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Hot summer weather given you a thirst? Then reach for a glass or bottle of filtered water, not bottled water. |
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By Jordan Rubin on
8/11/2008 7:57 AM
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Thursday, July 10: I’m all for drinking a ton of water, especially when it’s hotter than the blazes during the middle of summer. I’m a big water drinker because I know that H2O hydrates my cardiovascular system, irrigates my digestive tract, keeps my body cool in the stifling Florida heat, and helps eliminate waste products from my body. Regularly sipping on my water bottle means I have to visit the restroom more often, but that’s a small inconvenience for participating in one of the healthiest practices available to us. You honestly can’t improve on plain water.
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Skipping breakfast is about the worst thing you can do to reach your perfect weight. |
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By Jordan Rubin on
7/31/2008 10:46 AM
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Monday, June 30: The medical journal Pediatrics recently reported on a study that followed the breakfast habits of teens. American teenagers who skipped breakfast were more likely to be obese than those who found time to eat breakfast before school. The breakfast-skipping teens weighed five pounds heavier, on average, and ate less healthy during the day. They also exercised less frequently, which isn’t surprising either.
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You can’t deny the truth when it comes to your perfect weight. |
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By Jordan Rubin on
7/29/2008 10:41 AM
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Thursday, June 26: I haven’t met a heavyset person who wouldn’t want to lose weight, but from my vantage point, many obese individuals harbor attitudes similar to the classic “five stages of grief,” as articulated by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross in her seminal book, On Death and Dying (Scribner, 1997).
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It looks like the airlines are trying to fly their planes at their “perfect weight.” |
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By Jordan Rubin on
7/25/2008 10:11 AM
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Monday, June 23: I may not be one of Delta’s Platinum Medallion frequent fliers by the time 2008 finishes up since I’ve done most of my city-to-city traveling in the Perfect Weight America tour bus this year. I’d say that for the last seven or eight years, though, I’ve been one of those road warriors who easily flew more than 100,000 miles a year.
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How well do you know those chicken fryers for sale in the refrigerator case? |
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By Jordan Rubin on
7/24/2008 8:24 AM
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Friday, June 20: Americans love the taste of chicken, and every year, we eat about 90 pounds of poultry per person, which is a lot of drumsticks and chicken breasts. Gwen Schoen with the MCT News Service complied the following quiz to find out how much you know about the chicken you shop for. Here’s a true-false test that has some questions and answers that will surprise you.
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