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The Marilyn Monroe diet: she stayed in shape with raw eggs, meat, & ice cream According to an article credited to the bombshell actress in a 1952 issue of Pageant magazine, the Marilyn Monroe diet was very, very weird.
[Editor’s note: June 1st would have been Marilyn Monroe’s 95th birthday. Here’s a recently unearthed photo spread from the September 1952 issue of Pageant magazine that details Marilyn’s diet and exercise routine. Also, check out our biography of the starlet in our piece, The Finest Film Foxes of the Fifties.] How I Stay in Shape Frankly, I’ve never considered my own figure so exceptional; until quite recently, I seldom gave it any thought at all. My biggest single concern used to be getting enough to eat. Now I have to worry about eating too much. I never used to bother with exercises. Now I spend at least 10 minutes each…
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Do these right now Tackle these to-do items just once this year to boost your wellness and health. Clock your sunblock. It’s good for up to three years, but look at expiration dates and restock if necessary, says dermatologist Sonia Badreshia-Bansal, M.D., a clinical instructor at the University of California, San Francisco. If you’re using sunblock properly, you should need a new bottle every year. Create a reading list. Jot down the books you’d like to finish in the next 12 months—from guilty pleasures to classics—then borrow, buy or download them. Tearing into a page-turner is good for your brain. People who regularly read fiction are more empathetic than those…
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These are the 10 best treks in the world From the foothills of Scotland to the remote islands of Indonesia, follow my journey of walks.
Some people collect art, others cars or wine. I am a bagger of exotic walks. My ambition is to identify, and write a book about, the 100 best walks in the world — although I’m aware that, because of the size of the task, it may well have to be published posthumously. I love the quiet, unsynthetic joy of striding through exceptional places, with days given over to free-form rumination. It brings a soaring intensity of feeling that is rejuvenating and energizing. In order to get definitive about the best walks, I have been musing about their essential ingredients. There are thousands of beautiful walks, so beauty can only be…
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Humans are built to move, but a lot of the trappings of contemporary life don’t mesh well with that. Most people don’t get the amount of exercise — typically 2.5 hours per week — that doctors recommend. But that doesn’t mean that you have to fall into that, “most people” category. Even people with sedentary jobs or little time to work out can sneak a little physical activity into their daily lives. That doesn’t mean you can skip the gym and just take the stairs, though; combining regular workouts with a little exercise here and there is an excellent way to keep yourself healthy. After all, every little bit helps! Read on for…
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How to put fit fun back in the family vacation The earlier kids learn healthy behavior, the better. Here's how to combine fit and fun this vacation.
Recently, on my first trip to the Hawaiian Islands, I was gob-smacked at the number of families there. Not just there, but there doing things together, active things, outdoor things of the adventurous ilk. As soon as I checked into the Westin Maui, I began noticing a trickle of active families, which soon intensified and wove its way through my entire stay. There went a mom and her teen son, jogging in the cool, early morning along a coast-hugging path (not a trophy, blonde-bombshell mama, by the way). Trailing behind her boy, she beamed a prideful “I know, can you believe this young man is my son?!” look as I…
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