November 2011
4 posts
Boost Your Immunity With Food
Prevent sickness by stocking up on these items the next time you’re at the grocery store
Nobody plans to get sick. On the contrary, your efforts to avoid it sometimes seem borderline OCD: Don’t sneeze into your hands, always cook your chicken to exactly 170 degrees, and hose down every germ-carrying preschooler in sight with soap and water. And yet, no matter how many times you...
The Best Lunch Foods For More Energy
Check out these high energy lunch food recipes to give you a boost of energy midday
Lunch A light, low-fat meal improves midday energy and alertness. This lunch is rich in iron, the number one nutrient women don’t get enough of. Even a mild iron deficiency can translate into muddied thinking, disrupted sleep, and an urge to nap under your desk around 3 p.m.
Black Bean and Cheese...
Stress Less This Holiday Season
Stress Less Every Day
Having a tense week? Month? Life? Use one (or more) of these instant relaxers to give your overwhelmed mind and body the break they so desperately need.
Get Your Groove On
Music not only soothes the savage beast, it mollifies the slightly frazzled one as well. The Journal of Music Therapy reports that people who delivered impromptu speeches while listening to relaxing...
Natural Fixes For Low Energy
Next time you’re dragging, take advantage of the full power of your senses to kick your body and mind into high gear.
Sound
Listening to music for about an hour a day can help reduce fatigue, according to a recent study. Music may also play a key role in cell growth and repair, keeping your insides spry, says biochemist Miguel-Angel Mayoral-Chavez, M.D., Ph.D. Just make sure the beats...
