10 Holiday Foods You Shouldn't Eat

Candied yamsPacked with vitamins and fiber, sweet potatoes are a superfood. However, candied yams are a different story. Though the savory starch is the main component of this side dish, common recipes tell you to add up to six cups of sugar before you start baking, racking up a total of 38 grams per serving. The American Heart Association suggests that added sugar intake be limited to 25 grams per day for women and 37 grams per day for men. The side also tacks on over 400 calories to your plate. Our sweet potato casserole is trimmed down...

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25 Healthy Recipes for a Vegetarian Feast

Champagne-Glazed Cipollini OnionsOnions aren't just used as condiments—they're a delicious source of vitamin C. Ingredients: Cipollini onions, dark brown sugar, thyme, butter, Champagne Prep: 10 minutes; cook: 18 minutes Parmesan and Chive Potato GratinKeeping the skins on these potatoes adds a boost of fiber. Ingredients: Red potatoes, garlic, low-fat milk, butter, Parmesan cheese, breadcrumbs, chives Prep: 15 minutes; cook: 23 minutes ...

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9 Great Recipes for Leftover Turkey

Turkey Pesto ClubPesto packs two metabolism boosters—olive oil and pine nuts. Add that to the pumpernickel bread (a good source of Resistant Starch), the fiber-loaded apple, and the protein in leftover turkey, and you’ve got an easy-to-make, healthier club sandwich. Serves: 1 Calories: 390 per sandwich Mojo Turkey TacosGive your traditional leftovers a Mexican twist. Black beans ratchet up the protein, and fresh avocado offers nearly 20 essential nutrients, including super-healthy omega-3 fatty acids. Serves: 4 Open-Faced Turkey Sandwiches...

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11 Foods for Healthy Bones

Build a strong structureWhen it comes to building strong bones, there are two key nutrients: calcium and vitamin D. Calcium supports your bones and teeth structure, while vitamin D improves calcium absorption and bone growth. These nutrients are important early in life, but they may also help as you age. If you develop osteoporosis, a disease characterized by brittle and breaking bones, getting plenty of calcium and vitamin D may slow the disease and prevent fractures. Adults up to age 50 should get 1,000 milligrams of calcium and 200 international units (IUs) of vitamin D a day. Adults over 50 should...

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5-Minute Fat Burners

Winter workoutsNo time to work out? No problem! Slip in these calorie blasters and you’re done JumpJump rope as fast as you can 68 calories LungeDo walking lunges down the hallway 45 calories RunRun around the block 62 calories ShovelShovel snow (someone’s gotta do it!) 34 calories DanceSwitch on the Wii for a little Zumba action 45 calories http://www.health.com...

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21 Celebs Who Embraced Natural Medicine

When Hollywood goes holisticAlternative medical treatments, such as massage, acupuncture, and Echinacea, are embraced by 38% of Americans, according to the National Institutes of Health. So what percentage of celebrities are into cupping and high colonics? No one really knows, but their choices fascinate and influence us. Here are 21 of Hollywood's hottest who, for better or worse, have embraced natural medicine. When Hollywood goes holisticAlternative medical treatments, such as massage, acupuncture,...

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Amazing Moments in Birth Control

The advent of "rubbers"Good-bye, linen; hello, rubber! In 1844, Charles Goodyear patented the process of vulcanizing rubber—making it waterproof, stronger, and more elastic—and condoms became mass-produced. To the dismay of Christian groups, advertisements for Dr. Power's French Preventatives appeared in the New York Times. The Comstock Law of 1873 outlawed sending "any article or thing designed or intended for the prevention of conception" through the mail, making these mass-produced "rubbers" increasingly difficult to find. As a result,...

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10 Apple Pie and Cake Recipes

Dreamy dessertsHoliday baking doesn?t have to be bad for your waistline. Sweet or tart, apples are satisfying, thanks to the 4 grams of fiber in each serving. They're also packed with disease-fighting antioxidants. These 10 apple desserts have lower fat, more fiber, and fewer calories than many traditional recipes, without sacrificing the flavors of the season. Classic Apple PieThanks to whole-wheat flour and low-fat cream cheese in our fail-proof Perfect Pie Dough crust, this classic fall favorite is healthier than most pies. Apricot jam lends a sweet twist that?s sure...

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