5 Tricks to Get the Most Out of Your Outdoor Run


Updated 05/03/12 4:15 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Tips For Outdoor Running

We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from Shape here on FitSugar. This week Shape turns to celebrity trainer Jay Cardiello for some help! The weather is getting nice and you may have been bitten by the "run bug." To make the transition from indoor runs to the great outdoors seamless and safe, I compiled a list of my top five tricks to get the most out of your outdoor run. Whether you Read more

How to Get Your Toddler to Say Bye-Bye to Bottles


Updated 04/27/12 10:50 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Wean Baby Off Bottles

My daughter recently had her one-year checkup, and only one part left me slightly terrified. Not the fact that she is now weighing in at more than 26 pounds (no wonder my arms are looking pretty good these days). Nope, the scariest part was when my pediatrician informed me it was time to get rid of her bottles. I nodded my head and smiled, but my internal dialogue sounded something like this: Read more

A Reader Recipe: Low-Cal French Silk Pie


Updated 04/24/12 2:45 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Healthy French Silk Pie Recipe

FitSugar reader Connoisseur4TheCure shared this low-cal recipe for chocolate cream pie in our Healthy Recipe group. This no-bake chocolate pie is fantastic! You won't know it's healthy while you are eating it! This recipe contains tofu, which is high in protein. One slice of this pie has about 230 calories, which is about half of the calories in a regular chocolate pie. Chocolate is believed to Read more

Meeting My Sperm Donor


Updated 04/06/12 10:38 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Meeting Sperm Donor

We're happy to present this story from one of our favorite sites, The Good Men Project. Ben Sommer, conceived through alternative insemination, is a young man now and tells the story of deciding to meet his donor. I grew up in a middle-class home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with two loving parents, both of whom are women. My conception was perhaps the most organized and scientific miracle of Read more

5 Awesome Hair Tips From Twitter


Updated 03/30/12 10:09 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Hair Tips From Twitter

Twitter isn't just a place to share your witty opinions or discuss last night's must-watch TV show. It also happens to be the perfect forum for industry experts to divulge their best beauty tips. Within the site's 140-character limit per tweet, there's a whole wealth of information. See five of our favorite Twitter-rific hair tips below. From @ASOS: "Best hair tip of the night? [Celebrity Read more

31 Days of Spring Cleaning: Go on a Digital Diet


Updated 03/28/12 9:38 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Internet Addiction Prevention Tips

Who says you have to stay connected 24/7? Taking some time off to detox from your digital life may be hard, but it could also be good for your health and well-being. While some people use Facebook, Twitter, and other forms of social media to stay in touch with friends, others can't step away for five minutes without losing their minds. Are you one of them? Daniel Sieberg, author of The Digital Read more

Why Pink Slime Is About More Than Burgers


Updated 03/15/12 8:23 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

How to Avoid Pink Slime in Burgers

We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Shape here on FitSugar. Yes, pink slime is gross. No one wants to think about anything being in their burger except actual meat. But the huge controversy may be about more than just pink slime. The biggest concern with pink slime is that we're buying (or eating) a product and we don't exactly know what it's made of, says Prescott Frost, a Read more

10 Bad Habits of Tech Users (and How to Break Them)


Updated 03/28/12 10:52 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Bad Tech Habits of Geeks

As we get overwhelmed with work, kids, school, extracurricular activities, and social events, it's easy to forget about the maintenance and health of our tech . . . and ourselves. Since Spring is the time to refresh your home, it's also the perfect time to refresh your habits where your tech is concerned. Are you guilty of these 10 bad habits? Find out what they are, and how to turn things around Read more

Mistakes That Can Cost You Thousands on Medical Bills


Updated 03/12/12 12:17 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

How to Save Money on Medical Bills

We're thrilled to present this smart Business Insider story here on Savvy! In 2011, the typical American family of four shelled out more than $8,000 for basic health care services — up 9.2 percent over 2010, according to the Milliman Medical Index. Even with chilling stats like those, Joshua Greenberg, CEO of HealthCPA, says we're making the same mistake over and over again when it comes to Read more