan, who is also the editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Chinese Medicine, told FoxNews....
In a blender, combine the yogurt, milk, and malted milk powder. Blend until smooth.2. Add the ice, and blend until smooth.Makes 2 ServingsPer Serving: 178 cal, 7 g pro, 39 g carb, 2 g fat, 1 g sat. fat, 3 mg chol, 1 g fiber, 122 mg sodiumDiet Exchanges: ½ milk, 0 vegetable, 0 fruit, 2½ bread, 0 meat, 0 fat
Researchers conducted a series of studies where over a hundred college students chose and rated a variety of items, including chocolate, tea, and cookies. The chocolate was on a tray covered by a lid, and the tea and cookies were listed on a menu. The results: Those who closed the lid or menu after choosing an item were more satisfied with their choice in comparison to those who didn’t. Why?...
Compared to people who don’t drink coffee, those who sip 3 or 4 cups a day have 41% less coronary artery calcium (CAC), the study data show. CAC is a well-established marker of heart disease; the more of it you have, the more likely you are to suffer a heart attack. “Even for people who drank one cup a day, there was a reduction in coronary artery calcium,” says study coauthor Eliseo Guellar, MD, of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health....
Known as iatrogenic—or drug-induced—obesity, it’s a condition that many Americans suffer from and may not even know it. “In my practice, we end up seeing people who are obviously quite heavy and start to notice trends,” Dr. John Morton, director of bariatric surgery at Stanford Hospital & Clinics, told FoxNews.com. “Many of them are taking a lot of different medications that make it much, much harder to lose weight through traditional diet and exercise....
Start with this routine, which Wimberly created to target your entire core from different angles, to create your strongest, firmest, flattest center yet. (Join our Flat Belly Diet online community today to help you stay fit and slim.) Exercise Ball Roll-OutsWorks your entire core, challenges balance, and strengthens lower back Starting on your knees and sitting up tall, place a medium-size exercise ball under your hands while keeping your arms as straight as possible....
That’s why many patients are taking matters into their own hands and experimenting with alternative treatments, including dietary changes. Forty-two percent of fibro patients reported that symptoms worsened after eating certain foods, and though much of the research is in its preliminary phases, there’s some evidence that simple diet tweaks may ease fibro pain. Read on to get 5 food rules for fibromyalgia patients (just be sure to consult your doctor before drastically changing your diet)....
A: This is the perfect time for all of us to shed our winter coats—the dry, flaky skin from bitter cold and indoor heat and the extra pounds we accrued as a result of winter’s slower pace. Here’s my personal spring detox regimen. Clean out the fridge.This is spring cleaning for your health. Get rid of all the bad stuff and load the produce bin with lots of brightly colored fruits and vegetables, picking at least five different kinds every week....
