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Nov 16
Healing in the Raw- Heart and Soul Magazine – October/November 2009 p 42
This article talks about the benefits of giving up the seven deadly food sins (caffeine, alcohol, meat, sugar, salt, fat and flour based anything) and replacing it with and all vegan raw diet. The articles take the perspective of an average junk eating person and make this transition in the hopes of getting healthy.
Get Healthy Buff and Beautiful on a Budget-Women’s Health – November 2009 p 111Women’s Health gives us 5 pages of tips on trimming your fitness and beauty budget. The author finds way to cut cost at the gym, in the supermarket, in salons and spas and even at the pharmacy; from getting discounts at health clubs to finding reduced price workout gear. Many of the suggestions are very easy to implement, although I don’t know if I would consider them the most cost effective savings.The author misses obvious saving strategies like shopping for workout gear at discount retailers and on the clearance rack, or getting workout routines from youtube, and the age old trick of using household items as weights
Build a weight Loss Network Women’s Health – November 2009 p 64
Use your social network to prevent and even lose weight. This article gives ways that your BFF, boyfriend, coworkers and even the dog can affect your waist line. Like did you know “friends may increase your odds of gaining weight by 57 %”
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Nov 9
The Couch Workout- Glamour Magazine- November 2009 p 161
Sofa Squats, Cushion Crunch, and Remote Rear Fly. All great exercise you’ll find in this article. Just in time for the fall couch potato season I mentioned in September, this one page splash give you six moves from Bally’s Trainer, Seven Boogs, that will help you make good use of your couch time.
Get Your Kitchen Diet Ready- Shape Magazine- November 2009- p 42
12 Kitchen Gadgets that help you make healthier meals. Whether it’s helping to drain the fat, infuse more taste, or make preparing healthy foods easier these gadgets like the George Foreman 360 Grill
or the Vacu Vin Instant Marinating Container
are must have in a any dieters kitchen. It was funny as I read this article how many of these gadgets I already own and of course I found a few I need to pick up like the Kitchen Friends Fish Spatula.Eat Like a Happy Person-Shape Magazine- November 2009
Eating based on your emotions is always a bad thing, In this excerpt from Elizabeth Somers’ book “Eat Your way to Happiess”, Somers explains how munching on the right foods at the right time can boost your mood and energy, improve concentration, control cravings, and keep you slim. Read about great tips like snacking before bed, sprinkle in superfoods and powering up your breakfast.’
Banned in Europe, Okay Here? – O Magazine, November 2009 – p 119
By now I’m sure we’ve all heard about the books French Women are Skinny and other things about the benefits of eating like they do in Europe. Well in this month’s O magazine the author Sari Harrar takes a look at difference in europen food regulations that has largely attributed to purer more wholesome food in Europe and obesity and increase consumption of empty calories here in the US. This article is an important read not just because of the weight concerns, but also to get a better understanding of the chemicals that were are ingesting in our foods and reasons why it has been banned in other places.
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Monday Magazine Round-Up 10/26/09- The Breast Cancer Edition
Filed under Monday Magazine Round-up2 CommentsOct 26It’s been a few weeks since I did a magazine round-up but I couldn’t let October go by without taking a look at some of the great articles for Breast Cancer awareness month.
Fighting Breast Cancer (Essence, October 2009, p.125)
Essence has a compelling 4 and half page feature on living with and fighting breast cancer. Told through the stories of actual Breast Cancer survivors Essence gives you insight on what to do if you’re diagnosed, coping with recovery, and of course prevent and detection. There’s even a very informative section on reading the Pathology Report
Breast Health Handbook: The Cancer Fighting Foods (Shape October 2009, p.20)
Shape has a full page mini magazine with a variety of articles related to Breast Caner, one of the most interesting one is the Cancer Fighting Superfoods. Shape shows you the 6 foods that researchers have found may have vitamins and minerals that protect the body and prevent cancer. Each food is also shown with a mini recipe to help you start incorporating it into your diet.
The Truth about Stress and Cancer (Self, October 2009, p.118)
Like Shape, Self has also dedicated a fully mini mag to Breast Cancer for the month of October. One article in particular connects Stress and it’s effects on Cancer patients. We talk a lot about stress and weight but it interesting to read it’s effect on other aspects of your health.
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Sep 28
Week of 9/28/09
A magazine round-up wouldn’t be complete I didn’t throw in something about the great contest our favorite magazines like to throw every few months. In October Women’s Heath is giving away an Eco Prize Everyday of the month. See Women’s Health October 2009 Issue p 20 for more detail,
Get a Motivations Makeover (Self- September 2009 p. 129)
This is a great quiz article. First you take a short 7 question quiz then based on your answers you calculate what motivates your diet and weight loss habits the most. Each motivation type also gives you tips on how to improve based on your motivators
Nutritional Scoops: Organic Investment (Women’s Heath October 2009 p. 30)
This quick feature gives you an idea what fruits are worth buying organic, and which are not. I’ll save you the time reaching for this one according to their research:
- Buy Organic- Apples, Grapes, Pears, and Cauliflower
- Don’t bother with Organic Winter Squash, cranberries, sweet potatoes, and broccoli
Lace up for Better Life (Shape Magazine October 2009 p. 136)
We all know that weight and long term health benefits of exercise but this article points out 10 additional benefits, from better memory to improved work performance.
What Michelle Wants (Women’s Health October 2009 p 129)
Love or hate her husband’s politics, you can deny the fabulously fit body of Michelle Obama. Arguably the healthiest role model we’ve had in the white house in over a decade, in this article Michelle does an exclusive interview with Women’s Magazine. She discusses her motivator for her love of sports, talks abut the healthy snacks she leaves around the white house’ and of course an MO interview would not be complete without a peak at her Ultimate Arm Workout.
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Sep 21
As you know I read a lot of health and fitness magazines, from time to time I like to highlight some of the articles, workouts, recipes, etc. here on The Guide, I’ve gotten a great response from some of the things I’ve posted and decided to start a weekly posting to bring you more about the great articles that are out there. So for the next few weeks I’ll be posting my Monday Magazine Round-up highlighting some of the great articles I’ve read throughout the week and whenever possible lining to the sites where you can read them for free . Tell me how you like this new feature and of course I’ll keep it going. Enjoy
Week of 9/22/09
Beauty All Stars- (Fitness Magazine- October 2009 p 32)I love all of these yearly beauty awards every time I see them in one of my fav magazines I jump at the Article. I’ve found plenty of great new products over years after reading these beauty awards. Here are a one that peeked my interest in this year’s Fitness Beauty Awards; Best Make Up Remover- Wet and Wild $1.99. Just when I was about to by the Mary Kay version for $18 at $1.99 this is defiantly worth the try.
Sole Search-(Fitness Magazine- October 2009p 77) Fall must be get new sneakers time both Fitness Mag and Self Magazine (Find Your Sole Mate- September 2009 p 144) had articles highlighting the importance of getting the right shoes and giving you a little quiz to determine what’s the best shoe for you. Although the Self article gave more shoes shopping options, the article in Fitness Mag was a letter more comprehensive and the terms and advice were closer to what I experienced in my own recent sneaker shopping excursion where I got a professional assessment of my feet and running (more to come about this on the guide)
Self Healthy Food Awards (Self Magazine September 2009 p81) Just like beauty awards I lie food awards too. This round –up is more in line with my fav books Eat This Not That. Self goes through 5 major food groups and rates the best of everything from Yogurt to Coffee.
Your Firm Abs Formula (Self Magazine September 2009 p 101) This page is part of larger Reach Your Goal segment Self is doing but I particularly enjoyed this sections because it gave you great cardio workouts you can do in either 20, 40, or 60 mins on the bike, walk, run or elliptical to whittle your middle. It also has a little box that highlights foods that help prevent belly fat with an eating plan on page 108.
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