Cottage cheese If protein is what you’re after, make this your new go-to. A 1-cup serving of low-fat cottage cheese packs 28 g of protein—about 5 g more than your usual Greek yogurt. (FYI, there is such a thing as cultured cottage cheese so you don’t have to miss out on your daily dose of probiotics.) And no, no one’s gonna make you eat it out of a cantaloupe half....
This is your brain addicted to food. That’s right. Addicted. You might tell yourself, "I’m not addicted to food; I just love a good sweet now and then." Well, I’m here to tell you that food addiction is real; it affects more people than you know, and manufacturers actually design food products so that they are as addicting as possible. Yes, that perfect combination of salty, sweet, and savory was created to make sure you keep reaching for more....
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Before a big presentationResearch shows that having sex calms nerves, lowers blood pressure and reduces stress. One study even found that people who had sex before a public speaking experiment were the least stressed. In the morningSeriously, your body was made for morning sex. “Not only are testosterone and energy levels higher in the morning, but the increase in oxytocin levels keeps you and your partner bonded throughout the day while the endorphins boost your mood,” says sex expert Jessica O’Reilly, PhD....
This sequence strengthens your quads and hamstrings, helping to support the joint, stabilize the knee, and prevent further deterioration. Hold each pose for 10-15 breaths, unless otherwise indicated. (Got 10 minutes? That’s all the time you need to lose weight for good with Prevention’s new 10-minute workouts and 10-minute meals. Get started here.) Child’s Pose Variation For some, deep flexion—or bending of the knee—can further aggravate the joint. With this cushy variation on child’s pose, you’ll avoid bending your knees too deeply....
Turns out, there are foods and drinks proven to snap you out of your funk—or prevent it altogether—that won’t leave you in a groggy stupor moments later. Here, Jen McDaniel, RD, spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, shares some of her favorite edible ways to power through your day and keep the cute animal videos to a minimum (except maybe this one—it’s amazing). Coffee + CinnamonSure, it might seem obvious that coffee would perk you up and help you focus, but did you know that two to three daily cups have been linked to both long- and short-term improvements in memory?...
“The mistake women over 40 make with their hair color is either trying to look too young or thinking they have to look old,” explains Carlina Ortega, a colorist at Rita Hazan Salon, in New York. To pinpoint your issue, scan this list of the most common mistakes and learn how to fix them, no advanced coloring degree required. (Lose up to 25 pounds in 2 months—and look more radiant than ever—with the new Younger In 8 Weeks plan!...
Also known as leiomyomas, fibroids tend to show up starting in a woman’s late 20s—although they’re relatively common among younger women, explains study coauthor Wanda Nicholson, MD, of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. While doctors aren’t certain exactly what causes fibroids or how to prevent them, they do know that if left untreated, fibroids can grow and multiply, which could prevent you from conceiving or increase your risk for miscarriage....
As a country, we spend a lot of time, energy, and money on understanding Alzheimer’s and treating it, but relatively little on preventing it to begin with, says Jin-Tai Yu, MD, PhD, of the University of California–San Francisco’s Memory and Aging Center and department of neurology. Which is why a number of studies recently have tried to estimate the enormous impact prevention efforts could have. In the latest report to examine these modifiable risk factors, Yu and colleagues identified nine things that contribute to about 66% of Alzheimer’s cases around the globe....
It took me a while to be anything but embarrassed by my tendency (being bestowed the nickname “Sweats” by my soccer teammates certainly didn’t help). And before I had learned to just accept my sweatiness or risk never lifting my arms above my head again, things got a little scary. The first time I got seriously dehydrated, I was just trying to make varsity. A week of two-a-day high school soccer tryouts terminated in a scrimmage one particularly hot August afternoon, and by the end of the game I had stopped sweating and lost all the color in my usually flushed face....
When faced with a difficult problem, we human beings devise the most ingenious solutions. During World War II, American soldiers—provided with packs of Wrigley’s spearmint gum in their ration kits—used the chewed-up gum to patch Jeep tires, gas tanks, life rafts, and parts of airplanes. During the Gulf War, American soldiers saturated Pampers disposable diapers with water to give themselves showers, treat heat exhaustion, and avoid dehydration in the blistering hot deserts of Saudi Arabia....
A: There is no surefire way to prevent Alzheimer’s, but you can reduce your risks, and food may help. Some parts of India have the lowest reported dementia rates in the world. One possible explanation that comes up repeatedly in research is that people in India eat a lot of the curry spice turmeric, which contains a powerful antioxidant called curcumin. In fact, many people eat a heaping tablespoon of turmeric daily (that’s about 60 to 200 mg of curcumin), and they put it in just about everything, including curries, rice, soups, dal (lentil stew), and puri (fried bread), which are staples of the Indian diet....
Your back is made up of an interwoven system of four muscles. They help you lift, pull, sit, and stand up straight. When toned, these muscles give you a sensationally sculpted rear view—especially come sundress season. Strengthened back muscles will help pull your shoulders back, so you stand taller and appear leaner (these 6 quick posture fixeswill also help). You’ll also play sports and perform chores with ease and be less likely to suffer from back woes....
Strong shoulders will do more than just make everyday tasks easier. By developing the muscles of the upper body, you’ll get sexy-looking shoulders and create a “V” silhouette that makes your hips and waist appear slimmer. Plus, they help you stay injury-free when doing the fun things in life: serving a tennis ball, swinging a golf club, or pushing off down the ski slope. Your Toning Program Do two sets of 10 repetitions of each exercise, allowing 30 to 60 seconds of rest between sets....
“There are just two key points of focus: dawn and dusk,” says Daniel Forger, PhD, a professor of mathematics and research professor of computational medicine at the University of Michigan. Essentially, adjusting as fast as possible to a time change is simply a matter of knowing when to let in light and when to shut it all out (or off). While other factors like nutrition and activity still need to be explored, light exposure is the most important piece of the puzzle, since it’s the strongest signal to our internal circadian clock, he explains....
Sexual pleasure is often about hitting a spot (one that begins with a “G,” if you’re lucky) over and over and over again. But physicians now understand that hitting your peak in the bedroom doesn’t necessarily start there. Exercise—and a few specific moves in particular—can heighten your sexual experience in myriad ways. “Exercise increases testosterone production in women as well as men, increasing sex drive,” says Louann Brizendine, MD, founder of the Women’s Mood and Hormone Clinic at the University of California, San Francisco, and author of The Female Brain....
