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    Afternoon Links: How To Thwart Weekend Weight Gain

    • Too many "cheat days" can add up to weekend weight gain (FitSugar) • You've been storing your cucumbers all wrong! (The Kitchn) • Ewww...this meat-dwelling tick may make you reconsider eating steak (The Stir) • Expecting? Here are some tips for a healthy pregnancy breakfast (Divine...
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    Functional Links Between Autism And Genes Explained

    A pioneering report of genome-wide gene expression in autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) finds genetic changes that help explain why one person has an ASD and another does not. The study, published by Cell Press in The American Journal of Human Genetics, pinpoints ASD risk factors by comparing...
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    Afternoon Links: The Perfect DIY Iced Coffee

    • We give you: Instructions for the perfect DIY iced coffee. (Greatist) 20 ways to set yourself up for fitness success. (Zen Habits) • How a food diary helped one woman lose nearly 140 pounds. (HuffPost Healthy Living) • Fighting childhood obesity with hip hop and graffiti = awesome. (The...
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    Afternoon Links: Want To Be More Productive? Do Yoga!

    • Yoga breaks make you more productive at work! (Yoga Dork) • Don't believe the hype--read up on these myths about carbs (HuffPost Healthy Living) • Which vegetables have the fewest calories? These! (FitSugar) • This brave blogger is testing at-home waxing strips so you don't have to (The...
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    Afternoon Links: Sleep Better…By Sleeping Next To Someone

    •*Want to*sleep better? You may need a bed mate (The Frisky) • How not to be the weirdo doing yoga in the park (FitSugar) • Yummy soda alternatives that will help you quit, once and for all (HuffPost Healthy Living) • Are you missing a pair of lungs? Because some were found on a sidewalk in...
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    Afternoon Links: Happy Birthday, Natalie Portman

    • Celebrate Natalie Portman's birthday by up on her fitness philosophy (FitSugar) • Does your workplace have "weight traps"? (HuffPost Healthy Living) • Oh, good. More advice from "painless" birthgiver Gisele Bunchen (The Stir) • Ewww...if you love shrimp, you may not want to read these 3...
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    Afternoon Links: Watch Hope Solo Talk About The Olympics

    • Watch*Hope Solo*chat with FitSugar Dancing With The Stars and training for the Olympics*(FitSugar) • Women explain why they don't want to have children--and it's refreshing (Slate) • Stuck in a rut? Here are 12 mental tricks to get out (HuffPost Healthy Living) • *Turn your home into a...
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    Afternoon Links: She Lost 190 Lbs, And Found A Love Of Fitness

    • We're so inspired by Michele B., who lost 190 lbs and discovered that exercise rocks (HuffPost Healthy Living) • Is a study linking breast cancer and just a few drinks enough to get you to step away from the wine? (FitSugar) • 3 reason why going to a wedding alone is good for your...
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    Afternoon Links: Peer Pressure Is Making You Fat

    • Your unhealthy friends may be the secret to your weight gain.*Massive Health shows you how (Massive Health) • Are you gluten-free? You're in good company--here are some GF celebs (FitSugar) • What did January Jones think about playing "fat Betty"? (HuffPost Women) • Huh. Special condoms for...
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    Afternoon Links: How To Sit Less

    •*Do you sit too much? Here's how to work in more movement to your sedentary life (HuffPost Healthy Living) • The real reason otherwise smart women are tanning, despite the risks (FitSugar) • Jessica Simpson isn't the only one who's onboard with Weight Watchers--a 'Teen Mom' star is doing it...
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    Afternoon Links: Ridiculous Stock Photos Of “Women Grilling”

    • Oh! So this is what it looks like when women are allowed to grill. What a crazy world! (HuffPost Women) • Eat for your health with these three supermarket staples (that also cure disease) (FitSugar) • *This roasted cauliflower and tahini recipe just made our hearts flutter. Make it tonight...
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    Pay Attention, Schools: Yet Another Study Links Good Grades And Exercise

    Childhood obesity isn't the only reason that schools need to quit shaving off time set aside for PE and recess. According to yet another study on the subject, good grade and exercise go hand-in-hand. Swedish researchers found that student who exercise*are more focused, perform better, and are...
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    Morning Links: Why High Heels Don’t Mix With Yoga

    • Your high heels are pretty, but they're causing you problems. *(Yogadork) • The social experiment that led one community to lose 150,000 pounds. (HuffPost Fitness) • Bob Harper's 20-minute workout...aka Memorial Day damage control. (FitSugar) • Live in New York? Check out this healthy...
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    Afternoon Links: Shawn Johnson On Body-Confidence

    •*Olympic gymnast*Shawn Johnson is super-honest about self-esteem and body-confidence--and we love it! (FitSugar) • Are your toes ready for the weekend? Here are some tips for healthy summer feet (HuffPost Healthy Living) • Uh-oh. This treatment in your 20s could lead to breast cancer later...
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    Morning Links: 45 Ways to Make Grilling Healthy

    • Check out what's in raw food pioneer Matthew Kinney's fridge. (Well+Good NYC) • Endocrine disruptors aren't just in bottled water and canned food; they could also be in your sofa. (No More Dirty Looks) • 45 ways to make your barbecue healthy. (Fitsugar) • Sadly, some marathoners have died...
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    Afternoon Links: An At-Home Barre Workout? Yes Please!

    • Can't afford expensive an (but awesome) barre workout? Here's an at-home version to try (FitSugar) • We can all take a lesson from America's fittest cities (HuffPost Healthy Living) • Huh...Meet the juice missionary who advocates for juice cleanses*with an Evangelical spin*(Well&Good) •...
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    Research Links Abacavir Hypersensitivity Reactions In HIV To Attacks By Body's Own Im

    Potentially severe hypersensitivity reactions to the anti-HIV drug abacavir occur through an autoimmune mechanism, resulting from the creation of drug-induced immunogens that are attacked by the body's immune system, according to a study published online by the journal AIDS, official journal of...
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    Morning Links: Breakfast Options With Less Than 30 Grams of Sugar

    • 40 reasons to love your body just how it is (YourTango) • VICE: challenging menstruation Taboos. (Huffpost Women) • Breakfasts that won't get you sugar high. (Fitsugar) • A history of fitness gadgets that will make you love your kettlebells. (Huffpost Healthy Living) • Birchbox editor...
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    Afternoon Links: Just How Over-The-Top Are Restaurant Portions?

    • No surprise here: restaurant portions are waaaay too big (HuffPost Healthy Living) • Our new hero, Kacie Fischer, is rollerblading 4,000 miles in just 74 days this summer (Fitness) • Are you fooling yourself with these "healthy" habits? (Greatist) • Why one vegetarian embraces soy, despite...
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    Fewer White People than Other-Than-White-People are being born in the US, which means eventually there won't be too many white people. It's about time. Almost all societies in the world allow, often encourage, marriage between cousins. There are reasons for this which I shall blog about if...
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