New Year’s Life Design Exercise Puts you exactly where you want to be one year from today People keep asking me what resolutions I’m making for 2015. I stopped making “resolutions” years ago. Instead I take a look at my year, what worked, what didn’t, what I want more of, what I want less of, … read more
Mindfully Create a Peaceful Holiday
“He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.” ~Lao Tzu It’s already happening. Shopping, shopping lists, shopping sales, shopping must-haves, shopping for food, shopping for presents, shopping. It all begins the week before Thanksgiving. And while “the holidays” — that period of time between Thanksgiving and New Years — are meant to … read more
5 Easy Ways To Avoid Thanksgiving Battle of the Bulge
Are You Ready to Avoid the Thankgiving Battle of the Bulge? I heard recently that the average person consumes 4,000 calories on Thanksgiving Day. Whoa! That’s more than double the average person eats on a regular day. That’s pretty shocking. Why, oh why, do we do that to ourselves? Of course, you hear the stories … read more
Are You “Crazy Busy?”
The allure of busyness puts you in the back seat of life. As I was walking toward a woman yesterday I overheard her say to the person on the other end of the phone, “Listen, I am really busy. Really, really busy. I’m crazy busy. I don’t know if I have time …” I hear … read more
15 Signs You’re Healthy That Have Nothing To Do With the Scale
Do you step onto the scale in the morning and gauge the state of your health by whether the needle sits on that certain number? I see it all the time. Many people torture themselves, physically and mentally, to stay at an arbitrary, elusive number. And yet, once we de-emphasize the outcome (the weight) and … read more
Want the Golden Key to Weight Loss, Heart Health & Digestive Ease?
Fiber is the golden key … to weight control, heart health, and the digestive system. When I choose foods, particularly anything that comes in a package, it is one of the two (the other being sugar) most important line items in the nutritional panel. No, not calories. No, not fat. Fiber. Yes, fiber. Let’s start … read more
How To Survive When Your Baby Goes To College
“Whoever said it first spoke with insight and wisdom: you don’t own children, you only borrow them.” ~Anne Linn Over the weekend with a van full of furniture and personal belongings we dropped my eldest daughter, Daniella, off at college. I remember last year’s drop-off vividly, seeing her dorm room, helping her get a wee … read more
6 Easy Ways To Resist Eating Everything On Your Plate
Do you feel compelled to “clear your plate” every time you sit down to eat a meal? You are not alone. New research from Cornell University demonstrates that the average adult consumes a whopping 92% of everything put on his or her plate. To put it bluntly: If it goes on your plate, it goes … read more
Get ‘Em While They’re Hot: Tomatoes, The Summer Superfood
Finally, they’re here. Tomatoes, the Summer Superfood! The firm skin and succulent flesh bursts with a medley of flavors, simultaneously sweet, sour and savory. For six short weeks I eat as many tomatoes as I possibly can. Yes, unlike those tasteless, mealy things called tomatoes in the grocery other times of the year, fresh, vine-ripened … read more
The Key To Great Health: Go To Bed Now
Let’s just be frank: We are a nation of bedtime procrastinators. One more episode of your favorite television show streamed online. Just one more load of laundry. Oh, just a little more time cruising the web. Finally, the kids are asleep. Wait! What if I received a really important email? According to researchers at Utrecht … read more
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