Information and opinions on health from Sara at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/911306/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/911306/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/911306/index http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/911306/117787/misleading Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:54:00 -0400 Sara If any of you follow the juicy and scandalous world of health news like I do, you might have noticed that Coca-Cola Co. has a pretty nasty lawsuit on their hands over one of their leading products, VitaminWater. The Center for Science in the Public Interest, a nonprofit organization in Washington D.C., has accused Coca-Cola of making false claims about the drink, including claims that VitaminWater reduces the risk of disease and is a healthful... http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/911306/117787/misleading http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/911306/105582/salmonella Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:31:13 -0500 Sara The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Thursday a recall of salad dressing, chip dip, soup mixes and several other foods containing a common food additive due to a possible salmonella contamination.   According to the FDA, the additive, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, is widely used in foods, but has not been directly linked to any illness.   Currently, the contamination presents a low risk to consumers, but the FDA has... http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/911306/105582/salmonella http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/911306/104269/freestyle Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:20:06 -0500 Sara In a staggering show of skill and precision, Evan Lysacek became the first American to win Olympic gold in men's figure skating since Brian Boitano in the 1988 Calgary games and ending Russia's dominance on the podium since 1992.   Illinois-born Lysacek's performance earned him 257.67 points over Russia's Yevgeny Plushenko's 256.36. Joining Lysacek and Plushenko on the podium stand was Japan's Daisuke Takahashi who took bronze with... http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/911306/104269/freestyle http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/911306/104200/olympians Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:49:00 -0500 Sara This Just In!   The 2010 Winter Olympics officially beat American Idol in ratings on Wednesday night making it the first telecast to beat the Fox show since May of 2004.    The official stats:   Wednesday night Olympics telecast: 30.1 million viewers American Idol: 18.4 million viewers   A solid victory for the games.  Way to go, Olympians!   Be Well! http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/911306/104200/olympians http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/911306/104186/olympics Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:31:22 -0500 Sara The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic games are well underway and we at HealthCentral couldn't be more excited!    Check back here often for Olympics news and health tips for athletes and weekend warriors alike.  Together, we can all use the games to launch ourselves into a new year of wellness.   With that, here is Olympics update #1:   After a rivitting opening ceremony and several days of competition, team USA has... http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/911306/104186/olympics http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/911306/99903/made-share Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:02:56 -0500 Sara   We've all started our New Year's Resolutions...or if you're anything like me, you've been making and breaking new ones for the last four days.   So what are you resolutions? Air them out here (even the non-weight related ones).   Find the Zen in 2010! Sara   http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/911306/99903/made-share http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/911306/99574/introducing Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:52:00 -0500 Sara December 31st, 2009. Tonight we will ring in the New Year with hope, optimism and a strengthened resolve to make 2010 OUR YEAR! We'll wake up tomorrow morning, and skip off to the gym with a spring in our step ready to feel the burn.   Fast Forward 30 days...the gym bag is untouched in a closet, the candy bars and sodas are re-stocked, and your muscles haven't felt the sweet burn of a good run in...oh...let's not talk about how... http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/911306/99574/introducing http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/911306/96905/community Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:48:07 -0500 Sara We all know that the holidays are where diets go to die. How do you plan on getting through the holidays without busting your waist line? What strategies have worked in the past? Which didn't work so well? http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/911306/96905/community http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/911306/95254/advice Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:32:00 -0500 Sara I fully and unapologetically admit to consuming trashy celebrity gossip from time to time. Let me make clear that I don't have a subscription to US Weekly, do not have Perez Hilton's blog as my homepage and will not under any circumstances attempt to understand anything having to do with John, Kate or their plus eight. That being said, I stumbled across an interview that Kate Moss recently gave to WWD. In the interview she identifies one of... http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/911306/95254/advice http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/911306/93811/tip-moment Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:48:35 -0500 Sara Keep at it!   As the holiday season descends upon us (Starbucks has rolled out their holiday cups--we know it's coming), do not let your exercise regiment slip! Most of us thinking of the holidays in tandem with too much food, too much family, a mile-long to-do list and copious amounts of egg nog and stress. In the midst of all this, who has time to worry about walking those 30 minutes in the morning, or hitting the gym thrice per week?... http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/911306/93811/tip-moment