Sugar battle heating up for 2017

The year 2016 was a milestone in the movement to curb sugar, and last year’s gains are starting to bear fruit in 2017.  Philadelphia’s sweetened beverage tax took effect on January 1st and the city used the revenue to launch its pre-K program with more than 2,000 children enrolled at 90 locations...
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Dear America, You Cannot Be Pro-Freedom and Pro-Forced Vaccinations at The Same Time

pixabayNo, you don"t have a "right" to demand that others are vaccinated.

Dear America, You Cannot Be Pro-Freedom and Pro-Forced Vaccinations at The Same Time...
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Tiny Magnets Are a False Eyelash Game Changer

pixabayThe quest for longer, fuller eyelashes has created a boom of interest in magnetic eyelashes. Magnetic lashes are falsies that promise to free us from the messiness of adhesive glue and gummy residue left on natural lashes. Their secret is in tiny magnets that hold the false...
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The Fitness Membership That Saved Me From Sitting at a Desk All Day

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The Fitness Membership That Saved Me From Sitting at a Desk All Day...
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Barbell Hip Thrusts to Maximize Your Booty Building

Looking for a kinder, gentler way to build your booty? Try the barbell hip thrust, and you’ll be able to train glutes with heavy weights while skipping potential back pain. This Instagram favorite poses little risk of injury when performed correctly yet it outperforms squats and lunges for a...
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Tone Your Thighs with Spot Training

You can’t spot-reduce thigh fat, but you can tone and strengthen your thigh muscles with spot training. Schedule leg workouts twice each week with a favorite exercise from each of these three groups: Lateral lunges and band leg side raises will do wonders for your inner and outer thighs. Bridges w...
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The facts on sugar and chronic disease: Four new tools to help you communicate the risks

Regular readers of this blog no doubt are familiar with the sour truth: Thanks to the sugar added to processed foods and drinks, American kids gobble up 70 percent more than their recommended “safe” limit each day. Adults consume 40 percent more.
When you alert people to these facts, they may ask, ...
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