Morris/Essex Health & Life Lists
Morris/Essex Health & Life Features
Updates on staying well: Is depression bad for your bones?
Israeli researchers recently found a link between depression and osteoporosis.
Another reason to break a sweat
Exercise to slow aging.
5 facts labels don't tell you
Savvy shoppers know that checking food labels is a key to helping your family eat healthy. The bad news? "They're incomplete," says Bruce Silverglade, director of legal affairs for the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). He helped Bergen Health & Life identify five important points food packages fail to reveal:
Take the hint
Give yourself a good once-over-notice any quirks? Your body may be warning you of illness.
An Italian Romance
You won't miss trendy décor or hip twists at Il Mondo Vecchio, a tiny but outstanding Italian BYO on Madison's Main Street.
This spud's for you
Cheap, versatile and nutritious, the plentiful potato is a wonder food
Can You Make Your Baby Smarter?
Videos and DVDs aimed at helping you enhance your child's intellect are a big industry today- but do they really work?
Eat Well, Head-to-Toe
6 foods that do your body good- in some surprising ways
Give 'Peaceful' A Chance
Can't picture your life without continual stress? Here's how you can- and why you should.
Be Sushi-Savvy!
These days, sushi's calorie count varies widely, with some choices decidedly diet-unfriendly.
On-the-clock workouts
In a time crunch? Star trainer Jessie Pavelka suggests 10-,20-, 30- and 60-minute routines.
Supping at Suppa's
With its rustic sepia tones, dark wood and gleaming stamped brass ceiling, Suppa's Restaurant in Pine Brook harkens back to an earlier generation.
7 Fat-Beaters
Certain foods and drinks actually help your body burn fat more efficiently—so you can nibble and whittle your middle at the same time.
Bark Park
Attention, dog lovers! There's a new place where you can let Fido run free: The Canine Activity Center at Parsippan's new Central Park, site of the old Greystone Hospital Complex. This summer marks the opening of the canine hot spot, Morris County's second off-leash dog park. (The other is at Lewis Morris Park in Morris Township.)
