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Top Dieting Strategies: New & Old

Posted by Raena Morgan:

The on-going research in the field of healthy dieting and weight loss is exciting to say the least. It turns out that the fruit of the hot chili pepper, known as capsicum, can stimulate thermogenesis—stoke your metabolism in other words. Who would have thought? I know peppers make you sweat, but I had no idea they could really help with weight loss.

Attention Facebook Fans: E-cloth Winners Revealed!

Posted by Ben:

I knew the E-cloth was a great product (full disclosure: I have five of them). But I had no idea that this latest giveaway would generate the most response and the most comments we’ve ever seen on our Facebook Fan Page. We had over 100 comments posted...and most of you were very excited and intrigued by the eco-friendly cleaning product.

Are You a Bad Driver? It May Be In Your Genes

Posted by Ben:

Finally, we may be able to do away with all those nasty stereotypes about bad drivers. According to some recent research, being a bad driver may have nothing to do with age, race, gender or any other social distinction. Rather, your skills behind the wheel might actually be set at birth.

Is Cleaning House Hazardous To Your Health?

Posted by Ben:

A 2006 study conducted by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory looked at the potential health risks involved with common house hold cleaners. What they discovered was less than comforting: the bottles of cleaners most of us use to clean our kitchen, bathrooms, bedrooms, etc. may actually be hazardous to our health.

Halloween Madness at Swanson Vitamins

Posted by Ben:

Yes, Halloween is now over, but the sugar high is still soaring for many. We here at Swanson Vitamins celebrated in style last Friday with a company-wide costume contest, complete with prizes! I failed miserably with coming up with a costume, so I did not participate. Now that I think of it, nobody in my department dressed up!

 
But there were a ton of ghosts, goblins and fairy princesses roaming around the rest of the building to make up for our lack of creativity. In case you missed out on your Halloween party or trick-or-treating (or handing out treats), I thought I'd share some photos from our costume contest...maybe inspire you for next year.

 

The dreaded pig flu! So scarrrrrry!

Symptom Checker: How Do You Know if You Have the Flu or Just the Common Cold?

Posted by Ben:

The cold and flu season is still going strong. Runny noses, sore throats and trips to the walk-in clinic are abundant, and there are few signs of a slowdown. But how do you know if you are suffering from the common (and annoying) cold, or if you’ve come down with a case of the flu...or worse, swine flu?

Swanson Vitamins Welcomes New Blogger with Family Connection to Natural Health

Posted by Tara:

Hello, my name is Tara.  I am the newest edition to the Swanson Health Products web communications team.  My role as Internet Public Relations Specialist is very appropriate not only because of my communications experience, but because I have a unique appreciation for the outstanding products Swanson Health Products produces and sells.  In my first blog post, I wanted to share how someone very close to my heart thrives because of vitamins and supplements.