I heard a personal trainer say last week: "sitting is the new smoking."   This startled me. I'm sure that was his intent. And then I found this article with nearly the same title. Ok, let's add this to the ever growing list of things that are bad for us. For many...

If you get lots of emails, you probably have a system for keeping up. Recently, I created a filter in Gmail to grab all emails from SmartBriefs (my main source of self improvement reading material) and label them "To read" so they get out of my inbox and into one spot...

Anyone who has ever been grocery shopping with a child knows how enticing a food package can be.  My 3 year old is fascinated by Curious George and squeals in delight when he sees that curious little monkey’s picture on boxes of “fruit” snacks.  Needless to say, if...

February is the longest-shortest month of the year, so hello March! As we begin to think of spring - and fresh starts, here's something to consider from Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love.   "...what I try to encourage people to do is forget about...

As a registered dietitian I am constantly battling the nutrition misinformation (i.e. quackery) that is published on the Internet.  Luckily for me I have many esteemed colleagues who are in this fight right along with me. ….  5 Things a Dietitan Would Never Say As a...

For a company that is wild about wildly important goals...say what?!? You need a goal (or two, but not more than 3!) and it needs to be measurable. The process of identifying and agreeing upon a goal (what can be even better, cleaner, tastier, safer) brings focus...to...