by Brett Blumenthal
You may have seen the television ads for the ‘new and improved’ Splenda:  Splenda with Fiber.  Call me cynical, but this idea just seems silly. From the makers of Splenda, this seems like a great idea.  They argue that the average adult needs 25 grams of fiber every day true, but only gets [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
Every weekend, while downstairs in our building’s fitness center, I see this one personal trainer with his client.  I have seen them there every weekend for the better part of 6 months.  The client is a woman who is probably in her mid to late 30s, is extremely overweight and seems to lack [...]

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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
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
I travel a lot.  I’m on the road at least 3 days, every other week.  My grocery shopping tends to reflect this, as I buy food the week I’ll be in town, and then skip shopping the week I’ll be out of town.  And, for those weeks I skip food shopping, I tend to eat [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
Never will I forget the day when I was getting my weekly ’mani and pedi’ in a Manhattan nail salon, when two big, burly, tough-looking construction workers entered the salon to do the very same thing.  Without a thought, they headed straight for the two open pedicure stations next to me, ripped off their stinky construction boots, [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
Getting exercise is important to living a balanced lifestyle…we all get that.  Sometimes, we intuitively understand what kind of exercise works best for us and what doesn’t.  For instance, if you have bad knees, running might not be the best thing for you.  If you have bad coordination, aerobic dance classes might not [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
Growing up, I remember that there was always a bottle of prune juice or a container of prunes in the refrigerator.  As a kid, I had no real appreciation for this, other than the fact that my dad was a much older dad (58 years my elder) who was concerned with regularity.  To [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
Let’s face it, smoking is a controversial topic.  If you smoke, you probably feel that it is your personal right to smoke and that you should be able to do so anywhere you want to.  On the other hand, if you don’t smoke, you probably feel that those who smoke around you invade your [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
Although many will argue that High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) isn’t bad for you, there is a ton of debate that warrants avoiding the ingredient .  Many nutritionists blame HFCS as a major reason for the rise in our nation’s obesity  rates.  Further, there is a theory that the body processes [...]

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