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Consider one 13-year Harvard University study of 20,000 women, which found that those who drank two glasses of wine a day had a 70% reduced risk of obesity compared to non-drinkers. And just in case you think that research was conducted by a bunch of scientists who really love their rosé, another long-term study by the National Center for Disease Control looked at more than 7,000 people over 10 years and found that alcohol consumption didn’t increase the risk of obesity....

But fret not: There is a better way. We rounded up the Internet’s best products and recipes for clean (OK, clean-ish), risk-free cookie dough you can shovel down with a spoon. You’re welcome. Paleo Cookie Dough This Paleo-friendly dough from blogger Clean Eating with a Dirty Mind features the luscious combo of grass-fed butter and nut butter, with a little sweetness from raw honey. Because cave people ate cookie dough, right?...

The 38-year-old Quince takes pride in guiding people through “complete mind-body-soul transformations.” One of the keys, he says, is to “really fall in love with this thing called fitness. It’s really the kindest thing we can do to take care of ourselves like it really matters, to live that feeling and that lifestyle.” Here are some quick, simple tips for your own personal transformation. Make the Commitment “You have to invest in yourself, and a great trainer is part of that investment....

The workout: Walking Calories burned: 181 for 45 minutes (140-pound woman at 3.5 MPH on a level surface)Trainer tips: Walking engages almost every muscle in the body, says celebrity trainer Holly Perkins. If you’re an exercise newbie, start with an easy 10-minute walk in your hood and add 10% more time each week. Ready to upgrade your leisurely stroll to a calorie scorcher? Try speed changes—alternating slow and fast walking—or hike a hill....

Home workout essential: A thick yoga mat Try: Backslash Fit Self-Rolling Yoga Mat BUY NOW Try this core yoga flow at home: Home workout essential: Kettlebells Try: Tone Fitness Kettlebells BUY NOW Kettlebells are a must-have tool for at-home workouts because you can do a variety of strength training exercises, including rows, bicep curls, squats, deadlifts, and snatches. Unlike dumbbells, kettlebells also challenge your balance and force you to recruit multiple muscles at once....

It’s important to point out that a fever is a symptom that something is going on with your body—you don’t just get a fever out of nowhere. Because of this, treating the underlying condition may help get rid of your fever, says Hannah Goldberg, M.D., a primary care physician with Mercy Medical Center. Still, there are some things you can do in the meantime to help make yourself feel better and even break that fever....

It began 13 years ago, when a neurologist at Duke University Wolfgang Liedtke, PhD, with a team of researchers discovered the TRPV4 molecule that can initiate a series of complex cellular events leading to pain. In the latest chapter of the TRPV4 research Dr. Liedtke and his colleagues found that blocking the molecule might protect against painful sunburns—at least in mice. Researchers exposed our furry friends to UV light, and found that those with a blocked TRPV4 molecule avoided the painful effects of sunburn, according to their study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences....

Ashley’s answer: Congrats on getting rid of diet soda chemicals and choosing an organic “energy” drink. My answer to your question lies in those quotation marks, however. Today, stores are filled with products promoted as energy providers, but if they, like your diet soda of yesterday and your sparkling water of today, provide no calories, then they also provide no energy. That’s right, the word “energy” there is a bold-faced lie!...

My grandmother, on the other hand (despite never having extra money to speak of) has had a standing weekly hair appointment for as long as I can remember, and her acrylic tips are always flawless. These days, at least in New York, my grandmother’s approach to beauty appears to be more on-trend than her daughter’s, as women in the city increasingly pay others to attend to every aspect of their routines....

Healthily curbing your midafternoon cravings is that much harder when your options are limited to a vending machine. Sure, not all of its choices are bad, but most are calorie bombs—empty calories at that, so in addition to feeling guilty, you’re also still hungry. A general rule of thumb is to always snack on something that combines moderate calories with the ability to satisfy your hunger. And avoid empty-calorie foods like cookies and candy....

A Fresh, Healthy GlowThe problem: Dead-skin-cell backlog. “Nothing leaves skin more lackluster,” says Lisa Donofrio, MD, an associate clinical professor of dermatology at Yale University. “The pileup of cells dulls skin and keeps moisture from seeping in.” Speedy solution: Slough old cells from your body this summer with a skin care scrub made of dissolvable granules, such as sea salt or sugar. These gentle abrasives are less likely to inflame skin than scrubs made with crushed apricot pits or walnut shells....

I then asked if he could remove the crow’s-feet on either side of my eyes. “And while you are at it,” I said, “could you please take away the rolls under my chin? And, oh yeah, might as well take away the creases on the sides of my nose, and the tiny lines underneath my eyes.” I was giddy with power, ecstatic at the possibilities. Amid visions of adding a massive quantity of curls to my stick-straight hair, I caught myself....

Can having more body fat actually make you thinner? Counterintuitive as it sounds, recent research concludes that a certain type of fat—brown adipose tissue, or “brown fat”—is actually a potent calorie-burner. Now, a new study that actually tested the transplantation of brown fat suggests the tissue holds exciting potential for the treatment of diabetes and obesity. Reporting in The Journal of Clinical Investigation, researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center at Harvard Medical School transplanted brown fat into the abdomens of 12-week-old mice—effectively doubling their deposits of the tissue....

With planning and a little more time in the kitchen, you can stick to your budget without sacrificing taste or nutrition. I took the challenge with my family of four to see if I could cut grocery costs without eating junk—and it worked! Here are the 20 tips that helped me, and they can help you feed your family for $100 a week, too. Plan in advance. The most important step in sticking to a weekly budget is to come up with a plan for every meal, snack, and beverage you’ll need over the course of the week....

Chickpeas or kidney beans: Mixed beans in a dressing contain extra fat, so drain the liquid.1/4 c (golf ball size) 70-90 CALORIES Chopped egg: Eat just the egg white and you’ll save half the calories.2 Tbsp (or 2 large marbles) 30 CALORIES Tomatoes: If they’re shiny, they’ve been tossed in oil, which means more calories.1/2 c (tennis ball size) 20 CALORIES Sliced ham or turkey: Both are high in protein and low in fat; if the ham is cut into chunks, however, it may not be as lean....

This week, California decided to add bisphenol A (BPA) to Proposition 65, a list of chemicals considered dangerous enough that products containing high amounts of them must carry warning labels. “Putting a chemical on Proposition 65 is a big deal, because that means it’s officially been recognized as a reproductive and developmental hazard,” says Sarah Janssen, MD, PhD, a senior scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental nonprofit that’s been lobbying the Food and Drug Administration to ban the chemical from food products....

At-home LLLT gadgets have been on the market for the past 10 years, but this new model seems particularly promising. In its clinical trial, the results of which were published in Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, 47 women with a particular type of hair thinning known as androgenetic hair loss wore either a helmet with ordinary incandescent lights or the iGrow helmet every other day for 25 minutes during the 16-week trial....

Make sure to check your cabinets for the recalled items listed below, and if you find any, throw them away (in a closed plastic bag and sealed trash can) or take them back to where you bought them. Beware: Some of the recalled brands have long shelf-lives, meaning even the products that have been sitting for months in your cabinet may not be safe. In the case that you’ve already used the product without getting sick, still toss the rest of it....