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Look thinner without losing weight
Look thinner without losing weight
By Selene Yeager, Selene Yeager is a health journalist and author/coauthor of more than two dozen book titles.
You don't have to lose weight to start looking great. Try these simple tips from fashion pros.
Buy a good bra. "Too often, overweight women wear bras that let their breasts fall too low, making them look older, heavier, and short waisted," says Jan Larkey, a Pittsburgh-based image consultant and author of Flatter Your Figure (Simon & Schuster, 1991). "Get fitted for and invest in a good support bra."
Use color strategically. "Wear bright colors on your good features and dark colors on problem areas," advises Harriette Cole, president and creative director of Profundities, Inc., an image development company in New York City. "This lets you show off your best while camouflaging trouble spots."
Sidestep sizes. "Squeezing into clothes that are too small can actually make you look larger," says Cole. If you can't stand to buy larger sizes, cut out the tags when you get home!
Try the boot cut. To slim your hips, try boot-cut pants, suggests Cole. "Instead of being tight at the ankles, these pants flare slightly from the knee, making you look more balanced and slimmer in the hips."
Pump up accessories. "It's hard to focus on any figure problems when a woman's wearing unusual, dangling earrings," says Larkey. "Pick up some eye-catching accessories--scarves, pins, handbags, shoes. They'll help you look great before, during, and after you lose weight."
Monday, August 10, 2009
Daily Glass of OJ Is Heart Smart
Daily Glass of OJ Is Heart Smart
Antioxidant in Orange Juice Linked to Better Blood Vessel Health, Lower Blood Pressure
Reviewed by Elizabeth Klodas, MD, FACC
July 20, 2009 -- An apple a day is said to keep the doctor away, but orange juice may be good at the job, too.
An antioxidant in orange juice called hesperidin improves blood vessel function and helps lower a person’s risk of heart disease, researchers report.
Hesperidin is a plant-based compound called a flavonoid. (Grapes, red wine, green and black teas, and chocolate also contain flavonoids.) A growing body of evidence suggests that flavonoids can improve the health of the delicate cells that line blood vessels. The way these cells work is referred to as "endothelial function." Problems with these cells can lead to the development of clogged arteries, a major risk factor for heart attacks and strokes.
For the study, 24 healthy men at risk for cardiovascular disease each drank either 500 milliliters of orange juice each day, a "dummy" drink that contained the same calories as orange juice, or a dummy drink fortified with 292 milligrams of hesperidin. A 500 milliliter glass of orange juice naturally contains 292 milligrams of hesperidin. Over the course of the study, every man drank every beverage for one month straight.
The researchers found that when the men drank the daily orange juice or the hesperidin-fortified drink, they had better endothelial function and lower diastolic blood pressure (the bottom number of a blood pressure reading) than when they drank the non-hesperidin beverage. In addition, gene expression profiles (as related to cardiovascular disease development) were improved.
The findings are being presented this week at the American Heart Association’s Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Annual Conference in Las Vegas.
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