In case you were thinking about trying yoga or if you’re confused about which type of classes to take, iyogalife.com provides direction. Learn the differences between Anusara, Ashtanga, Bikrim and many other yoga styles. Find out what the classes are like and what they will do for you. With the help of this guide you'll discover the perfect yoga class for you!

As for me, I love all yoga but my personal favorite yoga types are Ashtanga and Kundalini. Although they are on opposite ends of the yoga spectrum, each style serves me in a way that the other style can't. When I'm feeling up tight or tired I enjoy practicing Kundalini because it amps me up and puts me in an amazing mood. On the other hand if I'm having a stressful day, if I'm having trouble relaxing and just need to come back down to earth, Ashtanga works wonders.

Click here for the guide  and good luck experiencing the many amazing ways to practice yoga!

To celebrate Earth Day on April 22, Whole Foods Market will eliminate plastic bags from it's 270 stores. Hopefully Whole Foods will set an example for other retailers to help the environment by using less plastic bags.  They're bad for the environment because they are made from petroleum, are typically thrown away after one use, fill landfills and float into trees, rooftops, roadways and oceans. Beginning immediately, each store in the Company will work on depleting stocks of disposable plastic grocery bags at the checkouts and will help raise awareness about the benefits of reusable bags. Over the next three months, stores will reduce plastic grocery bag inventories and increase selections of reusable bags for purchase.

Even if you don't shop at Whole Foods, you can still do your part by reusing your grocery bags.

If you're looking to cut back on the calories you consume drinking sports drinks, you may want to try owater infused. There are quite a few factors which make owater a healthier choice among it's competitors.

• 70 calories per bottle, that's 30 less calories than competitors
• 100% natural ingredients
• only 9 grams of pure cane sugar opposed to 13 grams of refined sugar
• no artificial coloring

owater infused comes in flavors peach mango, black raspberry, lime lemon, strawberry, blueberry and coconut. My favorite flavors are peach mango and black raspberry. What do you think of owater infused?

You can purchase 12 packs of owater infused at the BEFIT STORE.

Pastry Footwear by Vanessa and Angela Simmons will start you off to quite a colorful spring. I especially love the girlie Cake Runner collection, they're the perfect trendy gym shoes. Do you love the idea of tasty looking footwear?

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For years low calorie and zero calorie sweeteners have been under much scrutiny. Although these faux sweeteners are associated with numerous health problems, some are willing to take that risk in exchange for a lower calorie count. However, a new study reveals that real sugar may be better for your waist line than the fake stuff.

In a series of experiments, scientists at Purdue University compared weight gain and eating habits in rats whose diets were supplemented with sweetened food containing either zero-calorie saccharin or sugar. The report, published in Behavioral Neuroscience, presents some counterintuitive findings: Animals fed with artificially sweetened yogurt over a two-week period consumed more calories and gained more weight — mostly in the form of fat — than animals eating yogurt flavored with glucose, a natural, high-calorie sweetener. It's a continuation of work the Purdue group began in 2004, when they reported that animals consuming saccharin-sweetened liquids and snacks tended to eat more than animals fed high-calorie, sweetened foods. The new study, say the scientists, offers stronger evidence that how we eat may depend on automatic, conditioned responses to food that are beyond our control.

Are these findings enough to change your opinion of artificial sweeteners, or will you need more hard evidence? I read another interesting study, that found When rats were allowed to choose mutually-exclusively between water sweetened with saccharin (an intense calorie-free sweetener)and intravenous cocaine (a highly addictive and harmful substance) the large majority of animals (94%) preferred the sweet taste of saccharin. That sounds pretty sketchy to me.

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