by Melanie on October 21, 2008
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With food prices rising, stock markets crashing and interest rates soaring, you could be forgiven for thinking good deals on credit cards are a thing of the past.
Despite the media trying to convince us we’re nearing some kind of financial apocalypse, this is not the case. There’s still a wealth of reward-packed credit cards waiting to be snapped up, with seven of the best cherry-picked below.
#1 Woolworths Everyday Money Credit Card
This brand new card offers a fantastic introductory rate of 0% p.a. on new purchases until February 2009, making a great choice for those looking to splash the cash over Christmas.
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by Melanie on October 14, 2008
“For 20 months I have been writing articles on this site that are designed to help people live healthier, and happier lives. However, the fact is, people struggle with breaking old lifestyle habits and repeatedly fail to change.
This free guide is designed to help you challenge those habits that hold you back, and start you on the path to taking control of your lifestyle, and enjoying the journey to better health.”
Melanie [Author]
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by Melanie on October 14, 2008
We all love a bit of controversy, don’t we? And if debate is something you’re after, high-fructose corn syrup certainly has it all being an area of intense debate now for years.
The food manufacturers love affair with this ‘delectable’ sweetener began back in the 1970s, with consumption increasing at a shocking rate to more than 1000% between 1970 and 1990.
Not surprisingly, this increase in uptake far exceeds changes in intake of any other food, or food group.
The suggested health problems associated with high-fructose corn syrup are wide, varied and often extreme. However, the evidence is unclear at present, and it’s certain we need more research before the debate can be put to rest.
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by Melanie on October 7, 2008
Many people think they simply can’t have dessert when they’re dieting. Thankfully though, with the right food choices overall, you can still enjoy a sweet treat without it ending up on your hips!
The trick is to be choosy about the ingredients and portion size. If you really need a sweet fix after dinner each night, I’d suggest sticking with fresh fruit, and save these yummy desserts for once or twice a week.
If your sweet tooth is the downfall of your dieting efforts, here are 25 low fat dessert recipes to tickle your taste buds!
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by Melanie on October 1, 2008
It seems we love to find out what’s been happening in the lives of our favourite celebs, and no less what diet they’ve been following, or how they lost weight so rapidly.
We all know the media is manipulated, but nonetheless we’re still interested!
Unfortunately, in their search to be slim and beautiful more often than not they favour the most stupid, radical, and downright weird diets on the planet!
Lets take a look at the extreme lengths our celebs go to:
#1 Uma Thurman’s Raw Food Diet
This diet gets my number one spot because of it’s complete grossness! The idea is that raw food contains live enzymes which boost energy, these enzymes are destroyed during cooking. The diet is said to extend to raw meat, including beef, venison and duck. Yuk! Really Uma, what were you thinking? [click here to read on…]
