Archive for May, 2008
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Childhood Obesity: Who’s to Blame?
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I don’t have children. I’m not sure when I will have children, but I do know that when I do, health, both mental and physical, will be an important part of my raising them and teaching them about life.
This morning, I had an interesting dialogue with my family about legal action and laws around childhood […]
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All-Natural, Organic and ummm…Toxic
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I’ve been a true loyalist to Origins, Aveda and The Body Shop for the better part of ten to fifteen years. I admit, I walk into a store and I fall hook, line and sinker for the scents they pump through their stores. The Body Shop was one of the first companies that tauted no […]
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3 Stories of Breast Cancer Diagnosis: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
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This past week I learned of three healthy and fit women, all under 50, who are either undergoing breast cancer treatment or have become breast cancer survivors. Each woman who is diagnosed with breast cancer has their own story of how they found a lump, what stage it was in and a unique process of […]
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Are your Friends making you Fat?
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Most of us have experienced peer pressure at one time or another, most likely when we were adolescents. At that time, it was pretty blatant: ’Buy these jeans, everyone else has them’…‘You need to make the basketball team, otherwise you’ll be a loser’…‘Try a sip of this punch or a smoke, it makes you feel […]
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Daily Doses
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My friend Laura asked if I took a multi-vitamin and if I thought it would be smart to do so. I admit, I’m sometimes not as diligent as I should be, but I do recommend a basic multi-vitamin. Why? It is an insurance policy. Sometimes, we eat well, sometimes we don’t. Sometimes we get our […]
