While today is Mother’s Day, I prefer to focus instead on the fact that it is finally spring. You see, my mother has been in a nursing home for the past 20 years, and now has advanced dementia to the point where she doesn’t recognize me anymore. She is also in hospice care, showing the [...]
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Two Great New Fitness and Pilates DVDs from Boston-based Pilates Pilates teacher, Lisa Johnson Social media has been one of the most effective Pilates networking tools I have ever used. In the past I joined professional collectives, forums, and training organizations to meet other trainers, and none brought me as many solid, practical, and talented [...]
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Make exercise fun again with new workouts! No matter what you do for exercise, and no matter how much you may love it, chances are that sooner or later you will get bored. Now, when I get bored with my workouts I know it is time to change my workout routine. If you are looking…
I don’t take a lot of supplements beyond a basic multi-vitamin (since I do believe that we get less nutrients out of our food that is either grown in depleted soil or has been fed nutritionally-deficient plants), some calcium, and Adapten-All, and adrenal support herbal blend. But I do take fish oil supplements and niacin [...]
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I don’t take a lot of supplements beyond a basic multi-vitamin (since I do believe that we get less nutrients out of our food that is either grown in depleted soil or has been fed nutritionally-deficient plants), some calcium, and Adapten-All, and adrenal support herbal blend. But I do take fish oil supplements and niacin [...]
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Healthcare is Big Business If I have learned anything in this life, it is that in any business situation involving a lot of money, people’s greed will win out over any sense of community or civic duty. So when I did a little bit of research into the Mirena Attorney lawsuits regarding Bayer’s Mirena IUD,…
Our Bodies Need Water to Function Sometimes it is hard to picture ourselves as the intricate biological machines that we are. Similar to any machine, we run on electricity (our nervous system) and, like any electrical system, we need water to run prope…
As an educated, junk food eating consumer, you must have this book. Andrea Domsky and Randy Boyer, founders of NaturallySavvy.com, have outdone themselves with their handy reference book, Unjunk Your Junk Food. Seriously, I was not expecting to love th…
My February 18 Favorite Things I received some fabulous products for review this month, and I can’t wait to tell you about them! 1. Essence of Vali Essential Oils I like to consider myself somewhat of an essential oil snob. My first aromatherapy experiences were with Young Living Oils, then I continued with Bach essences, [...]
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Thank You Tracy Anderson! Those of you who know me, and who have read the unflattering things I have written about Tracy Anderson, must be seriously wondering whether I have lost my sh*t. Why in the world would I be thanking Tracy Anderson? Surely not for her focus on training women to be “teeny-tiny”. [...]
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