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Article: Buy brands or brand me(Buy Brands or Brand me? | 7th Nation)

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Health tip: MythBuster: EXERCISE SHOULD HURT --Whether you’ve been told “No pain, no gain,” or that you should “feel the burn,” the reality is that exercise doesn’t have to be painful to be effective. "In fact, pushing yourself too hard, too fast will most likely lead to an injury—not a fit physique," Kim Lyons says.

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Nutrition tip: Don't expect food alone to fix other unhealthy habits. "You can't eat "bad" foods, smoke, be sedentary, have high blood pressure or diabetes, and then eat a particular food and expect its benefits to offset the progressive risks of the other factors," Dr. Fialkow says.

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Smile of the day: “Always find time to hang with friends”

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Article: Dementia and Alzheimer won’t worry grandma (http://7thnation.com/health/dementia...worry-grandma/)

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Health tip: MythBuster: THERE’S A QUICK FIX--"Don’t buy into advertisements that promise certain fitness equipment or activities will get you in shape quickly or with no effort," Kim says. "When it comes to fitness, slow and steady wins the race."

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Nutrition tip: "Sterols have been shown to lower both total and LDL cholesterol and can be found in certain brands of fortified orange juice, margarine spreads, and milk." Just be sure to check the label—make sure the margarine is trans fat-free and that "partially hydrogenated oil" does NOT appear on the ingredient list.

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Smile of the day: “Dress your best on outings”

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Victor Hugo: “Life is a flower of which love is the honey.”

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Article: Sensible Feng Shui: Desk for Success (Sensible Feng Shui: Desk for Success | 7th Nation)