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28 DIY gifts for any budget (or the hipster-inclined)
DIY Gifts for Foodies Confetti Bean Soup in a Jar It wouldn’t be DIY if it didn’t come in a jar! This dry soup recipe is loaded with beans, lentils, fiber, and protein. Tie a pretty ribbon ‘round the jar’s lid, attach cooking instructions in your finest handwriting, and ...
Engineering a new crop of cancer-fighting foods
The plump red tomatoes Cheryl Creech sliced in her kitchen were no ordinary tomatoes. These tomatoes came from the seeds she planted last spring, and from the vines she helped prune throughout the summer. And as she sat down to eat them, she was literally enjoying the fruits of her ...
Meet the man with the world's biggest arms
Massachusetts bodybuilder Moustafa Ismail eats seven pounds of protein, nine pounds of carbohydrates and three gallons of water each day to help maintain upper arms that measure 31 inches around.
Doctors regrow woman's ear in her forearm
A Maryland woman lost an ear to skin cancer, but doctors built a new one by growing her cells in her forearm.
Debunking diets: Paleo pros and cons
The amount of dietary do’s and don’ts bombarding us on a daily basis may make sifting through bogus nutritional claims seem insurmountable. But have no fear — the Greatist sleuths are here to decode the latest, greatest, (and not so great) diets in our Debunking Diets Series. This week, we’re debunking ...
Yo-yo dieters don't necessarily lack willpower
Even if the pounds you shed have crept back once again, you shouldn’t toss out your skinny jeans, new research suggests. A study of postmenopausal women found that yo-yo dieters are just as likely to stick with a diet and/or exercise program as those whose weight hasn’t bounced around over ...
Is your problem gluten? Or faddish eating?
ATLANTA (AP) — It sounds like an unfolding epidemic: A decade ago, virtually no one in the U.S. seemed to have a problem eating gluten in bread and other foods. Now, millions do. Gluten-free products are flying off grocery shelves, and restaurants are boasting of meals with no ...
Children's toe walking not a sign of bigger problems
More than half of young children who toe walk will stop doing so on their own by about age 5. And most children who are toe walkers will not have any developmental or neuropsychiatric problems, a new study finds. "Walking is such a notable milestone, and if it is not ...
Yoga improves balance after stroke
Starting yoga even long after a stroke may improve the balance of stroke survivors, a study shows. "It's an exciting thing," says study researcher Arlene Schmid, PhD. "People can improve their balance years after a stroke. They can change their brain and change their body. They are not stuck with ...
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