What is Affluenza
A few years ago I read the book Affluenza, which is based on a PBS documentary of the same name. Affluenza is critique of our consumption based society. It uses a the model of disease to describe the symptoms and effects of consumerism on Western culture, particularly the United ...
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A Healthier Valentine’s Day
Valentine's Day is always a fun day to remind others how much we love them and what they mean to us. When I was a kid we had wonderful Valentine parties every year at my grandparents' house. It was something I would really look forward to. They always had lots of fun games planned, prizes, ...
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Seeking Balance with Food
"If a healthy diet means cutting out all of the things I love you can count me out." I can't even begin to count the number of times I have heard this phrase or something very similar to it. My heart sinks pretty quick when I learn someone doesn't believe they can find joy in healthy ...
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The Benefits of HIIT
Have you heard of HIIT exercise and wondered if you should be doing it or even what it is? HIIT stands for High Interval Intensity Training. It basically consists of short bursts of high intensity cardio training divided by periods of rest (or lower intensity). The benefits of HIIT range from ...
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Ditching Your Soda Habit For Good
Most of us know soda isn't good for us. Maybe you have even tried to kick the soda habit before without luck.
If so you are not alone. Millions of Americans continue to choose to drink it every day. In fact, the CDC found in their National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) that 50% ...
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How to Organize a Small Kitchen Pantry
In September, we moved into our current rental unit which has a small kitchen pantry. Our pantry also has deep shelves which seems to cause things to get lost. It wasn't very functional and hard to keep organized. We had a really busy holiday season and earlier this month I realized what a mess our ...
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