Archive for the ‘Celebrity Health Watch’ Category

Stressed out? Grab a pen or pencil and some paper, and do this relaxation exercise from the OnSugar blog goddessbody.
I call this exercise the Phone Cord (before the cell phone and cordless phone). It promotes calmness and relaxation and relieves inner tension. It also helps improve balance and coordination. [...]

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I’m not going to lie, I was starting to worry about Lady Gaga. Her demanding tour schedule, frequent workouts, and numerous public appearances seemed to be taking a toll on the singer: in March, Gaga almost collapsed while performing. The singer later told fans that she was dealing with exhaustion from jet lag and lack of sleep. [...]

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Not sleeping enough makes you grumpy. Drink too much, you feel hungover. Overeating makes you feel stuffed – or worse. Basically, when you do something your body doesn’t like, you will feel the negative effects.
The pattern should be obvious enough, and yet we’re constantly making bad choices that try to challenge the result. [...]

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While important, being healthy is more than just exercise and a healthy diet. But it’s easy to forget that (well, it is for me, at least). And being too occupied with counting calories, or making it to a 6 p.m. yoga class, can make other areas of our lives suffer. [...]

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All you runners and bikers out there, I feel your pain. Our quads can become so tight and sore that we crave a good stretch for the front of our thighs. Kneeling Shin Stretch feels good, but if that’s too easy for you, take it to the floor. This makes the stretch intense, but also relaxing. [...]

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Last week, YumSugar had a box of kiwis up for grabs, but she was having trouble finding any takers. Kiwis are a polarizing fruit, but they’re definitely a healthy food worth trying.
This fuzzy-skinned fruit is packed with vitamin C: one medium kiwi contains about 70.5 mg of C, just slightly less than one medium orange. [...]

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When Floyd Landis (the cyclist stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title for doping) publicly accused Lance Armstrong of using performance-enhancing drugs, I dismissed it as jealousy on the part of Landis. The accusations were made a few months ago during the Tour of California, and Lance denied any wrongdoing. [...]

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When I asked my doctor about ways to prevent migraines, she recommended I take a magnesium (oxide) supplement. I headed to my closest drugstore and picked up a bottle of Nature’s Bounty Magnesium supplement (500 mg), and I’ve been taking one pill every morning for the last few weeks. [...]

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Good news! It turns out there is some validation behind unexpectedly sleeping until noon on Saturdays after an especially hectic week. A new study found that periods of “recovery sleep” can undo damage caused by sleep deprivation.
Researchers studied 150 otherwise healthy adults aged 22 to 45 who regularly slept six and a half to eight and a half hours per night. [...]

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That morning boost of caffeine might be a hoax, but that’s not stopping the majority of people from chugging a cup of joe first thing to jump-start their brains. If you’re hooked on your morning cup of coffee, why not try these drug-free techniques?

Sleep with your window shades open: Even if the sun is shining outside, you’ll have no idea if you’re sleeping in cave-like darkness. [...]

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