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A maAp showing nuclear fallout following the Fukushima Nuclear Plant meltdown. (Map: Centre for Research on Globalization)

Fukushima Fish: Friend or Foe?

Is Pacific-Caught Fish Safe Since Fukushima? Since the Fukushima tragedy two years ago, there has been alarm from strange corners of the Internet, insisting that radiation from the nuclear disaster is killing or has been poised to kill U.S. citizens, specifically on the west
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Crazy Fad Diets

The Five Worst Ways to Lose Weight If you’ve been reading me here for any length of time, you know that I’m all about fitness and health being fun and natural. Eat plants, move around — I’m not for fad diets or any of that madness. In my research, I frequently come across
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Fear of Lifting

What Stops Us in the Weight Room Last time I promised tips and tricks on how to handle your fear of the gym. Some of you who may have been athletes since you could walk are reading this right now and laughing — fear? Of the gym? Who the hell is scared of the gym? The rest
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