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Happy Bike to Work Day! May is National Bike to Work Month, and today is Bike to Work Day. People all around the country will be pedaling their way into better healthy, while also helping the environment. Here are just a few reasons why you should bike: To learn more about Bike to Work Month, […]
By Eileen Ferrer, Skinny Gene Nutritionist We all have those days when we feel like there is not enough time in the day to fit in everything. For all the very active supermoms out there, busy seems like an understatement. The days can be filled with taking the kids to school, going to work and/or
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By Eileen Ferrer, Skinny Gene Nutritionist It’s time to celebrate Moms. Though we designate only one day to honor them, they really deserve it every day. In exchange for their dedication to caring for their family, we offer them gifts of gratitude. Whether it is a bountiful bouquet of flowers, a gift certificate to the
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By Rennie Aranda, Skinny Gene Nutritionist Article adapted from WebMD A day’s worth of exercising and eating right can go down the drain in just one night of happy hour. Calories consumed while drinking your favorite cocktails can add up fast. For example, an 8oz Long Island Iced Tea can rack up to 780 calories!
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By Rennie Aranda, Skinny Gene Nutritionist Springtime has arrived and with this season comes spring cleaning. While you’re getting ready to clean out old storage items and organize closet spaces, why not spring clean your bodies as well by throwing out processed foods in your kitchen and replacing it with fresh fruits and vegetables? Spring
By Rennie Aranda, Skinny Gene Nutritionist Article adapted from WebMD Don’t mix your liquors, drink whiskey before beer, more alcohol cures a hangover — you’ve heard it before. But knowing a little more than the conventional wisdom when it comes to alcohol and hangovers may help you hold your liquor a little better and make the
By Rennie Aranda, Skinny Gene Nutritionist Happy hour can get less happy when you realize all your healthy eating throughout the week is sabotaged by your cocktail choices at the bar and your favorite jeans are feeling more snug than usual. A night on the town doesn’t have to mean wrecking your diet. The key is
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By Rennie Aranda, Skinny Gene Nutritionist Alcohol is a part of many social occasions, from holiday parties to birthday celebrations, to family dinners and sporting events. Does being healthy mean abstaining from alcohol altogether? Is it possible to keep your figure and have your drinks too? Numerous scientific studies have shown that people who drink
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By Rennie Aranda, Skinny Gene Nutritionist Sugar in regular soda or artificial sweetener in diet soda…Which sweetener is healthier? The soda debate! Whether you call it soda, pop, soft drink, etc., it is no doubt that these drinks are highly consumed in the U.S. But the big question for these avid soda drinkers is…diet soda or regular
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By Emily Barr, MS,RD,CNSC The month of December, right on cue, is flying by! The parties have begun and will continue all month long, and of course, into the New Year! You may have the same old thought recirculating through your mind this holiday season, how are you going to enjoy the season without upsetting your
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