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I tend to suck at life.  It's not that life sucks, its just that I was really bad at it.  Here's a few tidbits that have helped me not suck so bad at life.

High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is found in almost everything as a sweetener,  but it's worse for you than real sugar.
http://www.examiner.com/x-18928-Richmond-Grandparenting-Examiner~y2010m3d26-Princeton-study-results-confirm-dangers-of-high-fructose-corn-syrup-sweetener

Speaking of sugar, all 'diet' sodas and 'zero calorie' food/drinks use aspertame as an artificial sweetener.  In normal doses studies have shown it to have no negative health effects, but in higher doses (like 20 cans) it exceeds the FDA limit. 
http://www.examiner.com/x-18928-Richmond-Grandparenting-Examiner~y2010m3d26-Princeton-study-results-confirm-dangers-of-high-fructose-corn-syrup-sweetener
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartame_controversy


Teflon pans may give you butt cancer.  Above 300 degrees and it starts to emit more toxic gasses.  I use cast iron because it's just as easy to clean up, you can use metal utinsels, and they're cheap!  FYI use butter when cooking eggs to prevent sticking, not oil.
http://www.teflonhealthhazard.com/teflon-labeled-cancer-risk.html

rBST is a hormone used to produce more milk in cows.  Their udders get so big they get infected and have to be shot up with drugs.  Any transfer of rBST to humans has mostly been disproved but you're still drinking puss filled milk which I would think qualifies as sucking.
http://www.snopes.com/medical/potables/walmart.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bovine_somatotropin 


Traveling for work or pleasure it's always been annoying that airlines just throw all their recyclables away.  Some airlines are better than others, some airports are better than others.  Ask about their recycling policy.  If it sucks, just takes your cans into the airport to recycle there.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/03/02/airline.recycling.report/index.html?hpt=C2

If you're using chemicals to kill weeds, try to steer clear of atrazine
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/science/03/01/pesticide.study.frogs/index.html?hpt=Sbin