This is a guest post by Amie Valpone, HHC, AADP and author of The Healthy Apple. She is a Manhattan based Culinary Nutritionist, Personal Chef, Professional Recipe Developer and Food Writer specializing in simple Gluten-Free ‘Clean’ recipes for the home cook. She writes for the Huffington Post, GenConnect and other publications. Her story is intense and inspiring […]
Posted: 08/27/12 8:45 AM
What I Tried: Bikram Yoga Class Details: Heat, sweat, 26 poses When: About a month ago Where: Bikram Yoga East 83rd St. NYC (but you can find Bikram classes worldwide) The Back Story: In my never-ending quest to find the perfect exercise that I will stick with (running, tennis, body ballet are […]
Posted: 08/2/12 9:58 AM
What I Tried: Drinking Green Stuff Details: “Green Love” and “Mixed Green” When: Started early July Where: Organic Avenue in Southampton, New York Elm Health in New York City. The Back-Story (if you want to read more): Okay, so I admit my favorite drinks are Diet Coke and a good white wine. Almost daily I […]
Posted: 07/18/12 9:42 AM
“My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She’s ninety-three today and we don’t know where the hell she is.”~ Ellen DeGeneres There is a nature preserve and a trail beyond the backyard and past the deer fence of my weekend getaway house. I look out the kitchen window every time […]
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Posted: 04/20/11 11:40 PM
“A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise.” -Winnie-the-Pooh (and A.A. Milne) I looked up the word commitment the other day. It is defined as the act of committing, the state of begin committed; a pledge or undertaking; applying or engaging oneself. There are many kinds of commitments – for work, family, relationships […]
Posted: 01/26/11 6:28 PM
“It’s not you, it’s me…” “You’re giving me the ‘It’s not you, it’s me’ routine? I invented ‘It’s not you, it’s me.’ Nobody tells me it’s them, not me. If it’s anybody, it’s me.” George, Seinfeld It’s over. I just can’t continue with you on a daily basis – even a weekly basis anymore, at […]
Posted: 01/20/11 11:33 AM
You’re in pretty good shape for the shape you’re in. — Dr. Seuss Lately I’ve been looking for a different sport or type of exercise to explore (the running didn’t last–see post). I really want to check this off of my “52“. It’s just that trying something new can sometimes be a little daunting. So […]
Posted: 11/27/10 4:43 AM
Do you bake? I don’t, not really. The occasional Tollhouse cookies or birthday cupcakes from a mix, and a key-lime pie a very long time ago, but honestly, I am not much of a baker. I find the mess and the required preciseness of it more stressful than cathartic, although I once read that baking […]
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Posted: 09/23/10 1:35 PM
I downloaded an App from Apple’s iTunes store this week. Not so different, new or exciting? Well, it wasn’t just any App. It was something that represents a big “to do” for me. And then, I actually did it. What did I do? I went running. And I used a silly little App on my […]
Posted: 09/14/10 12:40 PM
“Don’t underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering.” – Winnie-the-Pooh Sometimes old friends can be prophetic. Somewhere about the middle of August, I was having dinner with a very good friend visiting from the West Coast. We’ve known each other since […]
Posted: 09/10/10 9:58 AM
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