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Opening Your Eyes to Sugar

December 31, 2009 by

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Jamie Lynn Did you know that the average American consumes an astounding 2-3 pounds of sugar each week? Actually, that isn’t surprising considering that highly refined sugars are hidden everywhere; including in bread, breakfast cereal, mayonnaise, peanut butter, ketchup, spaghetti sauce, and frozen meals.  Sugar is often disguised by words like sucrose, dextrose, maltodextrin, and […]

EAT THIS: Warming Soups and Stews

December 31, 2009 by

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A wonderful way to eat lots of vegetables and get a ton of immunity boosting, fat loss friendly nutrients is to eat soups and stews.  This time of year, it’s a soothing meal plan: Thai Carrot soup 2 tbsp coconut oil 2 cups chopped onions 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 tsp grated fresh ginger 1 […]

Client Story: Staying Focused Through Injury – Jill N.

December 31, 2009 by

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I am 35 years old and from the time I hit puberty until about a year and a half ago I was fat – in my head, I always cushioned the term and would use “heavy” or “overweight,” but never fat.  But when I look back at my before pictures, it literally looks like I […]

Sheri’s Rants # 31: Burn the Ships!

December 28, 2009 by

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A long while ago, a great warrior had to make a decision which ensured his success on the battlefield.  He was about to send his armies against a powerful foe, whose men outnumbered his own.  He loaded his soldiers into boats, sailed to the enemy’s country, unloaded soldiers and equipment, then gave the order to […]

Sheri’s Workouts – Combo Supersets CHEST

December 15, 2009 by

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These sets are wonderful for utilizing several levels of muscular involvement – and keep you moving!  I like to be expedient in the gym; super-setting my workouts keeps the actual weight room time minimized.  I also like to keep moving around in the gym to discourage the chatting – it’s not social hour!  It’s work […]

Body/Mind Perspective: Tree Pose

December 15, 2009 by

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Tree Pose – Vrikshasana (sanskrit name) Tree pose improves overall balance, stability, and poise.  It strengthens the legs, arms, and shoulders, and opens up the hips and groin.  Tree pose also enhances focus and concentration and produces a calming effect on the body and mind. 1.  Stand with your feet hip width apart. 2.  As […]

Beginners Workout 1

December 15, 2009 by

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Jamie Lynn This workout can be done at home, you only need a stability ball and a set of dumbbells.  It is designed for all fitness levels. Perform each exercise 15 times, 4 sets.  Have fun with it and let me know what you think!! Wall Squats Place stability ball at the small or your […]