7 Reasons To Turn Off The TV

February 7, 2013 Subscribe · Forward 7 Reasons To Turn Off The TV We love Downton Abbey as much as the next red-blooded television owner, but recent news has made us a bit squeamish about plopping down in front of the tube. Sure, there are some benefits to TV viewing: for example, a pair of studies published last September found that watching a rerun of a favorite show could help people muster up willpower and emotional energy. But on balance, the news isn't good: TV viewing a la American -- meaning 2.5 to three hours per day, according to the latest numbers -- increases risk for diabetes, heart disease, obesity, attention problems and weight gain in children and, well, death.  Continue reading... 7 Healthy Foods That Fight Stress We Eat How We Sleep The Happiest (And Saddest) Days Of The Year Jessica Lost 107 Pounds: 'My Life Has Been One Hell Of A Race' 7 Reasons To Turn Off The TV 556-Pound Man With 70-Pound Tumor Faces 2 Risky Surgeries Stressed At Your Desk? 4 Mental Exercises To Practice At Work Pubic Hair Grooming Injuries On The Rise -- And It's Not Just Among The Ladies Pubic Hair Grooming Injuries On The Rise -- And It's Not Just Among The Ladies 7 Reasons To Turn Off The TV Why You Might Want To Be Careful About Mixing Alcohol With This JOE SATRAN Day 3 Of The MyPlate Experiment: The Tyranny Of 'Empty Calories' I tried incorporating two new normal life things into my MyPlate Experiment: restaurants and cooking for a group. They each presented minor challenges, but not as many as I might have suspected. Continue reading... MARK HYMAN, MD How To Shop For Supplements Supplements are a multi-billion dollar unregulated industry. The wide display of choices in drug stores, food stores, online, and even in doctors' offices can make your head spin! It is more important now than ever to be aware of what you are and are not getting. Continue reading... KRISTIN KIRKPATRICK, M.S., R.D., L.D. 13 Foods To Add To Your Diet Like clothing, music, and celebrities, certain foods come and go in terms of popularity. Here are 13 that may help you improve your health, assist your weight-loss efforts, or just give you the chance to give your taste buds something new! Continue reading... BOB HARPER 'I Drank The CrossFit Kool-Aid' When I was first introduced to CrossFit, I found it to be the hardest workout that I'd ever done. The results that I have seen in my strength and physicality have been unparalleled to any other things I have ever done in my more than 20 years in the fitness business. Continue reading... MICHAEL STANCLIFT, N.D. Why Mindfulness Should Be Part Of Your Everyday Life The areas that are exercised when we practice mindfulness have to do with what we call ''direct experience.'' When we're experiencing something directly, we're fully enveloped by whatever we're doing. We are not thinking about the past, the future, or even about ourselves. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here Unsubscribe here.