A storm is a-raging here in the Northeast and it made us think about the “COLD,” or always being cold. There are a few of us who are hot boxes (my teenagers with their rampant hormones for one, and my friend Mary who is in a perpetual hot flash – oh cruel Mother Nature). Then […]
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To Resolute or Not to Resolute
By Gillian Pieper | Published:Happy New Year! Tonight you’ll be enjoying the end of year festivities, we hope. Tomorrow, you’ll be planning for what comes next in 2011. Will you set resolutions, or are you one of those in the room who says, “I don’t do resolutions”? No matter how you frame it, I bet you’re thinking about how […]
Read moreParty Season Get Real Strategy
By Gillian Pieper | Published:Given what we wrote on Wednesday, today’s post may be a non-issue but take a look at our strategy anyhow. We love handy hints and we believe repetition makes a lasting impression (even when your mind is at its dullest – or especially then. That’s an old Oscar Wilde saying). So… It’s the party season. […]
Read moreWhole Grain Fiasco
By Gillian Pieper | Published:From the Mixed Messages Files: The Center for Science in the Public Interest reported this month that belly fat increases when we eat refined grains like white bread, white rice, white pasta. So we need to eat whole grains like quinoa, bulgur, Kasha, brown rice, oatmeal (Framingham Heart Study, Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 2009) — […]
Read moreHelping With Healthy Leftovers!
By Gillian Pieper | Published:Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to celebrate, spend time with family and friends and to reflect on the things that we are grateful for in our lives. It is also a time of abundance, which can translate to great excess where food is concerned. We are almost programmed to cook too much and eat too […]
Read moreA Holiday Chemistry Lesson
By Gillian Pieper | Published:Acetylcholine. No, I didn’t just sneeze, but hopefully this long and poetic word will soon “get on your nerves” (groan). This famous brain chemical plays a key roll in transmitting nerve impulses that directly affect memory, mood, and learning. Quick, go get some of it before you read on so that this blog post will […]
Read moreA Cheesy Discovery
By Gillian Pieper | Published:Last week’s Sunday New York Times (11/7) reported an astonishing secret. A group known as “Dairy Management” recently consulted with a flailing Domino’s Pizza to increase the amount of cheese on its pies. Once accomplished, Domino’s sales doubled. The closely held secret? Dairy Management is not a private consulting firm for dairy farmers, no it’s “a […]
Read moreCandy Out, Courage In
By Gillian Pieper | Published:When will the in-your-face candy crunch end? I can’t take it anymore! According to an article in The Altantic this week, in the early 1940’s Brach’s began promoting their fare during the last week of October but didn’t even mention Halloween, and that was it for candy marketing. Fast forward seventy years and I believe […]
Read moreKeeping It On The List
By Gillian Pieper | Published:“The Importance of Good Hand Hygiene: For Conscientious Employees.” Seriously? First things first: is that to imply some of us are not conscientious? Moi? Does anyone wake up in the morning, look in the mirror, and say, “I can’t wait to be thoughtless and intentionally spread germs today!” Second: aren’t we all adults who learned […]
Read moreFamily Dinner
By bhg_super_admin | Published:In countless studies experts agree – sharing meals helps to keep families strong. Family dinners are often the only time that everyone sits down together in a 24 hour period and they are a great time to catch up on what is happening in everyone’ lives – from school to activities to relationships. Among the […]
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