Entertainment Columns
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Make room for whole grains on your plateApr 03, 2012 11:00 am - If you ate a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast this morning, you started the day off on the right foot. If quinoa salad is in your lunch box and you plan to put wild rice on...
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Enjoying these new bumps along the wayApr 02, 2012 11:00 am - There I was, standing in front of the toaster waiting for it to finish my sprouted spelt bread when I felt it. A rock hard lump. It was early in the morning and I was st...
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Prunes may have positive impact on osteoporosisApr 02, 2012 6:00 am - My patients bring me all sorts of interesting health information, and I read it all. Recently, one of my patients told me that she read that dried plums (prunes) can rev...
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Get your mind set on long-term healthApr 02, 2012 6:00 am - When setting out to accomplish a task such as losing weight, it's a great idea to practice goal setting. If you don't know where you want to go, it will be very difficul...
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Choose a toothbrush that's most comfortable for youApr 02, 2012 6:00 am - Q. I've been brushing with a manual toothbrush my entire life. But my best friend insists that electric toothbrushes are better. Should I switch? A. What matters most is...
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On the road: Touring Chicago's historic barsApr 01, 2012 6:00 am - Midwest You've been beaned You can see the “Bean” in Millennium Park, but you'll have to hoof it to Kenosha, Wis., to see the massive chocolate replica of Chicago's famo...
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Is the problem the strip club, or the insisting?Apr 01, 2012 1:00 am - While I'm away, readers give the advice. On the “I insist you stop going to strip clubs” trope: • I never liked it when my husband went to strip clubs either. I consider...
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Des Plaines teen was destined for Kidz BopMar 28, 2012 11:00 pm - Sitting poolside last year at a Sunset Strip hotel, Steffan Argus strummed his guitar and harmonized with 11 other talented young artists as curious onlookers watched th...
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Where, and why to look for trans fatsMar 28, 2012 3:28 pm - A bottle of fat-free liquid Coffee-mate recently showed-up in our office fridge. Curious, I looked at the Food Facts label where it clearly stated: 0 fat and 0 trans fat...
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We could be on verge of Greek wine renaissanceMar 27, 2012 11:15 am - Wine is an expression of four variables: grape, soil, climate and the human culture that transforms Nature into a living product. A wine region's success depends on the ...