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RN Advice: Mindless Munching

December 27, 2013

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Do you grab a breath mint or piece of gum after meals? Driving in the car? Between meals just to chomp on something?  Do you think this mindless habit is ok because they are sugar free and have no calories?  Interesting because that is exactly what I thought.  No big deal, right?  It seemed that […]

Trusting the Infinity

December 27, 2013

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  We are Genesis Transformers! We are transforming our lives day in and day out. Every new moment in our lives is a new opportunity to transform! Transforming is defined as: to change the nature, function, or condition of; metamorphous. We are changing our nature of thinking, of habits, and of choices that empower us! […]

Winter Hydration

December 10, 2013

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Sometimes we forget this but our bodies require just as much water during the winter as during the hot summer months.  Think about it; the heat is on in our houses and the air is drier. Every cell in our body needs water.   Water hydrates our joints, skin, and mucus membranes.  It also protects our […]

RN Advice: Holiday Reflections

December 2, 2013

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During the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, I like to take a few hours away to spend some time alone reflecting on the past year’s journey.  Where did I start this year?  What roadblocks/paths appeared?  Where am I today?   Am I in a better spot than I was at the beginning?  What did […]

How We Roll: Coach Lyndsey Marshall

December 2, 2013

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I’m Pregnant … WHAT?! Since the age of 18, doctors told me I could not and would not get pregnant without the use of drugs and other medical interventions, due to the presence of a non-malignant pituitary adenoma. These small growths are very common but remain under-diagnosed. At the time it wasn’t an issue, so […]

Arthritis: A Personal View

December 2, 2013

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  Recently someone asked me what arthritis feels like and what it feels like when I go off my food plan. I was diagnosed with arthritis a week after my 26th birthday.  I was limping everywhere, taking 8 ibuprofen a day and had just moved my family 600 miles.  I thought I had a simple foot problem […]

Watch This: Fast Food Nation

December 2, 2013

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WATCH THIS: FAST FOOD NATION 2006, 116 min Director: Richard Linklater Writers: Eric Schlosser, Richard Linklater Stars: Greg Kinnear, Bruce Willis, Wilmer Valderrama, and others This is not a documentary but rather an ensemble piece starring Gregg Kinnear and many other famous faces. This Hollywood film follows Don, a Marketing VP for fictional Mickey’s fast […]

Oreo’s Cookies Just as Addictive as Cocaine

November 3, 2013

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New research suggests that sugary, fatty treats can elicit the same reaction and activate the brain in a similar manner as cocaine and morphine in lab rats.  In fact, in this study, the brain chemistry in the rats were higher in the ‘pleasure center’ after eating an Oreo versus being injected with either morphine or […]

RN Advice: Gratitude

November 3, 2013

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As my focus and meditations has been on gratitude these last few months, my thoughts have centered on how grateful I am for my magnificent body.  It is not that I am buffed or without some excess body fat but what is glorious about my body is how it functions, signals me and responds to […]

How We Roll: Coach David Cohen

November 3, 2013

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by: COACH DAVID COHEN 13 months ago I wrote this same article – How We Roll. Reading where I was last year I am impressed at both how much I’ve changed and how much I have not! My outer goals have changed the most – but my internal feeling about them is almost identical. Overall […]