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Imagine you get up while you're sleeping, throw coffee grinds and cat litter in a blender, and "drink" it while still snoozing. It's called sleep eating, and it took one woman gaining 60 pounds before she realized she had a problem.
Last night on Primetime Live, they investigated this relatively unknown disorder--you won't believe the video.
Sleep eating is characterized by sleepwalking and excessive overeating. Besides the weight effects, it can be a dangerous issue as people are at risk... Read Full Story
Michael Phelps chooses Frosted Flakes over Wheaties: Apparently the greatest Olympian of all time has a sweet tooth. Health experts are up in arms over Michael Phelps' choice to be featured on the Frosted Flakes box, instead of the traditional Wheaties box. Frosted Flakes has three times the sugar content and only a small fraction of the fiber.
Man attacks family after fender bender: Casey Weldon Till, 26, has been arrested for violently assaulting several individuals involved in a... Read Full Story
Aesthetician Melanie Engle is used to waxing her clients, but when one mom came in and asked for her 8-year-old daughter to get a bikini wax, Engle flipped. It wasn't as if the girl was developing early, it was simply "the mother's obsession with wanting the daughter to be perfect." MSN reports that it is not at all uncommon for mothers around the U.S to take their tween (girls 10-12) to salons to get body hair removed: "12 years old is the new normal." Engle said. On one hand, we... Read Full Story
Brits are victorious, Shawn Johnson nabs gold, and more.
What you missed: • It was a good day for the Brits! British cyclist Chris Hoy won his third gold medal by beating teammate Jason Kenny in the men's track cycling sprint, pushing his country to their best Olympic in one century. Britain's Victoria Pendleton, a three-time world champion, defeated Australia's Anna Meares for the gold medal in the women's track cycling sprint. • Zakia Nassar, a 21 year-old Palestinian swimmer who... Read Full Story
Guest blogger Ronda Kaysen: What's the first lesson of this school year? Save your pennies. Schools are cutting costs this year and so are moms. Since we can't send our kids to the classroom completely empty- handed, we've devised some tricks to get them on their way--without tapping into their college fund.
Take Stock: Before you hit the stores, do an inventory of what's in the house. Pull out the pens, pencils, glue sticks and whatever else you have. Know what you have so you don't come... Read Full Story
She tosses a ball at 71 miles an hour, has turned down offers to pose for Playboy and was named hottest sports personality by Maxim. She's pitching for the U.S. in Beijing, already has a gold medal, and she just so happens to be a mom. Momlogic talked to Jennie Finch and got the scoop--from how she balances her family with her career, to what she eats. Read Full Story
Nicole Kidman's call triggers gold medal: Malcolm Page and
Nathan Wilmot, members of the Australian men's sailing team, won a gold
medal on Tuesday after receiving a good luck call from Nicole Kidman.
According to Page, he first he screened the unfamiliar number on his
cell phone before he realized it was Kidman calling. "I thought, 'Ah, I
just don't want to talk to her today,' so I bumped it," joked Page.
"Then two seconds later there was a message from Nicole wishing us good
luck," he... Read Full Story
