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How Do You Recover From a Cake Binge? [Team Pie vs Team Cake vs Team Charlotte] by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise   “Next day he found me in a pinafore with my cherry pies cooking in the window. One taste of my pie — WELL — !!! So in the kitchen in broad daylight — I s ... Read on »
The Great Drug Dilemma: Is it time to stop taking my anti-depressant meds? [FDA recalls fake meds... by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise This weekend was surprisingly calm considering it’s my annual ride on the Cray-Cray Carousel, i.e. the time of year when all my prescription medications need r ... Read on »
Attack of the Killer Shoes: Women everywhere are being maimed by their footwear [Is the solution... by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Sarah Jessica Parker is the next step in evolution. Girlfriend recently confessed in an interview that her secret power is creating new bones. Like, inside her ... Read on »
Saying Good-Bye to a Wonderful Friend Today [Living, Not Blogging] by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Just a quick note to let you know that I won’t be online today either answering e-mails or blog comments. (Okay, after this.) I’m going to the funeral for Mike, a won ... Read on »
Has Insecurity About Your Weight Ever Stopped You From Doing Something? [The surprising Gwen... by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Gwen Stefani with 4-month-old Zuma Nesta Rock. If this is “gross, big and uncool” sign me up! No seriously, I want those arms SO bad! Gwen Stefani is hot. ... Read on »
5 Tips for Curing Constipation: Things That Make You Go Poop* [The uncomfortable truth about fiber] by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Cartoon from the perpetually awesome Natalie Dee Constipation: Lots of people have it. No one talks about it. Yet everyone needs to poop. Indeed, I daresa ... Read on »
B Vitamins: Energy Miracle or Wallet Drain? [Taking health advice from the Costco samples guy] by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Cartoon says: (man) “Gosh, Honey, you seem to thrive on cooking, cleaning and dusting and I’m all tuckered out by closing time. What’s the answer?” (woman) “Vi ... Read on »
The Year of Fake Charlotte [What I learned from hair extensions, colored contacts and other... by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Strangely I never thought of using my hair extensions like this… Long before catfish got verb’ed, I discovered the power of lying on the Internet. Of course, bein ... Read on »
Five Things To Do On A Treadmill Besides Run On It [Plus: Ultimate Treadmill Fails!] by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise   Treadmills are not just expensive sweater drying racks. It turns out these moving sidewalks to nowhere have many uses. You can run on them – especially s ... Read on »
Harley Pasternak Introduces New Cleanse, Calls New Christina Aguilera “Uncomfortable”... by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Top Hollywood trainer plays the Hot or Not? game with top Hollywood starlets: It’s the type of juicy tabloid fodder that we all hope we’re too mature to care a ... Read on »
When Outdoor Clothing Comes In [Clothing Giveaway!] by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise The spring fashion trends for fitness are so hot this year, I might even call them haute. (Bad pun Saturday, welcome to my life.) Not that I know anything about fashi ... Read on »
New Research: Getting Ultra Ripped May Make You Ultra Weak [The surprising downsides of our... by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise “She’s so pretty! So what is it about her that makes her so ugly? And what is up with her makeup?’ My husband isn’t usually one to comment on such things. In f ... Read on »
From Boob Floss to Swimsuit Shoehorns: Fitness products women really need! Or not! by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise So if men get their own yogurt (bro-gurt!) does that mean women can finally get girly beef jerky? Because I know I like my meat products dyed pink and stamped with a ... Read on »
What’s the Weirdest Health Food You’ve Ever Bought? [Plus: The absolute easiest... by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Real recipe from foodnetwork.com. My fave comment on it: “Tried this recipe last night. The bacon was great, but the paper towels tasted awful.” “2 cups dr ... Read on »
Leaky Gut Syndrome: Legit Problem or Imaginary Illness? [Either way it wins the Oscar for best... by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise See, your gut may betray you but at least it’s not a KILLER CROTCH. Dun, dun, dun!! (Seriously though is this not the best anti texting while driving advert ... Read on »
We Are Not Monsters: Dealing with people who let you suffer [Curing The Bystander Effect] by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Monsters live among us. The only problem is that there aren’t more of them. “You must have misunderstood him.”  The words rattled around my head, unsettlin ... Read on »
Progesterone Cream Mega-Fail: The things I’ll try to cure my PMS [Help me?] by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Now that’s a problematic bikini line! Repeat after me: I will not take medical advice from celebrities whose claim to fame is a Playboy spread. I’m not sa ... Read on »
When Bad Workouts (And Bad Days) Go Good: The lady at the dismembered baby store gave me the keys... by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise  You want to know how this happened. Yes you do. Short version: the lady at the dismembered baby store gave me the keys to the local police precinct. No this isn ... Read on »
How to Deal With Exercise Guilt: Yours, Mine and Ours by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Game night at our house always opens up some interesting conversation. (“Mommy? Why is there a candlestick in Clue? How do you kill someone with a candlestick? ... Read on »
Tween Running Phenoms Pose an Interesting Dilemma – That All of Us Have to Answer [New... by Charlotte H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Katylynn and Heather Welsch Little hands clamped tightly over ears, wee shoulders hunched forward, tiny body taut with anticipation: the pose that Katylynn ... Read on »