Archive for November, 2009

Quick Giveaway: Powerhouse Weight Loss Game

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Powerhouse Performance Coaching have offered a free game (worth $19.99).

Hit the Deck is a simple game that uses a timer and cards: “Set the timer, draw your first card, and do as many repetitions as you can. When the timer beeps, draw your next card.”
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Vegetarians – You Are What You Eat

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Although I don’t agree with the sentiment behind this advertisement from the International Vegetarian Union (click for a larger image) — that vegetables are all your body needs — I still think it’s a kick-ass, creative picture.

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Burger King Sues Burger King for $1

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009


Serious Eats

Selling cheeseburgers for $1 sounds like a good idea, especially for the consumer! After all, maintaining giant thunder-thighs isn’t cheap.

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UK Calorie Recommendations To Increase?

Monday, November 16th, 2009

A draft report from the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition suggests that the UK’s recommended daily calorie intakes (currently 2,000 for women and 2,500 for men) might need to be revised. The good news? They’re thinking of putting the figures up, perhaps by as much as 16% – around 400 calories for men.

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How to: Not get sick

Monday, November 16th, 2009

The basics are diet, water, exercise and sleep. A diet full of natural healthy foods and exercise, naturopaths also endorse natural products and additions to boost the body’s immune system. Never was this more apparent to me today as I sit at home (Day Five) with H1N1 (swine) flu.

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Anti-Theft Lunch Bag

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Forget the $5 lunches. Make your own. Then wrap it up in this:

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