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Try before you buy

You’ve seen the programs on TV late at night or early in the morning. You’ve sat there with your bag of chips and soda wondering if the results they show are real or not. You’ve heard of Hollywood celebrities doing P90X but still wondered if it was right for you. Well worry no more!

Wake-up Call: 7 Ways to Boost Your Energy Without Caffeine

For most, it happens in the late afternoon, usually between lunch and 6ish: that feeling of sluggish, low-energy brain-deadness that makes you want to call it quits for the day. Since that’s generally not an option, you reach for the next solution: the caffeine pick-me-up. Whether it’s coffee or tea or a yerba mate, many [...]

It’s the right thing to do, period.

Last week, President Obama made a major shift in priorities with regard to prosecution and deportation of illegal immigrants. Basically, if you are under 30, have no criminal record, are going to school or serving in the military, and were brought to this country illegally by your parents when you were underage, the Department of Homeland [...]

Taste the rainbow: How Eating a Variety of Colors Can Keep You Healthy

Why is it that advice on healthy eating usually seems to center on what not to put in our mouths? With the endless ways we’re taught to limit calorie intakes and watch out for “bad” fat and carbohydrates, it’s almost easy to forget that there’s a whole world of foods out there that don’t threaten to give [...]

Take back your summer – take back your life

My worse fears in life are played out on screen in such films as Office Space, The Company Men, The Devil Wears Prada, and this latest commercial I just saw for Visit Las Vegas.

Can Exercise and Alcohol Go Hand in Hand?

Summer is really upon us early this year which means Pride weekends, pool parties, lake vacations, long weekends, and lots of alcohol. The gay’s can drink pretty well all year round, but Summer time is really alcohol time. Ah, the good life. But with shirts off, where are you going to hide the burgers and [...]

I’m lying about my age

When I was a kid, I couldn’t wait to be a grown-up. Now that I’m a grown-up I’d much prefer to shuck some responsibilities and stress and just be a kid again. Stress is one of the ways we age quickly. People in high-stress jobs or situations tend to look older than they are. Bad [...]

I am not alone

Today is the last day I’ll be 35. So to make myself fell a little better about officially becoming “thirty-something” tomorrow, I thought I’d share a few other hunks who will be hitting 36 with me this year.

$1 million worth of soap

This week I was catching up with The Fabulous Beekman Boys on the Discovery Network. I love fun reality shows like this. It is such a better form of entertainment than watching bitchy, spoiled housewives fight and do stupid stuff. The Beekman boys are fun, smart, loving, and deal with real-life struggles like the rest of [...]

I couldn’t even get a job at Grindr

Lately all my friends have been telling me to, “just go get a job already!” It’s been 2 years since I left the comforts of a steady bi-weekly paycheck. And while it’s true that I’m not thriving out here financially, I’m not quite impoverished either. The thing is, I just can’t seem to get excited [...]