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10 UNHEALTHY FOODS THAT YOU THINK ARE HEALTHY!

   I love food. I do also love unhealthy food, unfortunately, and in an attempt to help myself and others with trying to eat healthier, I made this list to make people aware that what you might think of as healthy, might just be quite the opposite. But remember – if eating a kind of food makes you feel good, then do so! Being happy and content is just as important for your health as nutrition is… at least I like to think so! 10. Vegetable Oils    Like some of us learned in Chemistry class, fat is supposed to be more healthy the more liquid it is, therefore it’s commonly believed that all vegetable oils are healthy. And hey, they’re from plants, too! So this sounds about right. It is actually a general rule that the fat is more healthy the more liquid it is, since the “healthy” double bonds in the unsaturated (or good, if you will) kind of fat will decrease the melting point. However, what most people forget, is that ordinary butter can be liquid too, if it’s just heated a li

DAILY NATIONAL HOLIDAYS IN JUNE!

   Father's Day lands in June, but did you know that there is a holiday for every day this month? Here they are! June 1: National Go Barefoot Day - This shouldn't be too hard to do now that it's June. June 2: Leave the Office Early Day - Do I need to make up an excuse, or can I just leave? June 3: Chimborazo Day -Build a science fair-worthy volcano in honor of Chimborazo (in the Andes in Ecuador). June 4: International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression - It's a long name, but a good cause. June 5: World Environment Day - Dedicate the day to go green for the world environment. Wait - this should be done every day. June 6: Drive-in Movie Day - Do they still exist? June 7: VCR Day - Go back in time by watching home videos on the old VCR. June 8: Upsy Daisy Day - Every time you royally screw up, say, "Upsy daisy" to lighten the mood. June 9: Donald Duck Day - Write Mr. Duck's biography to honor him