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- Home & Family
- December 15, 2010
This is an interesting interview with Harriet Brown, the author of Brave Girl Eating, a memoir about one mother's journey to understand anorexia. The interview discusses Brown's reasons for writing the book, and delves into some details of her daughter's battle with anorexia and the difficult decisions that went along with it. Aside from her
READ MOREThe students in the Green and Recycled Arts class at After-School All-Stars, an LA after-school program provider serving poor inner-city children, are learning that they can express themselves artistically in an environmentally friendly way by taking random household materials to create reusable items and works of art. Huffington Post, 12/13/2011
READ MOREAn increase in online shopping traffic is bait for cyber scammers eager to steal your credit card info and make unauthorized purchases during the holiday season. Read on to find out what cyber thieves do to steal your identity when you shop online and what steps you can take to reduce the risk of your
READ MOREAt Kmart stores across the country, anonymous donors have been paying off strangers' layaway accounts, buying the Christmas gifts other families couldn't afford. Kmart representatives say they did nothing to instigate this. The benefactors generally ask to help poor families who are squirreling away items for young children (like toys and children's clothes). The good
READ MOREFor the last 30 years, the citrus industry has used chemical flavor packs to process orange juice, without being required to print these ingredients on their packaging. This is true of top brands like Tropicana, Minute Maid, Simply Orange and Florida Natural, among others… even juices labeled "not from concentrate" or "premium." Some health-minded mothers
READ MOREAmericans' heart health is in a woeful state, according to this year's report card from the American Heart Association. And it's largely because people just aren't taking care of themselves. USA Today/ HealthDay, 12/16/2011
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