Lucy Danziger is the former Editor-in-Chief of SELF magazine, and past president of the American Society of Magazine Editors. She has written several books but now that she is a plant-based eater, is healthier and happier than when she authored books about diet and happiness. Danziger is currently the Editorial Director and Chief Content Officer of The Beet.
Lucy Danziger
To Boost Immunity Just Add These Happiness Practices, According to a Doctor
What if we told you that to boost your immunity, lower your risk of disease, and be healthier, there is one simple thing you can do, and that is to be happier? It turns out that to be healthier, all you need to do is to be happier.
Before you dismiss this, there is actually a form…
Before you dismiss this, there is actually a form…
Study: How Quickly Your Blood Sugar Falls After Eating Is a Key to Weight Gain
A new study shows that how you metabolize calories determines whether you get hungry within just a few hours of eating, according to a new study just released in the journal Nature Metabolism. Âre you a big dipper or a little dipper? Meaning does your blood sugar fall like a rock, or stay stea…
Not Losing Weight? It Might Be Genetic. Here’s What to Do About It, by a Doctor
You know that friend who can eat anything she wants and not gain weight? Meanwhile, you eat all the right things and yet can never seem to lose weight, at least not for long? Sometimes you think: I feel like the deck is stacked against me, and it's not my fault...
9 Tips to Ditch Bad Habits, Eat Healthier and See Results, from Marco Borges
Growing up in Miami, Marco Borges wanted to be a doctor, but after studying biology in college, he decided to choose a different path, one that he felt would help people before they got sick or ever showed up in a doctor's office with a lifestyle-related disease...
Can a Fungus That Grows In Yellowstone Park Be the Next Big Thing in Burgers?
Every now and then you read a story that you thought you knew how it was going to turn out, but instead, it takes a left turn, and that is what happened this morning when I opened my New York Times app. In this particular story, Is the Burger Nearing Extinction...
She Survived a Brain Tumor and Now Is Helping Others Find Total Wellbeing
When your doctors tell you that you might not wake up from surgery, that if you do you're likely to never be able to work, travel or live unassisted, and that the brain tumor in the front of your head is going to rob you of the rest of your life, it's rational to rethink your prioriti…
Here’s What Happens in Your Body When You Drink a Diet Coke
For years I only sipped on brown drinks: Morning was a Starbucks Vente Redeye and then around noon that gave way to Diet Coke number one, then two, and three, and possibly more, sometimes five or more in a day. My art director and friend told me "that stuff is poison...
The One Fruit You Should Eat Now to Prevent Disease & Burn Fat, Says an RD
If every day you woke up and ate exactly what you should eat, to be your healthiest, lose weight, lower your cholesterol and keep your blood sugar steady, you might suspect that would be a boring diet of oatmeal and kale. But what if we told you that the number one thing to pop like candy, morning n…
Why You Should Care About Heart Disease, Even If You’re Healthy
February is heart disease month in the US, and if you're not living in a bubble, you hear–over and over again–that nearly half of all Americans are suffering from some type of heart disease, be it high cholesterol, plaque blockages in their arteries, high blood pressure, or&nbs…
Aging Starts At 30. Yes, 30. Here’s What to Do About it, According to a Biologist
You know how every decade your body loses muscle mass, and adds more fat, in what is considered an inevitable downward spiral into aging? This process is called sarcopenia and "sad to say, it starts in your ’30s," according to Susan Vannucci, RD, Ph...
Broken Resolutions? 5 Ways to Get Back on Track, from a Weight-Loss Doctor
Just about now, halfway through the month of January, you are likely one of the 60 percent of Americans who has already "broken" your resolutions to eat healthily, get daily exercise, and go dry for January. But there's a simple fix, to help you get back on track and stay on t…
To Burn Fat and Boost Immunity, Eat an Orange in the Morning, This Doctor Says
We all want that magic pill, the thing that will make it easy to lose weight, feel great, have energy, and help your body fight off disease. But so far, man has not invented such a thing. Mother Nature has, however, and she packaged it in a bright orange peel...