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When that last school bell rings, kids celebrate the end of classes and the beginning of a long, lazy summer. But for many kids, the end of the school year also marks the beginning of summer brain drain – and it could do them more harm than you think. According to the National Summer Learning […]

(From shine.com) Call it nagging, call it scolding, call it…good advice? Take a second to listen to your mother—and get better skin for it. 1. “JUNK FOOD WILL RUIN YOUR SKIN.” Conventional wisdom used to be that diet didn’t affect your complexion. But a recent study in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology […]

Don’t Be Afraid Of The Changes In Your Life By Javen Online April 7, 2010 10:17 am Via:elev8.com Transition can be done in doses. How much do you want to take on at once becomes the question? You can do a little transition or a huge transition. For me, I personally knew I wanted to […]

Take Advantage Of Life’s Little Moments Before It’s Too Late By Javen Online March 31, 2010 1:15 pm via: Elev8.com I have been thinking a lot about why more people don’t take the time to say hello to love ones and to friends. I myself have been guilty of not calling my mom who’s now […]

VIA: WEBMD.COM. PHOTO VIA: TOPNEWS.NI   Diet, sleep, fitness, and more — how to strengthen and protect your heart right now   How do you get a healthier heart, right now? The answer sounds too good to be true: “By simply leading a healthier life,” according to Nieca Goldberg, MD, medical director of New York […]

VIA: MENSFITNESS.COM   Pick Up the Pace Six expert tips for getting the most of every running experience Tip 1: GO OFF-ROAD “Running on trails never gets boring,” says Dave Watt, executive director of the American Running association. His advice: Be sure to wear a shoe that has more grip or traction, and stick with […]

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  Five Quick Steps To Mastering Food Labels By Latwanas Stephens October 13, 2009 9:00 am   Via: Elev8.com So far, we’ve discussed marketing slogans and how they can affect your eating habits, and the basics of what we should eat. If we’ve made one conclusion, it’s that we need to understand food labels to […]

Karen Burns, On Wednesday March 17, 2010, 11:19 am EDT Everyone has a boss. Even if you “work for yourself,” you’re still an employee to your client. A big part of maintaining the boss-employee relationship is to never allow a boss to think you dislike your work, are incapable of doing it, or–worse–consider it beneath […]

VIA ELEV8.com: The New Year is here and the resolutions are ramping up.  I think we all have the same resolution on our list and if you are like me, it is to lose fat.  Fat loss is always at the top of my list.  I have been doing well so far since I began […]