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Rich Products Recalls More Items

Josh — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:54:50 +0000

Rich Products is expanding its list of recalled items. Twenty-four people in 15 states have fallen ill with E. Coli after consuming some of Rich’s frozen products. Check your freezers for these items: Farm Rich Mini Bacon Cheeseburgers Farm Rich Mozzarella Bites Farm Rich Mini Pizza Slices Farm Rich Philly Cheese Steaks Farm Rich Mini Quesadillas [...]

Watch Two Men In Their 90s Racing [VIDEO]

Josh — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 18:51:44 +0000

You could look at this 30-second video and get a quick laugh. You could also look at it in a completely different way and say wow!! These two men in their 90s can still move pretty well — heck, even better than some guys in their 50s I know. Either way, it’s a cute/funny/inspiring video to [...]

Is Your Pet Overweight?

Josh — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:03:32 +0000

Do you have an overweight pet? I do! My 7-year-old pug Bear (a.k.a. Fatts), unfortunately, is so overweight that he developed diabetes and gets two shots a day for the rest of his short doggy life. Sad, isn’t it? One good thing — my boy has lost 10 pounds since being diagnosed. As you can [...]

NYC Soda Law Rejected

Dale Mussen — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:53:48 +0000

Just one day before it was set to begin, a judge has rejected New York City’s ban on large sugary soft drinks calling it “arbitrary and capricious.” It would have required New York City restaurants to serve soft drinks no larger than 16 ounces. The judge said while it would have applied only to some [...]

Honey + Cinnamon Cures a Cold?

Dale Mussen — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 11:00:50 +0000

I’ve been struggling thru a cold this week and a friend e-mailed me an article on the virtues of honey and its amazing healing power. And it was suggested a combination of honey and cinnamon does wonders to get rid of a cold. The recommendation is take one tablespoon of lukewarm honey with ¼ tablespoon of cinnamon powder for three days. It’ll cure chronic cough, get rid of the dold and clear the sinuses.

Sounds ok, but there’s more.

Buffalo Gets Healthy Beef

Josh — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:12:48 +0000

This one will make the health conscious meat eater’s mouth water! A supermarket in Buffalo is now the first in the U.S. to start selling a healthier form of beef (allegedly, reportedly…so the story goes). You can find the “Great-O” brand of beef products in Tops Markets right now for only $3.99. You’re probably asking yourself, [...]

U.S. Doctors Cure HIV

Rob Banks — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 01:16:10 +0000

Doctors in the U.S. have made medical history by effectively curing a child for the first time ever of HIV. The infant was born with HIV, but he’s now two and a half years old…and HIV free. He was once on medication to reverse the HIV, but he’s now been removed from all medicine, has a normal [...]

A Guide For Keeping Frozen Food

Josh — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:38:34 +0000

When you see a good deal on chicken, steaks, frozen dinners, fish or whatever...you have to buy it! Right? I mean, you can just buy it, freeze it and have it at a later date.

True, but how long should you keep certain products frozen before they get freezer burn or just start to go bad? Here's a little guide.

Wegmans Recalls Another Product

Josh — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:37:16 +0000

First it was bread products, now it’s Wegmans brand All-Purpose Bleach Flour that is being recalled.Check your cupboards if you purchased a 5 lb. bag of Wegmans flour between December 24, 2012 and February 15, 2013. The flour being recalled may have blue polyurethane balls in it. Those balls are from the sifting equipment used to [...]

Here's What 200 Calories Looks Like

Josh — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 10:16:57 +0000

Is maintaining your weight important to you? Do you count your calories on a daily basis? If you do, this post may be of interest to you.“They” say the average diet is based on a 2,000 calorie per day intake. When I was really making a serious effort to be healthy, I would do a [...]

Wegmans Recalls Bread Products

Josh — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:47:48 +0000

Heads up!! If you purchased bread from a Wegmans between February 1 and February 15, you might want to hold off on eating it.The flour that Wegmans purchases from a company called Dakota Specialty Milling could have pieces of wire mesh in it. There is a full list of the products being recalled right here! Just [...]

5 Great Foods You Must Eat for a Healthy Heart

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:09:31 +0000

We’re in the midst of American Heart Month, so it’s more important than ever to focus on treating your heart right.

And maybe nothing matters more than eating the right foods.

5 Helpful Tips to Avoid Catching the Flu

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:00:36 +0000

Unless you’ve been hiding out under the covers shivering, nursing a fever and clutching your achy bones, you probably know this has been a brutal flu season.

What you may not know is there are measures you can take to avoid the flu -- and most of them are pretty darned simple. So, what are they?

How Many Calories Are in Your Thanksgiving Dinner?

Mike Adams — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:55:32 +0000

We heard the average gluttonous American will consume some 4,500 calories this Thanksgiving Day, according to the Calorie Control Council. However, that statistic may be a bit exaggerated—unless your idea of a holiday feast is about 16 slices of pepperoni pizza with large soda chaser, that is.

UB Study Says Watching TV Reruns Might Be Good For You!

Brett Alan — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:06:18 +0000

If you’re one of those people who tend to just park yourself in front of the TV at the end of the day and find yourself watching reruns of “Everybody Loves Raymond” or “Seinfeld”, you might actually be doing your brain a favor. Recently, there was a study done by Jaye Derrick, PhD, research scientist [...]

And The Fattest State Is…..

Josh — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 09:14:06 +0000

There’s a new report on the skinniest and fattest states. This one comes from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation! According to findings, Mississippi tops the list with 35% of its population needing to drop some pounds. The report also found that Colorado has the lowest obesity rate in the country (20.7%). So, where does New [...]

Going to the Erie County Fair? Use the Fair Food Calorie Counter!

Josh — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:40:04 +0000

The summer can be a fattening time of year. Pool/Block parties, festivals, fairs, they all add up to lots of eating and lots of extra pounds around your waist! When you are enjoying a day at a theme park, you’re hardly thinking of the calories and fat in that funnel cake you’re eating. You just want it….and you’ll deal with the consequences later. Did you ever wonder how much fat and calories are in some of your favorite theme park foods? Whether you did or didn’t, here’s a lil guide for you. That super-sized jumbo pretzel..

Miranda Lambert Cancels More Shows to Extend Vocal Rest

Alanna Conaway — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 10:20:32 +0000

Miranda Lambert had high hopes that her doctor-ordered vocal rest — which caused her to reschedule a few concerts last week — would be brief, but unfortunately, the singer has been forced to cancel three concerts in Alabama and Georgia that were scheduled for this coming weekend.

Spray Tanning Is Bad For Your Health!

Josh — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:30:30 +0000

Ladies, Gents and guidos of the Jersey Shore, just when you thought you found a safe alternative to baking yourself in a tanning bed, we now find out that spray tans are unhealthy for you too! ABC News is reporting that the chemical used to make you tan (dihydroxyacetone) has been shown to cause…. genetic [...]

Skinny Jeans May Be Hazardous To Your Health!

Josh — Wed, 23 May 2012 09:46:36 +0000

Skinny Jeans, great on women, atrocious on men! There I said it. If you are a skinny jeans guy and I offended you, I’m sorry. Skinny jeans may be “in”, but if you aren’t fitted for them properly, you could be in for some health problems. Dr. Karen Boyle of the Greater Baltimore Medical Center [...]