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Declutter Your Home & Mind: The Story of Stuff
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9153550196656656736 Throughout the year, you’ve probably acquired a few things, and spring is the season to sort through your belongings, organize, clean, and rejuvenate your home. Enter: Spring Cleaning! My strategy for sorting through my ever-increasing piles of accumulated “stuff” is the standard… Read More ›
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Could Small Businesses Improve Your Health?
A new study published in the Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society has found communities which rely on small businesses — not large companies — have fewer problems, and their residents have fewer health problems. Why? Sociologists theorize that given their… Read More ›
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Should Politicians Regulate Our Sugar Habit?
Florida Republican State Senator Ronda Storms is no stranger to controversial legislation. She’s the mind behind the 2004 sterilize-a-pedophile bill. In the case of regulating sugar for those on food stamps (who also happen to be the unhealthiest among us),… Read More ›
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Workplace Wellness: Are You Happy On The Job?
Happier people are healthier people — and job satisfaction has a signficant impact on happiness. Among other traits, the happiest among us are those who own their own businesses, according to the Gallup Healthways Well-Being Index. Simply put, toss your boss… Read More ›
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The History of Red Velvet Cake & A Retro Velvet Cake Recipe
Happy (almost) Valentine’s Day! I have always loved the concept of Valentine’s Day, and whether you’re single or partnered, I hope you do, too. Valentine’s Day doesn’t need to be commercial, it doesn’t need to be expensive, and it doesn’t… Read More ›
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NonProfit Spotlight: The Fresh Air Fund
The single most important predictor of a child’s overall health is his or her economic situation. What if we could offer children living in disadvantaged neighborhoods a vacation from their tough lives? Through The Fresh Air Fund, you can. The Fresh… Read More ›
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Mindful Eating: Why Should You Eat Slowly?
We all know the story of the tortoise and the hare. In Aesop’s famous fable, a hare ridicules a slow-paced tortoise, who challenges him to a race. The hare soon tires and decides to nap mid-race. When he awakens, the tortoise… Read More ›
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What’s In Your Fitness Supplement?
In today’s New York Times article, “Army Studies Workout Supplements After Deaths,” Peter Lattman and Natasha Singer write about the Defense Department’s inquiry into the safety of dimethylamylamine (also known as DMAA), a common ingredient in workout and fitness supplements… Read More ›
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Update: What’s In Your Orange Juice?
UPDATE: Trader Joe’s has confirmed that their orange juice is not sourced from Brazil. I first wrote about the presence of carbendazim in shipments of orange juice to the United States earlier this month, and recommended that consumers purchase only… Read More ›
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Buying Seasonal Produce: A Guide
Yesterday, following my own advice, I picked up two fruits that I don’t routinely buy. The first was a bag of bright orange, organic Minneolas. My second purchase was an Asian pear, an apple-shaped, light brown fruit. Minneolas are a cross between grapefruits… Read More ›