Monday, January 17, 2011

Crazy Sexy Diet by Kris Carr

Crazy Sexy Diet: Eat Your Veggies, Ignite Your Spark, and Live Like You Mean It! [Hardcover] *Available as of today.

The author of the best-selling Crazy Sexy Cancer Tips and Crazy Sexy Cancer Survivor takes on the crazy sexy subject of what and how we eat, drink, and think.

On the heels of Kris Carr’s best-selling cancer survival guidebooks and her acclaimed TLC documentary comes her new journey into a realm vital to anyone’s health. Infused with her signature sass, wit and advice-from-the-trenches style, Crazy Sexy Diet is a beautifully illustrated resource that puts you on the fast track to vibrant health, happiness and a great ass!

Along with help from her posse of experts, Carr lays out the fundamentals of her Crazy Sexy Diet: a low-glycemic, vegetarian program that emphasizes balancing the pH of the body with lush whole and raw foods, nourishing organic green drinks, and scrumptious smoothies. Plus, she shares the steps of her own twenty-one-day cleanse, and simple but delectable sample recipes.

In ten chapters with titles such as, “pHabulous,” “Coffee, Cupcakes and Cocktails,” “Make Juice Not War,” and “God-Pod Glow,” Carr empowers readers to move from a state of constant bodily damage control to one of renewal and repair. In addition to debunking common diet myths and sharing vital tips on detoxifying our bodies and psyches—advice that draws both on her personal experience as a cancer survivor and that of experts—she provides helpful hints on natural personal care, how to stretch a dollar, navigate the grocery store, eating well on the run, and working through the inevitable pangs and cravings for your old not-so-healthy life.

Crazy Sexy Diet is a must for anyone who seeks to be a confident and sexy wellness warrior.

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Omron HJ-112 Digital Pocket Pedometer

Omron HJ-112 Digital Pocket Pedometer

The Omron HJ-112 Pocket Pedometer is an advanced, high-tech pedometer that--thanks to unique dual sensor technology--can be carried in your pocket or bag. Now you can just drop your pedometer in your purse to find out how much exercise you get in a typical day of work, errands, and other tasks. Of course, you can also attach it to your belt like a traditional pedometer.

A large, easy-to-read display helps you keep tabs on your workout. View larger.
The HJ-112 accurately measures your steps, as well as aerobic steps and minutes. You can also use it to measure calories burned during your workout, as well as the distance you've traveled.

The device's large, easy-to-read LCD display can separately display aerobic steps and minutes walked more than 10 minutes continuously, so you always have the information you need right in front of you. Meanwhile, a seven day history lets you review a full week of exercise. The device also resets at midnight automatically so it's ready to go every morning. Of course, the device can also function as a handy and highly accurate clock. It also comes with a detachable belt holder and security strap so it's always close at hand.

The HJ-112 is powered by a replaceable lithium battery (CR2032) that will last six months when used for walking 10,000 steps a day. The device measures approximately 2.8 x 2.1 x .6 inches (H x W x D) and weighs 1.1 ounces (not including battery).

Monday, January 10, 2011

Slim Calm Sexy Yoga

Slim Calm Sexy Yoga: The 15-minute yoga solution for feeling and looking your best from head to toe [Paperback]

Inside this book is the secret to a new you.A slimmer, calmer, sexier you. The secret? A revolutionary approach to the traditional practice of yoga.

Study after study has shown that yoga offers a multitude of benefits for today’s stressedout, busy woman, including a trimmer body, stronger immunity, lower blood pressure, improved mood, better sex, and more!

In this comprehensive manual, you’ll find more than 200 body-shaping and lifechanging yoga poses, meditations, breathing exercises, and unique 15-minute routines crafted by yoga superstar Tara Stiles.

In Slim Calm Sexy Yoga you’ll discover how just 15 minutes of yoga a day can help you:

- Sculpt a sexy silhouette
- Control diet-busting cravings
- Banish stress for good
- Amp up your sexual satisfaction
- Get smooth, glowing skin
- Sleep better, stay healthy, and have through-the- roof energy

This easy-to-follow illustrated guide to the transformative powers of yoga guarantees a total lifestyle makeover. Let Slim Calm Sexy Yoga be your blueprint for a brand-new you!

About the Author
Tara Stiles is the founder of Strala Yoga in New York City. She is the face of yoga for Women’s Health magazine, personal yoga instructor to Deepak Chopra, and a columnist for the Huffington Post.

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Skinny Bitch: Ultimate Everyday Cookbook

Skinny Bitch: Ultimate Everyday Cookbook: Crazy Delicious Recipes that Are Good to the Earth and Great for Your Bod [Hardcover]

After five years atop the Skinny Bitch phenomenon, author Kim Barnouin has grown as a cook, a nutritionist, and a mom. Now she delivers the “Ultimate” cookbook that will be for everyone looking for a healthier way to feed themselves, their families, and friends. Kim’s emphasis is on “easy,” and her kick-ass recipes feature seasonal produce (no fake meat or hard-to-find ingredients) and provide a versatility of tastes and cuisines, from Mediterranean to California-fresh. With almost 150 recipes, full-color photos, complete nutritional breakdowns, and simple “switch-outs” for quick variations, it will be the new “gotta have" on any healthy bitch’s bookshelf.

Whether readers are looking to gradually add more meatless dishes to their meals, or want to go “all-out” vegan, Skinny Bitch: Ultimate Everyday Cookbook will be their “go-to” source for getting their “bitch” on—in the kitchen.

Friday, December 3, 2010

Jane Fonda's Workout: Daily Yoga with Tara Stiles

Jane Fonda's Workout: Daily Yoga with Tara Stiles

This essential yoga workout will revitalize your body and mind, leaving you balanced, renewed, relaxed, and energized! Get ready to stretch your body to the limit, in this full hour of authentic yoga practice that makes yoga accessible to everyone.

Practice daily with Tara to embody radiant health and enjoy all of yoga's benefits, including weight loss, improved strength, flexibility, balance, and stress reduction.

Friday, May 14, 2010

Mini-Meals to Help Control Your Hunger - MSN Health and Fitness

Graze your way through the day. Eating smaller amounts more frequently may make it easier to control your weight, especially if you’re over 40, says Chris Robinson, author of The Core Connection. Eat five or six of these tasty mini-meals throughout the day, and you’ll never feel hungry and you’ll keep your blood sugar steady.

Many of my clients eat five or six 250- to 300-calorie mini-meals every two or three hours, including before or after a workout. By eating every several hours, their blood sugar stays steady and they never feel hungry. Women over 40 add that mini-meals seem to control bloating and weight gain.

Read more... Mini-Meals to Help Control Your Hunger - MSN Health & Fitness

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From The Core Connection by Chris Robinson

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Leftovers for lunch - Thursday, May 13th

Baked Salmon Last night I baked salmon, drizzled with olive oil and lemon pepper seasoning. Perfect leftovers for lunch along with long grain wild rice, spinach, mandarin oranges and parmesan cheese.

Weight Watchers Points Values:

3 - 2 oz Baked Salmon
1 - 1/4 cup Uncle Ben's Long Grain Wild Rice
0 - spinach
1 - 1/2 serv. Mandarin Oranges / Parmesan Cheese (sprinkle)
1 - Sugar Free Jello pudding - Milk Chocolate Bliss

Which Artificial Sweetener Is Right For You? - WebMD

We help you weigh the pros and cons

Honestly, who doesn't have a sweet tooth? We are born that way -- liking the taste sensation of sweetness. We have scores of taste buds dedicated only to tasting sweetness.

And boy, do we like our sugar. Within a year's time, Americans basically eat their weight in sugar. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in 2002 the average American consumed 146 pounds of sugar (including sugar, corn sweeteners, honey, and syrups).

Read more... Which Artificial Sweetener Is Right For You?

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Article by Elaine Magee, MPH, RD
WebMD Weight Loss Clinic - Expert Column

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Gym-Free Slim-Down - Glo from MSN

Gym-Free Slim-Down How Your Hair And Makeup Can Make You Look Thinner

The basic black cocktail dress isn't the only slimming tool in a woman's arsenal. Hair and makeup — when done strategically — can also make you look like you've been living a carb-free existence.

To get the skinny on how to lengthen a fuller face, we turned to two of L.A.'s most in-demand glamour pros: makeup artist Sherri Darlyn Terry, who's finessed the faces of supermodels, including Chanel Iman, Coca Rocha and Lily Donaldson, and hair stylist Robert Ramos, who's shaped the locks of Eva Mendes, Rachel McAdams and Jessica Alba.

Read more... Gym-Free Slim-Down

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Article by Emili Vesilind, Glo from MSN
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Monday, May 10, 2010

Veggie Straws

World Gourmet Veggie Straws Lightly Salted My daughter, Whitney, turned me on to Veggie Straws a few months back... I finally found some at our local Sam's here in Kansas City, MO. Oh my, they are so good! Taste like fries, only they're so much better for you!

Product info:

World Gourmet is excited to provide you with our Veggie Straws. The combination of Potato, Tomato, and Spinach combined with a touch of salt makes these straws a great tasting snack. These straws are a great choice for a healthier snacking lifestyle.

65% less fat than the leading Potato Chip (This Product 3g, the Leading Potato Chip 10g)

Friday, April 30, 2010

Equipment-Free Strength Workout - Women's Health

Get a total-body workout, totally sans gear. Do these body-weight moves twice a week, completing the recommended sets and reps with perfect form.

Pushups are proof positive that gravity makes your body one hell of a workout tool. Which is fan-freakin'-tastic, because getting to the gym--or even locating your own dumbbells (need a forensic detective?)--isn't always realistic.

Read more... No Equipment Required Workout

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Article by Jenny Everett, Women's Health Magazine
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Thursday, March 11, 2010

Healthy Snacks - Low-Calorie Snacks - Delish.com

#16 -Parmesan Pita Crisps 31 Days of Healthy Snack Ideas - When hunger strikes in between meals, it's tough to resist the urge to munch on chips, cookies, and other bad-for-you treats. But choosing healthier snacks can keep you satisfied until your next meal without wreaking havoc on your waistline. Stay on the healthy track all month long with these 31 enjoyable low-calorie snacks. Let the snacking begin!

Don't wreck your diet. These 31 delicious low-calorie snacks will keep you on the healthy track.

Read more... Healthy Snacks - Low-Calorie Snacks - Delish.com

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Article by Delish.com
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