Getting Your Feet Ready For Spring!Taking care of your feet during the cold weather can give you a head start on healthy feet before the weather warms up.
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How to Talk About Your DepressionA common question my patients ask me is how to disclose to family and friends that they are experiencing depression. My patients report that family and friends typically respond in one of two ways: they can be overly helpful and supportive.
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Cook Your Way Happy, Slim and Healthy!When thinking of a new topic to write about to keep you interested and inspired, I first thought about what makes me happy, but what is also one of the easiest things to make an excuse not to do. In this series of posts I am going to start by telling you one of the best “diet” tricks out there.
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Heart Burn: Treat it or See a Doctor?One of the most common complaints and conditions that patients self treat for is heartburn or acid reflux. That occasional burning feeling in your chest or sour stomach from over indulgence is uncomfortable and can be helped over the counter.
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Off the ClockHow do we determine the appropriate age to start dating, get married, have kids, and/or retire? Bernice Neugarten (1976) suggested that human beings use a ‘social clock’ to define the cultural norms and expected social behaviors throughout the lifespan.
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No More Excuses!With January now a distant memory and the second month of the New Year well under way, how are your resolutions coming along? Research shows that within two weeks, 39% of people have already given up!
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Motivate to Move, Move to MotivateChimes, digital melody or musical bells. Despite the ringtone, the buzzing of my 5am alarm clock causes nothing, but an internal stir screaming “just five more minutes!” Yes, it’s true, fitness instructors do love their sleep too!
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Gluten and Celiac DiseaseCeliac disease is characterized by an insensitivity to gluten; the protein portion of the starches wheat oats, rye and barley. One out of 133 Americans has been diagnosed with celiac disease.
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Don't Forget its National Nutrition Month!This year’s theme is:“Eat Right: Your way, Every day!”
This theme as stated by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, encourages personalized healthy eating styles* and recognizes that food preferences, lifestyle, cultural and ethnic traditions and health concerns all impact individual food choices. Registered dietitians play a critical role in helping people eat right, their way, every day. National Nutrition Month® is a nutrition education and information campaign created annually in March by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The campaign focuses attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. This year is the 40th anniversary of National Nutrition Month®. Read More |
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