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“I Can’t Lose Weight”
I can’t lose weight. How many times have you said that to yourself? Perhaps, instead, you've been the recipient and have offered a sympathetic response to a friends’ plea? But is it true? I am willing to bet in 95% of cases – if you’re honest with yourself -...
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Workout of the Day
Today was one of those days - I'm down one of my nine lives.........I went for a 7 mile run. Exactly 1/2 way through, the skies opened up with a torrential downpour and shattering bolts of lightening all around me. So much for keeping the heartrate low! ...
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Take the Garbage Disposal Test
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) is one of my fave organizations. They prioritize taking care of the planet and eliminating animal cruelty. This week, they posted a startling statistic: “a new report finds that poor diet is a global...
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Improve Your Chances of Reaching Your Goals
Today was a swim day. I’m back in training mode for two upcoming 1/2 Ironman triathlons, later in the summer. In order to be ready, one has to start swim, bike and running in various sequences, up to 6 months prior to the event. But today was one of “those...
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Overcoming Tragedy
Marie Boudreau-Ninkov has been through a lot. She lost her mother at 14 years old to breast cancer. 24 years later, she lost her twin sister, at the age of 38, to the same disease. For many of us, that would be enough pain and loss for a lifetime. Instead,...
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Essentials of Health
Health is a specific term that conjures thoughts of disease at worst, or peak fitness at best. In between, however, are numerous attributes that are only recently beginning to get credit for keeping us functioning at our happiest and healthiest levels....
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81 and Fit
Ernastine Shepherd is 81. The picture of her is current. She is a phenom and role model for us all. Ernastine began exercising at the young age of 56. She is now a fitness instructor, body building competitor and inspiration for older women. Her mantra is...
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Does CBD Work?
CBD oil is found in everything from coffee, to lotion to cocktails, meatballs and just plain gel caps. But does it work? And for what? Those are the questions currently swirling and yet unanswered, from a scientific point of view. Anecdotally, however, many...
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A Better Butt at 50
Have you ever felt something dragging behind you, only to turn and discover its your butt…on the ground? Yep. As we age, that lovely friend, Gravity, comes to visit and parts of our bodies begin that descent downtown. BUT, this doesn’t have to happen quite as...
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