by Brett Blumenthal
When we moved into our condo three years ago, my husband and I knew that the crappy beige carpet that came with the condo had to go.  It was obviously one of the cheapest carpets that the management company could find and install.  At first, we looked into putting down bamboo flooring: it was a sustainable [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
I am not a marathon runner…probably never will be…but I do like to run 3 1/2 miles or so a couple of times a week and last night, I took part in the JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge in Boston.  The ’Challenge’ is an annual series of 3.5-mile (5.63 km) road footraces owned and [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
The other day, a group of friends and I were chowing down at our favorite Mexican restaurant, Ole in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  They make Guacamole - to die for - fresh at your table.  One of my friends who felt she porked out on too much of it claimed, “Well, at least it is the good kind [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
Nintendo’s Wii Fit is revolutionizing the health and fitness industry, getting people of all ages off their butts and moving in a healthier direction.  I don’t own Wii…and there is a good chance I never will.  However, about 4 months ago, I tried out a friend’s Wii Tennis game for a few hours (I [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
You just went away for the weekend and you came back to find that you gained 5 pounds over the course of 3 days. In your disbelief, you quickly curse the Weight Gods for being so cruel. Sound familiar? This was me last weekend. A little jaunt to Montreal, eating at decadent cafes, [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
The concept of drinking a Protein Shake may have you conjuring up images of big, overly built body builders, with their muscles and veins popping in every direction as they chug some goopy, raw egg mixture.  Protein shakes, however, have come a long way in the last five to ten years and can be [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
When it comes to food, I’m a creature of comfort…I admit it.  Don’t get me wrong, I’m not boring , I just appreciate the foods and places I know and love, and tend to be loyal to them.  If I like a Japanese restaurant, I have no problem going back to that same [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
Unfortunately, there may be times that smiling can be difficult - when it might not be easy and might feel virtually impossible.  Sometimes we get so caught up in the bad things that we forget that smiling is actuallly an option.  Maybe your boss inappropriately yelled at you…maybe you had a fight with a [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
It never fails.  Every time I go to the gym, I’m amazed by some people’s gym etiquette…or for that matter…the lack there of.  Although everyone is entitled to their good days and bad days, there is no excuse for flat out bad behavior.  Here is a top ten list of those that are most [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
Our society seems completely obsessed with quantities of food, instead of quality of food.  I have read several blogs and forums around the web where individuals will choose a product over another because it contains fewer calories.  I’m not talking about major differences in caloric values…this choice is often made around two products [...]

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