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Skip the Movie Theatre Popcorn
Would you rather indulge in a medium-sized tub of buttery movie theatre popcorn, or three McDonald's Quarter Pounders? A new study form the Center for Science and Public Interest says both of these high-fat favorites are equally damaging to your diet.
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Is It Possible to Be Too Skinny?
I recently went to the Victoria's Secret Grand Opening on Michigan Ave and got "up close and personal" with some of the Victoria's Secret Models. Can I just make this observation? Hey, Marissa Miller and the other girls looked great but is being "that skinny, that attractive?" Not to me!
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The Benefits of Stretching
Stretching is so important but so many of us don't do enough of it. I recently went to Exhale Spa in the Gold Coast for a massage that not only felt great, but also helped stretch muscles I didn't know I had.
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Correction: Plavix story
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