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Acupuncture and T'ai Chi:
Great Add-ons to Your Weight Loss Plan
The best way of controlling your weight is by eating a healthy diet and exercising regularly. Acupuncture and T'ai Chi provide fun ways to curb unhealthy food cravings, reduce stress, and exercise. Acupuncture and T'ai Chi can offset food cravings because they release endorphins into the brain, helping to alleviate food withdrawal. In addition, releasing endorphins helps to reduce stress and helps to curtail the over-production of Cortisol, a mechanism that helps our bodies store fat. Acupuncture and T'ai Chi are also effective in stimulating the hypothalamus, an area in the brain that controls the appetite and hormone production and regulates the autonomic nervous system.

Dell Computers Globalizes
Computer Recycling
Since 2003, Dell has offered European consumers no-charge recycling of any brand of used computer or printer with the purchase of a new Dell computer or printer. The U.S. was added in 2004. Now, free recycling of used Dell-branded computers and peripheral equipment, with no replacement purchase required, is available worldwide ~ including Australia, China, India, Brazil, and many other markets.

Vegetarian Diets for Keeping Slim
“People who switch to a vegetarian diet typically lose about 10 percent of their body weight,” says Amy Joy Lanou, Ph.D., an assistant professor at UNC-Asheville and nutrition scientist with Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM). “Countless studies published in the scientific literature show that resolving to go meat-free in 2007 is the best way to slim down and get healthy.” Six studies conducted around the world 2006 link vegetarian diets with healthy body weight, improved heart health, increased insulin sensitivity, and other benefits. Many other studies from previous years presented similar results.

Environmentally Friendly “Green” Computers Explode in Popularity
With growing interest in “green” computers, more than 300 computers have been registered with EPEAT, the new EPA-funded green computer standard released in July 2006. Nine manufacturers currently participate in the program. The EPA estimates that over the next five years purchases of EPEAT-registered computers will result in reductions of more than 13 million pounds of hazardous waste, more than 3 million pounds of non-hazardous waste, and more than 600,000 MWh of energy (enough to power 6 million homes). For more information, visit www.epeat.net

Kroger Cuts Trans Fats
Kroger food stores have vowed to use trans fat free oil to fry chicken in its stores. They join Kentucky Fried Chicken in this pledge. Recent studies show that diets high in trans fat can lead to an increased risk of heart disease and other health issues.

Printed in the February/March 2007 issue of Innerchange.