Drug rehab, AA, non-fame whoring parents, a decent meal and clothing other than leggings and mini skirts – these are all things that would considerably increase Lindsay Lohan’s standard of living (and let’s be honest, odds of survival). But according to new research, what Lindsay really needs is an exercise intervention. Jasper Smits, director of …
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Right now my baby is crying it out*. I’ve been trying for 45 minutes (the length of time she’s been crying) to think of some way to make this funny but the truth is I just want to crawl out of my skin and shove nails in my ears. But since I am unable to …
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I don’t want to start your day off on a bad note but the health and fitness research this week has been, well, a downer. Item the first: Turns out your gut instinct was right – scientists (at Princeton, no less!) have discovered via our favorite furry rodent test subjects that high fructose corn syrup …
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Those of you who signed up to follow me on Twitter are probably really sorry right about now. And no, I’m not talking about that article I posted today about the 600-lb woman in New Jersey who has made it her goal to weigh 1,000 pounds by eating 12,000 calories a day. (The really disturbing …
An ode to yesterday’s fun with mis-heard lyrics! It was inevitable. Sleep deprivation from finishing my book manuscript and the Jelly Bean combined with a very weight intensive P90X workout and the fact that jelly bean season is now in full throttle found me slumped over my table this afternoon in a sugar coma. I …
Not all Japanese trends are worth following… um, ew. Kickin’ it old (as in grade) school style, today is opposite day here at GFE. And what is the exact opposite of me, a high-strung neurotic cynical young (I can still say that right?) American mom? How about a mellow, cheerful Okinawan centenarian! This month, my …
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I’ll admit it: I’m a recovering food snob. I used to think that with food you get what you pay for. I’d agonize over not being able to afford organic produce and go out of my way to a myriad of health stores to find the latest supplements. The worst part was my self-righteous attitude …
Just like performing three posthumous miracles will get you sainted in Catholic circles, there is a litmus test to determine true health nuts. While this won’t get you a cathedral named in your honor (but neither will you have to be martyred, so there is that) you will get a metaphorical halo and intestines of …
While women are more prone to talk about our body insecurities, we’ve long known that men are not immune to body image woes. I have discovered this both via research – incidence of eating disorders among young men has shot up over the past decade – and via personal observation. Remember this Gym Adventure? (Incidentally, …
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“Sugar can be the willpower you need to undereat”?!? The fact that this ever made sense to people just shows you how reliable diet experts are. Food and I, we go way back. And it hasn’t always been smooth sailing. Sure the boob juice and I were muy simpatico but then my brother was conceived …
