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Lose Weight and Detox with Body Cleanses – Not the Best Solution

Celebrities often set trends without even being intent on doing so, and, sadly, not few have been the occasions when something they did got picked up even though it had no scientific backup. Such seems to be the case of detox and cleanse diets, which promise considerable weight loss and health benefits that, as exper...

12 June 2010
09:11 GMT

Tips to Exercise in Hot Weather

Summer is almost near, as those who exercise outdoors must have already noticed. An increase in temperature means working out becomes harder and more uncomfortable, but that’s not to say we should stop exercising only because of it. By simply keeping in mind a few things, we can continue working out despite the...

31 May 2010
16:31 GMT

Style Tips from Dannii Minogue for Sophisticated, Elegant Look

Dannii Minogue, singer, television star, fashion designer and expectant mom, has not always been in a position to afford all the glamorous items she now has. There was a time, she recalls in a piece running in the Daily Mail, when she could only wear sister Kylie’s hand-me-downs, which is when she also learned ...

6 May 2010
15:31 GMT

Jessica Alba’s Simple Diet Plan for a Killer Figure

Jessica Alba, considered among the most gorgeous women in showbiz, is more than a pretty face, for she also has a body to kill for. The stunning mother of one admits she’s been careful about what she eats ever since she was 12 because of weight issues running in the family, but that’s not to say that she ...

5 May 2010
15:41 GMT

Tips to Burn More Calories with Every Workout

Say you’re working out regularly, while also eating healthier but you’re still not getting the results you want, or they just take longer to appear. You needn’t worry or resort to desperate measures to cut corners, Shape magazine says in a piece included in its latest issue: all you have to do is fo...

5 May 2010
13:41 GMT

Top Reasons You Eat When You’re Not Hungry

They say dieting is not a viable option in the long run, so we should all strive to make healthy eating a lifestyle choice. The best diet is the one where you only eat when you’re hungry, they also say, because eating when you’re not hungry leads to considerable weight gain. According to FitSugar, there a...

3 May 2010
14:31 GMT

Celebrity Tips to Get Your Body Ready for Beach Season

The beach season is literally around the corner, but women who only have a few pounds to lose should not panic, the latest issue of Life & Style magazine says. Celebrities are also working hard to get their bodies in the best shape possible and, as such, we might as well learn from them and get our body toned just th...

30 April 2010
14:31 GMT

Julia Roberts and Her Makeup Secrets

Julia Roberts has always been seen as the epitome of unconventional beauty, the effortless kind that was all the more endearing because it helped her female fans relate to her better. The star is again featured in the special Most Beautiful People issue of People magazine, with her stylist dishing out her makeup and ...

29 April 2010
16:31 GMT

Jennifer Aniston Lost 7lbs in 7 Days

It’s no secret that Jennifer Aniston has always had a great body. In recent days, though, she appeared to be in better shape than ever, rocking some pretty tight dresses and showing off a lot of leg on the set of her latest film, “Just Go with It,” a comedy with Adam Sandler. OK! Magazine did some d...

29 April 2010
15:31 GMT

KFC’s Double Down Sandwich Is Healthier than a Salad

Earlier this month, KFC proudly announced that, on the 12th, it would introduce a sandwich that had been tested in two separate locations about a year back, called the Double Down. This breadless bacon sandwich was hailed by KFC as a revolution in the fast-food industry, while health experts lamented what it would do...

27 April 2010
16:31 GMT

Tips to Lose Weight According to Personality Type

Sticking to a diet in order to lose weight is difficult – and, from what health experts have been saying since ever, unhealthy too. Instead of going on a diet in order to lose a few pounds fast and then fall back into the same eating patterns as before and gain the weight back, we should think about making a ne...

27 April 2010
15:21 GMT

Brooke Burke’s Secrets to Stay Slim

Undeniably, Brooke Burke has one of the most enviable figures in the world, it has often been said. The model, television personality and one-time dancer (but an accomplished enough one to win one season of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars) keeps in such amazing shape by working out whenever she gets the chance and...

26 April 2010
14:21 GMT

How Kourtney Kardashian Got Her Toned Body Back – Tips

A short while ago, we were telling you that, in the latest issue of Life & Style magazine, Kourtney Kardashian would reveal her toned body and explain how she managed to shed the weight she gained while pregnant. Said and done: the magazine is now out on newsstands and Kourtney is more than generous when it comes to ...

23 April 2010
16:31 GMT

Whitney Port Releases Book of Advice for Young Women

She may have started her career on what has been described in the media as the most scripted reality show ever to air on television, MTV’s “The Hills,” but Whitney Port is looking to branch out. The actress and fashionista will also be trying her hand at writing, preparing to release a book of advic...

22 April 2010
16:31 GMT

Detox Diets Are Huge Waste of Time and Money

Detox diets are more than just regular diets, in the sense that they don’t merely tackle and efficiently solve one’s weight problems. A cleansing regime also boosts health, by improving digestion, purifying the organism, ridding the skin of spots and imperfections, and being nothing short of a blessing in...

22 April 2010
14:41 GMT

The Baby-Food Diet – Another Way of Losing Weight by Starving Yourself

Many celebrities speak highly of the so-called baby-food diet, saying it helps you lose weight in the most natural and healthy way. Because it consists of eating nothing but pureed fruit, it helps you purge easily, thus shedding the pounds, while also making sure you’re not starving yourself. Reality, though, i...

20 April 2010
16:31 GMT

Go on a Sugar Fast for an Energy Boost

A few days ago, television personality Ellen DeGeneres revealed she kept slim and full of energy by going on what she called “sugar fasts,” which meant all sweet treats, cakes and chocolate, were off limits for certain periods of time. This is something that any of us could try every once in a while &ndas...

20 April 2010
15:21 GMT

Tips for a Healthier, More Toned You

Whether we believe advertisers or our grandmothers, we’re all prone to do one thing or another in an attempt to lead a healthier life, have a more toned body and keep old age at bay for as long as possible. Some of these “tricks” do hold water, but there are also those that are nothing but myth. Sle...

20 April 2010
14:41 GMT

Ellen DeGeneres Reveals Her Diet Tips

The latest issue of Shape magazine brings an interview with one of America’s favorite girl-next-door type of female stars. Nevertheless, though she’s loved – and watched and appreciated – by millions, at first glance, Ellen DeGeneres is as far as it gets from a “sweetheart:” she&rs...

14 April 2010
14:31 GMT

Dancer Cheryl Burke on Her Secret to Healthy Eating

Two-time champion on ABC’s Dancing With the Stars, Cheryl Burke is no stranger to leading an active life, just to state the obvious. At the same time, she’s not a stranger either to oscillating weight, which means she always has to make sure she eats healthily, even if she’s on the road, as she reve...

9 April 2010
16:31 GMT

Lift Heavier Weights to Lose More Weight

As a rule, many women believe weight training is the last thing they should try when it comes to toning up. In doing so, they harbor under the impression that lifting weights builds muscle mass, which, understandably, would make them less feminine and more butch than they’d like to be. They’re wrong to be...

7 April 2010
15:01 GMT

Vanessa Williams Reveals Fitness Secrets

Vanessa Williams is 47 years old, but she is in better shape than many women half her age. Of course, being in showbiz means looking good is almost mandatory, but the actress tells the April 2010 issue of Prevention magazine that her secret lies in knowing to accept reality. She will never get the fit body she had wh...

29 March 2010
14:51 GMT

Reasons You Can’t Lose the Belly Fat

Hearing someone complaining about how they diet and do crunches like crazy but they still have some fat on the tummy is not that uncommon. If that be the case with you too, then know that it’s because you’re doing something wrong, FitSugar points out. The good news, though, is that, by paying attention to...

25 March 2010
17:11 GMT

Tips to Optimize Walking to Burn More Calories

Now that the weather is warm enough to allow us to take our workouts from the gym to the park, FitSugar has come up with a few tips we should keep in mind in order to make the most of our outdoor workout. To those of us for whom running is not exactly our cup of tea, the fitness e-zine offers an alternative that is c...

24 March 2010
16:41 GMT

Fitness Tips During Pregnancy

It’s often said that pregnancy should not mark a period of inactivity and letting go in a woman’s life. Keeping active, though moderately and only under the guidance of a specialist, is highly recommended. However, before starting a pregnancy workout, there are several things that all women should keep in...

17 March 2010
15:21 GMT

Stop Emotional Eating to Lose Weight

There are many reasons why diets fail, including that they’re usually not conceived to offer results in the long run, but rather almost instantly. However, even granted all conditions are met for a sustainable weight loss, we might still have problems with dropping that last five or ten pounds and that’s ...

11 March 2010
14:31 GMT

Stop Watching TV, Live Healthier, Longer

Because of the changes in our society, most of the work we do today is done sitting. Many of us have desk jobs from 9 to 5, which means we’re either too tired to work out when we get off work or too busy to do something else. Even so, we always seem to find the time to watch TV, with a recent research showing t...

26 February 2010
16:31 GMT

Diet and Workout Tips from AnnaLynne McCord

AnnaLynne McCord is just one of the many gorgeous female stars to have emerged in the spotlight in recent months, yet she’s perhaps the most memorable, not only for her talent, but also for her killer looks. For those not in the know, AnnaLynne is tall, slender and incredibly fit – and it’s not beca...

23 February 2010
15:31 GMT

Eyebrow Transplant – The Perfect Way to Get Thick Brows

Thick eyebrows are back in fashion, with everyone singing their praises, from stars rocking them on the red carpet to stylists who call them the ultimate “symbol of power.” For those of us whom years of plucking have left with nothing but a faint trace of the brows we used to have, or who have never had s...

22 February 2010
14:31 GMT

Kelly Osbourne Reveals Diet Secret for Her Amazing Figure

Kelly Osbourne, who has led a very public fight against the extra pounds ever since she first broke into the spotlight, is now looking better than ever and, clearly, having a blast, what with being asked to model for Naomi Campbell at Fashion Week. The reality star has lost a lot of weight and can boast an improved b...

18 February 2010
13:31 GMT

‘Healthy’ Foods that Ruin Your Diet

Going on a diet can be more than just a decision to shake a couple of extra pounds. Switching diets also means choosing to live a healthier life, choosing to feel and look better, be more energetic and in a much better mood. Switching diets implies eliminating junk and processed foods and choosing healthier options. ...

3 February 2010
14:21 GMT

Old Wives’ Tales and Treatments for Hair

Hair is put through a lot every day, starting from the morning shower and the application of countless haircare products, some of which are packed with chemicals, and ending with pollution and damage done by stress and too poor a diet. Because of this, we should do our best to make sure our hair gets the best treatme...

3 February 2010
13:21 GMT

Steps to Get a Body like Christina Aguilera’s

At this year’s Golden Globe Awards, Christina Aguilera worked the red carpet in a fabulous strapless pink Versace gown that more than emphasized her enviably fit figure. Fans know that the singer has been training hard for her part in “Burlesque,” opposite Cher, but her trainer, Tee Sorge, says that...

1 February 2010
16:31 GMT

Top 5 Healthiest Diets in America

Dropping a few pounds doesn’t have to be a question of imposing absurd many limits as regards to what we eat until all pleasure is sucked out of eating, as neither must is be detrimental to our health. Still, many fad diets place too little importance on health and more on achieving impressive results over a ve...

28 January 2010
15:31 GMT

Tips to Feel More Energized in the Morning

When exhaustion kicks in, it seems like every morning when the alarm goes off is hell on earth. Even if that’s not the case, it’s a well-known fact that some people are simply not morning persons, therefore have serious problems getting out of bed in the morning and on their way to work. There are ways to...

28 January 2010
14:21 GMT

Tips to Improve Posture

A poor posture not only makes one looks bad, but, most importantly, it also leads to lots of pain, especially if it’s not corrected in time. However, the discomfort can be easily avoided by making sure we always sit up straight, Dr. Gerard Clum, president of Life Chiropractic College West and member of the boar...

26 January 2010
16:21 GMT

Tips to Look Thinner by Striking the Right Pose

They say real beauty comes from within. At the same time, they also say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and, according to stylist Hannah Sandling speaking with the Daily Mail, that is one of the first thing on which celebrities are counting whenever they make a public appearance. What stars and regular wome...

22 January 2010
14:31 GMT

Susan Sarandon Reveals Beauty Secrets

At 63, Susan Sarandon looks better than many actresses 20 years her junior and this is something most media representatives usually agree on. The secret to looking this good, she says in a recent interview (via HollywoodRag), has nothing to do with going under the knife or using who knows what secret ingredient, but ...

20 January 2010
14:21 GMT

January 18 Is Blue Monday, Most Depressing Day of the Year

Today, January 18, is officially the most depressing day of the year, which is why it has come to be known as Blue Monday. Useless to say, today nothing works and, consequently, it’s the worst moment to start something new or take risks, either at work or in one’s personal life. There are ways to fight th...

18 January 2010
13:21 GMT

Tips to Make Lips Fuller with Makeup

The other day, researchers went public with a new study saying that a woman’s age could be guessed not by the wrinkles on her face or the bags under her eyes, but rather by her lips. Therefore, the plumper the pout, the younger the woman appears. If plastic surgery is an option you can’t or won’t co...

14 January 2010
15:31 GMT

Work Out and Diet with Katie Price

Say what you will but, by all standards, Katie Price is in very fine shape. Even her biggest critics admit that, if it weren’t for the unnatural implants and the heavy makeup, Price would be a fine woman, so it’s only understandable why she’d want to offer women buying her latest book, a style guide...

11 January 2010
16:31 GMT

Vital Steps to Becoming a Perfect Girl

Ask any woman out there and they’ll tell you that being a girl is not easy. Quite far from it, actually. Now, thanks to a new online guide by WikiHow, all women not exactly sure of what to do or say to be “perfect” have a solution for their problem. Even more, said solution comes in several, easy-to...

8 January 2010
13:31 GMT

Wearing Black Adds Years to the Face

Reportedly, every woman’s idea of getting away with a few extra pounds in such a way that not even her best frenemy can tell is either by wearing loose clothes or by donning black items. Black is a color known and reputed for its slimming possibilities, while also praised for adding a touch of mystery and elega...

5 January 2010
13:11 GMT

‘Vampire Diaries’ Sean Faris Talks Fitness with Men’s Health

One of the stars from CW’s hottest series, “Vampire Diaries,” is now on the cover of the latest issue of Men’s Health magazine in all his sculpted glory. Sean Faris had to build 15 pounds of muscle for his role in “Never Back Down,” which he did: but it wasn’t without a lot o...

18 December 2009
15:41 GMT

Dieting Mistakes to Avoid This Christmas

The holiday season can often be a trying period for many people who struggle throughout the year to keep their weight under control. For women, in particular, it is believed to be a very stressful event, which is why there are several things they should bear in mind at all times if they want to avoid the extra weight...

10 December 2009
16:21 GMT

Developers, Review the App Store Submission Tips

Although most iPhone developers already know pretty much everything they must and mustn’t do when they decide to write an app and submit it to Apple for approval, there’s a place where they can review all aspects regarding the process, detailed by the Mac maker itself. “If your application requires...

10 December 2009
06:19 GMT

Sleep Is Dame Helen Mirren’s Beauty Secret

At 64 years of age and an incredibly successful career both home in the UK and abroad, in Hollywood, one could easily assume that up next on Dame Helen Mirren’s agenda was some time off for herself. Quite on the contrary, she reveals in a new interview with the Daily Mail, where she says she can hardly stand th...

7 December 2009
16:21 GMT

Sarah Jessica Parker in Glamour on Her Style Secrets

Sarah Jessica Parker is admittedly the most influential trendsetter the fashion world has discovered on television. Her outfits, always successfully combining vintage with ultra modern without even coming close to mainstream, have been the talk of town ever since she first started to be known as Carrie Bradshaw from ...

4 December 2009
13:21 GMT

Olivia Wide Brings Style to Lucky Magazine

Olivia Wilde, known to many of her fans as Thirteen from the TV medical drama “House M.D.,” is the hottest woman of 2009, Maxim magazine was saying a while ago. Wilde is also a very stylish woman, the kind critics say will one day be entitled to the ultimate distinction of “style icon.” To beg...

3 December 2009
16:21 GMT

Windows 7 RTM Tips and Tricks from Users via Microsoft

Microsoft is letting users running the latest iteration of the Windows client share their experiences with the world. Essentially, the Redmond company is making TechNet Magazine a medium through which Windows 7 users can publish tips and tricks on the operating system. Content judged worth of publication will find it...

1 December 2009
06:58 GMT


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