May 2013 – Page 2 – Charlotte Hilton Andersen

When Pinspiration Goes Bad: The weirdest, funniest and just-might-work-iest healthy pins

by CharlotteUncategorized May 10, 2013May 10, 201319 Comments

Admit it, you’ve ridden the Pinterest roller coaster: It starts with the high of finding the perfect little black dress, quickly followed by the decision to find the perfect workout to make you look hot in said dress, then comes the mania of looking through 11,230 fitness pinboards, followed by the low of desperation when you realize …

Does It Really Matter How Many Calories Your Workout Burns? [The problem with heart rate monitors]

by Charlottecardio May 8, 2013May 8, 201345 Comments

This “super slimmer” face mask from japan claims to burn calories (from your face?!) while you sleep. That is, if you can sleep in something that looks like the brainchild of Hannibal Lecter and a Mary Kay salesman. You’ve seen the workout program ads: in between shots of glistening, contracting abdominals and hyper smiling people …

Do You Take Pictures of Your Food? New Research Says You Might Be Messed Up

by Charlottefood, research May 7, 2013May 7, 201347 Comments

Did you know people take pictures of their food? And post them to public places? For dubious reasons other than just enjoying a well-plated meal? It’s like A Thing. And this Thing might be making us all obese or have eating disorders. [Social] Science says so. Commence freaking out. [Forgive me if I sound glib …

We’re Moving! To Colorado! In Three Weeks! [Plus: The Color Run Trend – overblown hype or fun?]

by CharlotteUncategorized May 5, 2013May 6, 201381 Comments

Memorial Day weekend will find my family and I memorializing our time in Minnesota as we close this chapter of our lives and start the Colorado one. It’s exciting. It’s terrifying. The day I found out (Friday) I spent the entire afternoon laying in my bed weeping and watching a Call the Midwife marathon. (If …

The Pitfalls of the War on Breast Cancer [Does traditional screening more harm than good? And what does “awareness” even mean??]

by Charlottebodily functions May 2, 2013May 15, 201338 Comments

Sitting alone on the exam table, in a paper gown and feeling naked in more ways than one, I stared down at the number on the card in my hand. It was for a geneticist so I could be tested for the BRCA gene, a known marker for breast cancer. “It’s time, Charlotte,” my doctor …