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Carry your lunch to work or pack your child’s lunch in style with one of these fashionable containers. An insulated interior and a magnetic closure make it the perfect place to store your meal, and its waterproof surfaces make cleaning a breeze.

Ditch the yoga mat for these slip-resistant socks. Created for practicing yoga and Pilates, these socks keep your feet firmly planted on the floor while giving your toes some added warmth. Each order comes with two pairs and colors include white, pink and green.

Speedo Aquabeat 2.0 Waterproof

MP3

Player with LED Screen

$119.99, www.speedousa.com

Intelli-Diet Weight Loss

$3.99, www.apple.com/itunes

Whether you want to lose weight or just adopt more healthful eating habits, this application can help. Record the food found in your kitchen and it automatically generates a well-balanced diet with the items listed. The app is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

The days of swimming in silence are over. This 4GB device offers 20 hours of music play and is submersible up to 10 feet. The LED screen shows track details and the clip on the back allows you to attach the player to swimwear or goggles. Don’t worry if you drop it; it’s designed to float for quick, easy recovery. The package includes waterproof earphones, a USB charger cable and a mesh carrying pouch.

Robert’s Remedies Bite + Burn

$7.50, www.robertsremedies.com

Robert’s Remedies, a new Columbus-based company, offers a revolutionary way to soothe your bug bites and burns. Made with a unique natural ingredient – essential Brewer’s yeast extract – this gel product should calm your skin and speed up the healing process. The company also offers products for mouth and face care.

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Rumble Roller

$69.95, www.roguefitness.com

Give yourself a massage while working out. Instead of the smooth surface of regular foam rollers, the Rumble Roller has specially designed bumps that are flexible yet firm to penetrate those tough knots in your muscle tissue. It’s waterproof, latex-free and made with an anti-microbial additive to help prevent bacterial growth.

Brooks Green Silence

$59.99, www.brooksrunning.com

Made completely from sustainable elements – such as recycled materials, soy-based inks and a biodegradable midsole – this shoe takes “green” to a new level. Multiple colors are available for both men and women.

Defcon PolarPhoto Sunglasses

$89.99, www.ryderseyewear.com

Ryders Eyewear combines polarization to eliminate glare with photochromic technology to adjust to changing light conditions in these glasses for the active individual. For added comfort and security, the sunglasses have temple pads for a strong grip.

Wesley Glen ~ WELL on our WAY

Wesley Glen will open a new WELLness Center early in 2012. The center will include a lap pool with classes offered by the YMCA, state of the art physical therapy and rehabilitation areas, fitness center that overlooks the pool, therapy pool, wellness clinic and a juice bar!

All you need for Living the WELLlife in 2012!

Wesley Glen

Retirement Community

5155 N. High Street Columbus, OH 43214 for more information, (614) 888-7492.

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Brandwashed: Tricks Companies Use to Manipulate Our Minds and Persuade Us to Buy

By Martin Lindstrom

Lindstrom analyzes how supermarket giants attempt to trick and manipulate the minds of shoppers to get them to buy items they do not need. Using firsthand experiences, he explores various marketing tactics and psychological traps that are laid out by stores. He also offers advice to shoppers to help them avoid falling for these big-business tactics.

It Starts with Food: Discover the Whole30 and Change Your Life in Unexpected Ways

By Dallas and Melissa Hartwig

Learn about the Whole30 nutritional reset, created by authors Melissa and Dallas Hartwig. The Hartwigs summarize the science of how certain foods can have a negative impact on your appearance and self-esteem and outline an action plan designed to help readers develop a healthier lifestyle through a better relationship with food.

Bedtime Calculator www.sleepyti.me

This simple website has one purpose: to help you wake up feeling refreshed. Sleep cycles usually last 90 minutes and a good night's sleep consists of 5-6 cycles. This website calculates the optimal time for you to go to sleep so you wake up at the end of a sleep cycle instead of in the middle of one, keeping you more alert throughout the day.

LiveStrong www.livestrong.com

Consumption of Green Tea May Reduce Gynecologic Cancer Risk

Healthy New Albany jan 2012

A recent study from the Colorado State University Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences shows that drinking green tea can help decrease the risk of ovarian, endometrial and cervical cancer. Key compounds in green tea work together to help protect the body against the development and spread of malignant cancer cells, the study showed.

Childhood neglect may increase risk of skin cancer