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Treating Depression Boosts Weight Loss


In today’s not-so-shocking news: It’s harder to lose weight if you’re depressed. A new study from the Group Health Research Institute in Seattle, Washington, found that obese women show increased risk of depression, and that treating depression might help them lose weight. … More »

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Treating Depression Boosts Weight Loss

Face Transplant Recipient Meets Donor’s Family


In 2004, Connie Culp became America’s first face transplant recipient after 22 hours in surgery. And last week, she finally met the family of her donor, Anna Kasper. Kasper suffered from a fatal heart attack in 2008, and though her body was fine, she was declared brain dead. Her husband Ronald and daughter Becky made the decision to donate her body for medical use. … More »

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Face Transplant Recipient Meets Donor’s Family

Divorce Rates: Russia Wins Most Failed Marriages


Want a secure marriage? Don’t move to Russia. According to the United Nations Demographic Yearbook, Russia has the highest divorce rate in the world — five for every 1,000 marriages. … More »

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Divorce Rates: Russia Wins Most Failed Marriages

Alternative Christmas Gift Ideas: Give Experiences, Not Junk


If you’re tired of giving a bunch of junk to your hard-to-shop-for relatives, and sick of seeing last year’s gift gathering dust on a bookshelf (or worse: wasting space in the back of a kitchen cupboard), then it’s time to start thinking outside of the gift box. Why not give gifts with staying power? Experience-oriented gifts offer friends and loved ones an unforgettable experience and the opportunity to learn skills that they’ll have for a lifetime (and use more often than that too-big sweater they donated to Goodwill over the summer). Whether it’s learning a new skill or simply enjoying a relaxing day at the spa, giving experiences rather than trinkets is likely to make a better impression on your loved ones (and they’re a lot more eco-friendly, too). … More »

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Alternative Christmas Gift Ideas: Give Experiences, Not Junk

Celebrity Surgery: Hollywood’s Year In Health


This week, 30 Rock comedian Tracy Morgan revealed that he’d had a kidney transplant earlier this month. He’s said to be doing well, but Morgan is hardly the first celeb to suffer health problems this year. A slew of other famous folk have survived major health threats in the last twelve months — and have gone under the knife to remedy of a variety of ailments. … More »

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Celebrity Surgery: Hollywood’s Year In Health

5 New Year’s Resolutions Not to Make


If you poll ten people about New Year’s resolutions you’ll probably find five who make them every year and five who think they’re silly or pointless. I’m in the former group. I rejoice in resolutions and encourage my clients do the same. But there’s a method to resolution-making: You need to make resolutions that are realistic – not revolutionary. Here are my five resolutions not to make, and what to do instead: … More »

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5 New Year’s Resolutions Not to Make

Green Christmas: 8 Alternatives to Gift Wrap


You’ve purchased or made gifts for everyone on your list and now you’ve settled down for the truly daunting task: Gift-wrapping. Every year, Americans spend around $2.9 billion on wrapping paper, gift bags, bows, and ribbons — an astronomical amount for things that are typically discarded within a few seconds. And that’s why we think it’s time to take back the wrap. Christmas wrapping paper doesn’t have to mean being stuck with piles and piles of shiny reindeer and scary snowmen. There are chic — and eco-friendly — alternatives to traditional Santa- and ornament-covered gift wrap. Check out our gallery of eight of our favorite alternative, much more environmentally positive Christmas wrapping paper options: … More »

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Green Christmas: 8 Alternatives to Gift Wrap

America’s Healthiest Women Live In Plano, Texas


Feeling under the weather and fabulously unfit? Then it might be time to move to Plano, Texas. According to a recent USA Today article, a new survey from Men’s Health and Women’s Health states that Plano is the top spot for healthy living. Following closely behind Plano are Fargo, North Dakota, and San Jose, California. The survey ranked cities based on 30 criteria, including obesity rates, smoking rates, and the availability of fresh fruits and vegetables. Plano earned the top spot in part for its great ratio of single men to single women – 139 single men for every 100 single gals. … More »

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America’s Healthiest Women Live In Plano, Texas

Gift Guide Gallery: 8 Christmas Presents for Men


Whoever said men are simple to figure out didn’t have any on their Christmas list. What do you get the dude cousin you see once a year, a father who has everything, or the man who acts like a little boy? You may have felt pretty smug for not partaking in any Black Friday madness, but now with December 25 looming, you may be regretting that. But before you resort to gift cards, check out our gallery of hassle-free gifts for men. Best part? You can buy each of them online for under $100. … More »

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Gift Guide Gallery: 8 Christmas Presents for Men

Gift Guide Gallery: 6 Christmas Presents Under $30


Before you kick up your snow boots and bask in the satisfaction of finishing your Christmas shopping early, you may want to check your list twice. Inevitably, you will have forgotten someone. We’re not talking about the cousin-in-law thrice removed who recently found you on Facebook; we’re talking about the people who are part of your daily life. You may not be related, but they look after you, your loved ones, and your belongings, so don’t overlook them. Here’s our gallery of six Christmas presents under $30 for those people you really don’t want to forget this holiday season: … More »

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Gift Guide Gallery: 6 Christmas Presents Under $30