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Bikini Beach Body Workout From Tone It Up
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Get a Total Beach-Babe Workout With the Tone It Up Girls!

We're about to turn the seasonal corner and head straight into Summer, so make the most of your beach time and hit the sand for a workout.
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We're about to turn the seasonal corner and head straight into Summer, so make the most of your beach time and hit the sand for a workout. And who better to help you get your sweat on in the sand than the quintessential beach babes Katrina and Karena of Tone It Up? With no props required, these gals have created a five-move workout perfect for the soft sand or your living room. The full-body exercises will work you from head to toe and provide a little fine toning with small pulses to finish up the moves.

Keep reading for a breakdown of the moves.

Tanning and Pregnancy
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Test Your Pregnancy Sun Exposure Knowledge

That pregnancy glow may be under your control.
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That pregnancy glow may be under your control. Expectant mamas know that their skin can undergo changes in the nine months your pregnant, but how does the sun affect it? As we enter Memorial Day weekend, and start packing our beach bags for a Summer by the shoer, take this quiz to test your knowledge about how the sun's rays can help and hurt a mother-to-be.

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Three Twins Organic Ice Cream Taste Test
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Three Twins New Organic Ice Cream Flavors: Worth Scooping Up?

With Memorial Day on the horizon, it is officially ice cream season again.
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With Memorial Day on the horizon, it is officially ice cream season again. This week, we taste tested new products from Three Twins Organic Ice Cream: four new pint-sized flavors ($5) and one new ice cream sandwich ($2). Read on to see whether the likes of chocolate malt and butterscotch pecan deliver — and if they're worth stopping for in the supermarket freezer aisle.

Caramel Truffle Swirl Butterscotch Pecan Chocolate Malt Vanilla Bean Ice Cream Sandwich Milk Coffee
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Filipino Egg Recipe
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Off the Bookshelf: Filipino Baked Eggs With Tomato and Eggplant

A combination of eggs, tomato, eggplant, fish sauce, and Edam cheese might sound bizarre — unappetizing, even — but before you shy away, let me implore you to give this savory and satisfying breakfast bite a chance.
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A combination of eggs, tomato, eggplant, fish sauce, and Edam cheese might sound bizarre — unappetizing, even — but before you shy away, let me implore you to give this savory and satisfying breakfast bite a chance. A ramekin-bound spin on poqui poqui, a Northern Philippines eggplant and egg scramble of sorts, this exotic option tastes fabulous rather than funky, as the fish sauce and Edam cheese add an umami punch rather than a domineeringly cheesy or fermented flavor.

Add to its virtues a solid dose of Summer vegetables, its ease of preparation, and a brunch-friendly nature, and it quickly becomes clear why you'll be singing its praises on first bite. If this creative take on an Ilocano classic is any indication of the quality of content tucked between the pages of The Adobo Road Cookbook, then I'll be coming back to this cookbook for further inspiration with fervor, and you should follow suit.

Get the savory and satisfying recipe.

Best Summer Gadgets | Video
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The Gadgets You Need For an Outdoor Party

With the unofficial start of Summer — Memorial Day — inching closer, we're plotting how to throw an outdoor soiree that lasts hours into the balmy night.
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With the unofficial start of Summer — Memorial Day — inching closer, we're plotting how to throw an outdoor soiree that lasts hours into the balmy night. There's a wireless speaker with sound that can keep up with the pace of a booming party, a portable battery that can keep two devices juiced up for up to 12 extra hours, and, we can't forget, an easy-to-use phone lens that'll bring out the bright colors of the season with each snap. Prepare for months of adventure with our must-have outdoor gadget picks.

Summer Yoga Festivals 2013
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8 Summer Yoga Festivals We'd Love to Attend in 2013

Planning a healthy Summer getaway?
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Planning a healthy Summer getaway? Consider one of these yoga festivals that aim to bring like-minded yogis together through music and yoga flow. Each of these festivals offers an experience that will leave you rested, refreshed, and heading back to the "real" world with a positive attitude. Click through to learn about the festivals we'd love to attend before you book your next adventure.

Source: Ali Kaukas
Esalen Yoga Festival Wanderlust Vermont Mountain Pose Yoga Symposium Nantucket Yoga Festival Wanderlust California Big Bear Yoga Festival Floyd Yoga Jam
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Beach Reads 2013
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Video: Dive Into These New Beach Reads

With the unofficial kickoff to Summer upon us, we have beach reads on the brain!
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With the unofficial kickoff to Summer upon us, we have beach reads on the brain! In time for Memorial Day, here are three new page-turners that will keep your mind off the office while you enjoy the sun and sand. From a book of bite-size and hilarious essays to a much-anticipated sequel about a certain devil who wears Prada, here are the books to pack along.

Vintage Bikini Ads
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Make a Splash This Summer With Vintage Ads

With Memorial Day weekend around the corner, we're ready for the long, lazy days of basking in the sun over the coming months.
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With Memorial Day weekend around the corner, we're ready for the long, lazy days of basking in the sun over the coming months. So as we soak up the warm weather and daydream in our offices about diving headfirst into the refreshing waters of an ocean, lake, or pool, get in the mood for the skin-baring season with these vintage Summer ads for bikinis, cold beverages, sunscreen, and more. Check out how women back in the day enjoyed their hot Summer days — from their pointy-chested bikinis to their Summer flings — now!

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Martha's American Food Cookbook
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Everything You Need to Know About Martha's American Food

When you've written as many books as Martha Stewart has (she's up to a whopping 77 by her own count), finding ways to add something new can be a challenge.
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When you've written as many books as Martha Stewart has (she's up to a whopping 77 by her own count), finding ways to add something new can be a challenge. But at a recent round table we attended with the doyenne of American entertaining, Stewart told us that readers can still learn a lot from her cookbook Martha's American Food: A Celebration of Our Nation's Most Treasured Dishes, From Coast to Coast.

In it, Stewart gives a regional overview of what makes American food so special and includes recipes for everything from Indiana succotash to New York cheesecake. "American cooking is really an amalgamation of all the world's cuisines because we're the quintessential melting pot," she told us last week. "This book kind of incorporates by region what all those foods are."

So what sets this book apart from the rest of Stewart's oeuvre? Keep reading to find out.

The Safest Sunscreens For Babies and Kids
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10 Safe Sunscreens For Kids (Including Some You Can Find at Your Drugstore)

Slather on the lotion!
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Slather on the lotion! If you thought the breast vs. bottle debate was polarizing, wait until you talk to fellow playground moms about sunscreen. Though lotions and sticks protect little ones' skin from cancer-causing UVA and UVB rays, doctors advise new mamas to use physical barriers — SPF clothing, umbrellas, and shades — rather than lotions on babies younger than 6 months old.

Once tots reach the six-month mark, keep them protected from the sun without harming them in other ways. The Environmental Working Group just released its recommendations for the best sunscreens for tots — seeking out products that do not contain potential hormone disruptors. The group recommends staying away from spray-on lotions and powders, as well as those containing oxybenzone or vitamin A. Tops on their list are sunscreens using zinc or titanium for the best UVA/UVB protection without the use of such harmful chemicals. Click through to see 10 of their top picks (which includes many that can be found at your local drugstore — not just at specialty stores).

Drugstore Find: Aveeno Baby Natural Protection Mineral Block Face Stick, SPF 50 Drugstore Find: Coppertone Kids Pure & Simple Sunscreen Lotion Drugstore Find: Babyganics Cover Up Baby On-the-Go Sunscreen Moisturizing Lotion SPF 50 Online Find: Honest Sunscreen Health Food Store Find: Badger Baby Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30+ Baby Store Find: Thinkbaby Sunscreen, SPF 30+ Baby Store Find: Babo Botanicals Clear Zinc Sunscreen, SPF 30
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