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August 30, 2009 - September 5, 2009 Archives

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Free video offers the 'hopeless' a way to lose weight

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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

It's an eye-catching headline, "Think you're too far gone to exercise?" on Joyce Cherrier's recent post about a free video for those who think they can't even begin to exercise. And in that post is a real gem, the entire,......

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 Tags  exercise   pay it forward   video. weight loss  

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Milk additives don't help health, says Australian study

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By Tom Meade    Email

Drinking milk with added calcium, vitamins or omega-3 is unlikely to make any difference to your health, acording to a study cited in the New Zealand Herald. "The Australian consumer group Choice looked at 100 leading milk brands in Australia......

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 Tags  additives   calcium   milk   nutrition   omega-3  

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Author of RI 'bike rides' book gives tips to cyclists

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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

Tom Meade has pointed me in the direction of a 2001 article written by then-Journal staff writer Katherine Imbrie -- which I have since republished to the site -- on the Narragansett Bay Wheelmen. Providence Journal file photo / Bob......

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 Tags  bicycle   Howard Stone   Narragansett Bay Wheelmen   Short Bike Rides in Rhode Island  

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Exercise at any YMCA in Mass. or R.I.

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By Tom Meade    Email

Starting this week, YMCA members in Rhode Island and Massachusetts have even more places to follow their health and wellness routines. The YMCAs in the two states have joined together through a new reciprocal agreement that allows members to use......

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 Tags  Mass.   RI   YMCA  

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Back to school? How to avoid the 'Freshman 15'

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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

A recent story we put up on the site about the temptations college freshmen face made me think of the dreaded "Freshman 15" -- the nickname for extra pounds gained by many students their first semester away from home.......

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 Tags  college   freshman 15   weight gain  

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Going hiking? Forget the Army book

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By Tom Meade    Email

Autumn olive, a common edible berry, didn't make the Army's book For foragers looking for healthful wild food or hikers seeking sustenance on the trail, Skyhorse Publishing has released The Complete Guide to Edible Plants compiled by the Department......

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 Tags  Army   edible plants   foraging   hiking  

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