by Anna Jones | Feb 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
You are probably asking, “Hara hachi what?” The phrase Hara Hachi Bu is an Okinawan term which is a reminder to stop eating when your stomach is 80% full. Okinawans have one of the highest populations in the world of centenarians, people living to and...
by Anna Jones | Jan 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
According to a report last May on ABC’s 20/20 Americans spend 20 billion dollars each year supporting the U.S. weight-loss industry, including diet books, diet drugs and weight-loss surgeries. Because scams and gimmicks are marketed especially heavily this...
by Anna Jones | Jan 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
We are bombarded this time of year by offers of discounted gym memberships and quick-fix weight loss “solutions”. These offers prey on our desires to do something differently at the start of a new year. It’s a great thing to be motivated to assess...
by Anna Jones | Dec 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
The tradition this time of year as we close out one year and move on to the next is to make New Year’s resolutions. But, think back…how has that worked out for you in the past? The problem is that although most of us approach this process with good...
by Anna Jones | Nov 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
For my first grader’s Thanksgiving Feast this week I was assigned a salad. Of course the dietitian gets assigned the salad, right?! Well, I could have just done your basic lettuce & tomato salad, but instead had an idea for a harvest type salad with...
