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Shakeology creator on FOX News

June 7, 2011

Superfood hunter and Shakeology creator Darin Olien was recently profiled on KTTV FOX 11 in Los Angeles. Take a look at how Darin finds the best superfoods in the world. Click below to watch the video. Superfoods For Your Good Health: MyFoxLA.com

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Gaining Mass with P90X

June 6, 2011

“Don’t want to look small!” —Lou Ferrigno in Pumping Iron Guys have a thing for mass. It’s hard to explain, really, but boys seem to grow up wanting nothing more than to be big. Guys want speedboats and trucks, and they want to look like the Hulk, regardless of what their wives may think of green [...]

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Spotlight on Shakeology Ingredients: Blueberry Powder

June 5, 2011

Spotlight on Shakeology Ingredients: Blueberry Powder Blueberry powder! 1st off, it takes 10lbs of fresh blueberries to get 1lb of pure blueberry powder! (wow). A good source of vitamins and dietary fiber, blueberries are believed to help reduce eyestrain and improve night vision. Blueberries are also high in the phytochemical resveratol, which has been linked [...]

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Recipe: Spinach Stir-Fry

June 3, 2011

Here’s a great vegan/vegetarian dish (depending on which stock you use) that makes a great side dish for an Asian meal. If you want to kick up the portion size, this tasty stir-fry could serve as the main course—or even the entire meal. Popeye would be proud. 1/2 cup low-sodium vegetable or chicken stock 1 [...]

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INSANITY: The ASYLUM Customer Review

June 2, 2011

Wanna get a peek at Shaun T’s brand-new INSANITY: The ASYLUM workout? Carey P. gives us a taste of Vertical Plyo, or as she calls it, “the most difficult Beachbody workout I’ve ever done.” Click below to see the video. Ba

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Go Healthy. Go Asian!

June 1, 2011

Asia is a huge continent. Lucky for all of us, this means a plethora of ingredients with a wide variety of delicious tastes. The distinctive seasonings, herbs, and spices used in everything from Chinese stir-frys to Vietnamese spring rolls means not having to rely on high fat and high sodium for flavor. Asian diets are [...]

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10 Urban Food Myths

May 31, 2011

There have always been rumors about food. Remember the one about the Kentucky Fried rat or Mikey, the kid from the Life cereal commercials, who allegedly expired after washing down his Pop Rocks with Coca-Cola? These, like so many, turned out to be apocryphal, but in the age of the Internet, it seems like there’s always some [...]

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Spotlight on Shakeology Ingredients: Schisandra Powder

May 29, 2011

Spotlight on Shakeology Ingredients: Schisandra Powder Schisandra (Schisandra chinensis) is an aromatic, woody vine that is native to northern and northeastern China. Schisandra fruit is fully ripened in the fall and appears as numerous spikes of tiny, bright red berries. The berries have sweet, sour, hot, salty, and bitter tastes–hence the Chinese name for schisandra, [...]

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Recipe: Calabacita (Spicy Corn and Squash Medley)

May 27, 2011

“Calabacita” means “little squash” in Spanish, and a little squash is always a good thing—especially when it’s prepared with zingy onion, flavorful garlic, sweet corn, savory tomatoes, and spicy green chilies. This is a great, quick side dish that’s especially easy to prepare if you use frozen corn and canned tomatoes—or make it with nothing [...]

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Video: Plaintain Tacos

May 26, 2011

Here’s a great vegan recipe featuring a top-tier ingredient from Michi’s Ladder. After you sweat out a bunch of minerals during a great workout, plantains contain the magnesium and potassium your body craves. Click below to see the video.