I arrived at the hair salon with a stack of Pinterest printouts, and a lingering case of PTSD from an unfortunate 2007 session with a stylist at another place, whose name I'm withholding to protect the guilty. Is there anything better than finally finding a hair stylist you really, really like? One who actually listens to you, and really "gets" what it is you're wanting to do? For me, it's the Continue Reading
Archives for March 2013
Distraction works better than willpower, pretty ponytails, gut bacteria linked to obesity
An alternative to willpower for losing weight (Psychology Today) | Ways to dress up your ponytail (Daily Glow) | Doctors detect obesity bug on breath (Live Science) | The connection between cold sores and memory loss (Time) | Continue Reading
Overweight’ today was ‘perfect’ in 1913, make a blowout last, what cravings mean
'Overweight' Today Was 'Perfect' in 1913 (Everyday Health) | How to Make a Blowout Last (Daily Glow) | 5 Biggest Mistakes When Choosing Workout Shoes (WebMD) | What Your Food Cravings Say About Your Health (Women's Health) | Sugary Drinks Tied to 25,000 U.S. Deaths a Year (Health) | Continue Reading
Fitness date ideas, red wine for anti-aging, hair quiz, toxic chemicals in food
10 flirty fitness dates (Fitness) | Can the anti-aging secret be found in...red wine? (NPR) | Quiz: What your hair reveals about your personality (Daily Glow) | How toxic chemicals are sneaking into our food (Huffington Post) | Continue Reading
Three favorite finds for keeping feet pain-free while working out
For this edition of my Favorite Finds series, I'm sharing three of my favorite foot fitness products. My primary workout of choice is power-walking with spurts of running, mostly on the treadmill but sometimes outside. This is a high-impact activity on the feet. And unfortunately, I have feet that are a bit of a problem. This is not due to exercise; they've always been this way. I have wide Continue Reading
Worst excuses for not working out, how bacteria can clear skin, scary effects of diet soda
How (good) bacteria could be the answer to clear skin (Time) | The worst four excuses for not working out (Health) | Men binge eat, too (Good Men Project) | Four exercise machines to avoid (Fit Perez) | Model says fashion industry's sample sizes are too small (Huffington Post) | 7 scary side effects of drinking diet soda (Prevention) | Continue Reading