Win a Set of Weight-Loss Bowls!

SWEEPSTAKES RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. Open and offered only to legal US residents 18 years or older with Internet access prior to August 15, 2010. Void in Puerto Rico. Employees of MediZine's Healthy Living Magazine and their immediate families and Prize Providers ("Sponsors" and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates and advertising/promotion agencies are not eligible. One entry per person/family/household per sweepstakes, regardless of method of entry. Sponsors not responsible for late, lost, garbled, misrouted, or scrambled transmissions or incomplete entries; failed computer hardware or software, telephone server, or other technical failures; illegible, damaged, stolen, postage-due or misdirected reproductions. Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received. For name of the winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope after November 30, 2010, but before December 20, 2010 to Weight Loss Bowls Winners, MediZine's Healthy Living, 500 FIFTH AVENUE, STE. 1900, NEW YORK, NY 10110.

Taxes on prizes and expenses not included in prize descriptions are the sole responsibility of the winner(s). Prizes may not be transferred, assigned, or redeemed for cash. Sponsors reserve the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value. Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and that Sponsors may use (unless prohibited) their name, address, photograph, and/or likeness for advertising, trade and promotional purposes without further compensation. Sponsors shall have no liability of any kind arising in connection with this Sweepstakes or from the awarding, acceptance, possession, or use or misuse of any prize. Sponsors reserve the right to modify, terminate, or suspend this Sweepstakes should virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other causes beyond the reasonable control of the Sponsors corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play of the Sweepstakes.

TO ENTER the Weight Loss Bowls Sweepstakes, complete the entry form below with your full name, complete mailing address, phone number and email address between 12:00 AM ET on August 16, 2010 and 11:59 PM ET and 11:59 PM ET November 11, 2010. Entries must be received by 11:59 PM ET November 11, 2010.

Five (5) entrants chosen at random will be awarded the Measure Up Bowls, with an approximate retail value of $29.99.

SPONSORS: MediZine's Healthy Living, 500 Fifth Avenue, Ste. 1900, New York, NY 10110. Heather Harvey.

Win a Copy of the Robin Hood DVD!

Take our online Health Quiz and then fill out and submit the form below and you will be entered in a random drawing for 10 free copies of the Robin Hood DVD. Submit your entry between August 16th, 2010 and November 11, 2010.

SWEEPSTAKES RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. Open and offered only to legal US residents 18 years or older with Internet access prior to August, 15, 2010. Void in Puerto Rico. Employees of MediZine’s Healthy Living magazine and their immediate families and Prize Providers ("Sponsors" and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates and advertising/promotion agencies are not eligible. One entry per person/family/household per sweepstakes, regardless of method of entry. Sponsors not responsible for late, lost, garbled, misrouted, or scrambled transmissions or incomplete entries; failed computer hardware or software, telephone server, or other technical failures; illegible, damaged, stolen, postage-due or misdirected reproductions. Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received. For names of the winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope after November 30, 2010 but before December 20, 2010 to Robin Hood Sweepstakes Winners, MediZine’s Healthy Living, 500 FIFTH AVENUE, STE. 1900, NEW YORK, NY 10110.

Taxes on prizes and expenses not included in prize descriptions are the sole responsibility of the winner(s). Prizes may not be transferred, assigned, or redeemed for cash. Sponsors reserve the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value. Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and that Sponsors may use (unless prohibited) their name, address, photograph, and/or likeness for advertising, trade and promotional purposes without further compensation. Sponsors shall have no liability of any kind arising in connection with this Sweepstakes or from the awarding, acceptance, possession, or use or misuse of any prize. Sponsors reserve the right to modify, terminate, or suspend this Sweepstakes should virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other causes beyond the reasonable control of the Sponsors corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play of the Sweepstakes.

TO ENTER The Robin Hood DVD sweepstakes: Complete the form on this site between August 16, 2010 and November 11, 2010. The 10 winners will be selected at random.

SPONSORS: MediZIne’s Healthy Living, 500 Fifth Avenue, STE. 1900, New York, NY 10110.

1. Which of these lunch-box-friendly fruits should you buy organic to reduce your child’s exposure to pesticide residues?

a. apples
b. oranges
c. bananas

Answer: a. apples. According to the Environmental Working Group, apples are one of the "dirty dozen" fruits and vegetables that have pesticide residue even after washing. You should also buy organic varieties of these other fruits: strawberries, blueberries, cherries, peaches and nectarines.

2. True or False: This year's flu vaccine will protect against both the seasonal flu and H1N1 (swine) flu.

a. True
b. False

Answer: a. True.

3. It is especially important for which group to get a flu shot?

a. schoolchildren
b. people with diabetes
c. seniors
d. people with asthma
e. all of the above

Answer: e. all of the above. To prevent complications from the flu, individuals in these groups should get a flu shot as soon as it's available. Visit fluchannel to learn more.

4. Feeling blue when the clock turns back is most likely a sign of...

a. anemia
b. diabetes
c. seasonal affective disorder

Answer: c. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is caused by lack of sunlight starting in late fall into winter, when days become shorter. Light therapy, which involves basking in a special type of light for 30 minutes every day, often helps, suggests the Institutes of Medicine.

5. Why do arthritic joints ache more when the weather turns colder?

a. You're not drinking enough water.
b. Changes in air pressure
c. Actually, joint pain is exactly the same as before.

Answer: b. As the weather changes, so can the pressure in your joints, causing them to ache. Staying warm and moving around can help ease the pain.

Have a happy and healthy fall!