Wellness
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Health-fitnessThe Petite Advantage: Small Changes for a Big ImpactA nutrition expert's latest book, specifically designed to help busy women 5'4" and shorter lose weight, includes easy-to-follow rules for dieters of all heights.
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WellnessThe Detox Diaries: Days 11-14...And BeyondTesting out Dr. Frank Lipman's popular cleanse program.
By Abby Gardner -
PoliticsForced to Be FatIn Mauritania, young girls are brutally force-fed a diet of up to 16,000 calories a day—more than four times that of a male bodybuilder—to prepare them for marriage.
By Abigail Haworth -
WellnessA Woman's Battle with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
One woman's battle with obsessive behavior.
By Abigail Pesta -
FeaturesYour Life in HormonesWhat the hell is going on with your hormones—and how can you harness them for happiness, health, fertility, brainpower, and energy?
By Gabrielle Lichterman -
Health-fitnessGet Jessica Alba's $200/Session Workout for $15
Celebrity trainer Ramona Braganza shares the simple, 40-minute at-home workout that got Alba and Halle Berry into fab post-baby shape.
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Health-fitnessOoh, ooh that smell…Can't you smell that smell?Little known fact: when U.S. soldiers were shipped off to Vietnam in the 1960's, the Vietcong could actually smell them thanks to their American diets. New arrivals were often put on new diets based on local cuisine simply to rid their bodies o...
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WellnessQUIZ: Do You Need Therapy?Analyze this.
By Julia Scirrotto -
WellnessTime to Clean
Had too much of a good thing? Feeling out of balance, a bit heavy or puffy? Then it's time to get clean. This gentle herbal blend helps the body help itself as it stimulates the liver, one of our natural cleansing mechanisms. Based on organic ro...
By Melanie Valerio -
FeaturesYour Anti-Resolution GuideWe all make promises on January 1st, only to break them before the week is out.
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Health-fitnessORTHOREXIA NERVOSA
In case you've never heard of it, it's definitely something to take notice of. As an athlete, I have plenty of friends who fall within this category. Wikipedia states the following: Orthorexia, or orthorexia nervosa is a term coined by St...
By Melanie Valerio -
WellnessI Took My Friend's XanaxOne person's experience with the drug Xanax.
By Kara Jesella -
WellnessQUIZ: How Stressed Are You?Are you a heart attack on legs or are you cool as a cucumber?
By Julia Scirrotto -
Health-fitnessExact Change Please.How much change can we handle? Historically most people do not like change-except in their pocket. Insert obvious David Bowie song lyric reference.
By Melanie Valerio -
Health-fitnessThe Breast Cancer ClubWhen a woman receives that dreaded diagnosis, what happens if she doesn't fit with the pink-ribbon gang? Cris Beam tells it like it is.
By Cris Beam -
Health-fitnessThey Told me I was Pregnant, But it was Ovarian Cancer
You're bloated. You need to pee all the time. It could be pregnancy—or it could be ovarian cancer, the so-called silent killer. But new research shows you can spot this cancer early. These two survivors reveal how pushing for a diagnosis can save your life.
By Meryl Davids Landau -
Health-fitnessBean There, Done ThatIf the incline bench you avoid at the gym merged with the stability ball that's joined your treadmill in the black hole of unused exercise equipment, the result would be The Bean.
By Diana Vilibert -
Health-fitnessBurden of TruthI wasn't surprised to learn from a geneticist that my breasts were potential time bombs. Buy why was I, like so many other women, so reluctant to silence the ticking?
By Dominique Jackson
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