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Weigh Less, Live More

By, Michele Pfenninghaus You’ve probably tried a few diets, right? Or maybe more than a few? Most weight loss techniques have merit but they never seem to really work. (Oh, maybe they work in the short term – we lose and gain back the same 10 pounds over and over again.)This is nonsense. How much [...]

July 29, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Does Fat Make You Fat?

By, Michelle Pfennighaus Imagine it. You’re watching Friends on prime time and wearing Doc Martins, Snapple iced tea in hand. In front of you is a box of fat free Snackwell’s cookies. Ah, the 90′s.It made perfect sense. We were all going to get fat unless we stopped eating foods that contained fat! Perfect logic. [...]

July 7, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Eat Your Sunshine!

By, Michelle Pfennighaus, RYT Do you know what the #1 vegetable in the American diet is? Potatoes. That’s right. And how do we most often eat potatoes? As french fries. You got it. No wonder we as a country are overweight, sick and tired. Not to knock the potato, but there are lots of wonderful [...]

June 16, 2009 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

All Natural! Whole Grain! Buy Me, Please!

By, Michelle Pfennighaus No matter where you do your shopping, you’ve probably noticed all sorts of health related claims on food packaging. At a northeast supermarket chain called Stop & Shop they’ve even started an in-store program called Healthy Ideas to make shopping for your family, well…brainless. But I tend to think if it were [...]

June 9, 2009 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

16 Little Ways to be a Healthy Career Girl

I am no health expert, but I know all these summer BBQ’s I’ve been attending lately are making me feel a little nervous about bikini season. Therefore I’m on a personal mission to try to get healthier this summer. I always hear my friends, family and co-workers say they don’t have time to be healthy [...]

June 4, 2009 3 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →