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Workaholism Is Really Bad for You

Photo: Natalie Young/Image Source/ By Jesse Singal If workaholism has a negative connotation these days, it does so only barely. The other feeling is wanting to work because you feel joy in work and that’s why you go to work everyday, because you enjoy it.

Weight Training: If You Aren't, You Should Be

Have you ever heard of a barbell or dumbbell? If you don’t know, they are the scary metal objects Arnold Schwarzenegger embraced so endearingly in the popular documentary “Pumping Iron.” When most people think of weight lifting they visualize the imagery portrayed in this film — oversized hyper-masculine bodybuilders yelling in agony,…

Can Your Cat Help You Get In Shape?

The trick to turning your feline into your fitness buddy is to tap into her prey drive.  By Esther Crain It’s easy for dog owners to get regular exercise with their pooches; Still, cat guardians don’t have to be permanently sidelined to the couch — tap into her prey drive and she’ll think all the moving around the two of you are doing is about hunting, not burning calories and stretching muscles,

More than 40 percent of China's arable land degraded: Xinhua

By Dominique Patton BEIJING (Reuters) – More than 40 percent of China’s arable land is suffering from degradation, official news agency Xinhua said, reducing its capacity to produce food for the world’s biggest population. The rich black soil in northern Heilongjiang province, which forms part of China’s bread basket, is thinning, while farmland in China’s south is suffering from acidification, the report said, citing agriculture ministry statistics. …

World Chefs: Terry Walters dishes up judgment-free vegan fare

By Dorene Internicola NEW YORK (Reuters) – Terry Walters, clean-food chef, educator and author of the new cookbook “Eat Clean Live Well,” says her cooking career started as a necessity and became a passion. The more than 175 recipes in her third book continue in the vegan, gluten-free vein that yielded best sellers “Clean Food” and “Clean Start.” It all started, Walters said, when she was diagnosed with high cholesterol

Natural acne remedies with homemade facial mask recipes

(NaturalNews) You don’t have to spend another dime buying chemicals to put on your face. Everything you need to create a healthy, beneficial, facial mask can be found in your kitchen.Honey is an antibacterial that has been used throughout the ages to dress wounds. It is an excellent…

Richard Russell Warns We Will See Violent Action Ahead

Today the Godfather of newsletter writers, 90-year old Richard Russell, warned that we will see violent action ahead.  The 60-year market veteran also covered the Great Recession, the Bank of Japan, the U.S. dollar, gold, silver, stocks, and a plethora of other topics as only Russell can at the age of 90. The Russell opinion is that the world is still embedded in the Great Recession. Thus, I am arguing with