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Wired to Eat: Turn Off Cravings, Rewire Your Appetite for Weight Loss, and Determine the Foods That Work for You Hardcover  by Robb Wolf

https://www.amazon.com/Wired-Eat-Cravings-Appetite-Determine/dp/0451498569/ref=sr_1_1 Robb Wolf is a former research biochemist, health expert, and author of the New York Times bestselling The Paleo Solution. He has been a review editor for the Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism and Journal of Evolutionary Health; serves on the board…

Butcher Box

Butcher Box is a company that wants to make sure the most important part of your barbecue is always as good as it can be. Starting at $129 a month, the subscription box service delivers a package of 7-10 pounds of beef, chicken,…

Black Rifle Coffee

Evan Hafer, the coffee roaster who pledged to hire 10,000 veterans in response to Starbucks’ pledge to hire 10,000 immigrants has some of the best coffee we at Icon Foods and Steviva have had the pleasure to caffeinate on. When asked was that…

Bitcoin Losers

https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2018/01/05/576087864/episode-816-bitcoin-losers Plenty of people will tell you they’re getting rich off of bitcoin. They could be right. But there’s another group of bitcoin owners that aren’t so ecstatic. Because they might be rich, too, but they lost the passkey that would let them…

Vice

https://www.vice.com/ Originating from the Montreal-based Vice magazine co-founded by Suroosh Alvi, Shane Smith, and Gavin McInnes (who left the company in 2008), Vice expanded primarily into youth and young adult–focused digital media, including online content verticals and related web series, the news division…

Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives by Dan Millman

https://www.amazon.com/Way-Peaceful-Warrior-Changes-Lives/dp/1932073205 An oldie but, a goodie, I revisit this book every couple of years and always get something new out of it. Way of the Peaceful Warrior is based on the story of Dan Millman, a world champion athlete, who journeys into realms…

Car and Driver

Car and Driver

https://www.caranddriver.com/ Most print publications has struggled making a solid transition in digital but, care and Drive has the best site if you are into cars and ummm… and if you are a drive. Makes sense right? The on-line magazine also frequently delves into…

Pandora

Pandora

https://www.pandora.com/ Called me old school but Pandora is still one of my favorites for music. Pandora is the easiest way to find new music based on your favorites. Pandora gives you a personalized music experience that continually evolves with your tastes. Create radio…

Duolingo

Duolingo

https://www.duolingo.com/ It’s no secret I am still trying to get conversational in French. It’s a tough language. The rules are only a few pages while the exceptions can fill a tome. Learn anytime, anywhere. Make your breaks and commutes more productive with our…

Udemdy

Udemdy

https://www.udemy.com/ Udemy is a global marketplace for learning and teaching online where students are mastering new skills and achieving their goals by learning from an extensive library of over 55,000 courses taught by expert instructors. We use it at Steviva. A lot of…