What's The Best Fitness Tracker Of Them All?

February 21, 2013 Subscribe · Forward What's The Best Fitness Tracker Of Them All? Digital fitness trackers like Nike's Fuel Band or Lark's Larklife are luring users with the promise of an easy, elegant way to track healthy lifestyle information like how many calories they burn, how many steps they take -- even the quality of their sleep. But do these devices really help? And who do they help? The Healthy Living team decided to put the most popular models to the test -- did these devices really get us to move more, eat less, sleep better? We tested six devices over the course of a week: The Nike FuelBand, Larklife, FitBit, Jawbone Up, Scosche BodyMonitor and the BodyMedia FIT BW Armband.  Continue reading... 12 Empowering Messages From Your Higher Self Thinking Of Trying A Juice Cleanse? Read This First Why Some People Are More Likely To Catch A Cold PHOTOS: De-Stressing Inspiration From Cats And Dogs How Many Calories Are In This Salad? 6 Fixes For Dry Winter Skin ARIANNA HUFFINGTON Millennials Come of Age as America's Most Stressed Generation First came the "Baby Boomers," then came "Generation X." The branding of the subsequent generation was less definitive, ping-ponging between "Generation Y" and "The Millennials." I'd like to add a third name: "Generation Stress." According to Stress in America, a study commissioned by the American Psychological Association, Millennials are the most stressed demographic. And it's reasonable to assume that higher levels of stress put the Millennials at higher risk for all sorts of destructive downstream consequences, from diabetes and obesity to anxiety and depression. Not surprisingly, work is one of the biggest causes of stress. The job numbers are grim, and even those lucky Millennials that land a decent job often face a workplace rife with destructive definitions of success. So here's hoping that as they advance through the ranks of the workplace, Millennials will do themselves -- and the generation after them (Generation Z?) -- a favor by redefining success. Continue reading... MARK HYMAN, MD 5 Myths About Weight Loss, BUSTED Some findings are surprising, some are not, and some common notions about weight loss are yet to be proven or disproven. I have my own opinions based on treating tens of thousands of patients over many decades. Continue reading... KIM GOLDMAN Why I Don't Believe In Closure I have always said that grief and loss are like a best friend, "It knows me better than anyone, it's reliable and always there when I need it. It makes me angry. It makes me sad. Grief comforts me, loves me and protects me. I will never have another relationship quite like it." Continue reading... JON WORTMANN How to Find Your Sweet Spot Your sweet spot, the best moments of your life, follow a simple pattern. They begin when you center yourself. Before you can stretch to your limits and choose what you want to do that's difficult and worthwhile, you have to be present. Continue reading... DAVID KATZ, M.D. No One Thing No one thing is wrong with the prevailing American diet, and no one-nutrient-at-a-time remedy will right it any more than a single part represents the whole elephant in the room. We need to see that elephant -- and develop a better recipe. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here Unsubscribe here.