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[Balancing the Scales] The Messages Advertisers Are Sending
I understand that fashion models (or celebrity cover models) are chosen for their looks, but why has skinny become the only look that matters?
Supporting Agriculture in Your Community
I’m a member of a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program at a local farm. After my first full year as a CSA member I have one thing to say: find a CSA in your area and join!
Balancing the Scales – It's Only the Beginning
For as long as I can remember I’ve been struggling with, through and against disordered eating. Food has been my mortal enemy, a dangerous temptation, but never just food.
Local Eating – Join the Challenge
Last summer, with a CSA membership and a wonderful Farmer's Market at my disposal, I signed up for the One Local Summer Challenge. It's a challenge organized by Farm to Philly encouraging participants to eat one meal each week made entirely of local ingredients (with the exception of salt, pepper, oil and spices). More than [...]
Resist Temptation with Practice
For people trying to make healthier choices, temptations often seem inescapable. Even the most motivated dieter will find herself giving in to a temptation. And dieters aren't alone. Everyone has to deal with them at some point. How can we learn to resist temptations when they're everywhere we turn?
According to a recent study in the [...]
Get Healthy and Go Green – Grow Your Own Food
It's spring, and it's the perfect time to start thinking about growing your own food. Just imagine having fresh, homegrown tomatoes, herbs, cucumbers, peppers, zucchini…whatever you love to eat or want to try. No, it's not an easy task, but think about the benefits:
You'll know exactly where you food comes from.
You can choose to grow [...]
Cleansing from the Inside Out – Pt. 8
Welcome to the final installment of Cleansing from the Inside Out, a series about my experience participating in Amanda Moxley’s Whole Body and Mind Cleanse program. For more on my cleanse experience, read the entire series.
It’s been about a year since I participated in the cleanse group, and while I’ve slipped back into some of [...]
Cleansing from the Inside Out – Pt. 7
Welcome to the seventh installment of Cleansing from the Inside Out, a series about my experience participating in Amanda Moxley’s Whole Body and Mind Cleanse program. For more on my cleanse experience, read the entire series.
During the final phone call of the cleanse, we all discussed how we were doing. We shared our experiences, the [...]
