Welcome back to our weekly From Our Friends roundup, where we showcase the best articles from our friends and partners around the web! This week's installment includes info on BPA-free food containers for kids, why there are NO zero-calorie foods, the mysteries and wonders of REM sleep, how to work out when you don't want to, a recipe for a homemade healthy version of Doritos, and 5 great tips for making the most of fat-burning exercises. Enjoy these, and have a wonderful weekend! We'll see you next week...

It's that time again! We've put together another fantastic From Our Friends roundup that is filled to the brim with facts, tips and most of all FUN! This week's installment includes posts on natural deodorant, stocking your kitchen right, unusual uses for nutritional yeast, home exercises, how to get more iron in your diet, and 10 ways to make our cities greener! Enjoy these and have a wonderful weekend... we'll see you on Monday!

Welcome to another great installment of From Our Friends, our weekly roundup of all the best new posts from our friends and partners around the web. This week includes articles on green tea, naturally boosting fertility, which super foods you should be eating for a healthy diet, how to make sure your spinach isn't hindering your calcium absorption, 6 uses for peppermint essential oil, and beautiful pictures of Milford Sound. Enjoy these, dear readers, and have a wonderful weekend!

We're back with another great installment of From Our Friends, the weekly roundup where we share with you some of our favorite articles from our friends around the web! This week includes articles on sleek counter storage jars, how climate change may be affecting your coffee, the importance of intergenerational relationships, 5 delicious ways to get your vitamin C, healthy road trip snacks, and 7 communities who salvage trash from the world's dumpsites! Enjoy these, and have a great weekend!

Happy Friday, dear OA readers! We've put together a great From Our Friends roundup for you this week. Find out how coriander oil can combat bacteria, read a wonderful bio on writer/yogi Elena Brower, stock your vegan pantry with 10 essentials, learn which 5 nutritional supplements increase your skin's collagen production, and find out why we are VERY excited about Mark Bittman's new partially vegan diet book. Enjoy these, and have a fantastic weekend!

Can you believe it's the weekend? We hope everyone had an excellent Fourth Of July, and if your bbq plans extend into this weekend we hope you enjoy them, as well! Before you head out, take a peek at this week's great From Our Friends roundup. It's loaded with posts on Odwalla, natural mosquito bite remedies, weight-training mistakes, protein recipes, and the dirt on calorie-tracking programs. Have a delicious weekend, OA readers!