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Miraculous Halo Top Ice Cream Has Only 60 Calories A Serving. But Is It Really “Healthy” For You? 6 Main Concerns

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry, Nutrition, Weight/Fat Loss

Miraculous Halo Top Ice Cream Has Only 60 Calories A Serving. But Is It Really “Healthy” For You? 6 Main Concerns
chocolate and vanilla ice cream cones in pint containers by Halo Top


David Slays Goliath. -With Superior Nutrition?:
So according to their own press-release, a big change happened back in July. Halo Top became the highest-selling ice cream in the country.

Which is a pretty amazing feat at only 5 years in business for Halo.

And the biggest factor in its success is the product is ASTOUNDINGLY low on calories.

So then the big question becomes, despite being in the Frozen Desert Category which is chockablock with brain-killers,

Does this mean you can actually call Halo Top “Healthy”?…

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Video: Don’t Keep Up With The Joneses. Forget Comparison And Become Happy & Healthy, Starting With Your Vacation

Filed Under: Mind/Brain, Video

Video: Don’t Keep Up With The Joneses. Forget Comparison And Become Happy & Healthy, Starting With Your Vacation


Make Your Mind & Body Healthy With A Bigger “Weekend”:
So we’ve been told at least once or twice, that Happiness equals Healthiness.

And in much the same way that our bodies need good Sleep for good health,

There is new work that shows we need a type of rest you just don’t get on the Weekends.

Believe it or not, our bodies actually do need Vacations.

And on that note, The Science Of Us pulled a lot together to help us with our Summers, so we can get maximum enjoyment as we also recharge for better health…

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Ladies, Break Out The Dark Chocolate! Gentlemen, Start Your Omega 3s! Because Happiness Really Does Make You Healthy

Filed Under: Aging, Disease, Mind/Brain

Ladies, Break Out The Dark Chocolate! Gentlemen, Start Your Omega 3s! Because Happiness Really <em>Does</em> Make You Healthy
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One Quest Meets Another:
Over time, mankind has set itself many challenges to find purpose & meaning in life.

And one of those big goals is counterintuitive. One that doesn’t necessarily involve outward achievements.

-But Inward ones. All of which lead to it: Happiness.

And once you’re actually surviving, perhaps it’s The Only Goal.

Strangely enough, researchers are finding out some of our dearest desires have significant, yet unexpected side-benefits.

Including, among other things, actually keeping you alive longer…

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Video: Jason Headley’s “F*ck That” Meditation Is Short But Fantastic, Foul-Mouthed Stress-Relief For Your Real Life

Filed Under: Mind/Brain, Video

Video: Jason Headley’s “F*ck That” Meditation Is Short But Fantastic, Foul-Mouthed Stress-Relief For Your Real Life


The 3rd School Of Meditation We All Needed:
So over the years, we’ve learned a lot about Meditation.

From ancient shamans and their wild claims, all the way to present-day experts like Eckhart Tolle.

And all the while, the discipline has preached a serene, near-wordless detachment in its suggested-state.

It hasn’t been until now that a more purpose-built school for the trials of modern life has taken Meditation into the realm of something practical & liberating.

Jason Headley’s “F*ck That” school of thought…

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Video: Is Organic Food Really That Much Better For You? -Or Could It Actually Be Worse?

Filed Under: Disease, Nutrition, Video

Video: Is Organic Food Really That Much Better For You? -Or Could It Actually Be Worse?


Is The Organic Premise Right In The First Place?:
So, lots of people believe in food that’s decomplicated and grown in ways similar to those of 100 years ago as the path to good nutrition.

And recently, Organic seems to have taken that place at the grocery store for people who don’t hit up the farmers’ markets.

Many people even think that Organic means No Pesticides at-all and that it’s more natural, less dangerous to you and the environment, and ultimately healthier.

But is any of that true? -In this video, ASAPScience decides to find out…

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This Is Why Health-Fads Are Dangerous: Coconut Oil Is Risky BS After-All.

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry, Disease, Mind/Brain, Nutrition

This Is Why Health-Fads Are Dangerous: Coconut Oil Is Risky BS After-All.
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Crapping-Out At The Biochem Casino:
As we’ve said before about Supplements, many fads are largely untested.

And because of that, trying them is like gambling.

If you’re going to give something with sketchy research a very serious try,

You’d better be confident in your common-sense & Chem-Fu.

The latest casualty of actual SCIENCE? –Coconut Oil…

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Video: Dr. Neal Barnard On The Power Of Food To Save Your Brain From Alzheimer’s & Dementia

Filed Under: Aging, Better Living Through Chemistry, Mind/Brain, Video

Video: Dr. Neal Barnard On The Power Of Food To Save Your Brain From Alzheimer’s & Dementia


Science Was Wrong Again!:
We just learned that Science was wrong about adults not being able to grow new brain-cells.

In this video, Dr. Neal Barnard shares Dietary-changes that can actually improve your brain,

And most importantly help avoid Alzheimer’s, the disease that killed his father.

Having watched that whole process, he ranks it as one of the last things you’d ever want to happen.

So, here’s his list of 5 research-backed tools that may make a surprising difference…

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Video: Science Said You Can’t Grow New Brain-Cells. Science Was WRONG! Fancy French Lady Explains How You Can.

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry, Mind/Brain, Video

Video: Science Said You Can’t Grow New Brain-Cells. Science Was WRONG! Fancy French Lady Explains How You Can.


A Lose-Lose Situation Reverses?:
So for the longest time now, Science has painted a pretty static picture. After about 18-25 you only get worse, right?

Well teams of researchers are finding you don’t have to get stuck.

In-fact, the brain-map is changeable. And research is showing you can Improve it,

Not just with supplements or Lumosity, but by doing something science said was impossible.

Growing new freaking brain cells, baby!…

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Science Finds Out That You Actually Are Made Out Of Stardust! (Superstars & Comets, Too)

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry, Noise, Thinking Out Loud

Science Finds Out That You Actually Are Made Out Of Stardust! (Superstars & Comets, Too)
glass star held in sunshine star trail and structure composite


And Now For Something Completely-Different:
Let’s get weird for a sec.

I know we can all get caught up in the day-to-day, chore-like subsistence very easily.

And it’s also easy to get distracted from life itself by the little digital devil on your shoulder; that infinite social-addiction we call “smart”-phones.

But a recent cosmic discovery is another reminder of how special each and every one of us is.

But first, a little history…

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No More “Florida Orange”! Scientists Discover What Might Be The Ultimate (+Healthiest) Sunless-Tanner

Filed Under: Aging, Better Living Through Chemistry, Disease

No More “Florida Orange”! Scientists Discover What Might Be The Ultimate (+Healthiest) Sunless-Tanner
kfc 5 dollar fill-ups commercial publicity still george hamilton beach chair


Summer Is About To Get Even Better!:
So with the full-weight of summer approaching, we revisit a more human side of good-health: How people look in a bathing-suit.

Especially when they get just the right amount of color to highlight their features. -Bikinis don’t hurt either.

And the unfortunate side-effect is all the UV-damage that occurs while achieving that crispy KFC hue.

But if Massachusetts researchers have anything to say about it, that could all be a thing of the past…

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