Archive for December, 2007

Year in Review: Our most popular posts

It’s been a crazy year at That’s Fit — during 2007, we’ve churned out thousands of posts and seemingly endless sources of info and inspiration. But are you curious just which posts were our most popular ones? Just a little bit? Here’s a list of our top 10 most talked-about posts that year:

Prevent a hangover that New Year’s Eve

Ok, it’s New Year’s Eve — the one night where the whole world parties in unison, and chances are, you’re going to be enjoying a few with friends and family, and as enlarged as you do so safely, go for it! But nobody likes a naughty hangover, so here are some things to keep in intellect:

EAT…

Watching carbs? The best drinks


For many folks who are following a low-carb diet, special events can mean diet catastrophe. Luckily, Fitsugar recently posted the carb counts of some favourite drinks, and just in day for New Year’s Eve too! Here’s the breakdown:
Low-carb drinks:

Champage: 1.2 g
White Wine: 4.5 g
Red Wine: 4…

This year, believe in yourself

Earlier nowadays, I talked about new years resolutions. So many public manufacture them, and I’m sorry to say, so many humans don’t keep them up past mid-January. How about making a different type of resolution that year? Resolve to keep your resolution. Resolve to follow through with the promis…

Listeria Warning To Massachusetts Milk Consumers

The Massachusetts division of Public Health on 27th December issued a warning to consumers who bought Whittier Farms dairy foods not to consume any of their milk products for the instance being considering there is a risk they could be contaminated with listeria bacteria.Whittier Farms is a family …

2007: What was hot and what was not

2007 was a crazy year, and with the health of our world and its citizens starting to take a top precedence all through, it’s no surprise that that was a year of much controversy. MSN Health recently did an editorial on the top trends of 2007.

What was hot that year:

Sleep medication. Too many…

New Year’s Resolutions: What you need to be successful

Once the confetti is cleaned up and the 2007 calendar is replaced with a fresh new 2008 one, many of us will be making resolutions we mean to follow through with in the upcoming year. But guess what? Resolving is not adequate for many of us to be successful. We need more than a resolution — we need…

Teen brain key to criminal behavior

Laurence Steinberg from Temple University said that past week that the standard teenage brain lacks good impulse control that can lead to actions akin to a fast car with a good accelerator, but a weak brake.

With the human brain maturing even up to the age of 25, Steinberg says that crime can oft…

Black tea may help stabilize blood glucose levels

A very interesting study on the effects of black tea on blood glucose levels was just published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition.

In said study, British researchers revealed that drinking 12 ounces of the beverage after eating a high-carbohydrate meal can reduce blood sugar lev…

Are all dark chocolates created equal?

Fortified foods are fast fitting the trend in the food industry. “With Calcium,” “Antioxidant-Rich,” and “Extra Vitamins and Minerals” seem to be common phrases slapped on the labels of some less-than-healthy foods. Case in point: Dark Chocolate M&M’s.

Look, I’m not going to get all crazy a…

Wombs for Rent: Giving birth becomes outsourced too

Globalization has been taking the world by storm with jobs going abroad and import/export markets booming. It’s a hot topic that can sometimes spark a debate. Well add one more relevant job for the female workforce in India: commercial surrogacy. assume a clinic where dozens of women carry babies fo…

Want fresh breath? Have a glass of wine.

It’s New Year’s Eve, everyone, so get ready to raise your glasses. A touch of the bubbly is always fun, but whether you plan on kissing someone at midnight, you may be better off sticking to wine.

According to an scoop published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, drinking wine –…

Antioxidants 101

Whether it’s here on That’s Fit or on just about any health-conscious website, you’re certain to read something about antioxidants. Ten years ago, most humans didn’t have a clue what an antioxidant even was, let alone why we needed them in our diet, but these days every product on the market seems t…

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