If you were told you had an 87% risk for breast cancer, would you undergo a double mastectomy as a preventative measure to eliminate or drastically reduce your risk? Essentially, this is what actress Angelina Jolie did. Just this week, she announced in a New York Times article that she underwent the double mastectomy after [...]
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Breaking a Bad Habit and The Habit Loop
For research for A Whole New You – Six Steps to Ignite Change for Your Best Life, I had the pleasure of reading The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business. In his book, Charles Duhigg looks at the habits of individuals, organizations, and societies, and tries to explain [...]
52 Small Changes Web Series: Week 10 – Take Time to Stretch
Welcome to the 52 Small Changes Web Series. This is where I take each weekly change I prescribe in the book - 52 Small Changes: One Year to a Happier, Healthier You, and discuss my personal favorite tips or suggestions on how I like to make the change a reality. I encourage you to share your [...]
5 Fun Facts about Earth Day
Earth Day is an annual day on which events are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network (EDN), with the mission to make Earth Day into a day of action which changes human behavior and provokes policy changes. Here are some interesting facts you [...]
The Boston Marathon Bombings: Why Fear Isn’t My Answer
I’m reeling. The Boston bombings from April 15th’s Boston Marathon have hit hard. Living and working in Boston makes it feel like déjà vu: it was nearly 12 years ago when I lived and worked in New York City and witnessed the events on September 11th, 2001. Although these events are scary for anyone, they [...]
52 Small Changes Web Series: Week 9 – Enjoy Time Alone
Welcome to the 52 Small Changes Web Series. This is where I take each weekly change I prescribe in the book - 52 Small Changes: One Year to a Happier, Healthier You, and discuss my personal favorite tips or suggestions on how I like to make the change a reality. I encourage you to share your [...]
Prison Planet: What you need to know about our food supply
Recently, I watched this video by Alex Jone’s Prison Planet. Scary is the short way to describe it. Although I haven’t done a tremendous amount of research on this topic, I do know that we have a lot to be concerned about when it comes to our food supply. GMOs, growth hormones and toxic chemicals [...]
52 Small Changes Web Series: Week 7 – Keep the Outside Out
Welcome to the 52 Small Changes Web Series. This is where I take each weekly change I prescribe in the book - 52 Small Changes: One Year to a Happier, Healthier You, and discuss my personal favorite tips or suggestions on how I like to make the change a reality. I encourage you to share your [...]
How Safe is Your Fish? 6 Ways to Stay Contaminant Free
No doubt, eating fish is a healthy choice and provides us with wonderful nutritional benefits. Over the last several years, however, we’ve seen raised concern about toxic chemicals and contaminants in our fish supply, and with good reason: industrial waste causes mercury, PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls), dioxins, and other environmental contaminants that plague our waters and [...]
The One Thing You Can Do for Better Health, and more…
Last week I had the honor of being the expert for Levo League’s Office Hours. Levo League is a social good startup designed to elevate young women in the workforce by providing the career resources needed to achieve personal and professional success. Looking back on my career in my 20s, I wish there were more [...]
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