Archive for July, 2006
Monday, July 31st, 2006
It seems like the folks at Burger King are following the march of burger rival Hardee's.
They have added an entire line of Flame Broiled Burgers to their menu offerings so I decided to see what the published nutrition facts on one of these monster burgers were.
I was somewhat shocked ...
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Tuesday, July 25th, 2006
If you've been trying to lose some weight, you might have heard that you should use smaller dishes to help with portion control.
Researchers at Cornell University did an experiment to see if there was any validity of this very simple piece of advice.
The study was done on 85 ...
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Monday, July 24th, 2006
In a move to offer more services to customers at WalGreen's the comapny announced that they are planning on adding a number of different health clinics within their drugstores.
Last week the company opened 10 Health Corner Clinics in Kansas City and will be opening 9 more in the ...
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Friday, July 21st, 2006
This morning I read an interesting article at Yahoo News.
According to this article, children should be exercising a minimum of 90 minutes daily to fight against heart disease, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure.
"Physical activity levels need to be higher than the current international guidelines of at least one ...
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Thursday, July 20th, 2006
It can be difficult to get through life without having cooking skills.
As Northern America grows more mobile, the number of meals prepared and eaten at home has decreased significantly, but this shouldn't be an excuse for you not to learn some basic cooking skills.
Erik Christensen, of Absolutely.scrump-tio.us has ...
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Wednesday, July 19th, 2006
Birth Control implants are making a comeback in America. These were pulled off of the market back in the year 2000. The manufacturer, Wyeth discontinued Norplant after facing a number of lawsuits from women that suffered side effects from using the product.
Monday the Food and Drug Administration ...
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Monday, July 17th, 2006
This month marks one year that my husband and I have been vegetarian.
Funny enough we didn't really set out to become vegetarians, we were just going to cut back on the amount of meat we ate for a couple weeks and see how it went for us. 52 weeks ...
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Sunday, July 16th, 2006
With summer in full swing and temperatures rising throughout the US, you want to be sure to protect yourself from getting heat releated illnesses such as heat stroke and heat exhaustion.
Here are a few tips for your safety in the "Dog Days of Summer."
Drink plenty of water. Don't wait ...
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Friday, July 14th, 2006
One nice thing about the times we live in is the availability of tools that make cooking and food preparation easier. Here are a few of my favorite kitchen tools and why I like them.
Electric Indoor Grill There are many different manufacturers of electric indoor grills, but my experience ...
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Thursday, July 13th, 2006
This fall, schools are going to be a little different than what they have been in the past.
They aren't going to have vending machines that sell soda pop or other sugary snacks to students. This could also affect what is being served in the lunchroom.
A Wellness Bill was passed ...
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