Dawn Doll: Revolutionize Your Exercise

I decided it was finally time to utilize my masticating juicer’s pulverizing abilities to my advantage. So I put raw sunflower seeds, flax seeds, walnuts, almonds, and brazil nuts into the chute, added some local honey and sea salt, and voila! An amazing sweet and salty nut butter materialized just a few seconds later.

Need a nutritionist to answer questions at the supermarket? Perhaps a personal trainer for running a first-time 5K? Or surely a shrink to talk out that fear of flying? We’ve rounded up the 63 best apps* that offer these services and much, much more. Check out the list — organized by category — and download a step to living healthily, appily ever after.

*Clicking the picture will take you to the list complete with APP description. Clicking the name of each app will take you to their individual site. 

**Some of the apps are available on both iPhone and Android. In the app description (click on the picture) it tells you what formats the app is available in! 

Workout Programs

Vitogo

CardioTrainer

JEFIT

Fitness Builder

Nike BOOM

StrongLifts 5x5

Nike Training Club

Sportaneous

iFightBack 

Workout Trackers

Fitocracy

MyFitnessPal

GymPact

Workout Trainer

GymBuddy

Fleetly Fitness

Alpine Replay

Running

runtastic

MapMyRun

Nike+ GPS

Couch-to-5k

RunKeeper

Runmeter GPS

miCoach

Zombies, Run!

Yoga

Pocket Yoga

All-In Yoga

Nutrition & Weight Loss

Fooducate

ShopWell

Whole Foods Market Recipes

Yumee

Caffeine Zone

Weight Watchers Mobile

MealSnap

MyPlate Calorie Tracker

The Eatery

Noom Weight Loss Coach

Lose It!

CalorieCounter

Diet & Food Tracker 

Medical

HealthTap Express

MyQuitCoach

ZocDoc

Skeletal Systems Pro

Epocrates

Skin Scan

GlucoseBuddy

JetLag RX

Cooking

Green Kitchen

Cookwell

Cook It Allergy Free

Substitutions

CookingLight Quick & Healthy Menu Maker

Epicurious Recipe & Shopping List

Stress Reduction

Stress Check

Relax & Rest Guided Meditations

Awareness

Sleep

SleepCycle

Pzizz

Boost Brainpower

Brain Trainer

Go RAMP it UP!

Food can be your best friend when you’re trying to lose weight if you learn to chose the right foods. Here are some great choices to boost your body’s fat-burning potential and give you good nutrition throughout the day:

Oats Wait a minute; aren’t oats a carb? Yes and no. Oats are a whole grain, and they’re high on what nutritionists call the “satiety index,” meaning oats have tremendous power to make you feel full. Not only that, they’re also high in soluble fiber, so they cut cholesterol and blood fat. Oats digest slowly, so they don’t raise your blood sugar, and they keep you feeling filled up well into the late morning. Old-fashioned steel-cut and rolled oats, with up to 5 grams of fiber per serving, are best, add some flax and cinnamon and you have a very well rounded breakfast that keeps you satisfied all morning.

Eggs Nutritionists have been trying for some years to restore the reputation of the lowly egg. No longer thought to be a cholesterol-booster (eggs contain a different type of cholesterol than that in humans), eggs are a concentrated form of animal protein without the added fat that comes with meat. Dietary studies have repeatedly found that when people eat an egg every morning in addition to (or instead of) toast or cereal, they lose twice as much weight as those who eat a breakfast that’s dominated by carbs. I encourage patients to add in vegetables to have a more filling breakfast so my preference is a vegetable omelet for good protein and fiber and a filling breakfast.

Apples To keep the pounds at bay, eat an apple–or two–a day. Numerous studies have found that eating an apple a half hour to an hour before a meal has the result of cutting the calories of the meal. Why? The fiber in the apple makes you feel full, so you eat less. Recent research suggests eating apples has other benefits, too; the antioxidants in apples appear to prevent metabolic syndrome, the combination of high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and prediabetes that tends to accompany thickening around the waist. Also, apples are high in pectin, which binds with water and limits the amount of fat your cells can absorb.

Cinnamon This simple spice appears to have the power to help your body metabolize sugar, according to surprising data that came out of a USDA study involving diabetics. Eating as little as 1/4 to 2 teaspoons of cinnamon a day was found to reduce blood sugar levels and cut cholesterol from 10 to 25 percent. So add cinnamon to smoothies, sprinkle it on your oatmeal, or flavor your tea or coffee with it.

Almonds and Almond Butter Another counterintuitive choice; aren’t nuts and nut butters supposed to be incredibly fattening? Well, almonds are calorie-dense, but they also pack a huge nutritional punch–and they’re particularly effective in counteracting cholesterol and triglycerides. One study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that eating almonds was as effective as taking a statin. Spreading almond butter on your morning toast gives you a nice protein boost while preventing the carbs in the toast from spiking your blood sugar

Jenn Shelton and Anton Krupika on mile 97 of the Western State 100.