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Get XYZ in Just Four Weeks?!

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Whether it six-pack abs or firm thighs you seek, order it up and one of umpteen different health magazines will serve it to you on the printing press any given week.  And… You can reach that goal in just four and a half weeks, or 30 days, or one month — wait, isn’t that all the same?  Yes, Virginia it […]

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A Placebo Go-Ahead

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Last week we took a very contemplative look at the coming year.  Not just in terms of “resolutions” per se, but more in terms of pure inspiration. Thanks to the amazing “at-our-fingertips” world in which we live, there was a deluge of ideas and blue prints on the web, as one would expect.  We read […]

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The Top Three from 2011

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As we leap into the new year, we thought we’d take a look at some of our most popular posts from 2011.  We chose these based on your likes and shares 1)  The Joy of Growing Pains — an in-depth look at what it means to be well-rounded in your outlook on health. 2)  Excuses, […]

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Passionate Curiosity About Health This Year

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“I have no special talent.  I am only passionately curious.”  – Albert Einstein. We love health.  We love health headlines and we love sifting out the chafe from the grain, so to speak.  And we are passionate about passing on our findings. We’re also passionate about the bottom line, what does it really mean to […]

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Don’t Deprive, Keep Joy Alive!

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Ahhh…  So many holiday treats, so little calories to budget. What’s a joyous holiday person to do? For You: Don’t give up on your dreams of sugar plums dancing, we say.  So too do food experts like Brian Wansink, author of Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think.  He’s also the director of […]

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How Far Can You Go?

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8 Million Miles? That’s right.  All in one year? Thaaaat’s right.  Last week our PATH participants hit the 8 million mile mark together. How far IS that exactly?  Well, it’s about 320 trips around the world.  If we stood holding hands with our arms outstretched we’d need 8.5 billion people to make a chain that […]

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Why So Many New Year’s Resolutions Fail

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Guest Blogger: Joanne Barker About half of Americans herald in the New Year with a resolution to improve some part of themselves. Whether it’s losing weight, giving up cigarettes, or actually using their gym membership, January 1 inspires many to make a fresh start. Sadly, the hope and optimism of late December have a way […]

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Taketh and Giveth Back!

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We hear that many friends who have successfully lost weight in the past year are a tad panicked about the upcoming holiday onslaught of feasts headed their way.  You know how it goes…  All that yummy stuff right under your nose and your pals acting as food pushers droning, “relax, it’s only once a year.”  […]

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Sounds Wonderful!

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Do you love to sing in the car or shower?  Do you tap your toes and drum your fingers without realizing it?  Do you admit you love to make music no matter how off you might be?  I admit I like the sound of my singing voice.  Not enough to share it with others, but […]

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Immunity For All!

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Here comes the snow people!  Winter is lurking all around, ready to pounce.  Cold and flu symptoms are already on the rise.  What can you do to stay out of the Ahh-choo fray? We’ve got three simple but poignant insights: 1)    Hand washing.  WAIT!  Don’t groan.  Nutrition Action Newletter (a great publication from the nonprofit […]

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