Khloé Kardashian Odom Tells Us Women and Girls Shouldn't Be Shy About Their Bodies


Updated 02/13/12 8:25 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Khloe Kardashian For U by Kotex

While Kris Jenner is making headlines for promoting a very adult product — arousal oils to be exact — her daughter Khloé Kardashian Odom is appealing to a younger audience. Khloé has teamed up again with U by Kotex, the eccentric line of pads and tampons for young women. Khloé told me that she loves that the line is "trying to destroy the old-fashioned belief that we have to be so Read more

Fat-Proof Your Life


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Fat-Proof Your Marriage

We are pumped to share one of our favorite stories from Health.com here on our site. By Maridel Reyes It's true that there are certain times in your life when extra poundage seems to appear out of nowhere . . . and settle on you. In fact, experts have honed in on the exact moments when you're most vulnerable to weight gain. "Life transitions, having a baby, and going through menopause cause Read more

A Doctor Dishes: Which "Superfoods" Are Worth the Cost?


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Expensive Superfoods

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! Most people you speak to these days are trying to stretch every dollar as far as possible — even the ones they spend buying apples and oranges. Food prices are expected to increase yet again this year, and food manufacturers are making portions smaller without reducing prices. Not surprisingly, a recent Rasmussen poll found Read more

NurturMe's Caroline Freedman: An Easy Way to Get Lil Ones to Eat Their Fruits and Veggies!


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NurturMe Dried Baby Food

As a soon-to-be first-time mom, a pregnant Caroline Freedman was obsessed with all things baby (sound familiar?), including what she would eventually feed her new lil one once she advanced past breast milk and bottles. "I was shocked at how little innovation there had been since I was a baby. It was still Gerber jarred foods," says Austin, TX-based Freedman, now mom to a 3-year-old and a Read more

Healthy Swaps: Best Choices For Protein-Rich Dairy


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How to Eat More Protein

Depending on how active you are and how much you weigh, a woman needs about 60 to 100 grams of protein a day, which is a pretty hefty amount. Protein helps build lean muscle and can also help with weight loss, so it's important to get enough each day. Dairy products are a great vegetarian source of this macronutrient, but some foods are richer in protein than others. Check out these healthy swaps Read more

11 Things You Need to Throw Away


Updated 02/12/12 2:15 AM · Posted by · 6 comments

Things to Throw Away

The first step to taking care of yourself and de-stressing is to make sure that your environment is in order. Seeing your house full of clutter can affect your mood negatively and make your personal space seem like a place you want to escape from, rather than something to look forward to coming home to. Organize a "throwing out" day every month to make sure that you don't have clutter building Read more

9 Products Designed to Make Solid Food Feeding Easier


Updated 02/09/12 9:47 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Solid Food Feeding Gadgets and Gear

Hooray for food! Moving beyond rice cereal to real food purees is a real milestone, and like any new baby step, it's filled with gadgets and gear to help mamas along the way. Sure, you can simply take the spoon to the jar or bowl and place it your lil one's mouth, but before long, mom's sure to realize that "there has to be an easier and neater way" to do so. Before cleaning up another puddle of Read more

Overdid It on the Chili, Wings, and Beer? How to Get Heartburn Relief


Updated 02/06/12 6:44 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

How to Relieve Heartburn

In terms of calories consumed in one day, the Super Bowl Sunday spread is only bested by the Thanksgiving feast. Being that the game comes but once a year, many sports fans go all out, consuming a variety of spicy snacks — chili, buffalo wings, salsa — along with beer, pizza, and dips. All that food can lead to digestive disaster. If you're suffering from heartburn, here's how to get Read more

Sexism, Stereotypes, and the Super Bowl: Recent Ads That Sexualize Women


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Women in Super Bowl Ads

Sex sells — especially for Super Bowl ads — and year after year, major companies try to get away with the raciest, steamiest ads possible, often at the expense of women. Cars, food, technology — it doesn't matter what the product is; these ads throw in a hot, skin-baring woman for distraction and buzz. Ahead of the big game tomorrow, let's look back at some of the most scandalous ads in Read more

The Simply Surprising Reasons French Women Have Enviably Glowy Skin


Updated 02/03/12 11:01 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

How to Get Beautiful Skin Like a French Woman

When Bertrand Thomas and his wife, Mathilde, (pictured above) launched Caudalie in 1995 with just three items on the roster, it was the first company to use the antiaging benefits of grape-seed polyphenols in skin care. Since then, the vinotheraphy-based brand has launched a full range of products, using practically all parts of the grape, from skin to stalk. In fact, its radiance-boosting Beauty Read more