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California's top court legalizes gay marriage

By LISA LEFF, Associated Press Writer Thu May 15, 7:45 PM ET

SAN FRANCISCO - California's Supreme Court declared gay couples in the nation's biggest state can marry — a monumental but perhaps short-lived victory for the gay rights movement Thursday that was greeted with tears, hugs, kisses and at least one instant proposal of matrimony.

Quick Tips for Healthy Eating

5 easy ways to stick to your diet

By Julie Upton, RD, and Catherine Broihier, MS, RD, Prevention

With just a little forethought and a couple extra minutes, you can be sure to have healthy food always on hand.

Healthy Eating Tip #1: Plan Ahead

Plan your menus ahead of time to avoid last-minute pizza runs and take-out meals that can derail your progress.

Summer is just about here!

Your Instant Beach Body

4 exercises using dumbbells to blast fat, build muscle, and sculpt entire body.

By the Editors of Men's Health

Select a pair of dumbbells you know you can press overhead 8 to 12 times. Then do all four of these exercises in succession with no rest between moves and without putting down the dumbbells. Rest for 30 to 60 seconds before repeating the sequence once or twice.

1. Traveling Lunge

Stand holding the dumbbells at your sides. Take a step forward until your front thigh is parallel to the floor. Bring your back leg forward and repeat with the opposite leg. Do 8 to 10 reps with each leg.

Builds: Lower body

How Caffeine Can Affect Your Health

Top 9 Caffeine-Related Health Problems

In a regular cup of coffee there are about 170 mg of caffeine and in decaffeinated coffee there are about 30/40 mg of caffeine.

On the stock market, Coffee is a 90 billion dollar industry but what is significant is that just in North America 85%+ drink 3 to 5 cups of coffee per day. A huge number of people are at risk for many of the issues surrounding excessive coffee consumption.

Excessive caffeine use:

Blood Sugar Swings

Diabetics and hypoglycemics should avoid caffeine because it stimulates a temporary surge in blood sugar which is then followed by an overproduction of insulin that causes a blood sugar crash within hours. If you're trying to loose weight, this rollercoaster will actually cause weight gain since insulin's message to the body is to store excess sugar as fat.

Stealth Health Food - Eat for your health

Jicama

Jicama (HE-kuh-muh) is a Central American root vegetable that looks like a potato or turnip but is juicy and slightly sweet. You can slice it and eat it raw, has the flavor of a mild green apple or pear, or boil it like a potato, till soft.

Jicama belongs to the legume or bean family. It is also characterized as a cross between an apple and a potato.

Why it's healthy: One cup contains just 49 calories and is loaded with 6 grams of fiber and around 10.9 grams carbs and is 85%-90% water. 1/2 cup has half the amount. It also packs a hefty dose of vitamin C.

Where to find it: The produce sections of high-end supermarkets, like Whole Foods and Fresh Market

Grilled Jicama
serves 4-8

1 medium jicama, peeled, quartered and cut into 1/4 inch thick slices
Olive oil
Salt
Fresh lime juice

Preheat the grill until hot. Brush both sides of the jicama slices with a small amount of oil. Place them on the grill and cook about 1 minute per side. Remove from grill and sprinkle with salt and lime juice.

20 Reasons to Drop 20 Pounds

Number 10. You'll literally get closer to more men. See 19 more!

1. You gain an inch of penis for evey 20 lbs of fat you lose! Now that's worth it!

2. Because you whine that you need to. Have you ever been wrong about anything?

3. Twenty pounds of warm human fat can refill every bottle in an empty case of beer, with enough left over to fill your blender.

Benifits of Running/Jogging

Why do you run? To stay in shape, to meet new people, to feel better? If you said “yes” to any of the above, you are like many other runners. By running as few as two to three times a week, you can:

• Burn calories - Running burns more calories than any other form of cardiovascular exercise except cross-country skiing.

Gay Outdoors

Did you ever feel like you might be the only gay/bisexual man who enjoyed the outdoors? Well, now you know--there are thousands of us!

From campsites to hiking trails to ski slopes, GayOutdoors (GO) is putting the OUT in outdoorsman! Back in the Dark Ages of gay culture, you'd hear the words "gay" and "outdoors" in the same breath and immediately think: "Sex in the bushes." Well those days are disappearing. GayOutdoors hopes that its changing that perception, and that the words "gay outdoors" will someday represent active, outdoors-minded men who pursue an adventurous lifestyle

The Couch-to-5K Running Plan

The Couch-to-5K Running Plan
Our beginner's running schedule has helped thousands of new runners get off the couch and onto the roads, running 3 miles in just two months.

Our beginner's running schedule has helped thousands of new runners get started.

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By Josh Clark
Posted Wednesday, 25 October, 2006

Article from http://www.coolrunning.com/ website! Check it out.

Too many people have been turned off of running simply by trying to start off too fast. Their bodies rebel, and they wind up miserable, wondering why anyone would possibly want to do this to themselves.

You should ease into your running program gradually. In fact, the beginners' program we outline here is less of a running regimen than a walking and jogging program. The idea is to transform you from couch potato to runner, getting you running three miles (or 5K) on a regular basis in just two months.

It's easy to get impatient, and you may feel tempted to skip ahead in the program, but hold yourself back. Don't try to do more, even if you feel you can. If, on the other hand, you find the program too strenuous, just stretch it out. Don't feel pressured to continue faster than you're able. Repeat weeks if needed and move ahead only when you feel you're ready.

The Complete Chest Program

by Cameron McGarr, C.S.C.S.
http://www.mensfitness.com/fitness/workout_routines/131

It's tragic, really. For months, you've seen the same group of guys at the gym doing bench presses - two,
three, and sometimes four days a week (in which case, that's probably all they do at the gym). And how do they look? Exactly the same as when you first laid eyes on them. They pyramid up in weight, starting with eight reps of 185, then six reps of 205, maybe three reps of 215, and then one rep of 225, which their buddies have to deadlift off their chests before it kills them.

They train with heart but no brains, and that's the reason they plateau for years at a time-failing to increase their pressing strength and chest size. Hopefully, being an MF reader, you're not a member of the aforementioned meathead mafia. But whether you are or not-if you're looking for a way to add size to your chest, it's time to switch to the Complete Chest Program now.

For this month's workout, we've devised the most scientiffcally advanced method yet for building size in your upper body as well as adding strength in your bench press, ensuring that you train both hard and smart without any wasted effort. Read on, and you'll find out the techniques that make for fast growth, adding muscle to your chest (along with the rest of your body) for sizable-and symmetrical-results.

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California's top court legalizes gay marriage

Quick Tips for Healthy Eating

Quick Tips for Healthy Eating

5 easy ways to stick to your diet

Summer is just about here!

Your Instant Beach Body

4 exercises using dumbbells to blast fat, build muscle, and sculpt entire body.

How Caffeine Can Affect Your Health

Top 9 Caffeine-Related Health Problems

Stealth Health Food - Eat for your health

20 Reasons to Drop 20 Pounds

20 Reasons to Drop 20 Pounds

Benifits of Running/Jogging

Gay Outdoors

The Couch-to-5K Running Plan

The Couch-to-5K Running PlanOur beginner's running schedule has helped thousands of new runners get off the couch and onto the roads, running 3 miles in just two months.

The Complete Chest Program

The Complete Chest Program

The Couch-to-5K Running Plan
Our beginner's running schedule has helped thousands of new runners get off the couch and onto the roads, running 3 miles in just two months.