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Morning Links: 4 Healthy Grains You’ve Never Heard Of


Mean, Green Health Machine – Yes, broccoli may help prevent cancer, but only when you prepare it like this. (Vitamin G)

Diet Downfalls – 4 reasons you’re not actually losing the weight, from Dr. Oz. (That’s Fit)

Exotic Eats – 4 healthy grains you may never have heard of that you really should start eating. (Oprah.com) … More »

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Morning Links: 4 Healthy Grains You’ve Never Heard Of

Funny Photos: Women Love Salad


The award for most hilarious photo collection of 2011 goes to Edith Zimmerman’s “Women Laughing Alone With Salad,” over at The Hairpin. Click and scroll through the photos, and tell us they don’t make you crack up. We dare you. … More »

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Funny Photos: Women Love Salad

America’s Healthiest Women Live In Plano, Texas


Feeling under the weather and fabulously unfit? Then it might be time to move to Plano, Texas. According to a recent USA Today article, a new survey from Men’s Health and Women’s Health states that Plano is the top spot for healthy living. Following closely behind Plano are Fargo, North Dakota, and San Jose, California. The survey ranked cities based on 30 criteria, including obesity rates, smoking rates, and the availability of fresh fruits and vegetables. Plano earned the top spot in part for its great ratio of single men to single women – 139 single men for every 100 single gals. … More »

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America’s Healthiest Women Live In Plano, Texas

Five Servings a Day Will and Won’t Keep Cancer Away


Last night’s “Five Portions a Day ‘Saves Lives’” headline on the BBC caught our attention, not because we’re excited to learn that eating our fruits and “veg” (as the Brits would say) will save our lives, but because we’re pretty sure we saw headlines earlier this week saying that fruits and vegetables won’t prevent cancer, after all. And sure enough, when we clicked on the article, we saw a “related story” that confirmed our confusion: “Five-a-Day ‘Will Not Cut Cancer’.” … More »

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Five Servings a Day Will and Won’t Keep Cancer Away

Selective Eating Disorder and Embracing That Migraine: Morning News Roundup


I’ll Pass: If you’re extremely fussy about what you’ll eat (and you’re over the age of five), you could have selective eating disorder. (via YumSugar)

What’s Up, Doc? If you eat carrots regularly, you’re protecting yourself from cancer and heart disease. (via The Mirror)

The Plus Side of Migraines: If you’re a woman who gets migraines, you could recover more quickly after a stroke. (via American Heart Association Newsroom) … More »

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Selective Eating Disorder and Embracing That Migraine: Morning News Roundup

Fast Food Bags and Free Flu Shots: Morning News Round-Up


Fishing for Trouble — Goldfish will be providing security for the upcoming G20 summit. (via Ecorazzi)

Produce Problems — What’s good for you might be hurting developing countries. (via The Seattle Times)

As If You Needed Another Reason to Avoid McDonald’s — If you think that burger is bad, check out its wrapper. (via San Francisco Gate)

Health and Wealth — How giving your employees a free flu shot can help your business. (via Chicago Tribune) … More »

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Fast Food Bags and Free Flu Shots: Morning News Round-Up

Restore Your Sight and Eat Your Potato Skins: Morning News Round-Up


Lost Sight Can Be Restored — Thanks to a “vision chip.” (via The Guardian)

Sorry, Charlie — Fish oil doesn’t slow dementia. (via USA Today)

No More Toys — In Happy Meals in San Francisco. (via San Francisco Weekly)

Don’t Forget to Eat— The skin on your produce. (via Daily Mail) … More »

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Restore Your Sight and Eat Your Potato Skins: Morning News Round-Up

Don’t Scrap ‘Em: 25 Ways to Use Your Fruit and Vegetables Peels to Save Money


Being eco-friendly and thrifty don’t often go hand-in-hand, but you can save at least a little money every year by reusing the skins and rinds from your favorite fruits and vegetables Check out this list from The Daily Green, and start saving those scraps.

1. Scoop out avocado shells and use them for seedlings.

2. Dry out citrus rinds, apple peels, and other fruit skins or trimmings to make potpurri. … More »

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Don’t Scrap ‘Em: 25 Ways to Use Your Fruit and Vegetables Peels to Save Money