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From the monthly archives:

June 2011

Take the Plastic Out of Water Bottles!

Purified Bottled Water Is Not Tap Water, Industry Argues. To which I say, “Who cares”! The biggest problem for North Americans is not the water quality, but the plastic bottles themselves, for they poison us and the environment.

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The 10 Dirty, Poopy Foods You’re (Certainly) Eating

This is a summary of a Men’s Health article about ten common foods we eat that are often contaminated with scary sounding bacteria and pesticides that can make us sick. The list: Chicken, ground beef/turkey, oysters, eggs, cantaloupe, peaches, lettuce, cold cuts and scallions.  Learn what to do. IF YOU cruise around the Net and [...]

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Sunscreen Lotions that Work – Know Your Sunscreen

New FDA Guidelines are forthcoming that will help consumers spot sunscreen effectiveness. Right now, labels are misguided, leaving you to choice lotions that may be ineffective. With skin cancer on the rise, it pays to know who to protect yourself.

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Solar Storms Are Coming

Are you prepared for solar storms? They completely disable the electrical grid. No electricity, perhaps for weeks, or if the storm is big enough, months. The New York Times reports NASA’s warnings. Get prepared.

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7 Ways for Faster Fat Blasting

The idea with these fat busting exercises is to tweak your workouts just a bit so that you can maximize fat burning. The more of these seven “tricks” you do, the more the fat will have to struggle to cling to you. And for a change, it will lose.

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How to get the Green Lantern’s, aka Ryan Reynolds, Buff Body

Exercise trainer Bobby Strom features kettle bells in a short video that suggests their effectiveness at building Ryan Reynolds’, “The Green Lantern”, physique.

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Run, Jog or “Slog” Pain Free

If you run and want to keep at it, eventually you need to know your foot type. Do you pronate, supinate, or do something in between? If your running shoe isn’t built for your foot type, running will become more difficult and you’ll potentially develop pain in the feet, ankles, knees and hips.

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Yes, Choose My Food Plate!

The Food Plate is in, and the Food Pyramid is history. The healthy diet is simpler now, better and comes with a host of tools to dive into your particulars in order to suggest a diet that will work for you. But there are a few issues I have with the tools. If you’re muscular, you won’t get the correct advice. And what’s with the milk!?

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