Judgments Based on First Impressions
on Nov 20, 2009 in Body Image Life Lessons American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery blonde to brunette first impressions POM giveaway Social Issues Research Centre It’s really funny to see people’s reactions when you change from this: …to this: Oh my goodness is that a brunette?! Reactions have ranged from the complimentary “That’s a nice change, you look better as a brunetteR...

A Celebration of National Pomegranate Month and POM Juice Giveaway
on Nov 18, 2009 in Nutrition Challenges Recipes cooking/baking with pomegranates healthy brownie recipe POM juice giveaway salad dressing recipe This is turning into Giveaway Wednesdays or something, but I’m sure no one’s really complaining… Besides, the father dear is arriving home today from his life in Cambodia for just two weeks (exciting!!!), so I feel the need to sha...

Life Lessons: Happy Monday?
on Nov 16, 2009 in Life Lessons LiveWriter losing electricity shattering glasses silver lining Yesterday evening, all of the lights and the Internet in my apartment abruptly cut out. I had a post all written up for today on LiveWriter, yet somehow it got lost. My computer battery died, I shattered a glass on the ground, and all of the work tha...

Making the little changes (and quick reviews of Food, Inc. and Nighty Night Tea)
on Nov 13, 2009 in Book and Product Reviews Environmental health Fitness ergonomic office chair Food Inc. lifestyle activity Nighty Night tea stand rather than sit Women's Health Women’s Health features an article this month which shows how lifestyle activity has drastically changed over the years. It’s the little things that add up: standing at your desk, for example, burns about 30 calories more than sitting in...

Guest Post: Brad Schoenfeld of “Women’s Home Workout Bible”
on Nov 11, 2009 in Fitness Guest Posts Brad Schoenfeld flat belly diet cookbook Women's Home Workout Bible Giveaway Winner And the winner of The Flat Belly Diet Cookbook is… Mimi! She of the comment: My favorite MUFAs, by far, are NUTS! Almonds, cashews, peanuts–any nut! They are so versatile–eat ‘em raw, roasted, plain, mixed into stuff, swee...

Book Review: “Women’s Home Workout Bible” by Brad Schoenfeld
on Nov 9, 2009 in Book and Product Reviews Fitness book review Brad Schoenfeld cookbook giveaway exercising at home Lou Schuler monthly poll real women vs. fitness models The New Rules of Lifting for Women Women's Home Workout Bible Brad Schoenfeld, CSCS, CPT, sent me this book to review. He has also offered to come and speak to us about his book and his thoughts about working out at home, so be sure to stop by for his guest post on Wednesday with your comments and queries for B...

Poll: Which inner voice carries the most weight when you’re deciding what to eat?
on Nov 6, 2009 in Body Image Mental Health Nutrition Polls banana poll bringing awareness about our food choice rationale inner voices inner wisdom of your body intuitive eating poll about intuitive eating Last month’s poll Our last poll asked the question, How do you like your bananas? We had 67 voters in total: 6% never eat bananas, 72% prefer their bananas au natural (peeled and eaten plain), and 22% like to mix and mash them into other foods.

Book Review and Giveaway: The Flat Belly Diet Cookbook
on Nov 4, 2009 in Book and Product Reviews Nutrition anti-bloat jumpstart meal plan Better Homes and Gardens book review cookbook giveaway cookbook with healthy and tasty recipes eating healthy fats fad diets flat belly flat belly diet flat belly diet cookbook giveaway health benefits of monunsaturated fatty acids Liz Vaccariello MUFA Prevention magazine taza chocolate giveaway winner VeggieGirl Vegan Giveaway Winner And the winner of the Taza Chocolate Giveaway is… VeggieGirl! Email me with your mailing address and I’ll make sure you receive your vegan, soy-free, gluten-free, delicious dark chocolate to enjoy. The Flat Belly Diet Cook...

A Rant: Turn off the dripping taps
on Nov 2, 2009 in Environmental health dripping taps lack of access to clean water rant about water waste save water turn off taps water World Health Organization If there’s one thing that really gets under my skin- besides poor sentence structure/grammar/spelling- it is the number of dripping taps that I see all over the place. People don’t know how to turn off a tap. It must come down to that. So...

The 21 Foods List: Revamped
on Oct 30, 2009 in Nutrition Nutrition Challenges Recipes 21 foods bagels baked donuts baklava bean balls cheesecake cinnamon buns cooking Thanksgiving dinner David Kessler English muffins fat and salt combination food list gnocchi graham crackers hemp seeds homemade ketchup jam lavendar soup Living Well making vegetable broth marshmallows nut butter paella pasta pate perogies pesto pickles pita bread protein snack red kidney beans roasting a turkey split pea soup recipe The Uniter Veganomicon vegetable stock yogurt I asked and you answered. Thanks to everyone for your ideas with the 21 Foods List! Here it is, revamped; these are all the foods that I plan on making over the next year before my 22nd birthday, all of them from scratch and without the aid of bread...