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One of America's largest bra makers, Wacoal, is predicting that 36DD will be the size more women purchase than any other in 2009. WHAT?! It appears obesity in women is a contributing factor. According to a study of adult women by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, obesity has increased to more than 35 percent. Another contributing factor to the increase in breast size is breast...

Using music during workouts evidently increases the intensity of workouts while making them more enjoyable. In a study conducted by Roger Herdegen, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, subjects who participated in an experiment went about 11% farther and also rated their level of exertion lower when they rode exercise bikes listening to music, as opposed to static...

Roz Savage is a British ocean rower, author, motivational speaker and environmental campaigner. After 11 years as a management consultant, she embarked on a new life of adventure by rowing 3,000 miles across the Atlantic. Her unlikely transformation from office worker to ocean rower, described with humor and soul-baring honesty in her blogs, captivated a worldwide audience. Roz is now...

Dear Pharmacist, My husband and I are tea lovers and we were so glad to find out about matcha green tea from your article last year. Are you aware of other healthy tea drinks such as this? --P.M. Tulsa, Oklahoma Answer: Yes, as a matter of fact. When I was traveling through northern California, I stumbled upon a cool cafe that only serves yerba mate, pronounced “yerba-mah-tay.” The drink gives...