health and wellness

  1. Exercise & Fitness

    Jenny McCarthy's favorite workout: Bikram Yoga

    By SheKnows Diet & Fitness Experts on Jan 1, 2013
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    Jenny McCarthy , one of our favorite alpha women, doesn't just successfully balance motherhood and her career, she also finds time...
  2. Losing Weight

    10 Tips for New Year weight loss

    By Karen Hawthorne on Dec 23, 2012
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    After a season of bingeing on shortbread and eggnog, it’s time to put into action your new year's resolution to get fit (and lose...
  3. New Year - Your Body

    Eat all 5 food groups daily in 2013

    By Michele Borboa, MS on Dec 22, 2012
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    Instead of making a New Year’s resolution to diet, make one to which you can actually stick past mid-January. Typical fad diets...
  4. Wellness

    The health risks of New Year's resolutions

    By Sarah Kelsey on Dec 20, 2012
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    Every New Year you're bombarded with messages of change and told to make New Year's resolutions to improve your health. Setting...
  5. Exercise & Fitness

    The 5 health and fitness resolutions you need to make

    By Jessica Padykula on Dec 16, 2012
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    Health and fitness resolutions need not be complicated affairs, complete with pricey gym memberships, organic meal delivery and...
  6. Exercise & Fitness

    Unique workouts that get results

    By Lisa M. Maloney on Dec 15, 2012
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    There's nothing wrong with racking up the hours on a treadmill or elliptical trainer — unless you get bored and stop doing it. So...
  7. Conditions

    The celiac disease and infertility connection

    By Karen Hawthorne on Dec 14, 2012
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    With infertility on the rise, it’s time to look at the connection with celiac disease, a digestive disorder that damages the small...
  8. Health & Wellness

    Editor’s Picks: Best health and fitness gifts for the season

    By Michele Borboa, MS on Dec 10, 2012
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    Health and fitness are priorities in my life, and I am always on the lookout for new products that make it easier to accomplish my...
  9. Exercise & Fitness

    The best mind-body workouts for the New Year

    By Dr. Isaac Eliaz on Dec 3, 2012
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    The new year means starting a fitness program to slim down and shape up. But after a few weeks, the New Year's resolution to work...
  10. Conditions

    Global awareness for World AIDS Day

    By Patricia Conte on Nov 29, 2012
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    December 1 marks World AIDS Day, a time when people are reminded to join the fight against acquired immune deficiency syndrome...
  11. Conditions

    Are you at risk for HIV and AIDS?

    By Sarah Kelsey on Nov 27, 2012
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    World AIDS Day is December 1, but every day is an opportunity to raise awareness of HIV and AIDS. The statistics on HIV are as...
  12. Dieting & Nutrition

    Eat right to sail through cold and flu season unscathed

    By Jessica Padykula on Nov 25, 2012
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    Like it or not, cold and flu season is here. It seems as if someone is always sniffling, sneezing and otherwise under the weather....
  13. Parenting Advice & Columns

    Practicing Gratitude: A healthy reminder

    By Nichole Beaudry on Oct 8, 2012
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    Sometimes it takes hearing another woman's story of survival to help you see that in many ways you aren't truly living... that in...
  14. Dieting & Nutrition

    7 Super spices for super health

    By Michele Borboa, MS on Oct 8, 2012
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    The word "antioxidants" typically conjures up thoughts of fruits, vegetables, tea, and even chocolate. But did you know that spices...
  15. Exercise & Fitness

    SHAPE and SheKnows Launch Social Media Health and Fitness Survey

    By Michele Borboa, MS on Oct 3, 2012
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    We know you're on Facebook, Pinterest, and other media channels on a daily basis -- so why not turn your time online into a chance...
  16. Dieting & Nutrition

    4 Natural energy boosters

    By Michele Borboa, MS on Oct 2, 2012
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    How energetic do you feel at two in the afternoon? If you're like most women, you'd pay off the janitor to let you nap in the broom...
  17. Wellness

    Body image and the myth of perfection

    By SheKnows Health & Wellness Experts on Oct 1, 2012
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    It's unlikely we'll ever see a typical American woman on the cover of any woman's print or online magazine. It is the media's job to...
  18. Child Development & Health

    Blue lips in children: Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

    By SheKnows Parenting Editors on Sep 21, 2012
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    Sometimes parents will notice that their child's lips get purple or blue on occasion. This may happen when a child first awakens in...
  19. Dieting & Nutrition

    Nutritional benefits (and myths) of probiotics

    By Patricia Conte on Aug 4, 2012
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    You may have read recently about the benefits of probiotics -- microorganisms (including yeast) found in a variety of foods that are...
  20. New mom health and wellness

    6 Moves to a sexy post-baby bod

    By Naomi de la Torre on Jun 12, 2012
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    Got a little too much jiggle when you wiggle? Don't worry, even the fittest moms have trouble getting back in shape after Baby...
  21. Party Foods & Recipes

    Health benefits of champagne

    By Laura Carson Miller on May 15, 2012
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    A nice glass of perfectly chilled bubbly is something I hold dear, whether for celebrating a special occasion or for no reason at...