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Add a day on the week-end to my gym attendance

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Hi, my name is Ann and I'm a nurse at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care with a long-term interest in being as healthy as I can be. I hope your Well, then experience is a positive one and am here to help with that!

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lsurpren commented on hiker1's idea '10 best & worst foods'

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10 best & worst foods

As the farmer's markets head into fall produce, these 10 best have a few things that are available locally, or in your favorite supermarket. The link to pictures and text gives brief info, with humor! »more

posted: 08.31.10

hiker1 commented on Tara's idea 'too busy to meditate?'

hiker1 commented on westonprice1's idea 'USDA Nutrition guidelines completely wrong?'

hiker1 commented on coco's idea 'Many small meals'

hiker1 commented on Tara's idea 'benefits of meditation'

hiker1 commented on dlimas's idea 'Go for a variety of flavors in one serving'

hiker1 commented on cmacarthur's idea 'Apples in your salad'

lsurpren commented on hiker1's idea 'Easy, Delicious, & Healthy!'

hiker1 commented on JohnfromthePoi's idea 'Boston Health Fit Expo!'

hiker1 commented on CatherineB's idea 'Do what you love and love what you do'

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Easy, Delicious, & Healthy!

I went to the farmers market Sunday and bought all sorts of great veggies, as well as some really fresh fish. Fresh, local produce is one of the reasons I love summer. Here's a very easy recipe using carrots. Carrot Sa »more

posted: 07.19.10

hiker1 commented on JohnfromthePoi's idea 'Harvard Pilgrim 10K at Gillette Stadium!'

hiker1 commented on JohnfromthePoi's idea 'Michael Ventrella, winner of the Biggest Loser!'

hiker1 commented on zglsn49's idea 'running with puppy'

hiker1 commented on Allen's idea 'Rock Chucks'

hiker1 commented on JohnfromthePoi's idea 'Working out but still fighting a few pounds - good news!'

hiker1 commented on JohnfromthePoi's idea 'Boston Health Fit Expo!'

hiker1 commented on Allen's idea 'The Big Cottonwood Tree'

lsurpren commented on hiker1's idea '2011 Restaurant Menu Changes '

lsurpren commented on hiker1's idea 'What does organic mean??'

hiker1 commented on hiker1's idea 'The "Dirty Dozen": foods to buy organic'

lsurpren commented on hiker1's idea 'The "Dirty Dozen": foods to buy organic'

hiker1 commented on hiker1's idea 'At the dentist- can't talk!'

lsurpren commented on hiker1's idea 'At the dentist- can't talk!'

hiker1 commented on hiker1's idea 'Easy, delicious turkey burgers'

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lsurpren commented on hiker1's idea 'Easy, delicious turkey burgers'

hiker1 commented on hiker1's idea 'Blueberry muffins'

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Kerith commented on hiker1's idea 'Blueberry muffins'

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10 best & worst foods

posted: 08.31.10

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Easy, Delicious, & Healthy!

posted: 07.19.10

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Tanning beds

We have a sunny week-end coming up, and we've all heard about protecting our skin from the sun's damage. A report based on a new, creditable study reinforces the risks of tanning beds that many people use as an alte »more

posted: 05.27.10

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2011 Restaurant Menu Changes

A new law will require restaurant chains with 20 or more locations to post calorie counts in their menus and on menu boards starting in 2011. A great idea, when you consider some meals in restaurants have more calories than t »more

posted: 05.27.10

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What does organic mean??

"Organic" labeling can be confusing. This is from a slide show on WebMD that has good common-sense information about how to wisely spend your dollars when shopping, especially with children's growing systems in »more

posted: 05.20.10

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The "Dirty Dozen": foods to buy organic

The story posted on eating organic made me think about something I read about which foods had the highest pesticide residue. Since there is an increased cost in buying organic, the Environmental Working Group put together a l »more

posted: 05.13.10

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At the dentist- can't talk!

While having dental work done last week (with my mouth wide open for over an hour), my dentist and the assistant were talking about tanning beds and people they know who use them frequently. Neither of them knew the FDA is ab »more

posted: 05.03.10

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Easy, delicious turkey burgers

I like a grilled hamburger anytime of the year, but am trying to reduce saturated fat intake and a 5 oz burger has 28 grams of fat. I've tried turkey burgers, but they dry out very quickly, or are pretty tasteless. I fou »more

posted: 04.16.10

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Blueberry muffins

I do love a good blueberry muffin! I was at a conference recently and was reminded of a website I've used in the past that gives a 'food label' on various foods at restaurants, coffee shops, etc. While I don� »more

posted: 04.05.10

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Drowsy Driving

62% of people polled about their New Year's resolutions said getting more sleep was one of them. We all know about New Year resolutions... So, no surprise that driving while sleepy (and falling asleep for about 103 milli »more

posted: 03.25.10

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Spring is sprung!

Saturday, March 20, is the first day of spring, and I've been looking forward to it. Flowers are coming up, and I a »more

posted: 03.18.10

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I only burned 70 calories?!

While I don't count calories for my food, I do like to look at an activity calculator once in a while to motivate myself to exercise. It does the trick when I put in some type of activity to see the calorie burn and the »more

posted: 03.15.10

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Clocks ahead Sunday!

The 14th is the 2nd Sunday in March, so clocks move ahead one hour. I love the extra daylight, but don't love losing the hour of sleep. Studies show this change impacts us more than we once thought. It can affect memory, »more

posted: 03.08.10

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