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Company Markets Extra Small Condoms For Tweeners

This is a guest post from Just A Guy Thing Those folks in Switzerland are so darn open minded. Lamrecht AG, a Swiss company, has started making extra small condoms for 12 to 14 year old boys. The condom – called “Hots…
Slow And Steady Wins the Fitness Race

Image Source A daily regimen must have a dose of consistent exercise, and this needs to happen slowly. Sit-ups or crunches are the best means of developing and strengthening your abs. Some people also find exercisin…
A Muddle of Medications and Ways to Take Charge of Your Life

Image Source Did you know that:32 million Americans are taking three or more medications daily.Almost 29 percent of Americans stop taking their medicine before it runs out.22 percent of Americans take less of the medi…
Safe Eating for Spring Break

Image Source Spring break is coming up, and some of us, excluding yours truly, will be traveling to exotic locales around the world (does New Jersey count as "exotic"?) And while it's important to sample the fruits o…
Aging Gracefully and Living Life

Happy Birthday to Me! I will be 45 this week. I think back to 35 and 25 and thank God I am 45. I think I like getting older. I'm not even sure I remember 25 and that's perfectly fine with me. At 35, life was getting…
The Rise of "Wannarexics" on Xanga

Image Source This post is fueled not only by personal experience but of true concern. It may bother some. As I log into Xanga, I look at my footprints and ponder to myself how I reached over 300 views since this morn…
The Truth About Doctors, Big Pharma, and the FDA

Image Source To those of you who know me all too well and have talked to me for awhile, you know I'm anti-modern medicine, and in fact I'm so opposed to modern medicine that I absolutely refuse treatment for anything…
What Does a Figure Skater Eat?

Image Source Let's face it, figure skaters are tiny. I found myself becoming anxious as I watched one particularly skinny Russian girl be thrown around by her male partner. "If she hit the ice, would she shatter?" I…
Why I Can Never Be a Doctor

Image Source Yes, it is true. I can never become a doctor. Not that I was thinking about it in the first place, but you know, it's good to permanently rule out certain career options. So why will I not be taking the…
Stress-Busting Foods

Image Source Women's Health just came out with an article called, "Eat to Beat Stress," and it couldn't have come at a better time for me. When I look at my schedule for the next couple weeks, I just want to throw al…