I Can’t Believe I Have Jock (er, Jill) Itch!!!

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As some of you know or may recall, I am in the early training stages for a full marathon taking place in Savannah, GA this November. The running has been going great, in fact, I’m enjoying it more than I ever have in my life. I’ve been clocking 5-9 miles several times a week and […]

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Is Eating Meat Selfish?

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Recently on a public forum I was lambasted for saying that eating animal meat was selfish. I didn’t think much when I initially said it because it is a belief I have held for some time, however the reaction lead me to pause and dissect the choice of my word, how it may have been perceived, and what message […]

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Dear James on MindBodyGreen

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Dear James on the MindBodyGreen post about the Paleo Diet, I apologize if I have in any way come across as rude, shaming, or demeaning toward you or anyone else in this conversation. It was my intention by staying in the conversation to influence and empower future behaviors and choices, not to demean or shame anyone’s […]

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Why Am I Running a Marathon? (On Fruit!)

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A few months ago my Facebook friend Jina (the brilliance behind The Happy Healthy Truth) and I had the wild notion to meet up for a marathon. We met online two years ago through Marie Forleo’s B-School program and struck a quick friendship. She’s funny, loves good food, is a meditation expert, and she lives a happy, […]

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Why MLM is the Business Model of the Future

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MLM: multi-level marketing What mental images, visceral reactions, and emotional triggers does that phrase induce? Slimy, pushy sales people? Obnoxious friends throwing product parties and pressuring you to host? Acquaintances dropping the name of their brand at every chance they get during conversation? Yes, we’ve all experienced our fair share and, yes, this is the […]

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Thriving with Superfoods

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I have come to believe that the term “super food” is simply a marketing term used to pump up exotic, imported, and often expensive foods. True super foods have been around for decades in our neighborhood markets and I think that the truest super foods have a small carbon footprint: foods grown in local season […]

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Writelighter Radio Spa Interviews Carla

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Do you want to help raise the vibration of the Planet? Are you ready to open your heart and commit to a balanced “light”style? Join host Eleyne-Mari for Writelighter Radio Spa, an empowering program devoted to your writing and wellbeing! Today’s Show: https://www.blogtalkradio.com/within-radio/2014/05/26/writelighter-radio-spa Today’s Guests: Bonnie Snyder (author, psychologist) and Carla Golden (spiritual nutritionist, massage therapist) […]

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Why I’m 4 Years Late for My First Mammogram

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In the United States 234,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed each year. Globally 1.7 million new cases are diagnosed accounting for 25% of all new cancer cases in women. Only 5–10% of all cancer cases can be attributed to genetic defects, whereas the remaining 90–95% have their roots in the environment and lifestyle. The […]

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