Jennifer Aniston’s diet and workout update Jennifer Aniston keeps her figure bikini-ready by taking two-hour hatha yoga sessions with instructor Mandy Ingber three or four times week.

“It keeps my body strong!” Jen raves. On other days, she works out on an elliptical trainer. (more…)

Continued from Should I Take Creatine?

How to use creatine. While some debate regarding how much creatine to use, what kind to take, and when to take it still exists, science supports a logical approach to timing. Workouts deplete creatine stores, which can be replenished post-exercise via supplementation. Forms other than monohydrate are available but have not been as extensively studied. (more…)

If you have been reading iFit&Healthy for a while, you are probably well aware of the fact that protein promotes satiety, helps prevent overeating and when it comes to weight loss, protein is your friend.

But did you know that whey protein supplements pretty much work the same way? Yep, whey protein promotes the feeling of fullness and could also help prevent overeating. How does it do that?

The body tries to maintain a constant weight that scientists call the weight set point. Go on a diet and lose 20 pounds and the weight set point control mechanisms increase hunger and slow metabolism. (more…)

She’s been voted the Sexiest Woman Alive, but Jessica Biel’s latest transformation has left her looking more bee-stung than beautiful. “I don’t go for the trendiest look,” Jessica, 26, has said of fashion, but her overly plumped lip is becoming a Hollywood fad. (more…)

The causes of autism are mostly unknown, but scientists have identified a specific genetic factor in 10 to 15 percent of cases. Discovering exactly which genes are responsible might lead to tests for autism as well as treatments, and on Jan. 9, researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston and the Autism Consortium announced a breakthrough: (more…)