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Afternoon Links: Michelle Obama’s Workout Playlist!
•What does Michelle Obama jam to while she works out? Willow Smith, of course! (HuffPost Healthy Living)
• Cooking thermometers are a necessary kitchen tool–here are some good ones (The Kitchn)
• One expert weighs in on how to help kids love their bodies. Awesome! (YourTango)
• Want to run faster? Of course you do. Try out one of these four tips (Fitbie)
• How to live by the “five second rule” and not, surprising, get sick (The Stir)
Bull$#*t Study Says 20% ‘Fat Tax’ Would Curb Obesity
New study says 20% fat tax would curb obesity; since fat-shaming is easier than fixing food subsidies that make junk food cheap. More »
Mattresses Might Improve Your Sleep; They’ll Probably Ruin Your Sex Life
Which would you rather have: good sleep or good sex? This is the dilemma that many couples are facing when it comes time to buy a new mattress. It seems that sales of those super-plush mattresses are on the rise, and with good reason–we sleep better on them. But, according to a recent Barron’s report, they also have a serious downside–bad sex. More »
Weight Watchers’ Weigh-Ins Need To Stop
I recently attended a local Weight Watchers meeting to speak about an upcoming charity walk/bike ride. Much to my surprise, when I walked in, the receptionist at the front table asked if I “needed to be weighed”. No, I don’t “need” to be weighed, I told her. No one “needs” to be weighed. To me, weighing people in public is just offensive and humiliating. And it goes against everything I believe in about how to get people healthy. More »
Afternoon Links: 50 Awesome Pre- And Post-Workout Snacks
• Fuel your body with these yummy snacks for both before and after your workout (Greatist)
• Achieve the perfect lunge with this tutorial (HuffPost Healthy Living)
• What’s the favorite clothing line for athletic celebs? Hint: it’s not lululemon (Well & Good)
• True or false: the best facial cleansers really sold on drugstore shelves (Vital Juice)
• Yes, it’s true–you really do eat more junk food in the wee hours (Grist)
• These common running ailments can sideline your workouts–learn more about them to keep yourself healthy (FitSugar)
FDA Pushes Back New Sunscreen Guidelines (So Consumers Will Be Protected…Next Winter)
Last summer, the FDA gave sunscreen manufacturers a new set of sunscreen label guidelines—which included updates to better protect consumers—but last week, they announced that they’d pushed back the deadline another six months. So labels should be more accurate by…next winter. More »
Afternoon Links: Stop Side-Stitches Once And For All
• Plenty of runners are plagued by side-stitches–here’s how to banish them forever (Runner’s World)
• Looking to cut back on your carb intake? Here are 15 fresh ideas for how to go bread-free (FitSugar)
• Being eaten up by allergies might mean more than sneezing and wheezing–seasonal allergies could lead to weight gain (Women’s Health)
• We know you’re busy, so here are four 4-minute workouts to squeeze in (FitBottomed Girls)
• Do vitamins and supplements actually work? HuffPo is on the case (HuffPost Healthy Living)
• Prepare food like you’re in an infomercial with this cool scrap-catcher (The Frisky)
European Researchers Discover New Cause Of Obesity, Call It ‘Social Jet Lag’
European Researchers discovered a new cause of obesity, called “social jet lag” (because eating crappy food and getting next to know physical activity is probably not it). We’re pretty sure it’s just another word for “sleeping in,” based on TIME‘s description More »
Afternoon Links: Are Yoga “Rockstars” Jerks?
• Yoga ”rockstars”: physically amazing human beings…or big jerks? (YogaDork)
• Speaking of yoga rockstars…yoga is getting its first reality show called–get this–Rock Your Yoga (Well&Good)
• So, that TIME magazine article that everyone’s all up in arms about? Yeah, it’s not what you think (The Stir)
• Poverty: the perfect, horrible, obesity-causing storm (HuffPost Healthy Living)
• Olympic swimmer Dara Torres is our hero this afternoon. Ready this interview! (FitSugar)
• The meat industry has learned something from the “pink slime” debacle–and they’re using it when it comes to “meat glue” (Food Safety News)
Daily Fail: Horrible Career Women Cruelly Deprive Men Of Children
Attention, child-free career women: the Daily Mail would like you to know that you are ruining everything for the men of the world. I mean, just look at this math! Do you know how many men’s lives you’re ruining by depriving them of parenthood? More »
Healthy Mother’s Day Gifts For Moms Who Aren’t Into Healthy Gifts
We love moms who get down with yoga and tote their kids along to their own soccer games, but let’s face it: Not everyone’s mom is a health nut. Still, many of us would rather give her something healthy to show we care–instead of showering her with candies and treats that will ultimately make her less healthy. More »
40% Of Young Adults Skip Birth Control; Believe ‘When It’s Your Time To Get Pregnant It Will Happen’
The internet has been aflutter with arguments over whether Girls is the voice of a generation, as Lena Dunham‘s character Hanna memorably claims she might be. But when it comes to birth control and safe sex, the show is closer to the mark than we’d like to believe, at least according to a new Guttmacher study that shows most young adults between the ages of 18 to 29 are kind of clueless about birth control; in fact, 40% of them don’t even think birth control is important… More »
Christy Turlington’s Mother’s Day Boycott Sparks Controversy Over Maternal Health
Hold off on those brunch plans and the visions of spending a day chore-free and at the spa. Supermodel Christy Turlington Burns wants all of us moms to boycott Mother’s Day this year. No gifts, no phone calls, no Facebook posts. Disappear, spend the day in silence, she says. Why? It’s her way of bringing attention to the thousands of women who die from childbirth every year. But not even a homemade card from your kids? Bring on the controversy.
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Japanese “Ice Bras”: An Eco-Friendly Way To Freeze Your Tits Off!
Regulating your core body temp can be a bitch in the summer, especially when you’re tugged by that annoying urge to “go green.” But Japanese manufacturer Triumph is here to save us! Or, at least those of us with breasts. Their “ice bras”—bras that contain built-in ice packs—were designed to be an eco-friendly way to help women stay cool during hot Japanese summers…because who needs A/C when you’re literally freezing your tits off! More »
Afternoon Links: Cool (Vegan) Treats For Hot Days
• Are you ready for summer? These yummy vegan treats will help get you there (Oh She Glows)
• Are you committing these treadmill sins? Stop it, already! (FitSugar)
• Fast eaters, beware–your diabetes risk may be higher (HuffPost Healthy Living)
•Bad news, beef-eaters: cows cause as much smog in L.A. as cars do (Grist)
• Before you head to brunch, check out this list of the worst choices on the menu (Fitbie)
• What do you think of TIME’s toddler breastfeeding cover? (The Frisky)
What Young Women Should Know About High Blood Pressure: It’s Not Just For Old People
In my mid-20s, I thought high blood pressure (aka hypertension) was something only people my parent’s age had to worry about. It’s not. A number of things—alcohol, birth control pill, diet, pregnancy or, as I found out, a combination of stress + drinking a latte and smoking a cigarette before your doctor’s appointment—can lead to high blood pressure in younger women (and men). And high blood pressure can lead to heart attack, stroke and kidney damage, no matter how old you are. More »
Talking About Obesity Isn’t Being Mean To Fat People
I’ve been blogging about health for two years, during which obesity has always been a looming issue—and a seriously complicated one to write about, given that I strongly believe in promoting body-positive, non-hateful messages about health. (Because lord knows there’s enough body-shaming “health” content out there that does little more than fuel myths about dieting and weight). So Lindy West‘s tirade against the battle against obesity (which she equates with pointlessly being mean to fat people) on Jezebel struck a particular chord with me. In part, I believe she’s right: In all too many instances, equating obesity to a health problem has given unfair license to fat-shame. But I also believe that our country’s staggering obesity rates are a problem, and just because it’s hard to talk about it without sounding mean (or being afraid of sounding mean), doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try. More »
