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Should You Drink To Your Health?
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The one thing that remains certain is that decisions about how much or how little to drink remain a lot more involved for women than for men. A recent Newsweek article offers a few factors women should take into consideration before taking a drink.
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Snoozing Your Way to the Top
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For many people, snoozing in the middle of a workday is a forbidden fruit, but employers may want to take a look at the studies that show how naps can increase creativity, alertness, and memory.
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Helping Kids At The Core
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Horowitz reports rave reviews from the parents of the children she has instructed. She says that increased stamina, improved self-esteem, increased concentration, abdominal strength, improvement in timing, motor skills (opening jars and lids without assistance), sleep improvements, as well as social and emotional milestones have been almost unanimously documented by parents.
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SheSpeaks Says Good Morning America, Again!
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SheSpeaks service and The Conception Kit featured on Good Morning America.
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Flip-Flop Wearers Beware
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While wearing flip-flops, the subjects in the study tended to take shorter steps and their heels would hit the ground with less vertical force than when they wore athletic shoes. Justin Shroyer, a biomechanics doctoral student explained the study's findings by saying, "We found that when people walk in flip-flops, they alter their gait, which can result in problems and pain from the foot up into the hips and lower back.?
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The Right and Wrong Way to Workout
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There may be some extra steps we can take to make the exercise routine more worthwhile. A recent article from Newsweek reveals some of the worst workout habits to avoid and tips from some personal trainers
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SheSpeaks Says Good Morning America!
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The SheSpeaks service and OPI Nic's Sticks Offer featured on Good Morning America.
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Will the Pill Really Make it All Better
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Buettner found it unnecessary to give real medicine to her niece and decided it would be a great idea for parents to have the option of handing out sugar pills when their kids were exaggerating an illness. She calls her pills Obecalp (Placebo spelled backwards) and will be selling them by the bottle on her website for around $6 a bottle. She plans on coming up with a liquid form of the sugar pill as well.
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See Spot Multiply
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A few dog lovers around the world may be experiencing double the love soon. A biotech company based in Northern California called BioArts International recently announced that it will clone 5 dogs for the 5 highest bidders of their online auctions
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Six Figures To Stay Home
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According to the study released by Salary.com, a Massachusetts based firm that calculates work place compensation, a stay-at-home mom would make on average almost $117,000 a year in salary if she were being paid. And a mom who works outside the home would bring in a little over $68,000 for the time she puts in at home.
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