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ABDOMINALS - The Beautiful Lie and the Ugly Truth - Part One
abdominals
March 28, 2012
PART ONE:THE BEAUTIFUL LIEProbably the single most frustrating thing about being a trainer is constantly fielding questions from clients about new...
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Till We Have Faces: A retelling of a classic myth
Books
November 30, 2011
Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis is a retelling of the myth of Cupid and Psyche in novel form. If you already know the myth, click here to read the...
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Cooking Myth #1
Cooking
September 23, 2011
A wise woman once told me, "Excuses are tools for the incompetent that build monuments of nothingness." Did you know that some excuses...
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Meaningless sex better than no sex?
Relationships
July 12, 2010
In city that's overrun with beautiful single people, many are finding it increasingly hard to find long-lasting, quality relationships that are...
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Dispelling the myths
Relationships
May 25, 2010
Downtown Los Angeles is a mesh of people, disconnected and often too distracted bytheir trusty IPhone's to actually pay attention to the city&...
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5 sex myths clarified
Relationships
April 6, 2010
There are many myths teenagers and even adults believe about sex, pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. Unfortunately in some areas people...
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Holiday hunger myth busters
Style & Fashion
November 16, 2009
The holidays are just around the corner, and with that comes the imfamous end-of-the-year weight gain. Or, so we think. An article by RealAge...
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Local salad rumored to induce labor
Family & Parenting
June 13, 2009
There’s a great local legend here in the Valley.Caioti Caféon Tujungaserves a salad that is supposed to make overdue women go into...
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Are Poinsettias toxic? LA times article on weird science debunks myths
Family & Parenting
December 21, 2008
An article written by By Thomas H. Maugh II on December 20, 2008 in the LA Times states, "Contrary to popular belief, poinsettias are not...
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Quality time
The Myth of Quality Time With Children
April 11, 2011
One of the great relational myths, especially when it comes to parenting, is that of quality time. In spending time with children of any age it...
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