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Recalls, Videos and Connecting

I haven’t done too much writing lately, mostly because I have a lot going on, and it’s much easier for me to make a video. If you haven’t been around, I’ve been doing video questions and answers with my friend Katia; she’s a nutritionist, a personal trainer, and is awesome for taking the time to [...]

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Gee, Great

As I pressed publish, put my computer away, I look up at the TVs in JFK airport, and I see a report about airplane food. I immediately found the link, thought I’d share. Gross! jetBlue has been great thus far, and all I’ve had has been packaged snacks and drinks, and all seemed to be [...]

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Protein Shake-Up

I have never been one for protein shakes. Since protein can be obtained from a variety of sources, I find it unnecessary in my family’s diet. Some recent alarming news is the high incidence of heavy metals contained in protein supplements, and the way the companies that sell protein supplements target the most vulnerable of [...]

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What’s In Your Sandwich?

With the heightened awareness around foods and links to certain diseases, it’s no wonder a study was conducted to find a correlation between processed foods and heart disease and diabetes. According to the article from Reuters linked above, “They found that on average, each 1.8 oz (50 grams) daily serving of processed meat a day [...]

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E.Coli Outbreak: Contaminated Lettuce

If you have any romaine lettuce in the house, check out the brief article from FoxNews about the recall due to E. Coli contamination. I always wonder how or why such contamination can occur. Does anyone know? I find it interesting that there really isn’t any explanation as to why or how the contamination occurred. [...]

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Food Recall Information

Latest news talking about recalls of suspected items containing salmonella and non declared items on labels. I hate hearing about recalls, because it makes me feel uneasy about anything I buy and eat anywhere. How do you feel when you hear about product recalls of items that you have considered buying, or have bought? Be [...]

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Medicine Cabinet

If you haven’t heard yet, there’s been a recall on certain medicines that are common over the counter items. When it comes to medicines, most people don’t think about them being recalled, but in this instance the culprit was some sort of chemical used to prolong the life of them medicine, causing a “moldy” odor. [...]

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Turn Off The Light!

Have you ever had a migraine before? You know, one of those gut wrenching, terrible, I want to hide in a black hole and never come out, type of headaches? Have you ever shouted at someone, turn off the light! Well, if you are a sufferer of chronic migraines, there may be hope! Has it [...]

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NearVision CK

I was just checking out my account at payperpost.com, and I realized I missed an opportunity to talk about a new procedure called NearVision CK (Conductive Keratoplasty.) Apparently it’s an easy procedure that will reduce the need for eyeglasses months at a time. It would be a procedure done in the doctor’s office, and would [...]

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Burden of Proof

When I took a look at my site recently, I saw that there is an ad for “e-cigarettes.” I remember when my husband was trying to quit, he asked me if it was ok if he buy some. At that point, I had never heard of them before, so I told him that it [...]

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