*Chai tea contains ginger, which may help ward off colds, and cinnamon, which is great for your heart.
*Chewing gum increases heart rate and cerebral blood flow, therefore students who chewed gum before their test did better.
*Working out twice a week (strength or aerobic) helps ease symptoms in women with general anxiety disorder.
*People work harder if their progress is tracked, so wear a heart rate monitor, pedometer or challenge a friend.
*Obese women earn 15% less compared with heathy weight women.
*Make sure the color of your plate contrasts the food you put on it as it makes it easier to see how much food you're eating.
*Choline, found in eggs, may protect your brain, improving your memory as you age.
*Organic ketchup contains significantly higher levels of cancer-fighting and heart protecting substances than nonorganic ketchup.
*Exercising large muscle groups can increase oxygen and nutrient delivery to your skin cells.
*Hey girls, exercise can relieve the discomfort of cramps. Also, when you have your period (and the week after) your levels of female hormones are at their lowest. This slight hormonal shift makes you more dude-like, making you feel more powerful during exercise.
*Limit your fiber intake before you go for a run.
*Foods with healthy fats, such as avocado and nuts, take longer to digest, keeping you fuller longer.
*According to a study in the journal Diabetes Care, a diet rich in monounsaturated fats may prevent abdominal fat.
*Stay away from trans fats, which are man made (ew), as they increase LDL (bad cholesterol) and decrease HDL (good cholesterol).
*Expert guidelines suggest that 20-30% of your daily calories should come from "good fats".
*Each weekend people consume, on average, 419 extra calories. Yikes!
*Eat breakfast and have a cup of coffee every morning to rev up your metabolism.
*According to Zac Efron, a sense of ambition and sense of freedom makes someone marriage material.
*Giada De Laurentiis eats everything, but doesn't eat a lot of anything - moderation is key.
*"Often, meat, dairy and eggs are going to taste better, be safer and more nutritious, and have a higher quality when the animals they come from have been treated well." -Kathi Brock, senior director of the farm animal program at the American Humane Association.
*Meat proteins are a part of a balanced diet. Our bodies cannot convert grass into a viable protein like cows can, so consuming red meat 2-3 times a week, compared to once a day, may reduce your risk for premature death.
*Regarding your job, when passion and purpose are your biggest drivers, your bank account will thrive.
