You can lose 100 pounds without exercise, drugs, surgery or giving up alcohol - Grand Rapids News | Examiner.com

You can lose 100 pounds without exercise, drugs, surgery or giving up alcohol. Did that headline might grab your attention. There's been a lot of debate about diet vs. exercise for weight loss. Traditional wisdom says you need both. Now research says exercise won't lose you weight, reported Scientific American August 11. But Coca-Cola funds an anti-diet weight loss program that says exercise is all you need. Well, the proof is in the pudge, or lack thereof. How does it work? Here's the secrets to losing 12 BMI points and 10 clothing sizes.    You can lose 100 pounds without exercise, drugs, surgery or giving up alcohol - Grand Rapids News | Examiner.com

Tax-free back to school shopping holidays: No state sales tax shopping days - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

 No state sales tax on back-to-school purchases? Tax-free back to school shopping holidays? Did you read that correctly? Yes you did! NBC TODAY reported August 4 that across the United States, 18 different states will waive state sales tax on certain days. Most tax-free back-to-school shopping days are in August so rev up your shopping cart and get ready to snag tax-free back to school supplies, school clothes, electronics, computers, uniforms, textbooks and more. Here's a state-by-state guide to tax-free back-to-school shopping holidays! Homeschool families, check out savings on instructional materials, texts and teaching supplies.Tax-free back to school shopping holidays: No state sales tax shopping days - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com