February 02, 2019 at 05:00AM by CWC A staggering 48 percent of American adults suffer from some form of cardiovascular disease, finds a new report published in the journal Circulation. Heart disease claims the lives of 1 in 3 American women, and as the leading cause of death in the country, heart disease prevention should be front of mind for everyone. Quitting smoking and excessive drinking are no-brainers, but lowering your risk also includes taking small steps to improve your health overall. Exercising regularly is a good place to start and getting enough sleep is always a good idea. Doing what you can to limit the amount of stress in your life, while also seeking an occasional thrill. But there are also some other tricks that can help decrease your risk of heart disease as well. And some of them are things you’re going to want to do anyway. (Hint: Cue up “Business Time” by Flight of the Conchords.) Here are 8 heart disease prevention tips to know about. 1. Do household chores This isn’t just a sneaky way to get you to vacuum your rugs and scrub the countertops more often. Past research suggests it only takes moving around for 30 minutes a day—even if you’re just sweeping!—to reduce your risk of heart disease by 24 percent. It’s a win-win. 2. Switch up your workouts You might think dynamic activities like running are the best for your heart health, but when it comes to reducing your risk of heart disease, researchers found
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These Famous (Vegan!) Buffalo Cauliflower Wings Will Win Any Super Bowl Party, Regardless Of What Team You’re On
February 02, 2019 at 03:02AM Regardless of what team you’re on, these score all the points. Continue Reading… Author Liz Moody | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue
Affordable winter vacations exist—here are 9 great escapes
February 01, 2019 at 11:12AM by CWC We’ve reached that part of winter where it’s no longer magical or festive—it’s just cold, a little miserable, and overall pretty meh feeling. There’s, therefore, no better time to escape the gloomy routine of your day-to-day life by taking an affordable winter vacation that doesn’t totally undo your 2019 financial goals or blow your budget. How should you plan a budget-friendly getaway and where should you go? For women always on the go like Ally Betker, editorial director of Away, the millennial travel brand known for its covetable hard-case luggage, it starts with getting “great recommendations through friends and people I follow on my Instagram feed” in addition to finding inspiration from people local to places you might find yourself visiting. Then Betker says that she usually tries “figuring out a few places that I know I want to visit, and then I’ll set up flight alerts on Hopper to keep an eye on prices.” Betker also recommends having an account on Scott’s Cheap Flights and checking in regularly to find amazing last-minute deals. Once you have your flight locked into place, “Airbnb is great for finding the perfect place to stay at nearly any budget. Try staying a bit further outside the main city to find even cheaper places—you’ll likely find a few places to eat or see that might be off the beaten path, too,” she tells me. And to get around the Polar Vortex grounding your flight or dealing with
This Is Why You Should Eat More Vegan Meals (Beyond Free Beyoncé Tickets For Life)
February 01, 2019 at 09:33AM It starts with you. Continue Reading… Author Caroline Muggia | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue
We’re calling it: 2019 will be the year of even more “alt-meats”
February 01, 2019 at 09:04AM by CWC It’s 2019 and honestly, there’s never been a better time to cut back on meat. It wasn’t all that long ago (seriously it was like, four years ago) when your meatless options were…well, just veggie patties and fake meat hot dogs. Not very tempting, TBH. Fortunately for vegans and vegetarians, the many alternative meat products now available no longer taste like cardboard—and the ingredients list doesn’t take up the whole back of the packaging. But the food industry has been so innovative in the sustainable meat and meat substitute departments that change is happening faster than consumers—and the Food and Drug Administration—can keep up with. Between vegan burgers that “bleed” just like real meat, to chicken breasts and beef patties grown in a lab from the cells of livestock, it’s complicated, and the lines between what’s truly meat and what isn’t are getting blurred. Three brands in particular are innovating at lightning speed: Beyond Meat, Impossible Foods, and JUST. Consider this your comprehensive guide to the trendiest of alt-meats, breaking down everything that goes into bringing these products to life. Besides intel straight from the companies themselves, a food advocate and a registered dietitian also share their thoughts. Because like we said: It’s complicated. Confused by all the new “meat” options out there? Here’s everything you need to know. Photo: Beyond Meat; Graphic: Well+Good Creative Beyond Meat With a product line including plant-based burgers, sausage, chicken strips, and beef crumbles, Beyond Meat gets a
Is green juice really the end-all, be-all of wellness?
February 01, 2019 at 05:02AM by CWC [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8csZ9D1IKn0] Ah, green juice. Is there anything more emblematic of the wellness movement? The starring vegetable may change (spinach, kale, and now celery juice), but green juice in general has stood the test of time—unlike Jazzercise and Jane Fonda workout videos. But are green juice benefits for real? It’s a question registered dietitian Tracy Lockwood-Beckerman, RD gets to the bottom of in Well+Good’s latest episode of You Versus Food, a YouTube series devoted to giving the straight facts on popular food and drink trends. (You’ve already subscribed to our channel, right?) In the five-minute episode, Lockwood-Beckerman gives the facts on what to look for in a healthy green juice. “If it tastes too good to be true, it probably is,” she says. (Meaning there’s probably a ton of sugar in there!) The rule of thumb: “If making your own juice, you want a ratio of 2:1 when it comes to the perfect veggie to fruit ratio,” Lockwood-Beckerman says. “Say, two cups of spinach to one cup of berries.” If you’re buying your green juice, keep your eye on the added sugar. She also answers the big Q of whether a green juice works as a meal replacement. In a word, no. “A juice alone isn’t nutritionally considered a balanced meal,” Lockwood-Beckerman says, explaining that while you can reap the benefits of the vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and phytonutrients, you’re missing out on fiber. (Oh right, fiber!) And as for the whole celery juice craze? Watch the episode to
Here’s the DL on your “magical” lemon water, straight from a doctor
January 31, 2019 at 12:08PM by CWC If there’s one thing that unites women from all different wellness cliques—A-list nutritionists, natural beauty bosses, and fitness fashion moguls alike—it’s gotta be drinking water with lemon. (And let’s not even try and count all the celebrities who’ve made it a part of their a.m. routines.) The benefits of this quick-and-easy practice are supposedly many, ranging from brighter skin to improved digestion to a boosted immune system and beyond. Of course, these are all welcome side effects of staying well-hydrated, even without a lemon slice in your glass. Which raises an important question: Is that little squeeze of citrus actually doing much more for our bodies than plain water would? To find out, I consulted naturopathic doctor Erica Matluck, ND, NP, who started by filling me in on the ancient roots of this modern wellness craze. “While drinking lemon water is an Ayurvedic tradition, there are reports of many historical cultures using lemons for medicinal purposes—Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans,” she explains. “The earliest clinical benefits of lemons were observed in 1747 by the Scottish physician James Lind, who added lemon juice to the diets of seamen with scurvy. Though he concluded that lemon juice was effective, he found oranges to be more effective.” (Makes sense, since oranges are higher in immune-boosting vitamin C than any other citrus fruit.) While there’s been some clinical research on the nutritional value of lemons since then, Dr. Matluck says there have been “few, if any, randomized, controlled studies” on lemon
This Is The Best Diet For Your Gut Hormones, Study Says
January 31, 2019 Going vegan may be the key to staying full and keeping your weight in check. Continue Reading… Author Elizabeth Gerson | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue
Train your brain to naturally see the bright side—because chronic disappointment is exhausting
January 30, 2019 at 10:28AM by CWC You know that old maxim about being sad that roses have thorns versus being happy that thorns have roses? Of course you do, and hopefully your takeaway is that perspective totally matters. Virtually all of us experience stress and anxiety—and who can blame us, what with toxic work cultures, constant connectivity via smartphones and social media, and a depressing 24-hour news cycle? That said, the way you approach your circumstances most certainly impacts how you experience them. Put more simply, the way you think directly impacts the way you feel. Fortunately, the brain can be subtly shifted or even transformed through mental practices that work to rewire old, unhelpful structures and thought processes. As Rick Hanson, PhD, a neuropsychologist and meditation teacher, writes in Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, & Wisdom, “neurons that fire together, wire together.” What he means, basically, is that repeated mental activity (for example, meditating daily, reflecting on the things you feel grateful for, or holding positive thoughts in your mind for several extra seconds each time they arise) can create lasting changes in the architecture of your brain. This phenomenon, known as neuroplasticity, suggests that your brain is the ideal canvas on which to craft a perspective shift, moving you away from negativity bias and toward a positive mental attitude. What does it mean to have a positive mental attitude? Again, no one is denying the common experience of hardship. After all, avocados won’t always be ripe,
Okay, let’s settle this—are GMOs bad for you or not?
January 30, 2019 at 04:38AM by CWC There are few food-related debates more polarizing than the one around genetically modified organisms, or GMOs as they’re more commonly known. (Other than the question about whether people who like black coffee are psychopaths, that is.) On one side of the fence, you’ve got those who claim that genetically modified foods are generally harmless. This cohort includes the American Medical Association, the World Health Organization, and 90 percent of members of the American Association for Advancement of Science. But then there’s another sizable crew of experts, including prominent doctors (like Mark Hyman, MD, and Frank Lipman, MD), nutritionists (Ashley Koff, RD), and advocacy organizations like the Environmental Working Group, who are a bit more skeptical. Most GMO detractors claim that it’s simply too soon to tell whether there are any long-term health effects connected to this relatively young technology, which has only been around for about 20 years. And many feel there’s evidence that GMOs actually might have a detrimental impact on our health and that of the planet. So who to believe? It’s a tricky question without a clear answer. Further complicating matters: Ordinary consumers don’t fully know how GMOs work. A new peer-reviewed study in the journal of Nature Human Behavior that interviewed 500 Americans about their stance on GMOs found that those who opposed GMOs the most understood the science behind them the least. This years-old debate is about to resurface in the national conversation because the US government has just finalized new rules