Posts Tagged ‘self-care’
Monday, March 5th, 2012

I really have no idea what to blog about this morning. I have a few things running through my brain, with mostly a "eating right changes your life" theme. So let's go with that.
You've probably heard stories of miraculous recoveries from terrible diseases after the people involved radically changed how they ate. Truly, I love ...Read More...
Tags: self-care
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Saturday, February 4th, 2012

It matters because it's the fuel for your amazing body. The better the fuel, the better your body performs. That's why I work with my clients to change their eating habits so they're as healthy as possible. Exercise won't help much if you don't eat right. Supplements are meant to supplement a healthy diet, not ...Read More...
Tags: self-care, Weight Loss
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Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

Last night was my third Bikram yoga class. This represents a commitment, because I signed up for a 10-class pass. And now I own a yoga mat. Whee!
Compared to class one and class two, this one was both more and less:
With some poses, I was able to do more, including holding my elusive ankle. At ...Read More...
Tags: bikram, self-care, yoga
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Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

There's a commercial for a popular breakfast bar, touting the message that one good decision can lead to another. We follow a woman throughout her day in split-screen as she makes healthy choices (because she ate that popular bar) and not-so-healthy choices (curse that pastry!)
I thought of that commercial a couple of weekends ago when ...Read More...
Tags: breakfast, self-care
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Monday, October 17th, 2011

I read an interesting tidbit in an article about holiday shopping this weekend. According to Darren Dahl, a professor of applied marketing research, when people feel insecure, they tend to buy more. The author then suggested not wearing comfy sweatpants to shop in, but dress up a little bit to boost your confidence.
This makes perfect ...Read More...
Tags: self-care, weight management
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Thursday, August 25th, 2011

Yesterday was a particularly stressful day for me, a perfect storm of many things not going as I thought they might. The ever-present, underlying current of "Will I get cancer again?" was joined by a full afternoon of cardiac testing (including the aptly-named 'stress test') to ferret out the cause of the palpitations I'm experiencing. ...Read More...
Tags: deep breathing, self-care, stress
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