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Seven Glaciers in Seven Hours. Cool.

August is Glacier Month at BCS because, well, what's Better and Cheaper than finding a cool spot in a national park in August? What's Slower than a glacier? What's cooler than seeing seven glaciers in a single hike in Glacier National Park? You have to do this hike someday.
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Olive Oil Advisory

If you use a lot of it, it's even Better than you thought. If you don't, you should. Here's a study that looks at virgin olive oil and finds it reduces the risk of stroke. Significantly. And here are a bunch of delicious Ways to get more in your diet.
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More Lettuce: Inside-Out BLT

A sandwich that wanted to be a salad. To take advantage of cheap, plentiful summer greens at their seasonal peak. The lettuce is on the outside and the bread's on the inside. An all-American BLT. Just a little confused.
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No tomatoes. Watermelon. Gazpacho.

Still a few weeks before we get great tomatoes here. But the watermelon's perfect. For gazpacho. Could be your first course. Or your dessert. A cool, refreshing, flavorful way to start or finish a Summer meal.
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Naked Exercise #4: Push Up

Stripped down. No equipment. No exercise balls, no balance boards, no weights. Not just Better and Cheaper. Better and Free. Strengthen your arms, shoulders, hands and wrists. Press Play.
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80 Ways: Horchata. A Vegan Milk Shake.

Looks and feels like milk. It's lactose-free and gluten-free. Tastes like a glass of thick, frothy milk with a peanut butter cookie built in. In South America, it's a traditional, refreshing and delicious beverage. You should know about this.
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Air-Conditioned Hikes

When the natural world's temperature-humidity index hits 110 F and its air quality index is less than poor, it's time to get artificial. Man-made air. Man-made beauty. Time for a little museum hiking. If you're on your feet for three or four hours, you'll burn somewhere between 600 and 1,000 calories while you feed your head.
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Seven Layer Salad, Asian style

A salad you make a day or two in advance, store in the fridge, then serve crisp and cool when you're ready. More than 7 flavors and hundreds of phytonutrients. A Glycemic Load of zero with a very, very low calorie count.
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