Friday, July 30, 2010

[Peckers_Pics] Hair Wars; July 31, 2010 - Safe PICS For All Ages, Rated G



 
Hair Wars; July 31, 2010
Safe PICS For All Ages, Rated  G
 
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Energy Zapper #4: Carb-loaded snacks

It's 4 p.m. and you need a wake-up call. A trip to the snack-room vending machine might perk you up, right? Wrong – that's where you get burned.

"A candy bar actually depletes [energy] in the long term," Fischer says.

Remember what happened with your sugar-coated breakfast? Candy, too, provides the boost but it's quickly followed by a slump. So goes for high-energy drinks, such as Red Bull.

Energy drinks are particularly bad for overweight people – "like poison," Fischer says.

Obese people are already overproducing insulin from the excess sugars they consume. A candy bar sends another huge jolt of sugar into their systems, he says.

Eventually it leads to insulin resistance, a condition in which the body produces but does not process insulin correctly, and type 2 diabetes.Watch out for "healthy" juices too, because they're often loaded with sugar, Cheung says. About 12 ounces of orange juice has 10 spoonfuls of sugar – the same as in 12 ounces of cola.

Re-energize: Choose high-fiber or protein snacks, like a slice of turkey wrapped around a carrot stick or celery stalk, Fischer says.

For a refreshing low-sugar sip, drink seltzer water with a splash of juice, Cheung advises.

Edamame (green soy beans) are an excellent source of soy and protein – and healthy for women because they contain phyto-estrogen, a plant-based form of the hormone, Fischer says. Microwave them for a quick snack.

Nuts, such as pistachios, raw almonds and walnuts, are another energy-booster.

"I love nuts," says Keri Glassman, R.D., author of "The O2 Diet".  "They're filled with antioxidants and have fiber, healthy fat and protein."

An added bonus: They keep your ticker healthy. People who ate nuts several times a week reduced their risk of heart attack, sudden cardiac death or cardiovascular disease by 30%-50%, according to three recent studies.

Just don't mindlessly munch handfuls all day because nuts are high in calories. If you're on a diet, practice portion control – an ounce or so a day, Cheung says.
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Tell Best Buy: $100,000 To Minnesota's Tom Emmer Doesn't "Keep The Planet Healthy"
Change. Org; Jul 30, 2010; By Jess Leber
 
In the last week, there's been a huge ongoing flap on Change. org's  Gay Rights blog, where more than 20,000 people have vented their anger at Target, a supposedly gay-friendly company, for backing Minnesota governor candidate Tom Emmer, a virulent anti-gay conservative.

But Target is not the only company being hypocritical when it showers corporate cash on Emmer. And gay rights advocates aren't the only ones who should be disturbed.

I'm looking at you Best Buy.

Best Buy, you are most definitely not getting the best buy for your money when you give a $100,000  to Minnesota Forward, the political action committee shilling for Emmer. And the environment? The deal it's getting is even worse.

For the record, Best Buy, which is headquartered in Minnesota, is usually a pretty green company. It supports climate legislation, is known as an energy efficiency leader, and already has reached its goal to make an 8 percent cut in its carbon footprint by 2012 three years early. Through its "Greener Together" program, Best Buy also has one of the best electronics recycling programs in the industry and has pioneered state and federal programs to reduce landfill waste. It even field tested that program in Minnesota.

All good stuff. So, why does Best Buy want to undercut all its hard work by supporting Tom Emmer for governor? Let's take a quick tour of Emmer's environmental record to understand why this contribution flies in the face of the policies Best Buy professes to support.

Tom Emmer, in addition to cheering on a rock band that advocates killing gays and lesbians, is a one-man bulldozer when it comes to the environment, as the group Alliance For a Better Minnesota points out. (Sign their petition to call out Best Buy.)

On electronics: Emmer voted twice against an electronic recycling program in Minnesota, and now that the program is law, is on a campaign to abolish -- get that, abolish -- the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, which is set to implement the program.

On climate and energy: Emmer calls climate science "Al Gore's climate porn," and says green jobs are a "fancy marketing slogan." He voted against Minnesota's 25 percent renewable electricity mandate and swears if elected he would repeal it. Instead, he thinks too little is being done to develop the fossil fuels of the future.  Want to challenge his retrograde stances? Don't bet on it, he probably won't show up, just like he skipped out on a recent "green debate."

On health: He was a minority even among Republicans when he was one of only five state house legislators to vote against banning toxic BPA from children's toys and sippy cups. Last year, he also voted against a pilot program to collect and recycle toxic paint.

I could go on, but I will stop there. Given Emmer's record, I certainly want to know why Best Buy wants him to lead the state of Minnesota. This definitely calls into questions the company's environmental commitments, especially a donation of such a high amount.

Please email Best Buy to demand the company stand consistent with its own green policies and stop funding Tom Emmer and other political candidates with failing environmental track records. Alliance For A Better Minnesota's petition also asks Best Buy to explain whether it still supports environmentally-friendly recycling and renewable power, and to explain why it donated its corporate cash to support such an anti-green agenda.

Best Buy has actually shown it is susceptible to pressure, so your emails could really make a difference. In March, after tons of media attention, Best Buy denounced the climate change policies of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a business lobby group doing everything it can to undercut federal action on global warming, and of which Best Buy is a member.

Did Best Buy just show it's true colors are no shade of green when it donated to Emmer? Tell Best Buy that if it wants to be known as a true environmental leader, these kinds of donations do not fly.

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