Wednesday, February 28, 2018
7 Moves to Tighten Your Core From Celebrity Trainer Anna Kaiser
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Tuesday, February 27, 2018
How Long Can Butter Be Out of the Fridge?
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Americans refrigerate a lot of things that other countries don't, like eggs and butter. Eggs you may have encountered before in your travels—in most European countries, eggs aren't refrigerated. But butter? Most Americans keep their butter in the refrigerator. Heck, there's even a compartment in many refrigerators explicitly for that purpose. If you're like me, you might even get nervous if the butter gets left out on the counter. It's dairy, right? Shouldn't that be chilled to keep out all the bacterial grossness? But it turns out that keeping butter in the fridge is a matter of preference, not of food safety.
There are some caveats, but, according to some experts, salted butter in an airtight container, like a crock, is perfectly fine to leave out on the counter for up to two weeks. That's right: two weeks that you can enjoy perfectly spreadable butter for your crumpets and muffins and toast and whathave you, without worrying about the dread block of chilled butter interrupting your spreading game. (Though there are some easy hacks for spreading cold butter too.) The USDA and FDA don't take a firm stance on how long butter last, and other experts recommend only leaving butter out for one or two days maximum. Regardless, it definitely means that you shouldn't be afraid to leave butter out for a few hours for optimal softening.
But for the butter to be safe for that long, it should be salted, pasteurized butter. It also won't work during the summer. If your kitchen is above 70 degrees, you should keep your butter in the fridge, no matter what kind it is. And if the butter goes rancid, then it's time to throw it out. How can you tell if butter is bad? Smell it. Like spoiled milk, rancid butter gives off a sour, unappetizing aroma, and may also have discoloration in spots. You won't want to eat it, so don't. But otherwise? Experiment with leaving out your butter, why not?
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This At-Home Workout Will Boost Your Mood in 13 Minutes
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Monday, February 26, 2018
10-Minute Cardio Workout You Can Do at Home
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This article originally appeared on DailyBurn.com
So you want to get your sweat on, but getting to the gym seems as difficult as climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. Our answer: Make moves right where you are! You can snag a serious cardio workout right at home — sans machines, weights or even a lot of space. Thanks to plyometrics and fast-paced bodyweight exercises, you’ll rev your heart rate to that aerobic zone, squashing calories without the treadmill.
The secret to boosting your burn even more: compound exercises that work multiple muscles at once. Not only do the five moves below from Daily Burn 365 test your brain power, they’ll keep your metabolism revving even after you’re done. Plus, they’ll keep the workout fun so time flies. Before you know it, you’ll have cruised through 10 to 20 minutes of work, without even thinking of another excuse to stay in your seat. Step one: Stand up. It’s go time!
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The Best Cardio Workout You Can Do in Your Living Room
Make sure you have enough room to jump front-to-back and side-to-side as this workout has you moving in all directions. Start with a light jog in place to shake out any stiffness, then tackle the five exercises below. Perform each one for 30 to 60 seconds, with no more than 15 seconds rest in between. Take a full minute to recover at the end of round one, then repeat at least once. It might be easier than climbing a mountain, but this cardio workout should still take your breath away.
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1. Jump Rope Sky-to-Floor Reach
How to: Start standing with feet a little closer than hip-width apart, arms down by your sides (a). Begin swinging your forearms in a circle, as you would while holding a jump rope, as you jog your feet, kicking your heels toward your butt (b). Jog for six steps while swinging your invisible rope (c). Then, reach your arms straight up into the air, coming up onto your toes for a calf raise (d). Then reach down to the floor, bending at the knees for a narrow squat (e). Repeat another sky-to-floor reach (d). Continue alternating between six rope jumps and two sky-to-floor reaches.
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2. Pop Squat
How to: Start standing with feet hip-width apart (a). Drop down into a squat, pushing your hips back and your butt down, with weight in your heels. Get low enough to touch the floor with one hand (b). Jump back up, bringing your feet together at the top (c). Then pop your feet back out to a squat, touching the ground with your other hand (d). Repeat.
3. Grape Vine Hip Twist
How to: Stand facing forward and take one step to the right with your right foot. Then, step your left foot behind your right. Next, step your right foot out to the right again and tap your left foot to your right. This is one grape vine (a). From here, bring your arms up to shoulder height, elbows bent so arms are parallel to the floor. With your feet together, jump and twist your hips to the right, then the left, repeating two times to each side (b). Then, repeat the grape vine to the left (c). Continue alternating between grape vines and four hip twists.
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4. Lunge to Double Hop
How to: Start standing, facing forward. Step back into a lunge on your right foot. Knees should each bend 90 degrees and back right knee should hover just above the floor (a). Step back up to stand (b). Repeat the lunge on your left leg (c). Then take two hops at the top (d). Continue alternating lunges and double hops. If you need more of a challenge, make your lunge switch explosive, turning it into a plyometric exercise.
RELATED: 50 Ab Exercises to Score a Stronger Core
5. Cross Climbers to Plank Jacks
How to: Start in a high plank position, wrists under shoulders and body in one straight line from shoulders to heels (a). Drive your right knee in toward your left elbow, then step it back to plank (b). Drive your left knee in toward your right elbow, then step it back to plank. This is one mountain climber. Do three (six on each leg) (c). Next, jump your feet out to the sides, wider than hip width, then immediately back to your regular plank. This is one plank jack; do two (d). Continue alternating six total mountain climbers with two jacks.
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The Non-Dairy Milk You're About to See Everywhere
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“I knew it was bad for the environment, but I loved the way it coated my tongue with a weird film!” shouted the anxious but lovable philosopher, Chidi, on NBC’s The Good Place, defending his decision to drink almond milk. Only a few years ago, it would have been unthinkable for the non-dairy darling to be the butt of a joke on primetime television, but when the water-guzzling beverage (one almond requires about a gallon of water to grow) got linked to the California drought, the seemingly untouchable successor of soy milk quickly fell from grace.
Though other non-dairy milks have tried to fill its shoes, none have caught on in the same way as almond and soy milk before it. They are either too thin, too bitter, or contain a long list of artificial thickeners and preservatives: xanthan gum, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate.
Then, seemingly out of nowhere, there was Oatly.
“It is the only kind of milk I drink right now,” my friend told me a few weeks ago as we were walking the halls of a trendy new hotel whose soon-to-open coffee shop will likely serve oat milk. A few days later, I was picking up a tea at Gimme! Coffee In SoHo, and I saw the rectangular grey carton with the big bubble letters: OATLY. “It’s our most popular non-dairy milk,” the barista told me, unprompted. “It tastes like whole milk, and it even foams!” And just a week ago: one of my editors posted an Instagram story of her groceries. Amidst her eggs, fruits, and veggies, she had purchased a carton of Oatly.
Oatly is a Swedish company that was founded in 1993 by a food science professor named Rickard Öste. Öste was doing academic research on the prevalence of lactose intolerance and the food system challenges of the dairy industry, and he wondered about starting from scratch: finding a source ingredient for milk other than cows that was nutritious, tasty, and good for the environment. In Sweden, oats are a particularly abundant crop (the country doesn’t get a lot of sunlight, meaning almonds are out of the question); so Öste pioneered his own food science technology, using enzymes to liquefy oats into a creamy, rich milk, in a way that still retained their healthy, digestion-boosting fibers. (In the same way that cream is added to milk to give it varying levels of fat, Oatly adds a plant-based canola oil to its milk to provide fat content.) In Sweden — a very dairy-obsessed country — Oatly developed a small but loyal following without much marketing. But in 2012, Oatly hired a new CEO, Tony Peterson, who gave the company its cheeky but environmentally conscious branding — packaging that reads, “It’s like milk, but made for humans” and an Instagram that hawks t-shirts that say “Post-cow generation.” As a result, the product exploded in popularity across Europe.
Oatly officially entered the U.S. market last March. Oat milk existed in the U.S. before Oatly, but common brands like Pacific Foods were produced by large companies that used the same method to make all kinds of alternative milks, from soy to cashew, adding those aforementioned thickeners and gums to streamline the texture. Oatly is the first brand to invest fully in oats.
The company also took a different route to get its product out there. Instead of reaching out to large supermarkets, Oatly chose coffee shops as its testing ground in the United States. Mike Messersmith, Oatly’s very jolly-sounding US General Manager, sent out samples of Oatly’s Barista Edition (the brand’s whole milk equivalent). “From there it just expanded way faster than we thought,” he says with an incredulous laugh. “The coffee community is so intertwined, and baristas are always sharing tips and tricks. It was like wildfire.”
James McLaughlin, the president and CEO of Intelligentsia Coffee, the first company to sign on with Oatly, said that drinks made with its milk now comprise 13 percent of all beverages ordered across the shop’s 10 locations — far outpacing both almond and soy milk. “It’s the first time my baristas have gotten behind an alternative milk in an intense way,” he said. “We started stocking the liter cartons on our shelves because customers were like, ‘I want to take this home.’”
Caroline Bell, the co-owner of Café Grumpy in New York, told me “We had tried soy, almond, hemp, coconut, and nothing worked with coffee.” With some varieties, you couldn’t taste the coffee; with others, the milk would curdle. But oat milk, she says, “has an approachable taste and a clean finish,” and can be substituted for cow milk in trendy beverages like turmeric and matcha lattés without masking their subtle flavors. The oat fibers plus the added oil in the Barista Edition of Oatly also give the milk a thicker consistency, which produces a stable, undulating foam that will hold for a long time. The milk also contains an acidity regulator called dipotassium phosphate, which ensures that it doesn’t separate when mixed with an acidic drink like coffee. The effect is not exactly as creamy and foamy as whole milk, but it’s the best performing substitute these baristas had encountered.
At this time last year, Oatly was stocked in 10 coffee shops in the U.S. Now, the product is in more than 1,000. By the end of this quarter, it will be in a couple hundred grocery stores in the Northeast and Midatlantic regions, including Wegmans, Fairway, and ShopRite. The coffee shop Dagger Mountain in Valparaiso, Indiana just announced that it is dropping all dairy products and only offering Oatly.
According to Innova Market Insights, a food and beverage research firm, alternative milks are projected to be a $16 billion industry in 2018. Amidst all of the bad press that has dominated other plant-based milk varieties, oat milk has emerged as “the last one standing,” as Mark Bomford, the director of the Sustainable Food Project at Yale University, put it. And oats, which Oatly grows in the Pacific Northwest and central Canada for its U.S. product, are an efficient, cold-weather rotational crop that requires less water and herbicides than other alternative milk source ingredients. “You can’t say their use of irrigation is linked to the California drought, they don’t have any nutrient scares associated with them, they don’t have ‘scary’ words like gluten associated with them, so they have a lot going for them symbolically.”
To alternative-dairy skeptics, the burgeoning embrace of oat milk is emblematic of the modern American consumer’s belief that “you can shop your way out of injustice and unsustainability,” as Arielle Johnson, a flavor scientist at the MIT Media Lab, puts it. “It is way too easy — and a lot of branding wants it to feel easy — that buying something will fix sustainability and justice,” she told me in an email. “The ‘Right Plant Milk’ is a band-aid and an opiate.”
But oat milk’s strongest edge isn’t necessarily an environmental one, but an aesthetic one. Consumers’ current food obsessions include meatless burgers that bleed like beef, and pasta made with chickpeas that still gets unctuous and al dente. By the same token, Oatly is far and away the only alternative milk that behaves just like milk. It provides moisture and richness to my cakes, and smoothness and balance to my cup of chai. I’ve had straight glasses of it after a workout — the oatmeal-like aftertaste is as pleasant and nostalgic as cereal milk, the velvety texture reminiscent of what I imagine cow’s milk was like back when it arrived at your doorstep in glass bottles.
And no, I’m not even lactose intolerant.
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5 American Foods the Rest of the World Finds Disgusting, According to Reddit
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During a recent adventure on Reddit, we came across a thread for non-Americans addressing this question: What American food do you find most disgusting? Here are five foods that the rest of the world just doesn't understand.
Hershey's Chocolate
In this thread, the most common word used to describe the taste of Hershey's chocolate is "vomit." While Hershey's is never described as being the best American chocolate, it is the most famous and is therefore the most widely consumed by visitors to the United States. Why do some people detect a hint of vomit in the ubiquitous bar? Hershey's chocolate reportedly contains butyric acid, which can also be found in parmesan cheese, sour yogurt and, yes, vomit. The chemical in return gives the chocolate a distinct tanginess rarely encountered in any other brand of chocolate.
Canned or Processed Cheese
American Cheese, along with its evil cousins Cheez Whiz and Easy Cheese, appears to many outsiders as a science experiment gone horribly wrong. While most Americans respect american cheese for its ability to melt and meld so deliciously with beef fat on a burger, we can all safely agree with the rest of the world's opinions regarding other "cheese products."
Fast Food
While most countries have their own beloved fast-food options, American chains are the most popular on Earth. Granted, when someone visits the U.S. for the first time, they might be curious to try out fast food in its natural habitat. The consensus, though, is that fast food in America, especially KFC, is way too salty and lacks basic integrity. Also, while Outback Steakhouse isn't really a fast food restaurant, their infamous Bloomin' Onion has received a great deal of attention on the Reddit thread and is considered to be "vastly overrated."
Too Much Ice
While lots of non-Americans mention U.S. beverage sizes, there was another aspect of drink consumption that even more commenters touched on: America's love of ice. Every cold beverage in the United States seems to be composed of mostly ice, according to these commenters. In many other countries, if you want ice in your drink you'll have to ask for it.
Excessively Sweet Baked Goods
Apparently American cakes, pastries and even breads are too sweet for foreign palates. Americans do consume more sugar per capita than any other country in the world and that sweet, sweet goodness can be tasted in just about anything you can imagine. Processed bread contains a surprising amount of sugar and most of the cakes Redditors mention appear to have been grocery store sheet cakes, which are sweet enough to make your teeth vibrate.
Portion Sizes
Not only is America's food terrible, there's way too much of it according to these Redditors. Many complain of gaining weight during their visits to the U.S. simply by eating what coworkers and colleagues ate. While this sounds a bit fishy, it is true that American portion sizes are larger than just about anywhere else. The obvious solution is to take home leftovers, but contributors from around the world mention that that practice isn't always accpetable in other countries. At least we Americans have that going for us.
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Friday, February 23, 2018
Thursday, February 22, 2018
5 Ways to Torch Your Core in Every Workout
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This article originally appeared on DailyBurn.com. Check out the rest of the exercises at Daily Burn.
At the core of every movement is just that: your core. And while lots of times “core” and “abs” become synonymous, it’s not 100% correct to use them interchangeably. Your rectus abdominus, transverse abdominus and obliques do comprise your midsection, but those aren’t the only muscles involved. Your back, hips and glutes also provide that stable base you need for stepping forward and backward, jumping side-to-side or turning all about. So to get a serious core workout you need to work them all.
“Core strength and stability not only enhances physical and athletic performance, but also helps maintain and correct posture and form, and prevent injury,” says Andia Winslow, a Daily Burn Audio Workouts trainer. “Those who have an awareness of their core and ability to engage it properly also have enhanced proprioception — or a sense of the positions of their extremities, without actually seeing them.”
Just picture elite athlete’s movement, Winslow explains, and how rhythmic and easy they travel through space, often in several planes of motion at the same time. They can thank strong trunk muscles for that. “Core should be a focus in every workout,” Winslow says. “Workouts won’t be as effective without proper core engagement.”
That’s not to say crunches need a permanent place in your sweat sessions. You can easily sneak in added core challenges during other common exercises. “When folks elect to add difficulty to workouts, they often increase weight, repetition or duration. Another — and often more effective — way to increase the intensity is by altering stance, ground contact, and/or dynamic variance equipment [think: sand or water],” Winslow says. Shifting your weight, testing your balance, or focusing on sticking a landing, all engage your middle more.
Learn how to get a solid core workout in every strength session with these sneaky midsection-scorching strategies from Winslow.
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Strength Tips: How to Work Your Core in Every Workout
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1. Add weight overhead.
Whether you’re doing squats or lunges, Winslow suggests pushing or holding a weight overhead — or even just keeping your arms straight up — to activate your abs and shoulders. These muscle groups have to work harder to keep your spine in a neutral position so you don’t over-arch, straining your low back. Translation: Put your hands in the air like you really care (about your core workout).
2. Hold your step-ups and pull-ups.
Stepping up onto a bench, chair or box requires you to use one leg, driving off your heel to reach the top. While balancing on one limb already works your core to keep you upright, Winslow explains that pausing at the top (with knee raised) will incorporate your midsection more. When you stand up, simply hold for a two- to five-second count, then go back down.
Same strategy holds (literally!) for chin-ups and pull-ups. By pausing with your chin at the bar, your core fires to keep you steady and in one solid line. Leg or arm day turned core workout.
RELATED: 6 Exercises for the Ultimate Back and Chest Workout
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3. Stick a single-leg landing on box jumps.
To crank up the core work in a box jump, start by bringing the hop height down. Then, keep the explosive leap to one leg and really stick the landing. (Hold it at the top for one to three seconds before standing up and stepping off.) One full-body exercise at its finest.
4. Do a single-arm dumbbell press or fly.
Make your arm and ab routine go hand-in-hand. Moving one arm at a time in exercises like a dumbbell press or fly, drives your midsection to work against the rotation to keep your hips square and your back straight. This will work whether you’re standing or lying on your back. Lift your hips into a bridge and you target your glutes, too. So many muscles; so much less time.
RELATED: 5 Planks, 10 Minutes: Your Ultimate Abs Workout
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5. Go for a twist.
We tend to rotate in multiple directions all day, from turning to give a fellow studio mate a high five to twisting around to chat with a co-worker. But to keep that movement safe, your core needs enough strength to prop you upright and protect the spine. Enter: rotational exercises to build stability. Try twisting your torso at the top of a step-up or the bottom of a front or side lunge, so your body learns to better handle those turns you take throughout the day.
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704-Lb. Woman Goes for Weight Loss Surgery After Finding Maggots in the Folds of Her Skin
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Lisa Fleming was already overweight when she gave birth to her first child at 15, and her weight only went up from there. But she knew it was absolutely time to make a change when, bedridden and weighing 704 lbs., she found maggots in the folds of her skin.
For the first time in years, Fleming, 49, is going to leave her bed — the same bed where her mom died due to obesity — and make the six-hour trip to get weight loss surgery.
“I’m tired, I’m hungry, and I’m not looking forward to having the paramedics move me out of this bed,” Fleming says in this exclusive clip from Wednesday’s episode of My 600-Lb. Life. “Lord, give me strength.”
Seven paramedics arrive with multiple emergency vehicles to get Fleming out of her bed, down a ramp and into an ambulance.
“The paramedics have to reinforce the ramp they’ll use to get me out of the house,” she says. “I can’t believe it’s come to this. But at least I’m doing something about it before it gets to be too late.”
And when they ask Fleming if she’s ready to go, she says that she “ain’t ever gonna be ready,” but tells them to go for it, because she knows “for a fact” that she’s “sick of this damn bed.”
Using her bed sheets and a dolly, the paramedics painfully lift Fleming out of her bed.
“Oh lord, please don’t let them kill me,” she says.
My 600-Lb. Life airs Wednesdays at 8/7c on TLC.
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Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
This Kale Salad With Poached Salmon Will Keep You Full Until Dinner
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Friday, February 16, 2018
How to Talk to Your Child About School Shootings, Including the One Thing You Should Never Say
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There have been 18 school shootings this year so far (and it's only February!). Here's how to talk about these tragic events with your child, according to a child therapist.
Last night, as pictures of frightened, traumatized students fleeing their school filled our TV screens—yet again—parents were faced with a question that comes with chilling regularity now: How do I tell my child she is safe going to school, when school shootings happen again and again, with no end in sight?
The numbers are mind-boggling. Yesterday, 17 students and teachers were killed when a former student stalked the halls of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, with an AR-15 rifle. This comes five years after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, and 19 years after Columbine. But we don’t have to look back that far to see the horror: According to the nonprofit EveryTown for Gun Safety, there have been 290 school shootings since 2013, including 18 so far this year (and remember, it’s only February).
The constant onslaught of bad news can make parents feel paralyzed, unsure of what to say to their kids, but it’s important to address their concerns and model for them that having an emotional reaction to tragedy is a normal and healthy response, says Adam Brown, PsyD, clinical assistant professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NYU Langone Health.
If you’re having trouble finding the words, here’s how to start:
• Don’t assume your child is blissfully unaware of what's going on. “Many parents limit exposure to the news, but just because you don’t have the TV on, it doesn’t mean they’re not going to hear what happened from other people,” says Brown. If you’re not sure how much your child knows, say, “Something scary happened at a school in Florida today. Have you heard anything about it? Do you have any questions?” It’s always better for your child to hear the news from you, rather than on the school bus or schoolyard, where they could be picking up wildly inaccurate info, Brown adds.
• Reassure your child, but don't promise that a tragedy will never occur in your town. The first thing is to let your child know he or she is safe. You can say, “This happened in a different state (or town), and not at your school. They caught the bad guy, so you are not in any danger,” says Brown, who points out that this is very different from saying, “No, this will never happen in our town.” What you can do is point out all the ways that you, your child’s teacher, and the police are working to keep everyone safe. If your child still feel anxious and powerless, help him channel those emotions in a positive way, by writing a letter to your congressperson about gun laws, or raising money for victims of violence.
• Follow your child's lead. “Give your child a little bit of information, and see how he or she reacts to it,” says Brown. For some , that will be enough, but others will need more. Allow them to lead the conversation, asking questions until they feel satisfied.
• Let your teen talk express anger and fear. Teenagers are already going to be grappling with deeper moral and ethical questions, and it’s important to create an environment where they can speak openly about their feelings, says Brown—though he points out that some may be more inclined to talk about these issues with their friends than with their parents. Still, you can sit down with your teen and say, “When things like this happen it makes me question my basic assumptions about the world, and I’m wondering what it’s like for you?” Even when you don’t have any answers, you can take the opportunity to have an open, meaningful discussion.
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Thursday, February 15, 2018
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Get Stronger Abs in 30 Minutes With This At-Home Pilates Routine
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Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Exactly How Many Calories You Could Burn Trying 6 Olympic Sports—Instead of Just Watching
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Get Stronger in 18 Minutes With This Full-Body Routine You Can Do at Home
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4 Oblique Exercises to Target Your Love Handles
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When it comes to getting rid of love handles, you’ll want to skip the waist training trend. More often than not, whittling your middle comes down to better nutrition paired with ab exercises that target the obliques.
CeCe Marizu, Daily Burn 365 trainer, says, “It’s important to build up both your internal and external obliques because they create a force that builds strength to allow muscle to take over the fatty areas everyone calls their love handles.”
Sculpting your oblique muscles will not only give you a more defined midsection, it will also help stabilize your core and support your back. “Your external obliques will help your trunk rotate, while your internal obliques also help with rotation but on a deeper level,” Marizu explains. Here’s the perfect workout to keep your sides in check and build total-core strength.
RELATED: 50 Ab Exercises to Score a Stronger Core
Ab Exercises to Target Your Love Handles
What’s best about the oblique exercises below is that they target more than just your love handles. They strengthen your entire posterior chain, too. “Dynamic exercises, like spiderman push-ups and side planks with a reach through, help with your love handles by building muscle. A lot of times we can be neglectful of our side bodies,” Marizu says.
Perform each move for 30 seconds and then take a 30-second break for as many rounds as possible. Marizu recommends doing these exercises three to five days a week. “You don’t have to work long, but work smart,” Marizu says. That means putting a big emphasis on your diet. “Do your core work and show your love handles some love by eating right,” she says.
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1. Side Planks with Reach Through
How to: Lie on your right side and place your right hand firmly on the ground. Engaging your core, prop yourself up into a side plank. Stack your left foot over your right, so your body is in a straight line (a). Extend your left arm towards the ceiling and then lower your arm in front of you and bring it under your right hip (b). Bring your left arm back above your head (c).
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2. Spiderman Crunch
How to: Get into push-up position with your shoulders directly over your hands (a). Lift your right foot a few inches off the ground and bring your right knee towards your right elbow as you lower your body into a push-up. Be sure your hips don’t drop and your back doesn’t arch (b). Return your right foot back to the starting position as you push yourself back up (c). Repeat on the left side.
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3. The Saw
How to: Sit up on a mat with your legs extended in front of you. Spread them as wide as the mat (a). Form a “T” with your arms out to the sides and twist toward your right side, stretching your left hand towards your right foot. Pulse three times (b). Untwist yourself and return to center (c). Repeat on the left side. (For more Pilates ab exercises like this one, head here.)
RELATED: The Ab Moves You Aren’t Doing (But Should!)
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4. Crab Reach
How to: Sit with your knees bent and feet flat on the ground in front of you and your right hand firmly on the ground behind you. Keep your left arm bent by your side (a). Lift your butt off the floor while extending your left arm behind you, reaching for your right side as you come into a reverse tabletop (b). Return to the starting position and repeat on the left side (c).
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Monday, February 12, 2018
3 Make-Ahead Breakfasts for Easy Morning Meals
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Friday, February 9, 2018
I Got My Eyebrows Microbladed Last Year—Here’s What I’ve Learned Since
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Some people celebrate anniversaries with a husband or wife. I, on the other hand, am marking one year with my eyebrows. That is to say, it's been exactly 12 months since brow wizard Piret Aava microbladed my brows, giving me the arches I'd always wanted. We've been in the honeymoon-phase ever since.
But, as in any relationship, I've learned a thing or two—both good and bad—about my microbladed brows during our time together. Ahead, the totally-honest answers to the microblading questions I'm asked most often.
What is microblading?
Microblading is the process of using a teeny-tiny blade to semi-permanently deposit pigment underneath the skin. The best pros use short strokes of varying lengths in order most closely mimic actual hairs. I know what you're thinking: Yikes! Doesn't that hurt? For me, not really... each stroke felt only like a scratch on very dry skin. (Plus, you're numbed ahead of time.)
The end result is meant to be incredibly natural-looking—as if you just so happened to be born with full, shapely brows, no pomade or pencil required.
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How long does microblading last?
It's tough to make a blanket statement here. Most pros say your faux hairs will be visible for up to three years, but they'll lose their "crispness" and thus require a touch-up anywhere between seven months to a year post-treatment. "There are a lot of factors that contribute, including sun exposure and your skincare routine," says Piret. "If you’re a big exfoliator [which causes skin cells to turn over more quickly], that will make them fade faster, for example."
I, for one, am a big exfoliator. That said, I only started to notice fading about ten months after the initial procedure. I plan to see Piret for a touch up every year or so.
What's the after care like for microblading?
I won't sugar-coat it: The day after I microbladed my eyebrows, things were a little rough. As expected, each individual "hair" scabbed over, which looked just as glamorous as it sounds. But just 72 hours later, it was business as usual. My skin care routine pretty much stayed the same, exfoliation and all—I just avoided directly coating my brows when possible.
Should I get my eyebrows microbladed, too?
If, like me before microblading, you spend more than ten minutes a day attempting to tint, shape, and otherwise groom your brows, it's totally worth it. (And I say that knowing the price tag for the initial procedure is usually around $1,200.) It doesn't get any better than waking up with pre-groomed brows.
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Thursday, February 8, 2018
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The Best Healthy 30-Minute Meals
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5 Olympians Share Their Advice for Overcoming Setbacks
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Setbacks. We all have them. But how you choose to handle those stumbling blocks is what sets you apart from the pack. If anyone can attest to this, it's Olympians. After all, they push themselves to the limit day in and day out, just for the opportunity to compete on the world’s stage—and come out on the other side with a nice piece of shiny bling! Of course things don't always work out in their favor. Yet they always seem to know how to pick themselves up, and go on to compete another day. So what's their secret?
Ahead of the 2018 Olympic Games in Peyongchang, South Korea (which you can watch on NBC starting tomorrow) we chatted with five athletes to find out. In the video above, past and current Olympic competitors offer their advice on turning setbacks into success.
RELATED: 13 Olympic Athletes Reveal Their Secrets for Staying Motivated
Check out the highlights below:
Elena Myers, Bobsled, 2x Olympian
“The biggest thing is realizing that stuff will often not go your way. I just really look to the people around me. I surround myself with really strong people—my husband, my family—and use their strength to help me get through everything.”
Lolo Jones, Bobsled/Runner, 3X Olympian
“Just utter grit. I would like to finish what I started. I’m a runner and so you know you may struggle in the race, but when you see the finish line you are like, I am determined to get to that finish line.”
Oksana Masters, Nordic Skiing/ Cycling/ Rowing, 3X Paralympian
“The way you deal with setbacks in a race would be to start off with a good cup of coffee first, and make that, and make sure I am back to my happy place. I thrive off the word 'no.' I’ve been told so many times in my life that I would never walk. I would never be an athlete. I don’t have the right build to be an elite-level athlete. Every time I was told 'no,' it was kind of like putting a little wood to the fire, and it was making that fire brighter and brighter. Finally I was like, I can do it, I am going to prove them wrong.”
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Ashley Wagner, Figure Skater, 2014 Olympian
“Setbacks are inevitable, especially in my sport. Ice is slippery. Life happens. But at the end of the day, you set a goal for yourself. If you can acknowledge that you are not just going to get there in a day and that it takes baby steps along the way, that makes it so much more manageable.”
Hillary Knight, Ice Hockey, 2x Olympian
“I think that's what's valuable about being a part of a team sport is that I am able to surround myself with amazing people. And I look for motivation and inspiration all over, in our locker room essentially."
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Tuesday, February 6, 2018
10 Things You Should Not Refrigerate
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Stuck in a Fitness Rut? Try These New Takes on Classic Workouts
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This At-Home Workout is the Quickest Way to Sculpt Strong Abs and Tight Glutes
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These are the 3 Moves Lindsey Vonn Does to Score Her Six-Pack Stomach
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Sure, skiing is leg-intensive—but to be successful on the pow, a killer core is also a must. And you only need to look at two-time Olympic medalist Lindsey Vonn’s six-pack to know why she is one of the greatest alpine ski racers around. (OK, there are other reasons, but you know what we mean.)
“Core training is important because all movement originates from the core and moves outward to the extremities,” says Alex Bunt, Vonn’s trainer, who has been helping her prepare for the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang this month, “so having a strong core that not only functions well but looks well as a benefit is super important.”
There's also a mental boost that comes with tight abs: Vonn, who won her final World Cup race over the weekend, admits that any core exercise she does that allows her to see her muscles “makes me feel more confident and strong, and like I can do anything.”
Check out the core complex below that Bunt whipped up for Vonn. It will surely shore up your ab strength and make those muscles pop! “This is for the six-pack,” notes Bunt who suggests you perform each exercise back to back, doing each move to exhaustion before switching to the next.
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V-ups
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Lie faceup on floor with legs straight and arms outstretched overhead. With control, simultaneously lift torso and legs so that body forms the letter “V.” Lower back to start and repeat.
Hip-Ups
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Lie faceup with hands on either side of hips; palms face down. Extend legs straight up. Pressing into hands and with core tight, raise hips. Slowly lower back to start and repeat.
Leg Lowers
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Life face up with legs straight up above hips and arms on either side of hips; palms face down. Tighten abs and press low back down as you slowly lower legs. Raise legs back to start and repeat.
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5 Yoga Poses That Will Improve Your Posture
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Monday, February 5, 2018
Eating Fruit Can Actually Help You Lose Weight. A Nutritionist Explains
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Here's some good news if you love berries, pears, and apples: Ditching fruit isn’t necessary to lose weight. It’s also not smart. Yes, fruit contains carbs and naturally-occurring sugar. But there are important reasons to make fruit a daily staple in your diet, even when you're working to slim down. The key is to eat it strategically. Doing so can actually help you shed pounds.
Natural substances in fruit—including vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, fiber, and prebiotics—are incredibly good for you, not just in terms of protecting against chronic diseases, but also for managing your weight. Even if you eat plenty of veggies, nixing fruit means missing out on the unique antioxidants they provide.
In research, fruit has actually been tied to weight loss, not weight gain. One study found that overweight and obese adults who ate more fruit experienced greater weight loss than those who didn't. Another study, which followed more than 130,000 adults over 24 years, found that consuming fruit was associated with improved weight loss over time.
This link may be because fruit can help boost satiety, satisfy a sweet craving, and decrease your desire to dig into goodies like candy or baked goods. Fruits also tend to replace higher-calorie treats, whereas veggies tend to be add-ons. In other words, you’re much more likely to choose an apple rather than a piece of broccoli in place of a cookie; and that swap can help you limit total calories and avoid added sugar, the real culprit when it comes to weight gain.
RELATED: Here’s What to Eat for Lunch If You’re Trying to Slim Down, According to a Nutritionist
As for sugar, even the strictest guidelines from groups like the American Heart Association and World Health Organization don't lump the sugar from fresh, whole fruit in with added sugar, the refined type used to sweeten foods (think almond milk, or the spoonful you add to your morning coffee).
That's because the naturally-occurring sugar in fruit is much less concentrated, and bundled with water and a number of key nutrients. For example, one whole orange provides about 17 grams of carb, about 12 of which are natural sugar. But it also supplies fluid, 12% of your daily fiber needs, and nearly 100% the recommended amount of vitamin C, along with B vitamins, potassium, and substances like hesperidin, which has been shown to help lower blood pressure, cholesterol, and inflammation.
Compare that to one tablespoon of table sugar, which contains 16 grams of carbs and no nutrients. Essentially, whole, fresh fruit and added sugar don’t belong in the same category.
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Of course, that doesn’t mean you can eat unlimited amounts of fruit. Fruit does contain carbohydrates, and the job of carbs is to fuel the activity of your cells. When you eat more carbs than you can burn after a meal or snack, even from fruit, the unneeded surplus can either feed existing fat, or plump up fat cells.
For this reason your total carb intake, including fruit, should correspond to your fuel demands, which are based on your height, ideal weight, sex, age, and physical activity level. Most of my women clients can afford to eat two servings of fruit per day (more if they are taller or more active), with one serving being one cup, or one piece about the size of a baseball.
Since the carbs in fruit help fuel activity, when you eat fruit matters too. Downing a huge bowl of grapes late at night while you’re watching TV or surfing the web (when your fuel requirement is low) doesn’t make a lot of sense. Instead, build fruit into the meals and snacks you consume before your more active hours of the day. For many of my clients that may mean eating a small banana 20 or 30 minutes before a workout, or eating berries with breakfast before heading to work—and pairing an apple with almond butter in the afternoon to help power through the rest of the day.
RELATED: Best Superfoods for Weight Loss
As far as the type of fruit you choose, try to get a good variety to expose your body to the broadest spectrum of nutrients and antioxidants. In my opinion no fruit is off limits if you’re thoughtful about the amount and timing. For example, while watermelon is a high glycemic-index fruit, enjoying it when it’s in season is smart, since one cup of cubes contains less than 50 calories, and it provides vitamin C, potassium, and antioxidants tied to anti-inflammation, protection against heart disease, and improved exercise endurance and recovery.
Bottom line: fruit is incredibly nutritious and not inherently fattening. Its impact on your weight depends on when you consume it, and how much you eat. Banishing fruit completely can backfire for weight loss, and negatively impact your overall wellness. Instead, strike the right balance to reap all the benefits of fruit and still achieve your slim-down goals.
Cynthia Sass is Health’s contributing nutrition editor, a New York Times best-selling author, and a consultant for the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Nets.
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The Trick To Using a Round Brush That No One Knows
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We’re always hearing about new ways to perfect the at-home blowout and finally achieve salon-worthy results. News flash: We have never once found this to be true. I mean, we can achieve a nice blowout at home, but salon-quality? Not quite. We’re not going to tell you that these tips will help you finally master that salon blowout at home so you can save your $50 for other pursuits, but we will say that these little tricks will most assuredly step up your home style—substantially. The amazing things is, they all revolve around one tool, and it’s not your blow dryer. Enter the round brush. It’s a magical item that can be worthless unless you know how to use it the right way. If learning how to use a round brush was something Mama passed down to you on your first day of kindergarten, this article probably won’t tell you anything you don’t already know. For those that play a losing battle with this rotund tool each morning, prepare to have your life changed—or, at least, just your hair game.
Don’t Use It Until Your Hair Is Almost Dry
Beware: You’re arm will feel like it’s about to fall off if you start using your round brush too soon. Hair will be easier to manage and style once it’s mostly dry, plus you’ll save valuable time.
Start with the Right Brush
Depending on your hair length, you’ll most likely want to start with a medium-size round brush. Our pick for the best round brush is this version from Harry Josh Pro Tools. Its firm boar and nylon bristles grip the hair enough to pull it taut, while the wooden handle is sturdy and easy to manage.
Now, If You Take Only One Tip, Let It Be This
When you’re using your round brush, it’s important to work by small sections that are wrapped around the brush once. The wrapping part is the most crucial technique when learning how to blow dry hair with a round brush. If you wrap more than once you’ll likely get the brush stuck in your hair (ouch—that’s the kind of mistake you only make once), and giving it a half wrap will only result in curled under (or out) ends—not the loose wave we’re aiming for.
Wrapping each section around the brush once is the one thing that entirely changed my at home blowout result. Give it a try for yourself and you might just find you’re one step closer to that salon-worthy blowout you’ve been trying to master for years.
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Trying to Lose Weight? Your Partner May Reap the Benefits, Too
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Committing to a weight-loss program can have an unexpected benefit: Your significant other may shed some extra pounds, too, even if they aren’t trying. That’s what researchers found in a new study on the so-called weight-loss ripple effect, published today in the journal Obesity.
The study, which was sponsored by Weight Watchers, tracked the progress of 130 married or cohabitating couples for six months. In all of the couples, one partner had a desire to lose weight, and both partners agreed to weigh-ins after three and six months. Half of the partners followed Weight Watchers, while the others received a four-page handout with healthy-eating and exercise tips, and were told to try to lose weight on their own.
The researchers wanted to see if one approach would work better than the other. As it turns out, they were both effective, and everyone involved lost weight. After three months, those in the Weight Watchers group had lost more weight (about 7.4 pounds versus 4.3 pounds), but by the end of the trial, both groups had lost about 14 pounds.
But the partners who didn’t participate — most of whom were men — lost weight, too. On average, people whose partners joined Weight Watchers lost about 3.3 pounds in the first three months, and about 4.9 pounds over the full six-month study. Those whose partners were given a self-guided weight-loss approach had lost about 2.1 pounds at the three-month check-in, and 4.2 pounds at six months. Because of the study’s margin of error, the difference between the two groups was not statistically significant.
Lead author Amy Gorin, PhD, a professor of psychological sciences at the University of Connecticut, said in a press release that when one person changes their behavior, it’s not unusual for the people around them to change, as well. When one partner starts counting calories, weighing themselves regularly, or making healthier food choices, for example, their partners might emulate them.
Four or five pounds may not seem like a lot. But by the end of the study, about a third of the “untreated” partners in the study had lost more than 3% of their initial body weight, which the experts say has measurable health benefits.
Partners also tended to lose weight at similar rates: If one member of a couple lost weight at a steady pace, his or her partner did too, and the same goes for people who lost weight slowly.
“This data suggests that weight loss can spread within couples, and that widely available lifestyle programs have weight loss effects beyond the treated individual,” the authors wrote in their paper. They also suggest that programs like Weight Watchers could help more people by actively involving spouses and partners in the weight loss process.
Gorin says she and her colleagues next hope to look at whether the weight-loss ripple effect could go even further, to other family members who share a household, or to close friends or coworkers.
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How Often Should You Wash Your Hair? Our Top Tips
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If you often find yourself wondering, how often should I wash my hair, these tips are for you. We've got expert info on how often to wash hair according to type and texture.
It’s well established that shampooing every day can cause major hair problems for many of us: dryness, breakage, frizz. It’s tougher, though, to answer the next natural question: If not every day, how often should I wash my hair? We asked top hairstylists and dermatologists, and they say it depends—on hair texture, hair style, and scalp condition. Get the details on how often to wash hair.
Why You Shouldn’t Wash Your Hair Every Day
The scalp produces oils that travel down the hair shaft, locking in hydration. Shampooing too frequently washes away these oils before they go anywhere, leaving your hair dry. “Excessive dryness then leads to significant breakage,” said Dr. Michelle Henry of Laser & Skin Surgery Center of New York.
How Often You Should Wash Your Hair Based on Texture
Vernon François, celebrity hairstylist and founder of the Vernon Francois Collection, says the answer depends on both hair texture and lifestyle. “Everyone’s hair is unique,” he says. “If you’re regularly at the gym, that will influence how often you should wash. Try out a few different options and go with what suits your hair and fits with your lifestyle best.” Also, texture matters. The curlier hair is, the more difficult it is for oils created by the scalp to travel down the hair shaft (because of strands’ twists and bends). These oils are natural moisturizers, keeping hair hydrated and healthy. Curly and coily hair is naturally drier and therefore more sensitive to excessive washing.
Curly and Coily Hair: Once a Week
Jessica O’Brien, artistic educator and stylist at Ouidad in New York City, says instead of looking for a strict guideline, wash hair when it’s dirty. “Dirty—with actual dirt or build up,” she emphasizes. “Sweat and oil are not dirt.” Otherwise, simply rinse with water. Curly hair has a raised cuticle (not flat, like straight hair) because of the bends in the hair. This allows natural moisture to escape, said O’Brien, so it’s almost always naturally dry. Those with curly hair should use a moisturizing shampoo, like Ouidad Ultra-Nourishing Cleansing Oil, every time they wash.
Straight and Wavy Hair: Every Two or Three Days
Straight and wavy hair will vary in its oiliness. Davide Marinelli, Oribe educator and owner of Davide Hair Studio, says creating a customized routine is key. “Find a system that gives your hair texture without weighing it down,” he said. “You may have to test out what works best for you to get the results you want—a leave-in conditioner, a volumizing shampoo, a clarifying shampoo or any combination of all.” To maintain a healthy scalp and hair, it’s good to keep your natural oils and not over cleanse. But for workout fanatics or those with excessively oily hair and scalps who really want to wash frequently, try using a 2-in-1 non-foaming cleanser, like Oribe Cleansing Crème for Moisture and Control, which will clean the hair without stripping its natural oils.
How Often You Should Wash Your Hair Based on Skin Type
In the never-ending battle for attention, the scalp almost always loses out to hair. But every time you shampoo, it’s the scalp that should be getting the TLC. Focus the washing there, instead of on the hair itself. Your hair will get clean enough as soapy water glides down the shaft. An oily scalp can often make hair oily, too, especially for those with straighter hair (since the sebum produced by the scalp can easily travel down the hair shaft).
Normal to Dry: Every Three to Four Days
Marinelli suggests washing every three to four days, but if you feel like you may need to wash more often, incorporate a “conditioning rinse” every other day (instead of a full wash). Apply conditioner to your hair and rinse with tepid water. If your scalp in on the drier side of normal, apply a few drops of hair oil, like Oribe Gold Lust Nourishing Hair Oil, for a moisture boost.
Super Oily
The key to keeping a very oily scalp happy is regular clarifying shampoo treatments—at least every other week, says Marinelli. An oily scalp can equal oily hair. Marinelli recommends using volumizing shampoos to help remove excess oils. And instead of using a traditional thick, rinse-off conditioner, use a lightweight leave-in conditioner post shower. Leave-ins won’t weigh your hair down.
Super Dry and Dandruff
There are so many underlying causes of dry scalp—dermatitis, excess yeast, even sunburn—that it’s difficult for experts to pinpoint exactly how many washes is the goal. But don't confuse dry scalp with dandruff, which is actually a result of excess oil on the scalp. If you have yellowish flakes that arrive a few days post wash, odds are it’s dandruff. Shampoo with dandruff-specific cleanser about three times a week using cool water to manage the condition.
How Often Should You Wash Your Hair Based on Styling?
If you get frequent blow-outs and use a lot of dry shampoo during the week to make your blow out last, wash your hair according to your hair or scalp type—but add a clarifying shampoo into the routine every two weeks, with a deep conditioner to follow, suggests Marinelli.
If you use a styling product that leaves a heavy, greasy build up, it needs to be washed off the hair and scalp. “Product build-up can dry out the hair and cause it to lose elasticity,” said O’Brien. To remove build-up, cleanse with a gentle clarifying shampoo, like Ouidad Superfruit Renewal Clarifying Cream Shampoo. This one is especially good for textured hair—typical clarifying shampoos are too harsh for curls.
Braids and extensions also cause some confusion about shampooing. Though it might be tempting to ease up on your wash routine because the scalp is covered (and in an effort to preserve the style), try to maintain at least an every other week washing schedule. Focus on the scalp when you shampoo and make sure you’re washing underneath the braids.
How Often Should Men Wash Their Hair?
Because men’s hairstyles are typically much shorter, the sebum produced by the scalp has a shorter distance to travel to thoroughly moisturize the hair. Men’s hair is generally not as dry and can therefore tolerate more washing, said Dr. Henry. But that doesn’t mean men necessary need to wash more. Frequency really depends on lifestyle factors, like working out, and scalp and hair condition.
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Friday, February 2, 2018
This Small Thing Makes My Scrambled Eggs a Billion Times Better
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I'm tired. You probably are, too. There are both general and specific reasons underpinning this, but today for me, it's due at least in part due to the pressure of writing stories that must "restore your faith in humanity" or be "utterly life-changing." I don't have that depth of emotional capacity to spare at the moment, but I can tell you about the simple, little thing I do to make my scrambled eggs markedly, unfailingly better.
I buzz the eggs in a food processor before I put them in olive oil to cook. Really, it's that easy. A blender would do the trick, too, but it's up on a high shelf and I'd have to stand on a chair or ask my husband to reach up and get it for me, and that's just too much bother. I have a mini food processor right there on the counter and I crack a couple of eggs into it, pulse them until they're frothy, and pour them into the warm, oiled pan. Growing up, I was taught to add milk and, inexplicably, vinegar to the eggs, but nah. Just the eggs and air.
What happens is that one bazillion little bubbles are fluffed into the mix, making everything lovely and light. When the eggs start to solidify in the pan, they fold, rather than form curds, and make me feel a little bit fancy. The texture is akin to what I get in a diner, which I love because those are eggs made for me rather than by me. It's a subtle thing, but it matters in the morning.
But not every morning! Heaven knows I don't have it in me to wash out the food processor every single day, and I definitely don't run the dishwasher every day (there are only two humans in my home and we don't generate a warrantable amount of dishes), so I rinse all the parts, chuck them in there, and a few days later they're clean and I muck them up again.
Could I fluff the eggs with a whisk and some will? Yes, but you read the part about exhaustion, right? I just sometimes need something nice that's not so very difficult. An immersion blender would work, too, but I don't know where the heck that's hiding right now.
So these eggs. I pour the froth into warm olive oil, wait for the edges to firm up a little, sprinkle on some salt and herbs, then just sort of push them around a little. If I waited for the bottom to firm, too, I could fold it and call it an omelet, but I just can't deal with that sort of pressure so early in the day. I need a small victory. A scramble it is, and while it's not life-changing, it is an easily-achievable source of pleasure where there was only maintenance before, and that's good enough for me.
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Want to Lose Weight Walking? Do This One Thing
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Maybe you got a fitness tracker for the holidays and are feeling inspired to log a few extra miles a week. Or maybe you enjoy walking as a form of regular exercise, but are curious as to how you can slim down doing it. Whatever your reason, it's easier than you think to torch serious calories by simply moving your right foot in front of your left.
So here's how you take your walking routine to the next level: “Set mini goals for yourself during your walk. For example, if you’re taking your workout outdoors, try pacing as quickly as you can to the next stop sign. If you’re on a treadmill, do the same by setting a time goal that you can look forward to achieving," advises Christine DiBugnara, National Director of Group Fitness and Programming, UFC GYM. "Not only will this feel great to achieve, but it will make your workout go by much quicker.”
If you're walking with a friend or loved one, test each other to fun mini challenges along the way like walking as quickly as you can to your favorite workout tune while the other does walking lunges and then switching roles. As you set and break your mini goals, you'll likely begin to burn more calories with every workout and build your endurance, too.
To steal a line from Hippocrates, "walking is man's best medicine." See, even the 5th century BC Greek physician knew it sure ain't running.
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