So you stopped off at Dunkin' Donuts for a coffee, but it's so hot out that you're in the mood for something cooler. Check out the chart below to see how their cold specialty drinks compare. You may be surprised at how many calories, sodium, and sugar they contain.

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If you're looking to dip into the Fountain of Youth, cutting some calories daily just might help. Calorie restriction has long been proven to slow down the aging process in mice and rats, and researchers at Saint Louis University decided to test this theory on a human population.

In a year-long study, subjects who eliminated 300 to 500 calories from their diet a day showed a decrease in the thyroid hormone triiodothyronine (T3). Scientists think decreasing the T3 hormone slows down the aging process, because it helps to slow metabolism and tissue aging. The calorie restriction methods used in the study were nothing extreme, just simple acts like skipping out on dessert, cutting out sugary beverages, or making healthier choices such as a turkey sandwich instead of fried chicken and French fries. The doctor in charge of the study is not encouraging you to skip out on meals or starve yourself, but rather to eat a nutrient-rich diet. Long term studies are necessary to determine if a decrease in the T3 hormone from calorie restriction really affects the length of life in people.

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Jenny Masche recently ran a marathon and it's one for the books. No, she didn't break any records or finish first, but the point is that she ran it. See, Jenny completed the Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon in San Diego on May 31 and waiting for her at the finish line 5½ hours later were her six children: Sextuplets, who were not even a year old at the time.

The babies, all six of them, were born by Cesarean section and Jenny went into cardiac arrest during the delivery. So how did she go through surgery, heart failure, and figuring out how to raise six kids all while training for a marathon? Jenny recently told the Today show her simple training strategy, “As soon as I put them down at 7 o’clock at night, I’d literally throw my running shoes on and my friend and I would go and run for like two hours.”

Most new moms just want to hit the sack themselves so I am totally impressed! Now, on nights when the very last thing I want to do is go for a jog, I think of this story and it kicks my butt right into gear.

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You should be proud of yourself for making the time to do crunches and other grueling exercises that work your abs. Not only do strong abs look good, but they help to prevent back pain. The thing is, they're not the only part of your body that makes up your core. Don't forget about the other side of your body. If you constantly focus on moves that tone your tummy and your back muscles are weak, this imbalance may cause pain and result in injury down the road. So work on incorporating some strengthening exercises that target your upper, middle, and lower back. Check out these exercises that target those areas:

• Back Off series of back-strengthening moves.
• Get Your Back Ready to Bare slideshow of back exercises.
• Basic moves such as Two-Minute Headstand and Superman that require no equipment.
• Yoga poses: Half Wheel, Wheel, Bow, Warrior 3, and Scorpion.

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• Don't skip breakfast! Ideas for morning meals on the go – Mark's Daily Apple
• Cool in the pool workout – Vital Juice Daily
• Feed hungry muscles post workout – That's Fit
• J Lo is getting her body back with Gunnar Peterson's help – FitCeleb
• Ab work without crunching – Shape
• Dieting backlash is the new black – Elastic Waist

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