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Distractable Thoughts

Picky Little Eaters

December 14, 2011

Giving a little reward might make your kids, especially a preschooler, to eat veggies says, a study. Researchers found that when parents gave their 3- and 4-year-olds a sticker each time they took a “tiny taste” of a disliked vegetable, it gradually changed the preschoolers’ attitude.
As a parent, most of us had experienced how difficult [...]

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9 Things to Look For in a Weight Management Program

December 8, 2011

Consumers spend billions of dollars each year on weight loss programs and products, and yet obesity rates continue to increase. Just recently the Columbus Dispatch reported that obesity rates continue to rise in Central Ohio and are a record high in spite of all the numerous awareness campaigns out there. With the huge variety of [...]

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Is your Employer Your Choice Employer?

December 5, 2011

I recently saw in Columbus’ Business First newspaper the naming of the “Best Companies in Columbus” to work for on Central Ohio. The companies were categorized by size so there were winners named in large, small, and micro sized companies. As I read through the description of each company and the reasons they were selected, [...]

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Willpower is Muscle Power: 6 tips to Help Increase your Will Power

November 28, 2011

Witness the role of willpower in your daily life: From the moment the alarm sounds in the morning, it’s only by sheer determination that you rouse yourself from the warm sheets into the still-dark morning. You grit your teeth when it takes 6 minutes to fill your coffee order- at Starbucks -never mind those $150 [...]

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Hey, Nice Yams!

November 24, 2011

I used to have Yams maybe twice a year – Thanksgiving and Christmas. I can honestly say that was about all I could stomach of Yams. It wasn’t that I thought they tasted bad, it was more like they just weren’t high on my favorite food list.
As I’ve written previously, one of my health goals [...]

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Climbing the Dating Ladder

November 22, 2011

Over the weekend, I was out with my younger brother and another friend. We had gone to the OSU game and were capping off the evening at local place near my house. We walked and I heard my name called out –I looked over and sitting at the bar was a friend of mine’s ex-wife [...]

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Say Cheeeeeze!

November 15, 2011

Keep smiling, especially while posing for that photograph as smiling makes you to look younger – says a new study. Researchers attribute smiling as Mother Nature’s way of giving a youthful appearance.
“Smile” it increases your face value” is commonly used adage and most of us have experienced the charm of it.
Have you wonder [...]

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Clanks and Bangers

November 11, 2011

The sounds of a gym …music blaring, people chattering, workout partners shouting their inspirational squibs at every rep, people grunting as they grind out one final rep before complete muscle failure, and of course, what would a “gym” be without the reverberation of . . . . weights? CLANKING, BANGING, SLAMMING, SMASHING and CRASHING [...]

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Hey Dude, Don’t be a Dwight

November 3, 2011

A friend of mine the other day was upset about the fact that she had a gym creeper. The guy worked out when she did and was always staring at her to the point of making her uncomfortable. That day the gym creeper approached her to tell her he thought her Halloween picture look nice. [...]

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Cardio: Now or Later?

October 28, 2011

When is the best time to do cardio exercise? When you first get up on an empty stomach? After lifting weights? Before lifting weights? These are all questions I’ve sought answer to over the years. I’ve written about this in the past based on my own experience but I continue to explore, talk to fitness [...]

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