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According to this year’s numbers, the ranks of the uninsured depleted rather than swelled for the first time since 1999. The NY Times reports that the number of uninsured Americans dropped by more than a million, which most experts are attributing to more government funding for insurance programs. In fact, a close look at the […]

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It seems that since the battle of the bulge is making its way down to the younger generations, the battle over marketing “unhealthy” foods is raging as well. The NY TImes reports that the Federal Trade Commission is keeping its eye on the striking amounts of money companies are throwing towards marketing to children and […]

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I admit that I missed a few days between my last post and now, but to be honest, it was partially intentional. You see, I have pretty much felt exactly the same since day 4; GREAT! I did not expect that to be the case. In fact, I keep waiting for something I was told […]

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In a new study released this week (as reported by the NY Times), researchers found significant decreases in physical activity as they followed 1,000 children from age 9 to age 15. At age 9, children were active an average of 3 hours per day, but by age 15, this number dropped to just 49 minutes […]

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I have always had what you might call a competitive spirit. Nothing gets my blood boiling like a trivial game of Skip-Bo or spoons, or an actual physical competition like volleyball or basketball. I’m not sure if my personality is just a bit feisty or if growing up with 3 brothers (1 older and 2 […]

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