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Taking Off That Extra Weight

July 3, 2010 by ·

Low fat foods have been popular for more than a decade now, but yet our society is getting more overweight as each year passes. And you won’t lose weight just by using a low calorie dieting plan. We all know that most people want instant results and that is unrealistic. You didn’t put the weight on overnight or even in a few weeks and it isn’t coming off that fast either.

Towards this point, and in an attempt to take off extra weight, many people turn to over-the- counter diet pills. And with thousands of diet pills on the market, it’s nearly impossible to determine the best diet pills that work best and which ones don’t. Thus, dietpillcomparison.net is around which is an independent website designed to help and provide guidance for all consumers trying to find diet pills and unbiased information available.

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Most UK Teabags Not Fully Biodegradeable, Research Reveals

July 3, 2010 by ·

UK consumers get through millions of teabags every day to make their favourite drink yet the vast majority are not fully biodegradable, a consumer organisation warns today.

A report published today by Which? Gardening reveals that teabags produced by top tea manufacturers such as Tetley, PG Tips, Twinnings, Clipper and Typhoo are only between 70-80% biodegradable. As a result, gardeners are finding the net part of teabags – caused by the inclusion of heat-resistant polypropylene – left on their compost heaps.

Which? Gardening contacted the major tea manufacturers to check the content of their products. PG Tips responded: “‘Like most of the teabags in the UK, our teabags are made with about 80% paper fibre, which is fully compostable along with the tea leaves contained in the bag. The remaining packaging includes a small amount of plastic which is not fully biodegradable.” [Read more...]

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Cameron Diaz Wants To Take Year Off And Live On Farm

July 2, 2010 by ·

Shrek Forever After star Cameron Diaz has said she’d love to take a year out and live on a farm.

The 37-year-old beauty is currently providing the voice for Princess Fiona in the movie series and said she’d love to take a break from showbiz.

She said to UK newspaper Daily Mirror: ‘I’ve always been on the move. So what I’d love to do is spend a whole year in one place, on a farm.

‘I’d get to raise my own crops and livestock, and for once, just see how life is cultivated. It’s almost like this primal thing.

‘I really just feel as if the earth is where we all come from and we have nothing if we don’t have soil, water and sun. I’ve read a lot about agriculture and I feel the need inside me to work with the earth in some way. I guess it would be like a painter having to paint.’ Sophie Eager, m&c

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What’s Behind Gwyneth’s Bone Disease

July 1, 2010 by ·

On her blog last week, the Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow revealed that she “had the beginning stages of osteopenia” and has been advised to increase her vitamin D levels as a result.

“My levels turned out to be the lowest they had ever seen,” she claimed.

“I went on prescription-strength levels and was told to spend a bit of time in the sun.”

It’s a curious bit of advice; after all, the need to avoid exposure to ultraviolet rays is perhaps the most ubiquitous health message after that of not smoking.

In fact, a moderate amount of sun-exposure can do a world of good – as Paltrow now knows only to well.

Rather than being a “disease” or “condition”, osteopenia refers to a range of bone densities that are below average, but not as low as in osteoporosis, to which it’s frequently seen as a likely precursor. [Read more...]

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