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At a young age, Gabby Douglas took it upon herself to make her own dreams come true, and she succeeded, due largely to an enormous amount of willpower, dedication, and hard work. She decided she had to train with Shawn Johnson's coach, Liang Chow, even if it meant leaving her family in Virginia, and she
READ MOREHas sugar led to a public health crisis? Dr. Robert Lustig, a California endocrinologist, thinks so. He points the finger at sugar for contributing to obesity and related diseases like diabetes and heart disease, all of which he claims are preventable. He also says that sugar is the most addictive substance, because you need to
READ MORESitting at work at day might be killing you – will standing desks be the future of our workplaces? Are these desks really helpful for fitness? Forbes explores the pros and cons of desks currently on the market. Forbes, 8/2/2012
READ MOREIn this opinion piece, Dr. Roy Benaroch highlights the confusing position the FDA has taken on BPA. In banning the chemical from baby bottles and children's drinking cups, they recently reversed the previous policy they had announced in March. Meanwhile, because of public concern, most manufacturers had already chosen to remove BPA from their baby
READ MOREA new study found that kids who get dental fillings made using BPA may be more likely to have behavior and emotional problems a few years later. Though the effect is small, and much more research needs to be done to ensure that BPA is the cause, the possibility should not be ignored. Fox News/Reuters,
READ MOREFunded mostly by the New York State Soil and Water Conservation Committee, a Riverhead office building recently added a rain garden, the first one on Long Island, to its parking lot. The garden soaks up rain — as much as 3 inches of it — to help stop the flooding that used to happen. Now
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