Conversations at the Coffee Shop

The other day, while waiting in line to order an espresso at a certain local coffee establishment, I overhead the most interesting serious of commentary from two women standing in front of me in line, all of which had one thing or other to do with diet, nutrition or health. Before they approached the barista […]

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Moms-to-be, Get Moving!

“Increasing evidence shows that maternal obesity and excessive gestational weight gain are associated, through intrauterine exposure, with increased risk of childhood obesity”, was the opener in an article this week in the American College of Sports Medicine’s Bulletin. Nature?  Or nurture? Look- does it really matter? If a mother-to-be has poor eating habits and is […]

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Got Muscle Pain? Get A Move On!

I was rather intrigued to see a headline in a recent issue of one of the scientific journals I receive entitled “Exercise  Your Pain Away”. Some interesting facts were included in the beginning: Up to 50% of adults are affected by various acute pain conditions (ranging from everyday aches and pains to serious injuries)  Roughly […]

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