by Brett Blumenthal
For the record, it isn’t my mission to necessarily pick at Coca-Cola, even though this is my second blog entry about the product. That said, I can’t promise that it will be the last one either. Ok, now that we have gotten that out of the way, the title of this blog is [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
Ugh.  I feel like crap right now.  The reality is, I haven’t eaten anything that bad, but I had lunch from P.F. Chang’s and a handful of Cheez-Its.  Lunch was relatively healthy, but there was a little fried chicken in one of the dishes, and let’s face it, Cheez-Its aren’t the best for [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
The other day I was chatting with a friend about a colleague and when I mentioned that the person was 50, she said, “Oh, they are old.”  I nearly fell out of my chair.  OLD?  How is 50 OLD?  I did a quick calculation of how far away I was from 50 and [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
One of my biggest pet peeves within the advertising and marketing arena is false advertising…or for that matter, misleading the consumer.  It happens all of the time and most of the time, I can let it go.  That said, I’ve been fighting the urge to write about this specific topic for some time, [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
I, as I’m sure most people these past several days, have been enjoying some time watching the Olympics.  I could go on and on about how amazing the athletes are who make the grade to compete - they are truly awe inspiring, but today I want to focus on the sponsors.  Last night, as I [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
Stress caused from life changes have an amazing influence on whether or not we are able to keep our balance and health in check.  Unfortunately, it isn’t always negative stress that does this.  Happy occasions and good stress can reek havoc on your healthy regimen just as much.
Personally, I experienced this during my [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
Growing up, there was a clear distinction between my parents and what they craved.  Dad was the obvious chocolate and sweet lover.  Any reason to go to Friendly’s for ice cream sundaes was a happy occasion for him.  On the other hand, Mom had huge hankerings for potato chips and when the craving [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
There are times when we are in a rush, didn’t get enough sleep or are just in a bad mood.  And, these times may very well bring out the worst in us. Unfortunately, we can be so caught up in our own worlds, that we lose all sense of self-awareness and don’t even realize [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
I run about 3 miles, 3 times a week.  I enjoy it, but there is definitely a mental ramp up and inner pep-rally that goes on prior to my initiating my run.  Part of this ritual includes the question: “Do I run inside or out?” Most of my impending decision is predicated purely on [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal

This morning, as I was walking to work, I heard a song with the lyrics ‘Are you living the life you imagined?’ in it.  I don’t even know what the song is called or who it is by, but it made me think.  I am a person who can barely imagine life within [...]

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