eclectic thoughts of a conscious creative.: Archive

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Megan Amram: Paula Deen’s Health Food Cookbook →

O.M.GEEEEEEE! lol meganamram: Recently, Paula Deen has admitted that she’s had Type II Diabetes for years. Accordingly, she’s putting out a cookbook of healthy food. Here are some excerpts! FRUIT SALAD INGREDIENTS: 1 lb. bag of Skittles 3 cups ranch dressing DIRECTIONS: Mix well. Serve room temperature. -

Jan 24th

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study finds no childhood obesity link to junk food... →

“This problem of childhood obesity cannot be placed solely in the hands of schools.” I agree, but I would also say that school is a place for learning and I think that includes healthy eating habits. No matter what food preferences children establish before they get to school, their school should still reinforce good food choices by making them widely and easily available.

Jan 24th

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i ♥ my DST.

99 years ago, 22 women had to go on a mission to make the world a bit greater, and in 1913 founded DELTA SIGMA THETA. public service and sisterhood are for what our founders stood. and this continues, until today because DELTA SIGMA THETA IS THE ONLY WAY. — a heartfelt happy founders’ day to my sorors all around the world. i am so proud to be in this sisterhood with you and...

Jan 13th

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jay-z: glory (dedicated to blue ivy carter) →

appreciate that we get to peek into their personal lives a little bit—complete with lil blue’s first cries. love this…take a listen over at jay-z’s life and times site.

Jan 10th

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Jan 6th

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Watch

This idea of using touch, voice and other nuanced personal characteristics to verify identity is super intriguing to me. I would think it’d be almost imperative as technology advances and more of our personal information is strewn about the web. Read the full article here.

Jan 5th

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the joy of quiet (via NYTimes) →

the children of tomorrow…will crave nothing more than freedom, if only for a short while, from all the blinking machines, streaming videos and scrolling headlines that leave them feeling empty and too full all at once. We have more and more ways to communicate, as Thoreau noted, but less and less to say. Partly because we’re so busy communicating.

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Dec 25th

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“Christmas used to be my favorite holiday. I loved every bit of it. But when your...”

– -via minus five [for those of you who struggle with the holiday season, you aren’t the only ones.]

Dec 25th

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is there enough fat-shaming in the black... →

Researchers seemed shocked to discover Black women reported a higher quality of life than White women of the same weight. Self-esteem also ranked particularly high among Black women. I don’t get why there’s a problem with having high self-esteem or (gasp!) actually enjoying life despite the numbers on the scale. No woman, no matter her size or melanin count should be buying into the ...

Dec 23rd

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Dec 19th

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obesity rate falls for new york schoolchildren →

Dr. Farley attributed the progress partly to the city’s aggressive advertising campaign against sugary sodas, which he said may have altered what parents were providing to their children. The city has also tried to add healthier options to school lunch menus, enacted strict rules on the calorie and sugar content of snacks and drinks in school vending machines, and even put limits on bake...

Dec 16th

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