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It’s funny how a woman sued McDonald’s for having HOT coffee. Oh my! What an earth shaking travesty, her hot beverage was hotter than she expected. I can’t wait for people to start suing McDonalds for making them fat. I mean, that double quarter pounder with cheese might be more calorie dense than you expected, too. You could make millions!

False! It doesn’t take a lawyer to figure out that when the nutrition facts are plainly available to you, you are not being deceived if you overindulge in a 1,000 calorie dinner. Do your homework. A Yale study published in the American Journal of Public Health showed that only 6 out of 4,311 people looked at available nutrition information at Read the rest of this entry »

exercise/>lose-weight-exercise/>weight: normal;”>I could play Polyanna and pretend to like January: you know, snow angels and Martin Luther King Monday off. But when it comes down to it, I just plain don’t love the month for reasons including, but not limited to: 1) Brrr. 2) Dark when I go to work. Dark when I come home from work. 3) The likelihood of getting the sick bug exponentially increases during this time. Speaking of which…

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Don’t you just love the books that say ‘Follow these 3 steps and you’ll be successful in life and business!’ Or how about ‘Do a, b, and c, and you’ll have the body of your dreams!’ Who actually buys into those formulaic prescriptions for success anyways?  When it comes to people who prioritize a healthy lifestyle, however, there are definite trends. So, for a nutritious variation on the famous Stephen Covey theme:  7 (of the many) habits of highly nutritious eaters.

1) They eat fresh and snack well
Nutritious eaters know that consuming the recommended 9 servings of fruits and vegetables in 3 square meals every day is a difficult feat. So they maximize Read the rest of this entry »