Fruit Juice & Smoothies? Might As Well Drink Soda

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You walk into your neighborhood market and want something cold to drink. The health-conscious you bypasses the soda section and heads to the healthier juice section. There are rows of them — orange, apple, grape — oh, and look, so many different smoothies loaded with blueberries, pomegranate, strawberries, protein, acai, pineapple, kiwi, and none of … read more

New Beginnings

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“New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.” ~Lao Tzu Welcome to Melissa Rapoport Health Counseling. Like nearly everyone reading this my path has been long and winding, and admittedly, at times twisted into knots. Where I’ve been doesn’t necessarily mean a thing. It’s the here and now … and right now, I’m EXACTLY where … read more

Holiday Shopping Stressing You Out? How To Escape the Gift-Giving Frenzy

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Holiday shoppers start your engines! Vroooom, and they’re off, fast and furious. We are officially in the high-stakes competition of holiday shopping. The unrelenting marketing of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday have stirred American consumers into a gift-giving fury. For a large percentage of Americans this creates an unwanted, unadorned present: Stress. … read more

Beat Holiday Stress: Create a Simply Beautiful Holiday

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“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