EITHER/OR? HEALTHY LIVING QUIZ

ANCHOR LEAD IN:
WE ALL WANT TO LIVE A HEALTHY LIFE, BUT DAY TO DAY EXERCISE AND DIET CHOICES CAN BE CONFUSING. IS IT BETTER TO CATCH UP ON YOUR Z'S, FOR INSTANCE, OR GET UP AND EXERCISE? IN TODAY'S HEADS UP - WHAT YOU THINK YOU KNOW ABOUT LIVING WISELY MAY ACTUALLY BE UNDERMINING YOUR HEALTH...

TRACK ONE Length: :11
IN A PERFECT WORLD, WE'D ALL EAT WELL AND EXERCISE RELIGIOUSLY. BUT LET'S GET REAL. HEALTH CHOICES OFTEN COME DOWN TO THE LESSER OF TWO EVILS...AND SOMETIMES THE RESEARCH IS CONTRADICTORY.

SOT
Key @ : :12 Name: CLAUDIA BLOOM Title: ASSOCIATE RESEARCH EDITOR, REAL SIMPLE
"A lot of it's complicated and hard to understand and balance."

TRACK TWO Length: :07
REAL SIMPLE MAGAZINE CONSULTED HEALTH EXPERTS ON A SERIES OF COMMON, EVERYDAY HEALTH CHOICES...
LET'S SEE IF YOU CAN PICK WISELY...

MOS
NO Key @ : Length: :01
"That's a tough one..."

TRACK THREE Length: :04
IS IT HEALTHIER TO DRINK A SECOND GLASS OF WINE WITH DINNER OR EAT A RICH DESSERT?

MOS
NO Key @ : Length: :05
"Depends what the dessert is...maybe a dessert"
"Second glass of wine"

TRACK FOUR Length: :02
(Buzz)
TURNS OUT EXTRA WINE IS WORSE....

SOT
Key @ : :36 Name: Dr. Heather Spencer Feigelson Title: Senior Epidemiologist
American Cancer Society
"I would choose a dessert over a second cocktail, because we know that breast cancer risk is increased with alcohol consumption."

TRACK FIVE LENGTH: :02
HOW ABOUT LEMONADE VERSUS COLA?

MOS
NO Key Length: :03
"Definitely lemonade.Mmmhmm. It doesn't have all the sugar in it and you're getting vitamin c."
(Buzz)

SOT
Key @ : :54 Name: CLAUDIA BLOOM Title: ASSOCIATE RESEARCH EDITOR, REAL SIMPLE
"Citrus drinks actually could be detrimental to teeth enamel and can cause a much faster rate of decay than drinking a cola."

TRACK SIX Length: :03
BEFORE A RUN -- STRETCH OR WALK AROUND FIRST?

MOS
No key Length: :04
"Stretch first..."
"Take a short walk and warm up for a bit and then stretch."
(Ding)

SOT
Length: :05 No Key Name: CLAUDIA BLOOM Title: ASSOCIATE RESEARCH EDITOR, REAL SIMPLE
"The muscles are cold and there's greater risk of injury if you stretch before."

TRACK SEVEN Length: :18
RAPID FIRE ROUND:
CHINESE CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI, OR TWO SLICES OF CHEESE PIZZA? (Ding)
DONUT IN THE MORNING, OR NOTHING? (Ding)
SLEEP IN IF YOU'RE TIRED, OR EXERCISE? (Ding)

OF COURSE, YOU AREN'T ALWAYS GOING TO CHOOSE THE CORRECT PATH JUST BECAUSE YOU KNOW IT... BUT AT LEAST YOU CAN TRY! AND THAT'S A HEADS UP.

ANCHOR TAG:
BLOOM SAYS OF COURSE EVERY PERSON IS DIFFERENT... IF YOU'RE A DIABETIC, FOR INSTANCE A SLICE OF CAKE WOULD BE A VERY BAD CHOICE. SO KEEP IN MIND YOUR OWN HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE, TOO. YOU CAN CHECK OUT MORE OF THESE HEALTHY CHOICES AT REALSIMPLE.COM

SOURCES

Laura Riley
Real Simple
1271 Ave. of the Americas
212-522-3423
Cell: 646-670-6388
laura_riley@realsimple.com

Heather Spencer Feigelson, PhD, MPH
Senior Epidemiologist
Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance Research
American Cancer Society
1599 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30329

phone: 404-929-6815
fax: 404-327-6450
ann.iverson@cancer.org
American Cancer Society