Archive - Feb 2, 2010
Get The Skinny On Skinny Water
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 @ 6:00pm
With zero calories, zero sugar there's absolutely no guilt! The water starts with super-purified water and adds a unique combination of electrolytes (calcium and potassium) to promote hydration and nutrient-absorption along with EGCG, an extract of green tea, for weight-maintenance. It's flavors include:
• Crave Control combines delicious raspberry, pomegranate flavor with SuperCitriMax® and ChromeMate® for jitter-free appetite control.
• Shape, an ideal gym companion, pairs a delicious goji fruit punch with muscle-replenishing doses of D-Ribose, L-Leucine, and L-Valine.
• Wake Up gives you 250% of your daily vitamin C in a blend of orange, cranberry and tangerine for a great way to start the day.
• XXX Detox unites peach, mango and mandarin with Hesperidine, to help counter the effects of a big night out on the town.
• Hi-Energy provides an energy boost whenever you’re lagging with guarana, ginseng, L-Carnitine, B vitamins, acai, grape and blueberry.
• Total-V is a drinkable multivitamin infused with vitamin B, C, E, magnesium, folic acid and the refreshing flavor of lemonade passion fruit.
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What You Need To Know About Drinking Water Quality
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 @ 4:00pm
This report brought to you by Pur Water filtration. Every, day 4,000 children in developing countries die from illnesses related to unsafe drinking water.
Dr. Greg Allgood, Director, Children's Safe Drinking Water Program:
"At PUR, we believe that everyone deserves clean drinking water – which is why PUR and the P&G Children's Safe Drinking Water Program have been working together to provide clean drinking water to people around the globe. This year PUR partnered with SUMMIT ON THE SUMMIT: Kilimanjaro to further this cause. I just got back from climbing to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro with my friends Jessica Biel, Emile Hirsch and other celebrities to raise awareness and funds for life-saving water programs."
While water in the U.S. is safer than in some developing countries, it may still contain unwanted contaminants. Pur provides clean drinking water at home with Pur Water filtration systems. Every Pur system purchase provides 10 liters of clean water to children in the developing world through the children's safe drinking water program.
Starbucks Recalls Glass Water Bottles Due to Laceration Hazard
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 @ 2:00pm
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Glass Water Bottles Units: About 11,000 in the United States and 1,200 in Canada Importer: Starbucks Coffee Company, of Seattle, Wash.
Hazard: The glass water bottle and/or its stopper can shatter when the consumer is removing or inserting the stopper, posing a laceration hazard to consumers. Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received 10 reports of either glass stoppers or water bottles shattering, including eight reports of hand lacerations.
Description: This recall involves clear glass water bottles with SKU number 11003503. The 20-ounce water bottles have the words "Glass Water Bottle" printed on a blue label affixed to the bottle.
Sold at: Starbucks company-operated stores and at Starbucks locations in Safeway and Target stores nationwide during January 2010 for about $9. Manufactured in: Taiwan Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the glass water bottles and return the product to the Starbucks store where purchased to receive a full refund. Starbucks is also offering a complimentary beverage, of any size, to consumers upon return of the glass water bottles.
February is National Children's Dental Health Month -- 'Remember to Brush and Floss Every Day' Is The Message -- Kids With Braces Need To Be Extra Vigilant
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 @ 1:00pm
WHAT: Each February, the American Dental Association (ADA) sponsors National Children's Dental Health Month to raise awareness about the importance of oral health. Developing good habits at an early age and scheduling regular dental visits helps children get a good start on a lifetime of healthy teeth and gums.
For kids that wear traditional braces, brushing and flossing can become more difficult, requiring extra time and vigilance to remove food particles that accumulate on and between the teeth and in braces. New options for braces such as Invisalign Teen, which is removable, make it easier for kids to maintain good oral health during orthodontic treatment.
WHY: If the health of the teeth is ignored during treatment with braces, the results can be significantly compromised. Parents that are often investing between $4,500-$7,000
-- depending on the severity of the case, want to protect that investment. (Note: The cost of braces typically is similar for treatment options using traditional wire and brackets and plastic or clear aligners such as Invisalign). Orthodontist Dr. Margo Brilliant is available to explain why effective brushing and flossing is one of the most critical actions needed from patients during braces treatment. Dr. Brilliant has tips to help parents get their kids with braces to regularly brush and floss. She also has visuals that show what can happen when oral health is neglected during braces treatment. Dr. Brilliant will:
Leonardo DiCaprio: This Is Our Moment
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 @ 10:00am
Leonardo DiCaprio is at it again in efforts to improve the Earth by teaming up with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Action Fund to pass the Clean Energy, Jobs and American Power Act through Congress.
According to MTV.com, DiCaprio, a trustee of the NRDC, is joined by a number of Hollywood A-listers including Chace Crawford, Jason Bateman, Felicity Huffman, Justin Long, Edward Norton, Emmy Rossum and Forest Whitaker (plus famous Princeton University Professor Cornel West) in a video posted online Friday (January 29) on the This Is Our Moment campaign site. In it, the celebrities tell viewers to e-mail their senators and ask them to pass the bill that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, create green-energy jobs and create a cap-and-trade program.
"This is our moment, our moment to fight for a cleaner and more secure future," DiCaprio said in a statement about the campaign.
"The time is now for people across the country to stand up and have their voices heard. We all must call on the Senate to act on this historic opportunity."
Victoria Beckham Ain't No Gisele Bundchen
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 @ 9:00am
Victoria Beckham is known for looking 'posh', and it's no secret she works hard for her body by healthy eating and working out. She tells Glamour.com:
“I’m not a supermodel. I make the best of what I’ve got. I work out to look the best that I can, but I’m no Gisele.”
Oh Victoria, why be Gisele when you can be Posh!
Her healthy eating habits:
“I’m a very, very healthy eater. I eat lots of fish, lots of vegetables, lots of fruit. I don’t eat junk food. I work out.”
