Four & Ten Whenever You Can I just spent six days visiting wing 4C of the Thoracic ICU at the University of Michigan Hospital. This is the recovery floor for heart and lung transplant patients as well as those who’ve had THE (Trans-Hiatal Esophagectomy – a procedure where they remove the esophagus and replace it […]
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Anywhere Stretch For Wisdom
By Gillian Pieper | Published:Twist and Squat. I know, shout is the right term but shouting won’t strengthen or stretch your body! This classic Yoga pose is a winner for balance and loosening up the lower back and hips. Called “Revolving Chair Pose”, this pose you will work on your knee and hip alignment to balance as you twist your […]
Read moreGrass Is Greener Lesson
By Gillian Pieper | Published:Skinny is truly relative. The skinniest I’ve ever been was when I returned from Southeast Asia with dysentery. I know, more information than you needed. Sorry. What you should know is that there was a large bevy of people who looked right into my green hued face and said, “gosh, you look great!” Worse, a […]
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By Gillian Pieper | Published:Zoning Isn’t All Bad… There is a difference between being spacey, and drifting off to a far away refuge in your brain. Big difference. Have you got a task in mind that you’ve been putting off? I always have one I especially hate. There are so many tasks that the one I hate gets filed […]
Read moreFirst Anywhere Stretch
By Gillian Pieper | Published:Stretch & Strengthen Monday: Anywhere. Any time. Almost anyone. That’s the stretch we’d like to offer you. In fact, we plan to present you with a weekly stretch and/or strengthen exercise that you can do in a matter of seconds. If you add it up, over time you’ll have a library of many exercises you can […]
Read moreServing Up “5-A-Day”
By Gillian Pieper | Published:You see it everywhere – nutrition information based on ‘a serving’ of food. So…what exactly is ‘a serving’? The serving size of a food product can be confusing. You’ll read “Serving Size” on Nutrition Labels and then again on the Food Pyramid and each has related but differing meanings. The United States Department of Agriculture […]
Read moreSmile
By Gillian Pieper | Published:“Smile though your heart is aching…” Or scared, or over-worked, or worried, or angry, or… Sitting down to dinner as the “season premier” of Dancing with the Stars came on, I was feeling sorry for myself about my current load of stresses. Soft-rock crooner Michael Bolton was getting his critique from the judges when Carrie […]
Read moreThe Healthy Lunchbox
By Gillian Pieper | Published:Preparing nutritious lunches for you and your family can be really fun. The key is to focus on variation. Assembling lunch can be half the fun. Make it a Sunday routine where everyone helps chop or bag. Here are ten ideas for a healthy lunchbox so you don’t have to think: 1. Fold up a […]
Read moreBack to School
By Gillian Pieper | Published:Back to chaos! Here in the Northeast, the days are getting shorter and the weather is turning a bit cooler, even some of the leaves are starting to change. We’re getting cozy and scenic, and busy! As so many of you jump back in the hubbub of school and work, I’m thinking about a whole […]
Read moreA Healthy Worksite
By Gillian Pieper | Published:The environment in which we work often can undermine our best efforts to stay well. For example, a big bowl of candy at the front desk, snacks and calorie-dense drinks in vending machines, Sally’s leftover birthday cake in the staff room, all call out like sirens luring sailors to cliffs — plummeting you into an […]
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