Archive for November 15th, 2009
Why Yo-Yo Is a No-Go!
Study Shows How Yo-Yo Diets Are Doomed to Failure I canât stand it when people say, âIâm on a diet.â I typically hear this refrain when friends of mine say they want to lose a few; for a short while, they abandon the glut to lose that gut and avoid the yummy to tighten their [...]
Posted: November 15th, 2009 under Dieting, Weight Loss.
Tags: diet yo yo, yo yo dieting dangers, yo-yo dieting
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Bilked by Silk?
Re-Branding of Popular Soy Milk Leaves Organic-Conscious Consumers Miffed As someone that avoids dairy, my milk musings tend to be about one of two things: almond milk or soy milk. Both have their nutritional benefits, and both have a great, smooth taste I enjoy. But after a recent report appearing in the pages of the [...]
Posted: November 15th, 2009 under Organic Products, soy.
Tags: organic milk, Silk soy milk, soy milk
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Sweet Relief
Dark Chocolate Helps Relieve Stress Levels Comfort foods are the oases people turn to for stress relief. This is OK every once in a while, but not regularly, because comfort foods are more often than not nutritional lightweights. But that generalization doesnât apply to chocolate, in particular dark chocolate. Dark chocolate canâin fact, shouldâbe eaten [...]
Posted: November 15th, 2009 under antioxidants, chocolate, Stress.
Tags: Dark chocolate health, dark chocolate health benefits, health benefits of dark chocolate
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Not-So-Stiff Drink?
Could Chemicals in Bottled Water Lead to Impotence? Hey, fellas: Want another reason why you should opt for the tap over the bottle for water? The chemicals in those bottles may lead to impotence. The chemicals linking impotence to bottle-swilling are those three letters that hit the news headlines about a year and a half [...]
Posted: November 15th, 2009 under Water.
Tags: bisphenol-A, bottled water health risks, BPA, impotence
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