Bored With Your Workout Tunes?

Just how many times can you listen to the theme song from Rocky before you burn out on it? If your playlist is out of step with your workout, get the right rhythm from Los Angeles deejay Steve Boyett's Podrunner mixes, FREE at itunes.com. The electronica and techno downloads are all labeled with beats per minute (from a low-intensity 130 bpm to a full-tilt 181 bpm).

You can also find free workout mixes at fitpod.com. See what YOU think, listen to WakeUpWorkout >>> HERE.

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"Good-For-You" Food Myths

Watch out! These 5 seemingly "good-for-you" foods are really surprisingly unhealthy.

1. You think eating breakfast is healthy, but: "Any food with a lot of added sugar, even yogurt, can make your energy level take a nosedive about an hour after your eat it," says Dawn Jackson Blatner, R.D. Stick to a mix of protein, fiber and whole grains; choose yogurt with 12 grams of sugar or less.
2. You think salad is healthy, but: Greens won't do you much good if you drown them in cheese, croutons and creamy dressing. "Fat takes a long time to be digested and makes us feel sluggish," explains Blatner. Instead, load up on lean protein such as chicken, fiber-rich chickpeas and nutritious veggies like tomatoes, broccoli and red peppers.
3. You think any snack that isn't fried is healthy, but: Low-fat, low-cal pretzels and potato chips seem like a smart snack--trouble is, "these processed dry foods speed through your system," says Blatner. Choose popcorn or multi-grain pretzels for a steady, long-lasting energy boost.
4. You think dried fruit is healthy, but: It's loaded with sugar. Munch on raw fruit instead. "The water in it will energize you," says Blatner.
5. You think coffee is healthy, but: Drink too much and you can get the jitters. your best bet for improved focus and quick thinking--without the shakes--is to stick to about two cups before noon, advises Blatner.

Taken from October 2007 issue of Fitness

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Sore Throat? Try This!

It's that time of year again. Seems every where you turn around someone is either coughing or sneezing your way. It's pretty much inevitable that sometime this winter your throat is going to hurt. Don't just tolerate it -- try some of these remedies that were in the November 28, 2007 issue of Woman's Worldfor quick relief!

• Candy that stops swelling! Thayer's Slippery Elm Throat Lozenges are made with one of the few herbs approved by the FDA for sore throat relief. "Slippery elm is not only soothing, but healing because it reduces the swelling that tightens throat muscles," says herbalist Elizabeth Lipski, Ph.D.
• The plant that hastens healing! Although new to the United States, Umcka ColdCare -- derived from a South African geranium-like plant -- is wildly popular in Europe for good reason: Research shows it heals sore throats twice as fast as a placebo.
• Numbing spray that reduces redness! You may know it as a cold buster, but echinacea also numbs throat pain and reduces redness, and is especially fast-acting when combined in a spray with bee propolis and osha root, say naturopathic physician Evan Fleischman, N.D.
• Sweet tea that leaves you pain-free! According to a report in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, drinking Throat Coat, a unique blend of herbs, can relieve sore throat pain in five minutes!

• Have a cup of soup! It's not just a myth: Hot chicken-vegetable soup significantly reduced throat inflammation in a recent University of Nebraska study. Thanks go to the antiviral and anti-inflammatory action of the vegetables, especially onions, as well as cysteine, an amino acid found in chicken.
• Your salt shaker can help too! Gargling with a solution of 1 tsp of salt dissolved in 1 cup of warm water reduces swelling by drawing out moisture from swollen membranes!

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