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Tag Archives: Top 10 List
10 Great Movies about
“Women Finding Themselves”
I’m not sure that “Women Finding Themselves” is an actual official genre of movies, but I have to say, it’s my favorite unofficial genre. So here is my list, in no particular order of my favorite “Women Finding Themselves” movies
Top 10 Reasons
to Avoid Processed Foods
Deciphering food label ingredients leads to unappetizing results. Take the innocuous-sounding castoreum, which is used to enhance the flavor of puddings, candies, and some frozen dairy desserts. You might be surprised to know that it’s derived from beavers…
Posted in Food & Recipes, Health
Tagged 10 tips, food, Food & Recipes, health, Top 10 List
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10 Ways to End a Tough Year
Every once in a while, everyone has a bad year—whether it’s economic or tragic. Let’s just say I’ll be very happy to close the books on this one and start over again.
Posted in Health, Random Thoughts, Spirituality
Tagged health, healthy living, mindfulness, Random Thoughts, Top 10 List
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See Inside My Kitchen!
Note: Yesterday, my TV segment aired on The Doctors; see my post last week about the behind-the-scenes experience! You can watch it here on The Doctors youtube channel. In the April Issue of Prevention magazine (on newsstands now), with Vanessa …
Posted in Exploring
Tagged easte recipes, easter, easter dinner, Food & Recipes, photo shoot, Top 10 List
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Top 5 Reasons NOT to Drink Soda
Talk of a “sugar tax” on soda has people all abuzz about whether it’s an American thing to financially punish people for drinking soda or not. I say go ahead and tax soda, and here are five good reasons why: …
Five Things You Find Out When You Go to a Spa
Some people go to spas all the time. Other people wouldn’t be caught dead inside one. Whichever camp you fall into—or if you fall somewhere in between—here are some things I learned from my recent trip to the Lodge at …
5 Rules for Navigating the Hazards of Life
Last week I read on Rodale.com that nonstick pans raise your risk thyroid disease, along with other problems like infertility. I sent a copy of the story to my husband because, many years ago, he brought home a nonstick pan …







