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Here is a very interesting yet strange thing to think about inside of your body.  I found this article about what color your fat is.  But this is a fact.  And I shouldn’t feel squeamish about it.   Now we can learn about what colors are fat comes in.
What Color is Your Fat?
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Wow friends I found this delicious recipe for Vegan Sugar Dream cookies and I need to give you the recipe.
I have found that vegan baked goods taste even better than non-vegan goodies.   I bought vegan chocolate chip cookies at Trader Joe’s and ate the whole bag in one day.  This was not easy for me [...]

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By Carrie Demers, MD, Yoga+
My eight-year-old son was just diagnosed with ADHD. My husband and I can’t decide if we should give him medication or pursue alternative treatments. What do you recommend?
This is a tough dilemma for many parents. On one hand, studies show that commonly prescribed medications like Ritalin and Adderall are helpful for [...]

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To me this is very shocking news! I just learned that my microwave oven may be literally killing me and this is not new news either.
This has been know by Russia since 1957 up until recently. Their research has been carried out mainly at the Institute of Radio Technology at Klinsk, Byelorussia. [...]

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I don’t like to eat meat, so I use tofu in some of my meals. I have been making my banana shake of for a couple of years now and enjoy it plain w/ bananas, with chocolate and/or granola.  You might even want to through in a few frozen rasberries, blueberries and mango [...]

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With all of the news about how bad plastics are lately, we would like to know which plastics are safe and which are not safe.
Here is a good chart that identifies the good, bad, and OK plastics and where they are found.
1 Polyethylene terephthalate (PET or PETE)
Used to make soft drink, water, [...]

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Scientists have linked plastics to childhood obesity.
Researchers at Mount Sinai Medical Center discovered that when phthalates are absorbed into the body and act as endocrine disruptors, obesity levels rise in mice. The East Harlem study is the first one to link endocrine disruptors to human obesity. Dr. Philip J. Landrigan, a professor [...]

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Tofu. For those of us who have learned to master this culinary chameleon, its sort of miraculous. Tofu takes on the flavor of whatever its seasoned or marinated with, while its texture can vary depending on the mode of preparation. I always keep a couple of blocks of the stuff on-hand for [...]

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Are you confused by all the news about food and nutrition? According to Tufts University, only 25 percent of U.S. medical schools have a required nutrition course. You can overcome this knowledge deficiency through open courseware projects that focus on nutrition. These courses are online, they’re free and you can learn [...]

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Obesity health issues are not only in America but all over the world. There is a new word for this world-wide problem called “Globesity,” which is a global escalation of obesity. A growing epidemic, millions of people will suffer from serious weight related diseases. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) obesity is the biggest unrecognized health [...]

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