It is Labor Day weekend, and that means barbecues to celebrate the end of Summer. Potato salad is a barbecue staple, but this dish doesn't need to be laden with high-fat mayo.

This potato salad features a red wine vinegar and mustard vinaigrette, with salty capers and cornichons (the French version of gherkins) for added flavor. Capers may be tiny, but nutritionally speaking, they pack quite a punch for their size. These little green olive-like nuggets of flavor are not only high in antioxidants, but they also inhibit the formation of by-products created in the digestion of meat that have been linked to an increased risk of cancer and heart disease. Remember, to reap all the nutritional benefit of your potatoes, don't peel your spuds, and boil them whole.

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I find practicing yoga regularly helps keep me feeling centered, both physically and mentally. But that doesn't mean you need to do yoga solo. Partner yoga can be often be twice as fun and more enriching. The book Contact: The Yoga of Relationship ($26) is a great way to learn how to make many poses work for two people.

This book is filled with gorgeous full size black and white photos of really creative partner poses, for both the beginner and the experienced yogi alike. The book is organized around seven points of contact yoga: trust, passion, commitment, love, communication, vision, and union. As you peruse through the pages, you'll see that there are several unique postures to try that are associated with each point. Trying these poses out with a partner is sure to strengthen your connection with that person, and leave you both smiling.

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The Olympics may be over, but you still have a few days to enter the contest to win $1,000 by playing : the FitSugar Olympic Faceoff! This addictive faceoff game features 100 of my favorite Summer Olympians from 2008 and Olympics past.

Gymnasts Nadia Comaneci and Kerri Strug competed years apart in different Olympic games, but they face off here! And like the judges, you get to pick your podium favorites. In this Olympic game, basketball's Jason Kidd can compete against swimmer Michael Phelps, and marathoner Deena Kastor takes on soccer great Mia Hamm. Start playing the highly addictive game and guess which Olympians are favored by Sugar readers.

But it's not just the Olympians who win in this game. For the month of August, we're giving away $100 every day and a $1,000 monthly prize; all you have to do to enter is play the Olympic Faceoff or any Faceoff game on the Sugar Network. Check out the official rules for more details.

Game on and face off!

Potatoes, reviled during the low-carb days of yore, are once again showing up on many American plates.

Labor Day means potato salad, and potato salad means boiling potatoes. I just read in the Berkeley Wellness Letter that you should boil your potatoes unpeeled and whole, which is easy to do if you buy the small red-skinned variety. Potatoes are a great source of potassium, especially the skin, which is why you should always eat the skin. But when cut for boiling, potatoes lose 50 percent of this valuable mineral as it leaches out into the water.

Save the potassium — boil your potatoes whole.

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