by Brett Blumenthal
I don’t watch much reality TV.  That said, I am absolutely addicted to Dancing with the Stars (DWTS).  In my mind, DWTS is not really a Reality TV show as much as it is a talent show. And what makes it really interesting is that it is a talent show with contestants who [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
Most years, I come up with my New Year’s resolutions on…well…New Year’s Eve.  This year, I’ve changed my ways and am getting a jump start!  No more last minute ideas!  I have lots o’ planning to do!
Generally, my New Year’s resolutions run the gamut of addressing various aspects of my life:  health, career,  self-improvement,  relationships, community and the environment.  [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
It is cold and snowy outside, and as the alarm wakes you from your sound slumber, you scold yourself for getting to bed so late last night.  The thought of getting out of bed to hit the gym is as painful as the idea of skinny dipping in 40 degree water.  It is [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
Having been entrenched in wellness for the better part of fifteen years, it is hard for me to be unaware of my health and my habits which impact my health.  For instance, I can’t imagine life without exercise.  I can’t imagine eating unhealthy on a regular basis.  I can’t imagine being sedentary.  And, [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
The other day, a friend of mine told me about a recent visit to an acupuncturist.  He felt that the experience was completely life changing: the excruciating back pain he had been experiencing, somehow vanished for a full three days.  He became a true believer and was in the midst of seriously considering [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
Yesterday, my friend Lindsay and I discussed her new found love of Kettlebell classes. Her love for these classes are rooted in the mere fact that they ‘kick her butt.’  Kettlebells are traditional Russian cast iron weights that look like cannonballs with handles and they are used for total body conditioning workouts. [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
This morning, as my husband Dave and I were driving to work, we heard a radio commercial for an internet company that promised consumers, none other, than an affair.  No…honestly.  Ashleymadison.com is a website that is much like ‘Match.com’ or ‘eHarmony.com’, except for married people.  The title of this blog: ‘Life is Short. [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
As we quickly approach the holiday season, it seems that the urge to entertain becomes progressively stronger.  Personally, I love to entertain and I take a lot of pleasure and pride in the effort that I put in to make an event enjoyable.  I love creating an experience: setting an ambiance, putting a [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
No, seriously…I really do.  I have an overwhelming need to take a break from life in an exotic place, where all my cares melt away…pina colada in hand…surf lapping up on the sand…sun beating down on my worn out body.  Mmmm…I can imagine it now.  This isn’t the normal ‘I need a vacation’ feeling, this [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
As a married woman, I have become somewhat accustomed to the fact that my digestive tract and my husband’s digestive tract have their moments of ‘not so perfect’ etiquette.  It is, after all, human to pass gas.  And, as a result, I’ve become perfectly accepting of those less than lady-like or gentlemanly-like moments [...]

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