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How Do You Ask For Help When You Don’t Know What You Need? [A woman's embrace extends so... by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise I swear I have actually done this. Like in the last week. Indecisive. If there was a word to sum up what I am these days that would be it. This is actually ... Read on »
It’s 9 p.m. Do You Know Where Your Treadmill Is? Under the Pile of Laundry, Duh [The Sunk... by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Hi! What did you have for dinner tonight? Was it good? I hope so! Because I had butt. Well, not literal butt – rump roast is actually pretty tasty – but my din ... Read on »
It’s Complicated: 3 Health Trends That Need To Be Simplified [From elaborate salads to... by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Complicating easy things is kinda my life’s work. I don’t want to brag or anything but I’m pretty much a genius at making things look hard. Whether it’s this w ... Read on »
What To Say When You Can’t Say Goodbye [Stupid things I have said to Allison] by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise “I hate to go and leave this pretty sight! Doot do do do doot do do do! (Which is beluga whale for ‘Run! The Nazis are coming.’) What we talk about after our wo ... Read on »
When Pinspiration Goes Bad: The weirdest, funniest and just-might-work-iest healthy pins by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Admit it, you’ve ridden the Pinterest roller coaster: It starts with the high of finding the perfect little black dress, quickly followed by the decision to find the ... Read on »
Does It Really Matter How Many Calories Your Workout Burns? [The problem with heart rate monitors] by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise This “super slimmer” face mask from japan claims to burn calories (from your face?!) while you sleep. That is, if you can sleep in something that looks like th ... Read on »
Do You Take Pictures of Your Food? New Research Says You Might Be Messed Up by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Did you know people take pictures of their food? And post them to public places? For dubious reasons other than just enjoying a well-plated meal? It’s like A T ... Read on »
We’re Moving! To Colorado! In Three Weeks! [Plus: The Color Run Trend - overblown hype or... by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Memorial Day weekend will find my family and I memorializing our time in Minnesota as we close this chapter of our lives and start the Colorado one. It’s excit ... Read on »
The Pitfalls of the War on Breast Cancer [Does traditional screening more harm than good? And what... by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Sitting alone on the exam table, in a paper gown and feeling naked in more ways than one, I stared down at the number on the card in my hand. It was for a geneti ... Read on »
Blackmailed by Black Bananas: Giving Myself Permission to Let Go [It's Okay to... Admit When... by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise I told you bananas are jerks. Blackmailed by black bananas. Oh sure they look innocuous just sitting there in their fruity innocence but they’ve been torturing ... Read on »
8 Tips for Cooking Meals for People With Different Food Preferences, Intolerances or Allergies... by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Nothing says SPECTACULAR! like a volcano of processed pork products!  Picture a cozy scene, with mom and dad bracketing smiling children all seated neatly around ... Read on »
Radio Station Asks Listeners to Vote on Whether Cheerleader is Too “Chunky” [From high... by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise  This is my kind of street photography! “I’m 86 pounds! Does this look fat to you?” The petite blond hiked her shirt up so I could admire her visible ribs ... Read on »
Do Alternative Therapies Really Work? Eastern Cures For Western Problems [And I'm sorry in advance... by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise THIS. Just. I have no. Ah. Okay, what in the 7th circle of Dante’s nightmare IS THIS?! (Seriously, pause and take a guess – I’d LOVE to see in the comments how many o ... Read on »
The Great Rachel Cosgrove Fitness Experiment II [Yep, she's back with a brand new rap! And I Don't... by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise My girl Rachel Cosgrove – author of  The Female Body Breakthrough  which was one of my top 3 favorite Great Fitness Experiments ever – is back with her hotly a ... Read on »
Designer Poop: What’s the Deal With Prebiotics and Probiotics? [What they are, how to eat... by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Unicorns obviously have very healthy gut bacteria. Hospitals with their life, death, and strange-smell zeitgeist have been the setting for several major reve ... Read on »
Everything You (Never) Wanted to Know About Emotional Eating: What, How and Why You Should by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Watermelon is my favorite food. I love it like a love song, baby. Several years ago a doctor friend asked me an interesting question. “What is emotional ea ... Read on »
Dear Supplement Companies: Stop Trying to “Enhance” Me. [Plus: The New Dove Campaign -... by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Cannot even tell you how many times I’ve either given a baggie like this or gotten one. And it makes me giggle. Every. Time. (My fave was when Deb the Smoothie Girl s ... Read on »
How Many People Does It Take to Fake a Marathon? [Kickstarter Proves It Can Be Done, Doesn't Ever... by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise How many people does it take to fake a marathon? About 1,000 apparently – as proved by a Kickstarter project that I can’t decide if it is genius social comment ... Read on »
You Snooze, You Lose: Science Discovers How Pounding the Alarm Hurts You In More Ways Than Just... by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise   The only way to hit snooze on this alarm is to catch the rocket flying around your room and stick in back on the base. I can’t decide if that’s clever or ... Read on »
The Beauty and the Horror: What Is It About the Boston Marathon? [What to Do When You Can Do... by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise I had a different post planned for today. It was funny. It involved Hugh Jackman, a crazed fan with an electric razor and a thrown handful of hairs from down u ... Read on »