Archive for August, 2009

6 Youth-Preserving Diet Tips

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Food does much more than satisfy your taste buds and silence your growling belly—the right eats can help you look great, feel fantastic, and stay sexy for decades to come. Eat to stay young by following these five commandments of long-lasting health and beauty.

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25 Amazing Summer Meals [For Dessert]

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Right now, you want food that’s fresh and fast— and that features the season’s bounty of healthy ingredients. These recipes from Mark Bittman, one of the country’s most creative culinary gurus, do all that. Best of all, each one takes less than 20 minutes to make!

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25 Amazing Summer Meals [For Vegetable]

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Right now, you want food that’s fresh and fast— and that features the season’s bounty of healthy ingredients. These recipes from Mark Bittman, one of the country’s most creative culinary gurus, do all that. Best of all, each one takes less than 20 minutes to make!

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25 Amazing Summer Meals [For Meat & Poultry]

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Right now, you want food that’s fresh and fast— and that features the season’s bounty of healthy ingredients. These recipes from Mark Bittman, one of the country’s most creative culinary gurus, do all that. Best of all, each one takes less than 20 minutes to make!

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25 Amazing Summer Meals [For Fish & Seafood]

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Right now, you want food that’s fresh and fast— and that features the season’s bounty of healthy ingredients. These recipes from Mark Bittman, one of the country’s most creative culinary gurus, do all that. Best of all, each one takes less than 20 minutes to make!

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25 Amazing Summer Meals [For Salad]

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Right now, you want food that’s fresh and fast— and that features the season’s bounty of healthy ingredients. These recipes from Mark Bittman, one of the country’s most creative culinary gurus, do all that. Best of all, each one takes less than 20 minutes to make!

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6 Naturally Yummy Smoothies

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Jonathan Kantor

Assemble the recommended nine servings of fruits and vegetables on your kitchen counter, and the prospect of choking them all down in a day seems impossible. Blend them into an ice-cold smoothie, however, and suddenly being healthy becomes very doable. “Smoothies give you a fantastic nutritional bang for the buck,” says Wendy Bazilian, R. D., author of The SuperFoods Rx Diet.

These pureed powerhouses can do much more than help you hit your nutrition quotas. We’ve whipped up six recipes designed with ingredients that tackle a variety of health concerns. Get ready to stretch your blender’s limits way beyond party drinks.

Instructions for all recipes: Combine ingredients and blend until smooth.

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18 Reasons to Have Sex [Part II]

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Do the nasty. Knock boots. Boff. Boink. For every silly nickname we use for sex, there’s a totally legit reason why you should be having more of it.

To prove our point, we’ve pulled together a comprehensive list of the mind-boggling benefits of hitting the sheets.

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18 Reasons to Have Sex [Part I]

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Do the nasty. Knock boots. Boff. Boink. For every silly nickname we use for sex, there’s a totally legit reason why you should be having more of it.

To prove our point, we’ve pulled together a comprehensive list of the mind-boggling benefits of hitting the sheets.

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10 Ways to Make Fast Food Healthy

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

By Abby LernerNot all fast food is created equal. Okay, but can you eat hamburgers, pizzas, and burritos without gaining a gut? Yes. You. Can! Even though these on-the-go meals wouldn’t normally make the top of any nutritionist’s food list, we tracked down some exceptions to the fast-equals-fat rule. Good thing, too, because the average American is consuming 100 drive-thru dishes a year. Here are the worst items at popular food franchises and simple fast food fixes that won’t super-size your waistline.

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