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By Susan Yara, CNBC.com

Being proactive about your health doesn't have to be a daunting task. The first step is to take a look at your lifestyle choices to decide if they're having a negative impact. In fact, it can be as easy as stepping onto a scale.

Dr. Harry Ginsberg, chairman of the Department of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago, recommends weighing yourself on a reliable scale at least once a year. What may seem like negligible weight gain can actually pile up.

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"If you're weight is creeping up by three pounds a year, after ten years that means you've gained 30 pounds," he says. "That can be quite significant."

Research shows that obesity contributes to a slew of medical conditions, including diabetes, heart disease and various cancers. Your lifestyle choices are so important that the American Institute for Cancer Research says healthy diets along

By CNBC.com

Sales of superfoods have exploded in recent years as Americans look for easy ways to make their daily diet more healthy.

"Consumers are increasingly looking for healthful nutrients from foods rather than from supplements," says Bob Jones, a principal at Scientia Advisors.

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Superfoods are touted for their high nutrient content and disease-fighting properties. However, the health effects of these foods are controversial. While there is no set definition for superfoods, the term is often used for marketing purposes and there is little research on their health benefits.

What's happening, Jones explains, is consumers are increasingly looking for functionality in natural ways by eating yogurt instead of taking probiotics in capsules and eating fish instead of taking fish oil in capsules.

Superfoods, which come in the form of whole foods or drinks and

By Tom Rotunno, CNBC.com
Beer has long been presumed to be the domain of men. The dozens of commercials aired during sporting events by brewers only helps to promote the stereotype of beer being solely a man's drink.

Then there are the statistics. In the most recent Gallop Poll on US drinking habits, only 27 percent of women named beer as their preferred drink. Wine was the top choice at 48 percent. As for men, beer was the top drink (54 percent) followed by liquor (22 percent) and wine (17 percent).

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While 27 percent percent might not seem like much at first glance, consider the fact that in 2009 just 6 percent of women listed beer as their top drink. There's no doubt that more and more women are putting down the wine glass and picking up a bottle of beer.

The recent growth of the craft beer industry is often credited with bringing more consumers-both

By Cindy Perman, CNBC.com

Companies and cities are offering so many rewards for people who do green things, you'll no longer feel like a hippy for going green, you'll feel like a VIP!

As you go through your day doing green things, you may be handed free breakfast, cash and other VIP swag. In some places they're starting to offer special driving and parking privileges. Heck, one Olympic town is so serious about their green, they'll give you a gold medal!

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"Incentivizing green behaviors is one of the most effective ways to engage people in making these changes in a real and meaningful way," said Jennifer Berry, a spokesperson for Earth911.com, an online directory for recycling information. "Everyone who participates in sustainability, even in small ways in their everyday life, is a VIP … so everyone should be treated like an eco-star!"

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By Cindy Perman, CNBC.com


Parents use all kinds of adorable language when they're talking to their kids - "A doo doo doo! A da da da! Yes. Who's my pretty girl?"

But at the end of a long day of work or taking care of the family, schlepping around a Winnie the Pooh bag and suppressing every profanity-laced thought, when parents find their little angels still bouncing with energy, most of them are thinking one thing: "Go the F*** to Sleep."

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Well, author Adam Mansbach finally said it out loud in his new book aptly titled, "Go the F*** to Sleep." As if a bubble of relief popped on PayPal, the book shot to No. 1 on Amazon - before it was even released.

You could practically hear the collective, "Yeeeeeeeees!" from parents across the country, followed by, "Click - Buy It Now!"

The book won't be released until next week, but its No. 1 status has been attributed to

By Katie Kramer, CNBC.com


Vera Wang is fashion's first lady of bridal wear. Her coveted designs grace celebrities and the mere mortals able to spend upwards of $20,000 for a chic walk down the aisle.

But now she is coming to the mass market with a collection for David's Bridal.

"It's amazing how it has resonated," says the 61-year-old Wang, a household name thanks to two decades of dressing celebrity brides including Chelsea Clinton, Ivanka Trump and Sharon Stone.

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A privately-owned company, David's doesn't discuss sales figures, but Chief Marketing Officer Brian Beitler confirms success at the cash register was better than expected. "From the moment we announced the partnership, we had customer inquiry," says Beitler.

White by Vera Wang is currently

By Colleen Kane, CNBC.com
As the Great Recession grows ever more reminiscent of the Great Depression, it's wise to take lessons from the generation who lived it first. Depression-era success stories are peppered with words like "gumption," "moxie," and "chutzpah." While the terms are quaint, their meanings are just as relevant in today's job market, and maybe even more so. Now that the initial stages of the job search process often lack face-to-face encounters, it's even easier for employers to rule out applicants.



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Here are a few imaginative ways that determined candidates can stand out from the slush pile of resumes.

Demonstrate your skills. As an inexperienced writer, Dagny McKinley pitched an editor reluctant to take a chance on her. She offered to submit her article well before deadline, and if he didn't like it, he wouldn't have to pay her. It worked, and after that, Dagny

By Cindy Perman, CNBC.com

You joke about your job killing you, but guess what? It actually is. Most workplaces are high-stress, high-germ environments, and that can have a significant impact on your health - and lifespan.

But don't panic! There are some steps you can take to try to head your job off at the pass.

You already know that you're supposed to eat better and exercise regularly - but here are a few things you may not know about decreasing your job stress and increasing your life span.

And for any of you New Age-phobes out there, I give you my word that there are no ambient sounds, "meditation snacks," or flamingo yoga poses on this list.

Here are Five Ways to Keep Your Job From Killing You:

1) Get a wingman.

Just like fighter pilots face the threat of airborne enemies, executives and employees face the twin assaults of back-biting and gossip.

What's