October 2011
5 posts
Treat Yourself to Halloween Candy
Best Nutty Candy Bar
Eat This! 100 Grand 190 calories
8 g fat (5 g saturated)
22 g sugars This is the safest candy bar we’ve come across. Make it your first choice.
Not That! Snickers 280 calories
14 g fat (5 g saturated)
28 g sugars The only thing Snickers satisfies are the requisites for a sugar crash.
Best Crunchy Candy Bar
Eat This! Take 5 210...
It's Food Day, Let's Eat Real!
It’s time to eat real, America! After a 34-year hiatus, Food Day is back! Sponsored by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, Food Day seeks to bring together Americans from all walks of life to push for healthy, affordable food produced in a sustainable way. Why is eating real important? Far too many Americans rely on a diet of highly-processed unnatural foods. These habits are...
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Alternative Cold and Flu Remedies
We have seven home remedies for colds and flu, so you can get back on your feet drug-free.
With the average adult coming down with between one and six colds a year, if there’s one thing the common cold is, it’s, well, common. Add in the possibility of contracting the flu—up to 20 percent of adults do each year—and the probability is high that you’ll find yourself under the...
12 Simple Ways to Ward Off Cancer
Sleep More
People who logged fewer than six hours a night were 50 percent more likely to develop colon cancer than those who got more than seven, a study in Cancer reports. “Sleep helps cells repair themselves,” says Marisa C. Weiss, M.D., president and founder of BreastCancer.org.
Run on Side Streets
The highest concentration of air pollutants is found near busy intersections and...
