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Without a trace of makeup, her blond hair usually cinched in a ponytail, the former organic farmer and health-food store clerk from Vancouver scrupulously avoids preservatives and pesticides in her food. She was also tested last year by researchers collecting proof of toxic chemicals in the body. But what she discovered shocked her -- her clean-living body was distressingly polluted with heavy metals and PCBs. .

BlueCross BlueShield and BlueChoice HealthPlan Challenge SC ...

COLUMBIA, S.C., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and BlueChoice(R) HealthPlan of South Carolina are calling on employers and consumers to walk their way to better health starting with the first annual National Walk @ Lunch Day on Wednesday, April 18. The motivation behind National Walk @ Lunch Day is to encourage people to take time during their lunch breaks to start walking toward better health. Most peoples' schedules are built around the workday, so National Walk @ Lunch Day is designed to fit into - not compete with - their daily schedules. As employers, BlueCross companies nationwide will host lunchtime walks on April 18. Employees of BlueCross BlueShield and its subsidiary companies in Columbia and Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Augusta, Ga.; and Columbus, Westerville and Wheelersburg, Ohio; will start walking at noon for 30 minutes at their work locations.

Cheerios 'Sisters Saving Hearts Awards' to Recognize African ...

MINNEAPOLIS, April 5 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to provide Black women with heart health education and tools to help lower the incidence of heart disease, Cheerios(R) recently partnered with American Urban Radio Network (AURN) to launch the Sisters Saving Hearts Awards and grant program. The initiative is part of a three-year comprehensive campaign launched through General Mills' Cheerios Circle of Helping Hearts (TM), and includes a nationwide search that will donate a total of $25,000 to African-American women and organizations working to generate greater awareness of the risks of heart disease.

Individuals may nominate a friend, family member, colleague, organization or themselves to receive one of five Cheerios(R) Sisters Saving Hearts grants by completing an online nomination at http://www.sisterssavinghearts.com/.