HEALTH

sabordemexico: Té de Canela con Leche - Cinnamon tea with...

Sat, 15 Sep 2012 03:09:11 -0400

Té de Canela con Leche - Cinnamon tea with milk

This is such a comforting drink on a cold day or when you’re sick. It’s especially delicious when made by moms :)

fatmamadoesyoga: fitvillains: 5 Yoga Moves to Help You Chill...

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:39:54 -0400

fatmamadoesyoga:

fitvillains:

5 Yoga Moves to Help You Chill the *&@# Out

Yoga to help you chill the #*c$ out!

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blogilates: Follow me and let’s do the whole routine together...

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:22:26 -0400

blogilates:

Follow me and let’s do the whole routine together here. <— Click to see the video!!

<3 Cassey

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Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:16:09 -0400

malibueinstein: Food and Aging Anna Tendler, who is not only a...

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 00:26:47 -0400

malibueinstein:

Food and Aging

Anna Tendler, who is not only a makeup blogger but a total peach of a human, recently posted about her skin care routine, and mentioned that she eats lots of vegetables and drinks plenty of water. Well, Anna, I am happy to tell you that there is a lot of exciting biochem behind that skin advice.

What does diet have to do with skin?

There are these molecules called Advanced Glycation End-products (AGE). They’re basically a fat or protein molecule that’s had a piece of sugar stuck to it. Anyway, they are super destructive and can wreck the natural order of long chains of proteins. You are made of long chains of proteins, so this has implications for pretty much every disease, from Diabetes to Atherosclerosis to neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s. In terms of skin care, however, a molecule that is capable of reacting with long protein chains would not be great for maintaining the collagen fibers that keep skin wrinkle-free.

But what about AGEs and clear skin?

Additionally, these AGEs fit into RAGE receptors on your cells (did not make these up), and cause cells to release a bunch of inflammatory products. Inflammation involves the release of chemicals that can destroy your cells and cause swelling. Like the interference with protein chains, chronic inflammation is also implicated in pretty much every disease you can think of, including acne.

So where are these AGEs coming from?

Some your body just makes, but you can also eat them. If you cook meat or fat with sugar in the absence of water (think browning meat) you’ll make loads of AGEs that won’t be incredibly forgiving once they’re in your body.

Bottom line?

Eat lots of whole unprocessed foods.

If you’re cooking meat, try to do it without sugars, or at least get lots of water into the cooking process. (as an ardent shake-shack fan, this one bums me out)

Steam your veggies instead of cooking in oil when you can

maybe throw some raw veggies in there, too.

For hard-core orgo nerds: here is a great study that I pulled a lot of info from. It describes the mechanism behind AGE interactions with proteins in much more detail!

malibueinstein: The Hiccup Cure to End All Hiccup Cures: The...

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 00:24:27 -0400

malibueinstein:

The Hiccup Cure to End All Hiccup Cures:

The best thing about getting the hiccups in a large group of people is that everyone will have a different embarrassing treatment for you to laugh at. Since hiccups occur when your stomach is too full of food or booze, or when you are emotionally excited, you’re almost guaranteed to have the majority of your hiccup attacks in public.

But here is a Pro Tip: Anything that you can do to desensitize the Vagus Nerve signal that runs from your brain to your diaphragm will stop your hiccups. This Vagus Nerve branches into the back of your mouth and esophagus as well as your diaphragm. So this brings us to..

Vagus Nerve disruption tactic #1 - irritate another branch of the nerve.

tickle the roof of your mouth with a cotton ball or your fingernails

swallow a tablespoon of dry granulated sugar

And if those don’t appeal to you feel free to try:

Vagus Nerve disruption tactic #2 - halt your breathing enough to increase the amount of carbon dioxide in your blood, thereby desensitizing the nerve:

Hold your breath and take 20 tiny sips of water

Plug your ears and chug a bunch of water or

Whisper quietly into a hiccuping friend’s ear, “If you had a dinosaur in your backyard what color would it be?”

This dinosaur one works (I promise it works!) because the question is so weird every hiccuping person automatically holds their breath while they consider it. It is maybe the finest hiccup solution ever known.

So, to all my bloated, drunk, and/or emotionally excited friends: it is my sincerest hope that knowing science, while not likely to make you any less bloated/drunk/excited, will at least rid you of the plague of hiccups!

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balancepath: exquisite. Thank you! awesomesan: Tara Stiles -...

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 00:13:19 -0400

balancepath:

exquisite. Thank you!

awesomesan:

Tara Stiles - Pigeon pose

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Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:55:54 -0400

myfitness-app: Dive bombers Place your hands shoulder width...

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:49:06 -0400

myfitness-app:

Dive bombers

Place your hands shoulder width apart. Slowly dip your chest towards the ground and make a U shape with your body movement. As your head finishes the U shape, reverse the movement.

This targets your chest and arms.

It’s a total killer!

fuckyeah-tonedandfit: AMEN!!

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:48:41 -0400

fuckyeah-tonedandfit:

AMEN!!

get-the-fitblrlook: ( in the end of the burpee I always jump...

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:45:20 -0400

get-the-fitblrlook:

( in the end of the burpee I always jump up. it’s more effective that way. i hope. )

and I ususally do pushup-burpees

thathealthyvegankid: love these!

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:38:55 -0400

thathealthyvegankid:

love these!

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Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:37:12 -0400

asimplemessage: “Excellent execution. This is a very difficult...

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:33:44 -0400

asimplemessage:

“Excellent execution. This is a very difficult skill. But there was the tiniest step on the landing. That’ll probably be a tenth of a point off.”