FEELING NUTS

Go ahead and get nutty. Testicular cancer is 100% curable if found early. www.checkonetwo.co.uk

FIGHTING THE FLU

Care for a spot of honeysuckle tea? Ingredients in the tea may help ward off the flu along with inflammation. Study published in Cell Research.

TIME TO RETHINK YOUR KEURIG?

How your morning cup of joe might be putting you at risk: http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/why-i-kicked-my-keurig-curb

MICROBIRTH

There are prebiotics and probiotics for gut health, right? Well, how about healthy bacteria for newborns? Look at pregnancy through a different lens: Microbirth. Check out the film trailer online now at: http://www.oneworldbirth.net/microbirth/

GET TO KNOW YOUR PEE

Why? It could save your life! Your urine is a direct reflection of kidney function. What to look for:

1. How often you pee - It should be once every three hours that you are awake.

2. The color of your pee - It should be pale.

3. Smell of your pee - It should smell like, well, urine and not be extra smelly.

Discolored, frequent, or smelly pee could be an underlying effect of some deeper, internal cause (e.g., infection, disease, etc.). So, get to know your pee today!

Information courtesy of Dr. David Katz, MD, MPH (@DrDavidKatz, "5 DIY Tests That Could Save Your Life")

Grocery Store - Friend or Foe?

Is it any wonder why heart disease, diabetes, and obesity are consuming the health of America? This grocery store coupon mailer speaks for itself. Thoughts?

Challenge: See how many "healthy" items you can find advertised in this photo. How many items do you count?

The Subway Challenge

Dear Subway,

I recently purchased a turkey salad and paid $6.16 (tax included). It got me to thinking, here I am trying to eat healthier by purchasing a salad instead of a sandwich and paying more for it? Regular Subway sandwiches are currently only $5 for an entire footlong yet my salad, consisting of chopped up lettuce, cost $6.16 ($5.75 without tax).

Your "JanuANY" special of any regular footlong Subway sandwich for only $5 is great! Your
sandwiches are delicious and the price is unbeatable! However, I have a challenge for you. Your challenge is to include within your "JanuANY" special all your fabulous chopped salads for those of us watching our carbohydrate intake and our wallet.

The cost of the bread for the $5 footlong is speculated to be $3.92 with overhead. The lettuce for the salad can't come close to costing this much. If it is the plastic containers which the salads are being put in, why not switch to a more economical, earth-friendly recyclable paper bowl like Chipotle uses for their "burrito bowls"? There is one website I found (www.branchhome.com) that offers these biodegradable bowls for $0.11 per bowl and discount the price even further with the purchase of greater quantities. Sounds like a win-win to me!

So, what do you say Subway? Will you, a company that purports health with your "Fresh Fit Choices" and "Heart-Healthy Meals" stand behind your promises and include us salad lovers in the footlong savings? I tend to think that this is a deal even Jared could get behind.