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WH on the CBS Early Show

Relationships - 4 hours 16 min ago

WH features editor Nicole Beland stopped by the CBS Early Show to talk about why the start of a new year make cause breakups. Here's the clip:

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Eat Mushrooms to Lose Weight

Weight Loss - Sun, 2009-01-04 00:51

Cutting calories? Try mushrooms instead of meat.

In a study published in the journal Appetite, subjects ate a variety of typically meaty dishes (such as lasagna) made with beef or with mushrooms for one week each. They downed 420 fewer calories on average at each shroomy meal (and they found the meals equally tasty).

Credit fungi's energy density: They're just as filling as meat but contain fewer calories, says Lawrence Cheskin, M.D.

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Soy Diminishes His Sperm Count

Women's Health - Nutrition Features - Sat, 2009-01-03 00:04

Soy sinks his sperm count, a study in the journal Human Reproduction reports.

Of men at a fertility clinic who reported their intake of soy products, those who ate the most (about equal to one tofu burger every two days) had 41 million fewer swimmers per milliliter of semen than those who ate zip.

Soy has high levels of plant estrogens, which animal studies show may affect sperm production and overall fertility, says Jorge Chavarro, M.D., of the Harvard School of Public Health.

Want a brood? Try asking him to cut back on energy bars and powders made with soy protein.

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Are You an Alpha Wife?

Relationships - Sat, 2008-12-20 02:43

Does it feel as though your family finances, the well being of your children, and the general functions of your household would fall apart without you calling the shots?

There are more and more women out there who feel the same way--alpha wives.

Sound Off: Are you one? Know one that could use a weekend in West Palm? And what qualities do you value in a partner?

And if you're in the closet about your overachievement, read how being an alpha wife may harm your health.

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Abs Diet Updates

Women's Health Fitness Features - Fri, 2008-12-19 21:16

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3 Perfect Weeks of Abs Diet Eating

Women's Health Fitness Features - Fri, 2008-12-19 21:11

If you're like a lot of people, you spend more time in the bathroom, in the car, or on the couch than you do in the kitchen. You simply don't have time to cook.

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Get Sleek And Slim

Women's Health Fitness Features - Fri, 2008-12-19 05:31

A kettlebell is one of the most effective tools for getting a bomb body. The secret behind this Russian fitness import? Its weight is centered below the handle, so when you swing it, nearly every muscle in your body has to work hard to counteract the momentum.

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Control Your Cravings

Weight Loss - Fri, 2008-12-19 02:02

So how do you stop yourself from reaching for that Snickers? By following these seven steps designed to stop 99 percent of cravings before they start--and help you muzzle the 1 percent that never seem to shut up.

9 Fitness Rules You Should Break

Women's Health Fitness Features - Fri, 2008-12-19 01:33

Unlike wine, cheese, and Clive Owen, workout strategies don't get better with age. That's because each year, fitness researchers release thousands of studies that challenge conventional thinking--or at least shed light on ways to tweak it. We've ID'd nine stale fitness approaches and sifted through the latest research to come up with surprising updates that will land you a scorching body ASAP.

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