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Healthy Lifestyles

Why We Do It

September 7, 2010

Today’s post gives real-life-experience insight into the why of staying physically active.  Hint:  It’s not about burning calories or the size of our thighs.  Think “fun” instead.   Thanks to Jennifer Joyce, staff participant at Green Mountain, for sharing her thoughts. One of the things the staff here at Green Mountain consistently impress upon us [...]

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Happy Labor Day!

September 3, 2010

I’m practicing what I preach and taking a long weekend free of blogging, checking email and other such work-related things.  After all, Labor Day began as a tribute to working women and men, and what better way to honor that than to give ourselves some down time. Our hope for you this Labor Day weekend [...]

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Tomato and Sweet Corn Salad – Healthy Cooking Thursday

September 2, 2010

Last weekend, I returned to my home state of New Jersey to visit family and friends I hadn’t seen in a while. It’s always a bit of a culture shock to go back; gigantic buildings spring up like weeds in a garden, the roads are always faster and more congested than I remember, and everywhere I go people are in a [...]

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Taking It Outside: Moving Because We Want To

August 30, 2010

In many places throughout the US, school is already back in full swing or just getting started today.  And while that means different things for different folks, it does mark a change in seasons right before the change in seasons really happens. That change is a spectacular one in Vermont.  One of the prettiest times [...]

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Food Addiction: Don’t Assume the Worst First

August 25, 2010

At Green Mountain at Fox Run, it’s very common to hear women state that they are food addicts, or sugar addicts.  The most common description of this is that once a person eats foods high in sugar or refined flours (often accompanied by fat) they have difficulty stopping.  They may also notice that they want [...]

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Eating Lessons from Eat, Pray, Love

August 23, 2010

Last week, friend,  colleague and writer Carolyn O’Neil, RD, contacted several “mindful eating expert RDs” (her words) to comment on food lessons that could be learned from Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love, a story of Gilbert’s search for self that started with an Italian food journey.  What grabbed Carolyn’s attention (and she likely bet grabbed [...]

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To Get Unstuck, Step into Possibility

August 16, 2010

“No matter what I’ve tried, nothing changes.” “I have been on a diet most of my life and I’m at my heaviest weight.” Do these thoughts sound familiar?  If so, being stuck is something also familiar.  And the feelings of hopelessness that accompany them. The Power of Possibility Possibility has the power to change all [...]

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It Happened This Week: Diet Show Fatigue, Raw Food Diets & Food Needs

August 13, 2010

Adia Colar told NBC, “Enough with the Diet Shows,” giving a brief look at some of the big problems with shows like the Biggest Loser.  Don’t get me started!  Oh, wait, we’ve already been there.  And there.  And there. That’sfit reviewed the pros and cons of a raw food diet. Bottom line:  It’s only for [...]

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From Bathroom to Affirmation Room: Two Birds with One Stone!

August 10, 2010

Here’s another post from Darla Breckenridge, our psychologist-masters at Green Mountain.  It gives you a peek at her sense of humor…as well as how she can zero in on ways to fit stress management into the most basic parts of our day. A spot you frequently use is waiting to help you remember to breathe [...]

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How Size Acceptance Promotes Health

August 9, 2010

Social rejection may increase inflammation in the body.  Or so is the implication of a small study out of the University of California at Los Angeles that found higher levels of inflammatory markers among test subjects who had undergone simulated social rejection.  Which got me to thinking about social rejection of fat people, many of [...]

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