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Flexible Spending Accounts Getting Slightly Less Flexible
Something we should all be aware of… lawmakers have changed the way flexible spending accounts are treated in order — they say — to discourage wasteful health care spending at the end of the year. The government will now cap annual contributions to FSAs at $2,500 and consumers will no longer be able to use…
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No excuse really…
I have begun on occasion to do some grocery shopping at Walmart. I hate to even admit it but it is cheaper and they do have some organic selection of produce so when I have time, I go there. The lines are too long and there is no one to help you if you have…
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What’s a healthy breakfast for a picky kid?
…Skipping breakfast has been linked to childhood obesity, diminished health and nutrition status and compromised school performance. Breakfast quality is just as important as consuming breakfast regularly. Research shows that eating a lower glycemic index breakfast (one that raises blood sugar levels more gradually), can improve school performance and may also help with blood sugar…
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Notable News
Organic: What it means on different products – latimes.com. Organic: What it means on different products You see the word more and more, but what does it say about what it’s on? Here are tips for fruits and vegetables, dairy and meat, cosmetics, processed foods and cotton and coffee. How to Be Organic on a…
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Notable News
Personal Best – Sports Injuries – See a Doctor or Tough It Out? – NYTimes.com. “Know how you typically recover,” he said. “When you are not recovering as you typically do, that’s the first warning that something more is going on.” The problem with rushing to see a doctor for common injuries, according to Dr.…
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Be Happy Today
The energy spent on learning to accept their obesity would be better placed on accepting where they are TODAY, admitting they can do something about it, then mustering the courage to do it. Weight, for most people, does NOT belong in the acceptance category. Being short or having big feet or missing your big toe…
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We all need that reminder sometimes…
I read this post yesterday from a really great blogger named Tony. He has a site called the Anti-Jared (get the Subway Jared reference). He has a great way of saying the things we all are thinking in this journey to live a healthy and fit life. He has lost an astounding amount of weight,…
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Getting Kids to Eat More Fruit and Veggies
There are some schools of thought (my Mom) that believe that teenagers should be self-sufficient and be able to prepare their own food. Well, anyone who actually has a teenager knows that is highly unlikely. So, I suck it up and do the 2 minutes of work for them knowing I feel better when they…
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You can have Breakfast for Dinner!
These days going out as a family is so friggin expensive. Even matinee movies are 9 bucks for an adult/7 for kids in the NoVa area. I also heard that they may go up even higher in the near future. That will surely break your bank. Any kind of freebie can help. During the…
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Jamie Oliver Shows Kids What’s In A Chicken Nugget And It Ain’t Pretty : TreeHugger
Watch this clip from Jamie Oliver: Jamie Oliver Shows Kids What’s In A Chicken Nugget And It Ain’t Pretty : TreeHugger. Then join the Revolution: