Monthly Archives: February 2010

Losing weight fast can be costly

People who can eat all they want and stay slim are a wondrous breed…And a real pain in the butt for the rest of us, who can’t even dream of such an untroubled life. You spend hours jogging or running, … Continue reading

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Researchers suggest Quick Trim is a fraud

Most people agree celebrities are greatly over-paid for what little they do. But with egos that size, there’s no such thing as enough and several short-lived stars rake in even more profit by endorsing health products – which, in most … Continue reading

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Nascar jackets – a must have for millions!

Nascar must rate among the most addictive and blood-pounding sports ever devised by a sentient species. From the first race at Charlotte Speedway on June 19, 1949, the sport has now grown to the scale of a benign epidemic. Vast … Continue reading

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Eczema is just an odd word, not a sentence

Most of us will get acne at some stage in our lives and it’s a big inconvenience for as long as it lasts. But it could be something far worse: Eczema. Eczema is a chronic, often inherited skin disorder which … Continue reading

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Did your New Year diet survive?

The first two months of a year are always the same – Everyone swears they’ll lose weight at New Years’, then hundreds of painfully thin diet ‘experts’ ooze out of the wallpaper to tell you they know a way to … Continue reading

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Has adult acne at last met its match?

Acne is an unfair ‘right of passage’ for teens, but most people think once you reach about twenty that’s all behind you and you’ll be able to go out in public without wearing a Burqa? Sadly, that’s not true in … Continue reading

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