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Article Archive for February 2009

Fitness Contraptions Are No Magic Bullet
February 26, 2009 – 10:24 am | 3 Comments
Fitness Contraptions Are No Magic Bullet

Perhaps the one we’re all the most likely to fall for is the MD endorsement. Some guy on the cover of a book, or on the corner of a box with a white coat on ~ looking all official ~ telling us this is the way to go. You have to trust a guy with an MD after his name right?

Your Exact Calorie Needs Per Day
February 24, 2009 – 4:12 am | One Comment
Your Exact Calorie Needs Per Day

. . . the average for women is 11 calories per pound per day, so a 150 pound woman should be around 1,650 calories per day for her Resting Metabolic Rate

Organic is Actually Better For You!
February 20, 2009 – 10:15 am | No Comment

We’ve all stood in the produce aisle looking at the “conventional” apple and the organic apple and asked ourselves is this really worth it? Well now there is a definitive answer.

Happy Stress ~ Happy Life
February 11, 2009 – 7:52 am | No Comment
Happy Stress ~ Happy Life

Eustress literally means, good stress. It is the psychological and physical response we get when we have achieved something difficult. This could mean completing an athletic feat or acing a job interview. It’s the emotions you feel while thrilling at a horror movie or rushing down a roller coaster. . . Eustress is that little fist pump or happy dance,