A Summer Favorite- Cherries

One of the many lovely fruits you might find at your farmer’s market are cherries. No, they may not fall into the category of new, exotic or interesting as per my request for you readers to send in contributions of some of the more unusual foods you found at your market, but I had to […]

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The Concept of “Cheating”

In response to my  blog of a few days ago, about whether or not a certain famous doctor did or didn’t suggest that cheating on one’s diet is a good idea, a reader sent in the (disappointing) answer, along with a link to the article in question, entitled, Cheat on Your Diet and Still Lose Weight. […]

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Conversations at the Coffee Shop

The other day, while waiting in line to order an espresso at a certain local coffee establishment, I overhead the most interesting serious of commentary from two women standing in front of me in line, all of which had one thing or other to do with diet, nutrition or health. Before they approached the barista […]

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Which Type of Calories Don’t Count?

None that I’m aware of! It’s funny, though, to consider how many of us convince ourselves that somehow, certain calories are somehow not going to be recognized by the body as such. Liquid calories come to mind first off.  Having a black americano over ice is vastly different from a venti-mocha-frappe type drink, the latter […]

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Programming Your Body

I find it downright amazing when I really stop and think about what the human body can do in terms of rebuilding itself, recovering from stress or trauma and completely transforming itself….when given the proper stimuli. Surely, all of us have witnessed this in ourselves, or in a friend, family member or even from afar […]

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Moms-to-be, Get Moving!

“Increasing evidence shows that maternal obesity and excessive gestational weight gain are associated, through intrauterine exposure, with increased risk of childhood obesity”, was the opener in an article this week in the American College of Sports Medicine’s Bulletin. Nature?  Or nurture? Look- does it really matter? If a mother-to-be has poor eating habits and is […]

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Beat the Heat or Power Through?

For anyone who’s on the West Coast, you’ll know first hand what I’m referring to as we’ve been in the midst of a mega heat wave for the past week. Should you simply mind over matter it, or err on the side of caution and skip training in the heat? Several factors are worth considering: […]

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