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January 3, 2013 Subscribe · Forward 8 'Healthy' Foods To Avoid By Lambeth Hochwald When New York Times blogger Mark Bittman attacked McDonald's oatmeal — an innocent-sounding healthy menu offering — for its high sugar content and unpronounceable ingredients, it made us question all the other supposedly good-for-you items on fast food and chain restaurant menus. We asked Diane Henderiks, RD, a nutritionist at dishwithdiane.com, for the skinny on the most popular menu items with undeserved health halos — and how to place a savvier order.  Continue reading... Icelandic Girl Fights For Right To Use Her Name How To Stay Energized From Morning To Night Stunning Photo Of Baby In Womb Grabbing Doc's Finger Health And Fitness Tips: 100 Reasons To Start Fresh In 2013 Worst Healthy Foods: Don't Get Fooled By These 8 "Healthy" Foods Zodiac Love Matches 2013: What Your Sign Says About Your Dating Style DANISHA BHALOO This Year, Make a Point to Pay it Forward So many awful things have been happening recently around the world. But there are things that we, as individuals, can do to bring back inspiration and hope to the world in small ways. I recently read about a fellow Canadian blogger, Taslim Jaffer, who is doing her own "pay it forward" in a uniquely creative way with her Make-A-Wave Cards. Why not do our part and fill the world with a little bit of hope? Continue reading... REBECCA ZAMON The 52 Books I Read in 2012 Every year I set out to read 52 books. Then, at the end of the year, I put them all together in a list to (a) hopefully give some suggestions for stuff to read and (b) remember what it was I read. Look for the asterisks for the books that I thought were truly great. Continue reading... ANDREA PAINE How Cancer Has Shaped My New Year's Resolution When I was first diagnosed with cancer, I got brave and decided that I was not going to make any more resolutions. I made a promise to myself: to win my battle, succeed in my journey, and be around for another year. At year end I also gave thanks and felt the gratitude in my heart that I was around and thriving. This has worked out well for me. Until now. Continue reading... SHIRLEY ROBERTS Give Your Aging Parents a Priceless Gift this Christmas If your parents are seniors you can give them a priceless gift this Christmas. On your next visit you can put the wheels in motion to help them live as independently as they can in their home, and prevent accidents that commonly happen to seniors and cause unnecessary pain and suffering. Continue reading... RACHEL OLSEN The Un-resolution Six years ago, I ditched New Year's resolutions in favor of choosing one word to be my focus for the year. Just one word that represented what I most hoped God would do in and through me in the 12 months to come. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here Unsubscribe here.