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What’s in Your Lipstick? Poison

Posted on 22 February 2012 by Healthy Living | Women's Lifestyle - Yahoo! Shine

61% of top-brand lipsticks contain cancer-causing heavy metals.

Does This Count as Exercise?

Posted on 22 February 2012 by Healthy Living | Women's Lifestyle - Yahoo! Shine

Regular life often feels like a workout—but does it count toward the 30 minutes of physical activity you're supposed to get each day to ward off weight gain and heart disease? Sometimes!

Overcome Your Motivation Crushers

Posted on 22 February 2012 by Healthy Living | Women's Lifestyle - Yahoo! Shine

Are you guilty of making motivation mistakes? We all are. Here are some common scenarios and solutions. Heed them to help keep your drive alive--and to push through any plateau.

How Yoga Reduces Menopause Symptoms and Improves Sleep

Posted on 22 February 2012 by Healthy Living | Women's Lifestyle - Yahoo! Shine

A new study proves yoga reduces menopause symptoms and improves sleep.

5 Things Women Are Good at (but They Don’t Even Know It!)

Posted on 22 February 2012 by Healthy Living | Women's Lifestyle - Yahoo! Shine

It's widely understood that there are some things women just naturally do better than men, like tolerate colds (just ask any woman who's ever nursed her guy through the "man flu") and find lost objects (just ask your mom!).

6 of the Healthiest Fish to Eat (and 6 to Avoid)

Posted on 22 February 2012 by Healthy Living | Women's Lifestyle - Yahoo! Shine

You know you’re supposed to eat fish twice a week—it’s a lean source of protein and often delivers good-for-you omega-3s. But there’s also concern about choosing sustainable fish. Here are 6 fish that are good for you and the planet—and 6 you...

The Food Diaries: Why We Eat

Posted on 22 February 2012 by Healthy Living | Women's Lifestyle - Yahoo! Shine

It's not just because we're hungry. Here, two writers dish on what happens when their feelings meet food.Related: The 10 Best Foods for Flat Abs Please Stop Watching Me Eat!

How to Build the Perfect Circuit Workout Routine

Posted on 22 February 2012 by Healthy Living | Women's Lifestyle - Yahoo! Shine

Imagine a turbocharged workout routine that mixes cardio and strength training and has you in and out of the gym in 30 minutes. Plus, it's infinitely and easily customized to help youreach your goals faster. Sound too good to be true? It's not! It's ca...

5 Tricks for Healthier Pasta Dinners at Home

Posted on 22 February 2012 by Healthy Living | Women's Lifestyle - Yahoo! Shine

Love pasta but concerned about your health? Here are 5 ways to make healthier pasta dinners.

3 Foods that Will Kill Your Appetite (and What to Eat Instead)

Posted on 22 February 2012 by Healthy Living | Women's Lifestyle - Yahoo! Shine

Though we've got a healthy appetite for just about anything, we won't be trying these dishes anytime soon. From the insanely fattening (a bacon-wrapped turducken) to the downright unsavory (bat paste), these foods require uninhibited taste buds and an ...

Do You Really Need 8 Hours of Sleep?

Posted on 22 February 2012 by Healthy Living | Women's Lifestyle - Yahoo! Shine

by Mike Dawson, DETAILSEach week, writer Mike Dawson tackles the complex, confusing, and often dead-wrong health and fitness myths so you can live smarter.Good news for us overscheduled go-getters who catch only six hours of shut-eye during the week: W...

Why Women Tell “Little Weight Lies”

Posted on 22 February 2012 by Healthy Living | Women's Lifestyle - Yahoo! Shine

When I recently conducted interviews with women, ages 13-82, about whether they lie about their weight, a typical response was, "who doesn't?" A 2011 survey shows that at least 68% of women admit the number listed on their license is incorrect. "When I...

The #1 Way to Melt Fat

Posted on 22 February 2012 by Healthy Living | Women's Lifestyle - Yahoo! Shine

Jumping rope is the calorie zapper you shouldn't skip: It incinerates 100 big ones in fewer than 8 minutes.

3 Health Reasons to Cook with Cast-iron

Posted on 22 February 2012 by Healthy Living | Women's Lifestyle - Yahoo! Shine

Cast-iron skillets may seem like an old-fashioned choice in the kitchen. But this dependable cookware is a must in the modern kitchen. Cast-iron skillets conduct heat beautifully, go from stovetop to oven with no problem and last for decades. (In fact,...

5 Steps to a Healthier Immune System

Posted on 22 February 2012 by Healthy Living | Women's Lifestyle - Yahoo! Shine

SELF magazine Build a hardier sickness-defense system by maximing every safeguard you've got, from head to toe. More from SELF: 20 Superfoods for Weight Loss Yoga Moves for Flat Abs 38 Antiaging Foods Gwyneth Paltrow's Arm and Ab Workout
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