Resolution Rescue!
Lighten Up Now! Try It!

February is heart health month and Fiterati is continuing to pump up your resolution resolve (or resolution rebound) with stick-to-your-diet tips, heart-healthy eating advice with Epicurious-approved recipes and portion-control tools, including 10 free weight management apps.

Stick-to-Your-Diet Tips

It's time to revisit your New Year's Resolutions — especially after Valentine's Day when you've drunk deeply from love's chocolate cup. Whether you want to quit smoking, exercise more, eat healthier or lose weight, the average resolution last three weeks. But what if you could drastically improve your skills to make resolutions and diets stick? In this article I wrote for Healthzone.ca, two experts share insight into five common goal setting pitfalls and offer their advice for doing exactly that.

Heart-Healthy Eating Advice

Cardiovascular disease, including heart attack and stroke, is the number-one cause of death in the United States and a leading killer worldwide — ranking well above homicide, noted Jamie Oliver, the chef and food revolutionary, in a speech at TED (video). Fortunately, according to Megan O. Steintrager, who consulted with Michael F. Roizen, M.D., the coauthor with Mehmet C. Oz, M.D., of the best-selling YOU series, including YOU: On a Diet, the easiest way to increase your heart's health is through nutrition, choosing foods that are low in cholesterol and saturated fat. Here's information on how to eat well for a healthier heart and recipes, including foods to avoid plus advice for a healthier attitude toward nutrition.

Portion Control Tools

Also from Epicurious.com is a round-up of 12 essential portion control tools to help you manage how much you eat so you can achieve your lighten-up goal. If you're tech savvy, try Lose It: a free iPhone app that helps you manage your weight by tracking calorie intake. Or browse other free weight management apps to help you boost heart health, lose body fat and get into your lean jeans in four weeks.

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