Top 10 Healthiest Places for Women

Possible keys to their hardy hearts? Residents exercise and walk to work in large numbers and few women smoke. This year, more farmers' markets began taking food stamps, so everyone can eat right. Live like a local:“Visit a farm,” McCarney suggests. And I pick apples at an orchard near my home and turn them into applesauce." Find a farm near you atPickYourOwn.org. Plus, residents are nearly 40 percent less likely to be in a fatal car accident....

April 15, 2011 · 2 min · 412 words · Peggy Pacheco

When the Doctor Becomes the Patient

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. But when I later found the spot during a self-exam, my gynecologist sent me here. Maybe I’m being paranoid, I think, when the radiologist tells me I need a diagnostic mammogram. When she looks at those results, she says I need a biopsythe next day....

April 15, 2011 · 4 min · 807 words · Diane Mckee

Eat Like Reese: 3 Recipes From Witherspoon's Wedding

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. Holding it with one hand, cut off the pithy end and slice the lemon into paper-thin pinwheels. Pick out the seeds. Place the endive spears in a large bowl and pour the Meyer lemon cream over them. Add the fava beans, lemon slices and sliced shallots....

April 13, 2011 · 3 min · 530 words · Carly Sullivan

High-Tech Health Tools

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. Find a New M.D. After completing the program, 73 percent of participants in the study no longer had insomnia. Assess an Emergency Is your fever the flu or something more frightening? Find out by looking up your symptoms on the freeiTriageapp. type your allergies and let theScanAvertapp ($1....

April 13, 2011 · 2 min · 329 words · Ariana French

South Beach, HOT Fun in the Sun!

“Having sunscreen and not wearing it is like carrying around a book and not reading it.” He slathered it on well before sunrise. Fitness, like many things in life, is something not to be taken for granted. It was a blast. By the run, it was 90 degrees and even healthy, fit folks were suffering. We all felt wiped out at the finish but had a great day, even in the heat....

April 11, 2011 · 1 min · 87 words · Kevin Thornton

Get Fit With High-Tech Toys

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. Your music maker will never run out of juice before you do. $30;Gaiam.com You Say You Want a Revolution? $450;Buy.Garmin.com Let It Ride Now even stationary bikes are green. $1,199;ResourceFitness.net Fitness Wear for Your Favorite Workout Get techy! Download the SELF App on Your iPad today!...

April 7, 2011 · 1 min · 72 words · Duane Davis

Jordin Sparks' 5 Best Workout Tweets (She Loves P90X, Too!)

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. According to theAmerican Council of Exercise, mixing up your exercise routine is essential. Not only will it prevent gym fatigue, it also challenges your body to use your different muscles. TheRealJordinMy alarm not going off=no hot yoga. But I did some p90x instead. :)...

April 6, 2011 · 2 min · 420 words · Stacey Freeman

Beginner's Guide: Create An At-Home Circuit to Rev Post-Workout Burn

It also improves overall strength, endurance, and cardiovascular health. A newbie to the world of circuits? Break out of your plateau by turning your living room into a fun, fat-blasting 20-minute circuit. Repeat these five exercises three to four times. Start by standing on one leg next to one cone. As you improve your coordination and balance, pick up the speed and widen your jump for more intensity. This will get your heart rate going!...

April 4, 2011 · 1 min · 177 words · Daniel Richmond

It's National Grilled Cheese Month! 3 Recipes You Haven't Tried

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 April, and you know what that means – it’s NationalGrilled CheeseMonth! and James Beard Award-winning author Laura Werlin. Each recipe makes four sandwiches. cheddar and place in a small bowl. Add butter and mash mixture together with a fork. Grate the remaining cheese less finely....

April 4, 2011 · 2 min · 368 words · Timothy Berry

Work Out With Britney Spears

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. At long last (and after major hype), Britney Spears’Femme Fataleis out! Then reach right arm overhead to left and left arm across to right. Next, bend forward from hips so torso is parallel to floor; repeat arm reaches. Then fold body completely forward and reach arms to front....

March 31, 2011 · 3 min · 496 words · Tracie Grant

Hit Up Spring Training for Stronger Abs

Target: Challenges your abdominals in all planes of motion. Start with right arm and lift straight up ahead of your body moving from the shoulder. Move to the left arm, repeat 5-10 times. Start with the right arm and lift your arm away from your body to the side. Move to the left arm, repeat 5-10 times. Move to the left arm, repeat 5-10 times. Engage your abdominals and draw your knees in towards your chest to a tuck position....

March 30, 2011 · 1 min · 144 words · David Gonzalez

Planning a Wedding? 4 Moves to Tame Stress

Try this kickboxing combo to punch, kick, and strike out some frustration. Then do an “uppercut” with your left arm. Not to mention that it burns about 600 calories (or more) an hour." You’ll be ready to show-off your sculpted body in the gown ofyourchoice. Arguments over the table arrangements, and where to sit the (regal) guests? Remain calm and keep a level head with this yoga move. Or sit in a cross-legged position....

March 22, 2011 · 2 min · 252 words · Joseph Malone

Prep Your Legs to Wear Spring's Hottest Shoes

My only hesitation is the thought of the post-wear aches and pains. But all heels contort the foot into an unnatural position, affecting the posture of the entire body. Wearing wedges can cause foot, knee and back problems that are not only painful, but possibly permanent. Wedges curl your toes back and bring your weight to the balls of your feet. Stretching the toes and ankle can help. Roll both feet 10 times in each direction....

March 21, 2011 · 1 min · 175 words · Dr. John Barnes