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Ingredients: ¼ cup balsamic vinegar 2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice 2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil 1 Tbsp. pure maple syrup 1 tsp. Dijon mustard 3 raw medium red beets, peeled, thinly sliced into matchstick-sized pieces 2 large fennel bulbs, thinly sliced into matchstick-sized pieces 2 medium carrots, grated 2 medium Granny Smith apples, thinly sliced …
Get pain relief 60 percent faster by swallowing ibuprofen in the form of liquid-gel capsules instead of solid tablets. The dissolved ibuprofen will reach your bloodstream much more quickly than it would in solid form.
Tight chest and back from spending your 9-to-5 hunched over a computer keyboard? A slumping posture can lead to back and neck pain, zap your energy, and even make you look heavier. To realign your spine, feel more awake, and look slimmer, grab two tennis balls and a roll of cloth athletic tape. Wrap the …
Before popping your contacts into your eyes, give them the once-over on behalf of your cardiovascular system. A diet full of fat, protein, or alcohol weakens your tears’ ability to block cholesterol from adhering to the lenses. This results in cloudy deposits. If your diet is destroying your contacts, just imagine what it’s doing to …
ANTS are Automatic Negative Thoughts that trigger anxiety and flood the body with stress hormones. Whenever an ANT enters your mind, write it down and forget about it for now. Later, review your ANTS, try to determine where they are coming from and devise a plan to correct negative thinking.
Your brain is 80 percent water. If you don’t drink enough to stay hydrated, you can reduce the ability of neurons to perform properly. So drink and think. Have at least eight eight-ounce glasses of water every day.
After a glass of red wine, chew on cauliflower and other vegetables from the crudité platter. The crunchy raw produce will scrub away red wine stains for brighter and whiter-looking teeth.
Before you plant a kiss on him, swipe on mint lip balm to engage your sensations of touch, taste, and smell. “Menthol triggers the body’s cold receptors, and when that’s combined with your warm breath, you’ll feel a tingly sensation from your lips straight down to your genitals,” says sexologist Ava Cadell, PhD.
Calm a racing heart by cuing up Bob Marley on your iPod. The beat of a typical reggae tune is 60 per minute, about the rate of a normal heartbeat.
Go longer without tiring out and get a better bike workout by keeping your pedal cadence at 80 revolutions per minute or higher. Once you establish that pedal speed, use your gears to maintain that rate as grade or terrain changes. The goal is to get your pedals to turn at roughly the same rate …