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When Healthy Drinks Aren’t So Healthy

Getting healthy is big money and everyone is trying to promote their products as “healthy” –whether they are or not. However, some major players are realizing they can’t get away with their questionable claims.   Vitaminwater is marketed as healthy. While they have added a few vitamins, the problem is that many of the varieties have has […]

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The Biggest Mistake You Tell Yourself

Words matter.  Especially when it comes to your health.   Yes, words.  You see, we speak to ourselves all day and every day, and our bodies listen to us.  Some of us speak to ourselves out loud (as I’ve been known to do from time to time…) but mostly we speak silently to ourselves.   […]

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Oat no! Lawsuit Filed Against New “Healthier” Cheerios

Reposted from November 12, 2015   There is a new Cheerios on the block called Cheerios Protein.  Is it  really the healthier version General Mills claims?  The Center of Science in the  Public Interest (CSPI) doesn’t think so.  In fact, they are currently filing suit against the mega food company for misleading consumers. The CSPI […]

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From Deflategate to Foodgate

Repost from October 22, 2015 When Tom Brady’s name comes up, people perk up and listen.  This  quarterback hunk for the new England Patriots seems be constantly in the spotlight.  Whether it’s about his quarterback skills, famous model wife, Gisele Bundchen or the latest scandalous Deflategate, he knows how to make headlines. Brady’s latest headline is his take […]

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Sweet Sabotage

Reposted from October 10, 2012 We all know that sugar isn’t good for us but many of us believe we can just exercise it off. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. We’re eating more and more of it every year. Dr. Mehmet Oz says that “The average person consumes 150 pounds of sugar per year-compared to […]