The rate of divorce in America remains high, leaving many adult men and women alone, available and wondering how to maneuver on the playing field. After years of being in a relationship, putting yourself back in the singles market can be a daunting endeavor. Here, David A. Anderson, Ph.D., offers advice gleaned from his own [...]
Whatever your blood cholesterol level, you can make changes to help lower it or keep it low and reduce your risk for heart disease. These are guidelines for heart-healthy living that the whole family (including children ages 2 and above) can follow:
1) Choose foods low in saturated fat
All foods that contain fat are made up [...]
Stress is inevitable. However, there are ways to minimize its grip on your life, starting with your diet.
Most of us recognize that certain foods have brutal effects on the brain–for productivity, mood and mental energy. Too much chocolate can leave you dragging after the sugar and caffeine jolts fade away. An overdose of salty chips [...]
Stretching exercises are thought to give you more freedom of movement to do the things you need to do and the things you like to do. Stretching exercises alone will not improve your endurance or strength.
How Much, How Often?
Stretch after you do your regularly scheduled strength and endurance exercises. If you can’t do endurance or [...]
Looking for a way to keep fit, stay limber or lose weight? A diet of regular exercise can help.
Which exercise is best? The one you’re really going to do. For some people, that means working out at home on exercise equipment.
If you’re considering buying exercise equipment, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) offers this advice: Evaluate [...]
Less than 5 grams fat, less than 2 grams saturated fat, and less than 95 mg cholesterol in a serving.
Less than 10 grams fat, 4.5 grams or less of saturated fat, and less than 95 mg cholesterol in a serving
Two terms–“lean” and “extra lean”–are used to describe the fat content of meat, poultry, fish, and shellfish.
A food (like a lower-fat hot dog or a lower-sodium cracker) has at least 25 percent less of something like calories, fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, or sodium than the regular food or a similar food to which it is compared.
A product has been changed to have half the fat or one-third fewer calories than the regular product; or the sodium in a low calorie, low fat food has been cut by 50 percent; or a meal or main dish is low fat or low calorie.
“Light” also may be used to describe things like the [...]
