20 Healthy Seafood Recipes

Fish Tacos With Strawberry Salsa Strawberries are a gem at the gym. Their vitamin C helps you melt up to 30 percent more fat during exercise. This dish is the lightest of this noodly bunch, with only 350 calories per bowl. Vietnamese Tuna Burger Frazzled? Tilapia Piccata With Snap Peas A 4-ounce fillet of mild-tasting tilapia has only 108 calories. Linguine ai Frutti di Mare Wake up your taste buds with this lowfat recipe....

March 17, 2012 · 1 min · 206 words · Kenneth Glover

My HealthySELF: Shabby Chic's Amy Hoban on How to Give Your Home a Spring Makeover

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. It’s time for a makeover … for your home. “There is a story and a sense of history behind the products,” she says. “No matter what the price point, that I think really resonates with the customers.” Between traveling for design inspiration and launching new products, Hoban findstime to tackleher own projects, too!...

March 16, 2012 · 3 min · 494 words · William Lindsey

Oscars 2012 Best Bodies

“I didn’t have that great of an impression of [Marilyn] before I made the movie… I had a lot of learning to do,” she said. Whittle your waist with SELF’s gym-bench abs workout. Kick butt like Lisbeth (and tone your back!) with SELF’s Kettlebell Kickboxing workout. Nominated forThe Help, the busy starlet’s style certainly doesn’t need any assistance! Mix up your workout like Chastain mixes up her roles with SELF’s Crossfit moves....

March 15, 2012 · 1 min · 204 words · Loretta Peterson

Calorie-Blasting Kettlebell Kickboxing Workout

To torch more calories than running a six-minute mile, you couldcross-country skiuphill at a crazy-fast clip. Each energizing exercise in this mix sheds and sculpts, remaking your shape. The trainer:Russian-born Dasha Libin (her grandfather taught kettlebells to the Soviet army! AmmentorpDK / Getty Images ), co-owner of Anderson Martial Arts in New York City, created this clever Kettlebell Kickboxing combo. You’ll need:A 10- to 15-pound kettlebell ($30 and up;GoFit.net). The plan:Warm up for five minutes (shadowbox,jump ropeyou decide)....

March 14, 2012 · 2 min · 266 words · Adam Miller

12 Fat-Free Ways to Bond With Friends

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Bonus benefit:Creative pursuits (even painting a self-portrait only a mother would recognize!) increase confidence, research from Norway finds, likely because arty hobbies are enriching. Try it:Go toMichaels.comfor classes in knitting, cake decorating and more, orCraftBits.comandHGTV.comfor DIY projects. Left: Haines (left) and Grau giggled nonstop during their brush with greatness....

March 13, 2012 · 2 min · 225 words · Rachel Townsend

14 Days to a Happier, Healthier You!

Day 1 BLISS BOOSTERTreat yourself to mini-pockets of fun throughout your day. Eatdessertafter lunchanddinner, savoring only a few bites each time. (More sweet stuff to anticipate!) Curl up with a novel every few hours, but read only a page or two. Or, when you’ve got the blahs, visitCuteOverload.com, but limit browsing to two minutes. But by serving yourself little dollops of pleasure repeatedly, you’ll extend the joy. Repeat for a week....

March 13, 2012 · 3 min · 618 words · Kristen Jones

5 Denim Trends That Work From Runwayto Real World

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Colors “Blues” in hues from pastel to primary are headed to a store near you. Left, jeans by color: Yellow, Rich & Skinny, $115;RevolveClothing.com. Neon green, Current/Elliott, $176; Nordstrom. Green, Calvin Klein Jeans, $70; Macy’s. Tile blue, $158;JoesJeans.com. Blue, Mossimo for Target, $23;Target.com. Neon pink, AG Adriano Goldschmied, $159;AGJeans....

March 13, 2012 · 1 min · 110 words · Monica White

5 Steps to a Healthier Immune System

Once they settle in, they stay long-term. PROTECT ITAn easy way to give your outer layer some loving? Apply lotion within two minutes of bathing for optimum protection. Your Weight Maintaining ahealthy weighthas many perksbring on theskinny jeans!including reducing your risk for illness. Research suggests slimming down may help decrease the response. PROTECT ITTo ditch unwanted pounds, sign up for the freeDrop 10 Diet. Your Heart Keeping this organ healthy means less work for your defensive line....

March 13, 2012 · 1 min · 206 words · Natalie Austin DDS

5 Tricks for Prettier, Wide-Awake Eyes

You’ll create a tacky surface for liner to adhere to. Seal the deal by using a sponge-tip applicator to cover damp liner with a matching powder shadow. And that’s how you stay in the liner! Top a gel liner with Bobbi Brown Shimmer Wash in Ultra Violet, $21, to stop smudging. We’ve all been there! The only thing you want to do is hide bags, but you may actually spotlight them withconcealer....

March 13, 2012 · 2 min · 317 words · Mary Calderon

7 Life-Improving Benefits of Yoga

A Sunnier Outlook There really is something to the “happy yogi.” Aches Erased! Put nagginglower-back painbehind you. Those given treatments like pain meds and physical therapy lessened the hurt by only 16 percent. Posing improves posture and strengthens back muscles to keep aches at bay, researchers say. No trouble hitting the hay? Sounder nights, brighter days! All of that translates to a boost in libido, lubrication and ability to achieve orgasm, experts say....

March 13, 2012 · 1 min · 116 words · Laura Simpson

8 Ways to Update Your Look for Spring

Be Playful Full, flirty skirts practically insist that you twirl, swish and sway. And in citrus hues and whimsical florals? PULL IT OFFWhatever length you chooseminis, knee skimmersyou can’t go wrong! The season’s fit-and-flare cut cinches your waist, slimming your silhouette. Pleats (another trend in full bloom) keep your look modern, not retro-’50s. Beauty Note:Reveal legs with confidence. Use a wash-off bronzer such as MAC Skinsheen Leg Spray, $28, for stocking-free tint....

March 13, 2012 · 3 min · 539 words · Francisco Johnson

9 Fun and Free Things to Do on Vacation

Score tickets for free by visiting the show’s website before you go. Pals may not care about an overpriced dinner, but your romantic date atop a volcano? People enjoy themselves more when they break up a fun activity into several subactivities, theJournal of Consumer Researchfinds. Triple the fun for the price of one! Stress-Free Vacation Planning on Any Budget

March 13, 2012 · 1 min · 59 words · Julia Williams

Alison Sweeney's Strong and Sexy Training Tips

I thought, If I had sneakers, I’d run with you tomorrow! To see them cross the finish line and see the confidence it gives them is so overwhelming and impressive. That’s why I finally decided to run my first marathon this March in Los Angeles. I’m scared, but I want to do it! I’m using my marathon training to help me stay fit and focused. Having a goal is a great motivator....

March 13, 2012 · 2 min · 369 words · James Rodriguez