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Fresh Starts: Miraval Scramble

Susannah Chen — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:00:28 PST

If achieving better physical or mental well-being plays any part in your intentions for the year 2011, then make sure that every day is off to the right start with a healthy, wholesome breakfast. Don't grab a sugary pastry on the go, or - worse yet - skip breakfast, a behavior that's been linked to overeating.

In a new series, we'll offer innovative ways to fuel up with a meal that's packed with protein, complex carbs, or nutrient-rich produce. Up first: a vegetable and egg white scramble that's fluffy, filling, and promises to get you through the day without hitting that wall of hunger or fatigue. My favorite way to serve it? On top of a natural low-calorie corn tortilla. Find a fresh start when you read more.

Would You Live at the Spa?

BellaSugar — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 06:00:30 PDT

Miraval Resort has opened Miraval Living, a Manhattan apartment complex that includes steam rooms, saunas, a spa and hair salon, a yoga studio, and... life counseling. Not to be outdone, Canyon Ranch Spa also has opened Canyon Ranch Living in Miami Beach, which includes nutrition counseling, daily classes, and "experiences in intimacy and sexual function." Spafinder predicts that there will be 300 such living facilities by the end of 2008. Do you need a spa in your building?

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Angelina Jolie Talks Kung Fu 2, Her Kids' Comedy Reviews, and Not Liking the Sound of Her Voice

Allie Merriam — Fri, 06 May 2011 08:16:06 PDT

Angelina Jolie and Jack Black have already kicked off promotion for Kung Fu Panda 2, which will debut in about a week during the Cannes Film Festival. The animated kids' movie is out later this month on the 26th, and Angelina spoke about the picture's themes, setting a high standard, and how it's hard for her to hear her own voice while recording the part of her character Tigress. Angelina Jolie is in Cambodia for Louis Vuitton currently, and she has her oldest four children with her to celebrate this weekend in case they're still there for Mother's Day. Brad Pitt, meanwhile, is home in LA with their youngest Vivienne and Knox enjoying play time at parks near their home. The six smallest Jolie-Pitts will likely accompany Brad and Angelina on their upcoming trek to France, giving them all a chance to check in on renovations at their home Chateau Miraval. Angelina Jolie said of her kids and new movie:

On her kids being her harshest comedy critics: "They know when Mommy's funny and when Mommy's not funny. . . They'll sit in a room and say, 'That's just not funny.'"
On raising the bar for Kung Fu Panda sequels: "It's about the children. If you look at your own children, you want to do something you know will be better than the first one. You want to make sure it's what they want - and that you're good enough."
On not liking the sound of her own voice: "You know, when you hear your own voice, you can find it quite boring and uninteresting. Suddenly, you get very shy that your voice is not enough, because I'm not musical and I don't know my voice."
On liking working with Jack: "I was crazy about him. I had seen him in everything he'd done, but what I really knew him for was music . . . I don't have musical talent, so I always thought it was really cool that he could be an actor to a lot of us but equally a rock star."
On how themes in her new movie could have affected her kids: "I wondered how they'd respond to the themes of the film . . . [Brad and I were] sensitive to see if there was going to be a big discussion that night about adoption and orphanages . . . We talk about those issues at my house all the time, very openly. We've had those discussions so often, they're such happy, wonderful discussions."

Angelina Jolie Takes Off From Malta With Brad Pitt and Their Kids

Allie Merriam — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 08:34:09 PDT

Angelina Jolie was seen Saturday making her way through an airport in Luqa, Malta. She took off with Brad Pitt and their kids after spending the last few weeks on the Mediterranean island, where he was shooting the zombie movie World War Z. Angelina racked up some frequent flier miles going from Malta to places elsewhere in Europe, making philanthropic trips to Italy and Turkey. She, Brad, and their kids may be planning to spend some time at their French estate, Chateau Miraval. It was also reported that Brad and Angelina had been invited to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's birthday party yesterday at Ellingham Hall in Norfolk, England, though it's not known if the A-list couple took him up on the offer.