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McDonald's now harming children with happy meal toys, not just the toxic ingredients

8/20/2016 - Just days after introducing the colorful "Step It" fitness trackers in Happy Meals, McDonald's is removing them because the plastic bands are giving children skin irritations. In a statement sent to the CNN, Terri Hickey, a spokeswoman for McDonald's, said that they took "swift and voluntary" steps...

Photo: The story behind this McDonald's Happy Meal will disgust you

4/30/2016 - It's enough to make your stomach turn, but then again, it involves the fast food giant McDonald's, so is it any surprise? What we're talking about is a photo of a McDonald's meal that Alaska resident Jennifer Lovdahl recently shared on social media. It features a Happy Meal box, its contents sitting...

McDonald's new 'virtual reality' toys for happy meals: so children can access both junk food and exercise-free entertainment

3/8/2016 - Here's the sad reality of a society in demise: McDonald's is on the verge of unleashing its new virtual reality (VR) happy meal boxes. That's right; children all over the world are going to have a happy meal box wrapped around their faces, as a virtual reality screen inside the box takes children (and...

McDonald's now including free vaccines alongside Happy Meals

2/13/2015 - The only way to make a processed, chemical-laden Happy Meal even happier, it seems, is to accompany it with an injection of aluminum into the bodies of young children. A McDonald's restaurant in San Antonio, Texas, has announced it is offering free vaccine shots to children who swing by the restaurant,...

Follow these 10 lifestyle tips to live a healthy, happy life without regret

8/6/2014 - Without exception, everyone is striving to attain more happiness and peace of mind. In fact, everything that we do in life is in one way or another contingent upon increasing our happiness and peace of mind, even though we might not always succeed in attaining it. Here are some proven tips to help...

McDonald's rolls out scary new Happy Meal mascot that seems spawned right out of Little Shop of Horrors

5/20/2014 - McDonald's has just introduced a new Happy Meal mascot that may have children too scared to finish their meals at all. Sporting a human tongue and human-looking teeth inside a cartoonish box frame with wiry arms, the new Happy Meal mascot looks like a psychotic, red dishwasher that ate a human being...

How drinking coffee can give you a long, happy life

2/14/2014 - People joke about how drinking coffee has created a culture of caffeine junkies, people who are basically zombies without their cups of Joe. But the reality is that while some people will take anything to excess, moderate coffee consumption may actually be good for you. Very good. Research links drinking...

Six things happy couples do differently than the rest

11/27/2013 - An unhappy relationship can wreak havoc on your emotions and health. In fact, a ten-year study has shown that stressful relationships are a causal factor in depression. We are all social creatures. When we carry negative emotions - every single day - toward the people in our lives, it destroys us. It's...

10 signs that you are resisting your happiness potential

7/6/2013 - We all want to live happy, fulfilled lives. Sometimes, however, it seems like we've become experts at avoiding happiness. If you are missing out on happiness, you may harbor subconscious beliefs that make it impossible to experience happiness. These beliefs create resistance to happiness, even if...

Ten signs you believe it is WRONG to be happy

4/13/2013 10:17:47 PM - We all want to live happy, fulfilled lives. Sometimes, however, it seems like we've become experts at avoiding happiness. If you are missing out on happiness, you may have subconscious beliefs that make it impossible to experience happiness. In fact, at some level you may simply believe happiness...

The Health Ranger's guide to raising healthy, happy chickens without antibiotics

1/23/2013 - Raising chickens is smart. It provides you a healthy supply of food in the form of chicken eggs, and you'll even have a source of emergency meat if times get really bad. Chickens largely take care of themselves. They're friendly, curious and smart enough to come running when you call them. They'll...

Five affirmations for a happy, healthy 2013

12/26/2012 - Be careful with affirmations. If you don't form them well, they can backfire. Repeating one-sided fantasy affirmations over and over has a way of encouraging the opposite, just like an extremely low calorie diet has a way of encouraging a binge. For example, if you tell yourself: I am kindness...

Six foods for a happy belly

9/8/2012 - What is a happy belly? Well, an unhappy belly will produce flatulence, bloating, nausea, cramps, and so called heartburn. You should be able to digest foods without any hassles, providing you don't overeat. That's a happy belly. Considering that digestion begins in the mouth, it's wise to chew your...

How to grow big, fat happy worms and beautiful compost

2/26/2012 - Good soil is crucial to a productive garden. Healthy soil will contain live microbes that are mostly dormant when soil is the typical, neglected landscape. Microbes rapidly propagate when soil is nurtured by controlling moisture and organic matter or compost. To get a compost pile started you need straw...

Gift Wrapped Emptiness (Opinion)

12/12/2011 11:11:02 PM - Gift giving during Christmas time has become a worrisome experience for many people. The day before "Black Friday", practically everyone is trying to figure out what should I get so-and-so for Christmas? What will make him or her happy? Maybe a bicycle? A flat screen TV? A new shirt? A pen? Something....

McDonald's makes Happy Meals 'healthier' by reducing fries, adding apples

7/27/2011 - In an apparent "change or die" strategy of business, the McDonald's fast food company will soon alter the contents of its childrens "Happy Meals" to meet growing demand for healthier food. To make the meals healthier and more appealing to health-conscious customers, the company is planning to cut the...

Happy people live healthier, longer lives

4/25/2011 - Happy people have an advantage over unhappy ones--they may be healthier and may live longer. An extensive review of literature using seven types of evidence indicates that high subjective well-being (SWB), such as life satisfaction, optimism, and positive emotions, causes better health and longevity....

Happy Meal ban may not do much to actually cure obesity

11/9/2010 - By no means is a McDonald's Happy Meal a healthy food option for children. And marketing the junk food box with toys is a pretty low and unethical way to peddle cheap garbage to children. But San Francisco's recent decision to outlaw the Happy Meal -- unless it meets certain criteria -- may not actually...

San Francisco passes law banning toys in Happy Meals

11/4/2010 - San Francisco has become the first U.S. city to crack down on the dubious practice of fast food companies luring children into eating unhealthy meals by giving away gimmicky toys. "Our children are sick. Rates of obesity in San Francisco are disturbingly high, especially among children of color," said...

Why McDonald's Happy Meal hamburgers won't decompose - the real story behind the story

10/17/2010 - It's always entertaining when the mainstream media "discovers" something they think is new even though the natural health community has been talking about for years. The New York Times, for example, recently ran a story entitled When Drugs Cause Problems They Are Supposed to Prevent (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/health/policy/17drug.html?_r=1)....

McDonald's threatened with lawsuit over toys in Happy Meals

6/28/2010 - The Los Angeles Times recently reported that the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is planning to sue fast-food giant McDonald's if the company does not comply with its demands to remove toys from "Happy Meals". CSPI claims that marketing unhealthy food with toys is contributing to the...

How to get your doctor to sing Happy Birthday while he washes his hands (satire)

10/31/2009 - I recently saw a poster in a medical building that stopped me cold. It was about influenza, and it said the following: To avoid spreading germs, wash your hands for as long as it takes to sing Happy Birthday to yourself. I did a double take. Really? Wash your hands while you sing Happy Birthday as...

Don't Worry, Be Happy, America! (Ten Reasons Why)

7/25/2009 - Following the publication of my story about "the new Mr. America: Bankrupt, Diseased and Running Out of Options," we received a number of complaints from some readers who thought the story was too dark. It's just "too negative" to talk about the actual financial numbers in the U.S. budget, it seems....

Happy Oasis, Part III: What She Eats and Her Favorite Superfoods

4/15/2009 - This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni's Renegade Roundtable, which can be found at http://www.RenegadeRoundtable.com. In this excerpt, Happy Oasis shares on what she eats and favorite superfoods. Renegade Roundtable with Happy Oasis. Happy is the Chief Visionary Officer of the Raw Spirit...

Happy Oasis Part II: Advice for Getting Your Spouse and Teen Interested in Raw Foods

4/10/2009 - This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni`s Renegade Roundtable, which can be found at http://www.RenegadeRoundtable.com. In this excerpt, Happy Oasis shares on getting family members and especially teens interested in trying raw foods. There is great advice here. Renegade Roundtable with Happy...

Happy Oasis, Part I: Motivational Speaking, Design Your Day to Live in Solitude

4/2/2009 - This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni's Renegade Roundtable, which can be found at http://www.RenegadeRoundtable.com. In this excerpt, Happy Oasis shares on topics from her motivational speaking from designing your day to living in solitude. Renegade Roundtable with Happy Oasis. Happy is...

Keep Aging Parents Happy, Healthy and Independent with Bioidentical Hormones

3/23/2009 - People caring for aging parents or just thinking about it realize that keeping them healthy, happy and active for as long as possible is ideal for everyone. Aging parents seldom want to become physically dependent on their children for care. Grown children, often referred to as the sandwich generation,...

A Happy Marriage Boosts Heart Health, Researchers Discover

8/3/2008 - People who are happily married have lower blood pressure than those who are single or in an unhappy marriage, according to a study conducted by researchers from Brigham Young University and published in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine. The researchers had 204 married adults and 99 single ones wear...

Tribal Healing and Happiness by Raw Food Festival Founder, Happy Oasis

5/28/2008 - This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni's Raw Food Summit which can be found at (http://rawsummitarchives.com) . In this excerpt, Happy Oasis shares what she's learned from other cultures about healing and happiness and the exciting details about The Raw Food Festival. Raw Food Summit Excerpt...

A Day in the Life of the Happy Oasis Retreat

5/23/2008 - This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni's Raw Food Summit which can be found at (http://rawsummitarchives.com) . In this excerpt, Happy Oasis shares more on her experiences living with tribes around the world and attitudes and relationships with foods. She always shares insight into what a day...

Interview With Happy Oasis: Learning From Tribes Around the World

5/22/2008 - This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni's Raw Food Summit which can be found at (http://rawsummitarchives.com) . In this excerpt, Happy Oasis shares on living with tribes around the world and the insights she's gleaned from these experiences. Raw Food Summit Excerpt with Happy Oasis, the founder...

CDC's "Germstoppers" campaign uses low-brow language to teach complex hand washing skills (satire)

8/4/2006 - The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in the United States has a new program called "Germstoppers." This program consists -- in part -- of a full-page brochure that various institutions -- such as health clinics and hospitals -- can paste in their windows. The "Germstoppers" brochure attempts to educate...

Fast food giants prey on parents' gullibility to sell unhealthy food to children

7/13/2006 - Many experts name Ray Kroc, founder of the McDonald's franchise, and Walt Disney as the pioneers of child-focused marketing, since they first recognized children as a separate marketing demographic from adults in the 1960s. For Kroc and Disney, the decision was a pragmatic business move. "A child who...

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