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Starbucks Says They’ll Find Cochineal Alternative—Ewwweeee

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Starbucks announced last week that they use cochineal extract in their strawberry-flavored Frappucinos, causing near hysteria from critics who were perturbed to find that the food dye is made of crushed bugs. This week, they’ve issued a statement saying they’ll change the formula. But if we really want to put the pressure on Starbucks and [...]

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To Fall Asleep, Get Off the Couch

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Courtesy of the NYTimes By JOHN HANC I read this article, was inspired, decided to repost. I’m charging my Ipod, getting ready to get off the couch… T ormented by pain from two decades of lower back problems, Don Cook was nearly at his wits’ end. Operations, traction, drugs — nothing seemed to work. At [...]

The New Macho: Wearing Pink Tutus To Help Wife With Breast Cancer

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Who doesn’t love a dude in a tutu? That’s what Bob Carey is banking on to help his wife and other women who are dealing with breast cancer. What started out nine years ago as a way to express his humor, has now turned into an all-out campaign for breast cancer called The Tutu Project. [...]

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Dr. Pepper Ten’s “Manly Calories” — Not For Women

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Real men don’t drink diet. That’s the idea behind the new campaign for Dr. Pepper Ten—the 10-calorie soft drink that launches next week boasting a strict ‘no women’ policy. Clearly, if you don’t have hair on your chest and your biceps don’t look like the Appalachians, you should stay away; this beverage is just too [...]

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Stephen Colbert Mock Taco Bell’s ‘Fourth Meal’ And Calorie-Restricted Candy

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Between Taco Bell‘s “Fourth Meal” and Mars’ new calorie-restricted candy bars, America seems pretty confused about how to eat. But leave it to Stephen Colbert to make our depressing problems with food funny: On the “Thought For Food” segment of the Colbert Report last night, he grilled all kinds of food marketing ploys—from “responsible snacking” [...]

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Being a Ninja is Hard Work

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Maybe it’s just human nature to want maximum results with minimal effort, but what I usually tell people is the more succinct, “I’m lazy.” There is a part of me that doesn’t actually want to work out at all. However, if you are a regular exerciser (I don’t know many of those) and you worry [...]

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I Talk To Myself and Sometimes I Answer

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I apologize, but today’s post is just for me to read. I’ll have something for you in a few days most likely, but today I need to talk to my own bad self. Sorry about that, but you really need to leave now. Scoot. Depart!

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How to Burn Calories (ok, or Just an Extra Few)

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Fidget. Studies show that lean people fidget for about 150 minutes a day more than obese people do. That kind of low-grade activity (tapping feet and fingers, twirling hair, gesturing while speaking, etc.) can burn 350 calories a day, which translates into 10-30 pounds a year!  It’s called Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis (NEAT), which is basically [...]

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