Nutrition

I don't know about you guys, but I'm hightailing it out of the city on Friday and spending my three-day weekend in the woods. It's a tradition with my group of friends to find a cabin or a campground upstate and just enjoy the great outdoors for a few days, hiking and grilling and cooking over a campfire; after all, Memorial Day is the big kick-off weekend for summer camping in many parts of the country.

With Memorial Day right around the corner, it's time to really start planning for your best summer ever (and don't worry -- it's not too late to get that bikini bod whipped into shape!) And what better way to ring in the season of warm temperatures, starlit nights, backyard barbecues and pool parties than a light and fruity cocktail recipe?

Casual meets fine dining at Bravo Cucina Italiana where they're dishing out made-to-order Italian-style fare from house-made pastas to flatbreads to salads and fresh seafood. And while calorie-laden dishes definitely lurk on the menu, Bravo has some pretty fab lighter options -- and even a gluten-free menu! -- that'll please your taste buds and your waistline. To keep things on the skinnier side in general, opt for whole-wheat pasta instead of the refined white kind, and choose extra virgin olive oil in your sauce over heavy cream or butter. Below, my three favorite healthy dishes.

You know I'm a minimalist, right? I'm all for the does-it-all, easy-but-effective, buy-one-and-done products that fit in an overnight bag, so when I spotted the new Garnier Fructis Triple Nutrition Miracle Dry Oil, I was instantly curious.

Interval training rocks and while I KNOW it's good for me, high-intensity interval training (HIIT) classes kinda freak me out, so when I walked in to The Fhitting Room, NYC's first boutique HIIT studio, I couldn't stop my knees from shaking. After I realized that the studio had a sprung floor and you know, that's why my knees were shaking, I finally calmed down a little bit.

“Whodunnit” of 19th cent. Irish potato famine solved @PotatoPro

We're pumped to present our favorite story of the week from our pals at POPSUGAR Fitness! Sometimes, all you need is 10 minutes to feel healthier, less stressed, and more fit, all while burning a surprising amount of calories. The following total-body workouts range from five to 10 minutes and will work up a sweat while still keeping your busy schedule in mind.

Are you on a liquid diet? Check out these tips for making your diet as nourishing and tasty as possible.

Step aside, romaine -- there's a new Queen Green in town. Kale earns exceptional marks in our books as it's filled with cancer-fighting antioxidants and nutrients ranging from vitamin A, C, and K to fiber, protein and calcium. Kale also contains lutein and zeaxanthin, two compounds that promote eye health, too. Basically, this superstar veggie is literally one of the healthiest foods on the planet. We challenged two celeb chefs, Alex Guarnaschelli and Mark Bittman, to make us love kale -- and we have to say, they made us believers. We loved Alex's Kale and Watercress Soup, but we really can't stop thinking about Mark's Kale Sandwich with Avocado, pictured here. Want more kale in your life? Try one of these three recipes, pronto.

I met Nancy on Dr. Fuhrman’s Member Center this past year, and she’s now a totally different person than she was just nine months ago. Her enthusiasm for living life to the fullest is contagious! However, just last summer she felt like she had no life. It’s amazing what nine months of nutritarian eating can do to a person! Welcome to Disease Proof, Nancy. What was your life like before discovering Dr. Fuhrman’s nutritarian approach? What life?? I had no life! I barely left the house, and I had removed myself from all social functions, because I was just too ashamed of the way I looked and felt. I felt physically uncomfortable all the time; whether I was sitting in a chair, or the car, or lying in bed, my body felt awful. My feet would hurt even if I walked just a little bit. I ached from head to toe, and I was exhausted most of the time and had very little energy to do normal every day tasks. My life was on hold. I'm not even sure how much I weighed, because I didn't have the courage to actually get on the scales when I started following Eat to Live. I waited about a week before I actually weighed myself, and I was 195.5 lbs, so I'm pretty sure I was close to 200 lbs when I started . . . and I’m only 5'2"! Prior to starting Eat to Live my weight had gone up and down most of my adult life. I was a typical yo-yo dieter; never able to maintain an optimal weight because every "diet" always came to an end. I needed an absolute, complete lifestyle change; a way of living, not some diet fad that would be tossed aside once I reached my goal weight. How did you find out about it? I’d decided to start a healthy diet in July 2012, but I knew that I needed something different than what I’d tried in the past. Previously, I had gone vegan in an attempt to regain health and reduce my weight, but that never lasted longer than a few weeks at a time. I instinctively felt that I didn’t have a complete picture of truly healthy eating. I searched online for some help and stumbled across Dr. Fuhrman's website. I devoured everything I could and purchased the books Eat to Live and Eat for Health. The knowledge I gained from reading those books, and joining the member center, was invaluable and were the missing pieces for me. How do you feel now? My life has totally changed! I’ve lost 75.5 pounds and reached my goal of 120 pounds in just nine months. I weigh less than I did in high school, and I feel absolutely wonderful! Aches and pains are gone, energy has greatly increased, and my social life is back to normal. I have a completely new wardrobe and feel good in my skin now. This is not just about vanity; it is so much more than that. I can sit on the floor and play with my grandkids and not even know I have a body. I’m at peace with the knowledge that I’m doing what's best for my health, and I feel free! What are your success tips? I dove into the program 100% and did not deviate from it. I followed everything to the letter, and I was determined that this would be the way I would eat for the rest of my life. I completely changed my relationship with food. Initially, I stayed away from restaurants (too much temptation), and if I did eat out, I brought my own dressings with me. I participated in Dr. Fuhrman’s Member Center which helped me tremendously! Reading about others’ successes and failures in the discussion forums has been extremely helpful. There were times that I needed a kick in the pants to help get me out of temptation and reading the remorse that others felt when they had "fallen off the wagon" was the impetus I needed to keep going. And of course, reading about others who had been successful convinced me that this can be done. Receiving encouragement from the Member Center is a tool which will be useful indefinitely. I am now acutely aware that one food indiscre