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Eat Real Food Today (and Every Day)
- Environmental Well-Being
- October 24, 2011
October 24 is the first annual Food Day, an event which aims to “bring together Americans from all walks of life… to push for healthy, affordable food produced in a sustainable, humane way.” The organizers of this day are encouraging individuals to think beyond their own diets and tell leaders to improve the food system
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New Book on How to Use Social Media to Find a Job
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- October 24, 2011
Joshua Waldman has an MBA and a good job, but was laid off twice. He used social media to network, find open jobs and eventually get interviews. He decided to write a book about how to use social media to find a job: “Job Searching with Social Media for Dummies.” BU Today, 10/24/2011
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Think Twice Before Composting Lint
- Environmental Well-Being
- October 24, 2011
Next time you do laundry, think about the pollution you may be causing. A new study by Mark Browne from the University College of Dublin suggests that the lint from laundering synthetic fabrics like polyester produces synthetic lint and could produce nearly 2,000 micro-fibers of plastic pollution. Although the health risks are still unclear, Browne
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Turning Crisis Into Opportunity
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- October 24, 2011
No matter how much we try to avoid them, crises still impact our lives. Motivation is required in order to achieve personal change, but crisis tends to remove self-motivation and places us outside of our comfort zone. Learn more about how breaking free, illuminating crisis, and finding where the opportunity lies are all important steps
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Bon Jovi Opens Pay-What-You-Can Kitchen
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- October 24, 2011
Jon Bon Jovi and his wife have opened a pay-for-what-you can kitchen, called Soul Kitchen, serving organic and locally produced food in Red Bank, NJ. The menu doesn't include prices, so customers pay what they can afford or volunteer their time in exchange for a meal, OR they can give more than the suggested ten
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How Millions of Americans Are Saying “No Thanks” to Free Money
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- October 24, 2011
According to a report recently released from Aon Hewitt, nearly 30% of 401(k) participants are not contributing enough to get their full employer match. Gerri Walsh, FINRA vice president for Investor Education, advises, “Free money is free money—it’s a good thing. Putting in a little more will give you a lot more.” A long term-saving
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Why the latest study on cell phone use and brain cancer won’t be the last word
- Health & Healing
- October 24, 2011
A Danish study published in the BMJ – the largest study to date on cell phones and brain cancer- found no correlation, but many believe the debate isn't over. Many scientists believe the study was flawed or not broad enough, and many feel that it would be virtually impossible to create a study that would provide a
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Make a Difference Day
- Making a Positive Difference
- October 21, 2011
Here's just one example of people making a difference in their community on National Make a Difference Day: the six non-profits in the Naperville area who decided to donate goods to people who are underserved. These non-profits are encouraging people to do anything they can to help people who are less fortunate. People are recognizing
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Work begins on ‘Extreme Makeover’ homes in Joplin
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- October 21, 2011
'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' is helping rebuild homes for some of those dispossessed by May's tragic tornado in Joplin, Missouri. In what producers say is one of the largest projects ever undertaken by the reality show, 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' started work Wednesday on the ambitious plan to build seven houses in seven days. 'Good Morning America'
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Help Wanted: a Good Therapist
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- October 21, 2011
It can be one of the most important relationships in life, yet choosing a therapist is often baffling for patients. Patients who aren't sure what's wrong with them can be stumped about the type of therapist to call and ill-equipped to evaluate what they're told during treatment. How well a therapist's personal style matches a
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Chernobyl on Hudson Fear if Indian Point Leaks
- Environmental Well-Being
- October 20, 2011
The Natural Resources Defense Council reported on Monday that Manhattan and the Bronx would be uninhabitable if the accident-prone Indian Point nuclear plant suffered a Chernobyl-like disaster, and that a massive radiation release could also contaminate Brooklyn and chunks of Queens and Staten Island. Robert Kennedy Jr., a senior attorney at NRDC, said of Indian Point, "It's too old, it's near too many people, and it's just too
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Ailing and overweight Americans cost billions in productivity
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- October 20, 2011
According to a Gallup-Healthways study released on Monday, the 86 percent of full-time U.S. workers who have weight or health issues miss an estimated 450 million extra days of work a year (compared with non-overweight healthy workers). "The high percentages of full-time U.S. workers who have less than ideal health are a significant drain on productivity [from
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Ambitious Parents, Mellow Children
- Home & Family
- October 20, 2011
When parents and children are temperamental opposites, the results can be explosive. Type A parents, driven by nature, often have to ease up on Type B kids, who are more dreamy and mellow. When the pattern is reversed, relaxed Type B parents often feel outpaced by revved-up Type A offspring. These matchups can cause conflict
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Plaque, Appendicitis Bacterium Linked to Colon Cancer
- Health & Healing
- October 20, 2011
A bacterium that causes appendicitis and gum disease– fusobacterium– has been detected in colon tumors, according to new research that suggests it may set the stage for colorectal cancer, the second-deadliest malignancy. Only lung cancer kills more people each year. Most of us have probably never even heard of the fuscobacterium! We at The Good For You Network have
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Saving Small Towns Through Groceries
- Making a Positive Difference
- October 20, 2011
Like many small, rural towns across the country, Leeton, Mo., has been squeezed by bigger towns and shopping malls. The once booming town that now has barely 600 residents saw its last grocery store close in the late 1990s. Bonnie Seymour, a lifelong resident of Leeton and high school teacher at Leeton School, took matters into her
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