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Another Reason to Run: It Lengthens Your Life
Have you been thinking about taking up running? Well this new study may give you the kick in the pants to start today. It turns out that runners live longer.
Cut Calories and Live Longer?
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).
Another Reason to Eat Healthy: Live Longer
Healthy eating adds years to your life. Seriously.
I know when I repeat the call to eat a diet that is full of fruits and vegetables and low in fat and sugar sort of makes me sound like a broken record at this point.
Another Reason to Go Mediterranean
I am a big fan of the Mediterranean Diet. It is full of nuts, whole grains, and healthy fats — what's not to like? A new study provides yet another reason to go Mediterranean – it could help you live longer.
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The Power of Positive Thinking: Optimists Live Longer
Do you see this glass as half full or half empty? Careful now: how you answer could determine the length of your life.
This may not come as much of a surprise, but optimists live longer.
Morning Links — Jennifer Lopez Blocks Ex From Releasing Private Tapes
- Ojani Noa is not legally allowed to release private videos of himself and Jennifer Lopez — PopEater
- Celine Dion is no longer expecting her second child — Us Weekly
- Nicolas Cage says it was "unsettling" to be stalked by a mime — Celebitchy
- Fergie worked through some of her personal issues in therapy — ICYDK
- Shaquille O'Neal's wife files for divorce — Fox 411
- Ashley Judd gets a Hollywood Hero Award — Lifeline Live
- Rolling Stone Ron Wood finalizes his divorce — TMZ
- Playgirl is having trouble finding a place to shoot Levi Johnston — Gawker
- America's Next Top Model's J. Alexander is a dad — Wonderwall
- Rihanna isn't a diva when it comes to her tour rider — I'm Not Obsessed
Catching Up With Biggest Loser Tara Costa
Even though she is no longer required to pull big numbers at the weekly Biggest Loser weigh-ins, Tara Costa is still working it. She told Life and Style that she's "still battling the last 10 pounds."
Tara currently weighs 164 pounds (down from 294 at the start of the show), but the second runner-up of from last year's season says she'd "love to live at 155-ish."
Look on the Sunny Side of Life For Heart Health
Having a positive attitude is how underdog sports teams come from behind to cinch victory. It makes for exciting games, but a positive attitude is also important for your personal health — it fights heart disease. New research from University of Pittsburgh Medical Center found that seeing the glass half full appears to protect the heart against disease and death, and conversely pessimism increases the risk of heart disease.
Mad Men, "The Grown Ups": This Week's 5 Maddest Moments
Did you hear it? That was the sound of the Mad Men implosion, as the death of JFK on November 22, 1963, rocked the country and the lives of the show's characters. This season has been building up to the events of this episode, which felt more intense, more important, than next week's finale can possibly be.
US Lifts HIV/AIDS Travel Ban
For the last 22 years, foreign citizens living with HIV or AIDS have been forbidden to legally enter the US. As of Monday, that ban will be a thing of the past. On Friday, President Obama announced the decision to overturn the policy he called "rooted in fear rather than fact."
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