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If you suffer from year-round allergies to dust ones, Summer weather is not your friend. The air gets full of moisture, which dust mites love. Since those little buggers require 50 percent humidity in order to thrive, you want to figure out how much humidity is in your home (especially your bedroom), and make sure the humidity is under that magic number. In order to figure that out, you'll want Read more
Consumers have a tendency of falling for the next big health gimmick. Save your money on health duds with these Business Insider tips. No matter how many times we're told otherwise, Americans' obsession with get-healthy-quick schemes will likely never die. Too bad most of these fads aren't worth their weight in salt — or your hard-earned dollars. We've put together a list of some of the worst Read more
Scarlett Johansson loves New York (according to her new tattoo) — HuffPost Style A six-step braided updo ideal for brides and beyond — Stylelist Coco Rocha endures yet another Photoshop debacle — Styleite The Princess of Monaco is sporting a brand-new pixie — The Cut Get a just-pinched glow with these blush and bronzer combinations — The Fashion Spot People names Beyoncé the world's Read more
FitSugar reader Whipped recently shared this recipe for vegan chocolate-chip banana bread, which she got from the BabyCakes Bakery cookbook, in our Healthy Recipe group. So I have been craving some banana bread lately. I want a moist, tender, chocolately chip banana bread . . . and I'd like it healthy, too, please? No butter? No eggs? No dairy? Yup. Perfect chocolate-chip banana bread. And it's Read more
Like years before, 2011 was chock-full of trendy diets that got everyone talking, as well as trying. So what were the top diets of 2011? Read on to find out! HCG Diet The HCG diet isn't new (it's been around for more than 50 years), but it's once again a phenomenon. This was the year that people flocked to doctor's offices to get a pricey hormone injection all in the name of weight loss. The Read more
We are pumped to share one of our favorite stories from Health.com here on our site. Tea — does it really fight cancer? Lower cholesterol? We filter the research to find out which health claims actually hold water. By Kate Lowenstein The way scientific studies and health gurus alike have touted the perks of tea over the past few years, you'd think the stuff was some kind of all-powerful Read more
On this week's episode of The Office, the Dunder Mifflin warehouse crew wins the lottery and promptly quits their jobs. This leaves the office seriously understaffed, unsure of how to proceed, and daydreaming about what they'd each do with a small fortune. For me, the episode was a beautiful blend of The Office I've loved in the past and have missed so far this season: equal parts silly hijinks Read more
Last week, I got a chance to chat with designer Sabrina Soto about Spring cleaning, organizing, outdoor entertaining, and more. As the host of HGTV's Get It Sold, Soto has a lot of experience of whipping homes that have seen better days into livable, relaxing, and stylish spaces. One topic that I've been particularly interested in lately is how to handle the allergens, dust, and other Read more
Sleeping takes up a lot of our time, so we know that finding the perfect bedding — from high-count sheets to pillows tailored to our sleeping position — shouldn’t be taken lightly. In general, guidelines recommend replacing mattresses every five to 10 years depending on your age, but often it’s easy to forget when that big-ticket item needs to be replaced. Our bodies, however, aren’t Read more
We're happy to present this article from one of our favorite sites, Yahoo! Shine: What is this now? An acute Wi-Fi allergy is plaguing five percent of Americans? EHS, or Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity, is a condition defined by headaches, muscle spasms, burning skin and chronic pain. The cause: over-exposure to mobile phones, wireless internet and the satellites and cell phone towers that keep Read more
