7 Reasons Why You’re Still Waiting For Love

Does it seem like you’ve been single forever? Have you given up on love after years of fruitless dating? Watching your friends pair up and settle down is frustrating when it feels impossible for you. Luckily, you don’t have to be resigned to a lonely life. Take a look at your dating behaviors and attitudes — changing just one thing might be the push you need to meet someone special and fall in love yourself. 1. Deep down, you may be...

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These Are the Startling Consequences of Childhood Bullying

Bullying, it turns out, causes so much more than hurt feelings. In fact, as new research is showing, it can have dramatic consequences well into adulthood. And it’s not just for the victims of bullying, either; bullies themselves, as well as children who are both bully and are bullied, also have similar lifelong problems. The study, co-authored by Duke University School of Medicine associate professor William Copeland and Dieter Wolke,...

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7 Surprising and Safe Uses for Sugar

Health experts sometimes call it “white poison,” or “sweet killer.” And while I have an impossible-to-control sweet tooth, I do realize that sugar is best avoided if you want to stay trim, keep your blood pressure balanced and protect yourself from some major illnesses. Read more about the staggering dangers of sugar here. But in this article, I just want to list the good uses to which sugar can be put. No danger to your health — just...

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Anti-Cancer Apples

Over the last decade, a host of studies have been done on the anti-cancer properties of apples. Many of these studies have made headlines by producing surprising and favorable results. Although most of the studies done thus far have focused on specific chemical compounds or nutrients in apples, when we look at the nutrients studied together we get a clearer picture of apples as anti-cancer powerhouses. Due to the weight of mounting evidence...

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Shocking Ingredients in McDonald’s French Fries

It would be fair to assume that there are three ingredients in McDonald’s French fries:  potatoes, oil, and salt.  But if you assumed that you’d be far from correct. Starting last year McDonald’s began a transparency campaign most likely to create a more health- and consumer-conscious image of the corporation.  As a result the company has made their ingredient lists and processing techniques available on their website. Out...

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Steamy Sex Positions to Heat Up Your Weekend

Interested in some new moves? Here are five we recommend when you want to add some ooomph to your O. You might not love every single one, but hopefully you’ll use birth control, get it on, and have fun trying them out. On The Edge (also known as the Furniture Position)Skill level: Simple and laid backYou sit on the edge of a bed, couch, or chair. He gets on his knees, in between your thighs, and you go from there. Bonus:...

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12 Baby Steps to Better Nutrition

Most of us think that making a  commitment to healthier eating means cutting out our favorite foods and depriving ourselves of the stuff we love most. Actually, the opposite is true. Eating right is all about expanding your food choices, so you bring more options to the table, so to speak, and consume a more balanced (yet still delicious) variety that delivers the crucial nutrients your body craves without depriving yourself, says Lauren Schmitt,...

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