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5 Reasons Why a Healthier Lifestyle is Socially Contagious

5. When you lose weight and feel great, your positivity can inspire not only your friends, but your friends’ friends too.

4. Your health practices at home are being observed by your family members, whether you notice it or not. When you practice, and not preach, you set the example for them to follow.

3. When enough messages flood the media about living a healthy lifestyle (especially those images of Jennifer Hudson!), it shapes the norms and expectations of society.

2. Internet social networks can also create the viral effect of health and wellness, from tweeting weight loss goals to sharing dietary practices on facebook.

1. When you team up with a buddy who wants a healthier lifestyle, you can influence and motivate each other to eat properly and exercise. It definitely helps when you want to fit into that little black dress for a night on the town as a reward!

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Aug 10

Words to Ponder

Why must we master the art of living well? Because too many of us have normalized living less than our best.

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Jun 10

Pregnancy Death Rates on the Rise

A recent article revealed that there are higher death rates of pregnant women in New York http://nyti.ms/cNfH9n than just about any other state in the US. Overall, maternal death rate is rising across the country, which is quite boggling when there are so many resources available to women here (or so we think).

What do you think is or is not happening? Why do you think maternal death rates are on the rise? What do you think should be done about it?

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Jun 10

What’s the Best/Worst Beauty and Health Advice You’ve Ever Been Given?

Between the internet, television, magazines and books, beauty and health experts, family and friends, we receive tons of information on how best to take care of our beauty and health. Some of the information we receive is grounded in fact (ie. limit caffeine intake because it dries out the skin).

Some, on the other hand, are based on hearsay or old wives tales that have been past down the generations and still practiced without question (ie. Vaseline makes eyelashes grow).

What your best or worst advice that you’ve been given? Do tell!

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May 10

Health Highlights: Toxic Supplements; New Diabetes Book; Nutrition Buzz Words; and more

Brushing Teeth May Keep Away Heart Disease – WebMD

Many Supplements Said to Contain Toxins, Make False Health Claims – Businessweek

Beauty Care Seen as First Step to Wellness – Supermarkt News

New Book Gives Diabetes-Friendly Recipes and Tips for Healthy Eating – ABC News

Nutrition buzzwords make hay out of grains of truth – Washington Post

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May 10

Top Ten Ways to Improve Your Life

We are constant works in progress, seeking to always enjoy the best that life has to offer. I came across this online conference archive that provides 10 tips to helps us to be our best. As you reflect on your week (Happy Friday!), take a few moments to listen to these strategies.

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Apr 10

Hold the salt!

Yesterday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg of NYC convinced 16 food companies to reduce the amount of salt they use in foods over the next 4 years. These companies include Boars Head, Heinz, Goya, and Kraft. Read more about it here.

With many Americans living overweight/obese or experiencing chronic health problems like heart disease, this salt shake-up can be perceived as a move in the right direction. Some say that there is too much government interference, as some New Yorkers fight to keep Albany from taxing “beloved” soda.

Limiting salt would be beneficial, no matter how you look at it.

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Mar 10

What’s in Your Beauty Products?

Ladies, we are living in a time now when we seek information on the products that we use, beyond the feel-good advertisements that superficially say what products are made of and what wonderful things they can do for us. The desire to know more about what we put on and in our bodies comes from the ever-strengthening movement toward a greener global society and holistic approach to life.

The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is an incredible resource for those of us who want to know the safest beauty products on the market. With thousands of companies vying for your attention, be a sophisticated and savvy consumer. Make an educated choice by checking out What’s in your products?

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Mar 10

Health Highlights – U.S. Pregnancy Death Rates Double; Female Condoms & HIV; and more

Deaths from pregnancy and childbirth in the United States have doubled in the past 20 years – CNN Health

Increasing the use of the female condom - Newsweek

Ability to taste fat in food may determine whether weight is healthy – New York Daily News

Quiz: Are you the picture of good health? – HealthNewsDigest.com

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Mar 10

Cruelty-free Beauty Courtesy of My Beauty Bunny

Let’s be mindful! Learn about the best products to use that are not tested on animals from our guest blogger:

Jennifer Mathews is the Editor-in-Chief of My Beauty Bunny (http://www.mybeautybunny.com), a cruelty-free beauty blog with hundreds of beauty product reviews, giveaways, tips and advice for “fashionable ladies and gents.” My Beauty Bunny only reviews cruelty-free products that have not been tested on animals.

As the editor-in-chief of a cruelty-free beauty blog, people often ask me which products are the best. Of course, that depends on your skin type, hair type and personal preferences. And, it’s amazing how one product will FAIL for me and then someone else I know will LOVE it!

Alba Pineapple Enzyme Facial Cleanser – This is the best cleanser! For reference, I have sensitive, combination skin with frequent breakouts. A good friend recommended this to me – she has extremely sensitive skin (more sensitive than mine) and she also loves Alba’s facial cleanser. It has enzymes to remove dead skin and dirt, but it doesn’t dry out your skin at all. It makes your skin feel super soft without leaving any residue! You can buy it in drugstores – a definite must-try!

We all want to buy cruelty-free beauty products, but many times the problem is that we don’t have time to do research on brands before buying. You can get a free cruelty-free shopping guide from Caring Consumer or Leaping Bunny. Keep these guides handy and don’t forget to check the backs of products for the leaping bunny symbol or the PETA cruelty-free symbol.