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10 Easy Activities for #healthybodyhappymind Eighty percent of New Year’s good intentions will be abandoned in one week on a day now known as “Quitter’s Day.” Clearly, it’s tough to create new #healthybodyhappymind habits.   Don’t quit, do this instead! Pick one...

Do you know your Roadblocks to Change? Recall one of your earliest memories, ideally something that happened before the age of eight. What’s the first thing that stands out? Describe it in as much detail as possible. What is the most important part of the memory? What...

Pilates: Where the magic happens There’s something about Pilates that is nothing short of magic. It can help people regain the ability to garden, return to finish a varsity career, find relief from back pain, or even—relatable to women of middle age—finally stop that...

Pre-Holiday Freebies for Happy, Healthy Eating Habits The Walking Book Club just concluded The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson. We loved it. Our Healthy-Body Happy-Mind topic for the round was Intuitive Eating, a timely topic as we head into...

Intermittent fasting hit my radar four years ago at a lecture on the science of weight loss. The physician referenced a study in which women who practiced intermittent fasting had a lower recurrence of breast cancer. The carefully structured dietary regimen continued...