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Morning Links: 4 Reasons to Work Out With Your Sweetheart


New Food Rules – Consider grocery shopping tours led by nutrition pros for better overall health. (Well + Good)

Live Together, Sweat Together – 4 reasons to work out with your romantic partner. (YourTango)

Get Your Om On – Regular meditation may positively benefit the practitioner’s brain in terms of stress, memory, empathy, and self-assurance. (Well) … More »

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Morning Links: 4 Reasons to Work Out With Your Sweetheart

Video: A Meditation Guide From Headspace and The Guardian


If you’re overly stressed this January (hel-lo, tough-to-keep resolutions, cold weather, and depressingly short winter days), you might want to jump-start a meditation practice, and The Guardian is on a mission to teach you how. They’ve teamed up with Headspace, a modern meditation project aimed at demystifying the mind-bending practice: “there’s no chanting, no sitting cross-legged, no incense and definitely no gurus … no religious agenda or mystical mumbo-jumbo, just simple, practical tools to help you find a bit more clarity and calm in your everyday life,” says their website. Together, Headspace and The Guardian have created a guide: “How to Meditate In Ten Easy Steps,” with videos like the one below to help break down the hows, whys, and whats of mediation practice: … More »

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Video: A Meditation Guide From Headspace and The Guardian

Morning Links: Dr. Oz Breaks Down 8 Embarrassing Bodily Functions


Sick of Getting Sick? – 4 secrets of lucky (and smart?) people who never (or hardly ever) come down with colds. (Vitamin G)

Advice From Dr. Oz Himself – His medical guide to 8 (somewhat embarrassing) bodily functions including farting, bad breath, and vaginal discharge. (Women’s Health)

Go Green On the Road – A free list of almost 50 LEED-certified hotels (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) throughout 18 U.S. states. (The Alternative Consumer) … More »

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Morning Links: Dr. Oz Breaks Down 8 Embarrassing Bodily Functions