Archive for December, 2007
New Years Resolutions Weight Loss
Did you read The Duplex on December 30th? Seems like everybody’s making New Year’s Resolutions! The papers and TV are filled with advice on how to make and keep those promises to yourself. Let me tell you about one of my clients who made a resolution and kept it. Carol, a sixty-three year old retired school [...]
New Years Resolutions Stop Smoking
Dr. Faysal Hasan of the North Shore Medical Center in Salem, Massachusetts, conducted a study to compare the effectiveness of different methods to stop smoking. The study involved 67 participants who had been admitted to the hospital following the diagnosis of cardiovascular disease or respiratory disease. All had expressed their desire to stop smoking. They [...]
New Years Resolutions
It’s that time when many are thinking about New Year’s Resolutions. Ever wonder how the tradition of New Year’s Resolutions came about? Most of us probably don’t give it a second thought…we just make them because it’s fun and the American thing to do, right? But how many of them do we actually keep? Touted [...]
Very Obese Weight Longer for Transplant
AP writer Alex Dominguez had a story on December 20, in the Seattle PI about obesity and kidney transplants. Very obese people who need a kidney transplant are far less likely to get one than normal weight people, and when they do, their wait is an average of a year to 18 months longer, a new study [...]
Ellie Has Arrived!
Our family continues to grow with the arrival of Ellie. Ellie Adam was born at 10:10 AM this morning, delivered by C-Section. I got to hold her and welcome her to the world and to our family shortly after she was born. She is so beautiful and we are all so thankful that she is [...]
Diacetyl
What have we done to our food supply?! Seattle PI senior correspondent Andrew Schneider has a series of disturbing articles about the flavoring additive diacetyl. Manufacturers of these products insist that home users face no risk, and they could be correct. Home cooks are exposed, but the duration of their exposure is much shorter and they use [...]
Merry Christmas Everyone!
Luna’s First Christmas No matter what faith you are or are not, no matter what you believe – I wish you a joyous Christmas filled with love and laughter. If you are feeling Blue, lonely or if you are feeling stressed, consider using self-hypnosis to change the way you think and feel. Hypnosis is a [...]
Twas the Night Before Christmas
Twas the Night Before Christmas- and it is. I love Christmas. It is a time when our family comes together and we share in love and laughter. Our gathering will be smaller this year. Our son Tim, daughter-in-law Agnes and granddaughter Riley will not be here for Christmas eve dinner and to spend the night. Agnes [...]
Up Up Up!
It’s close to the end of the year some of you are already feeling like Grossie in Crock. I am hearing talk of New Year’s resolutions and of having to go on a diet. Many of you are looking into hypnosis and wondering if hypnotherapy can work for you. It sure can – if you want [...]
Let There Be Light
Yesterday was winter solstice, but unfortunately, the news isn’t quite as good as we would hope. The fact is we’ll only pick up five seconds of light today (December 22nd), building to 16 seconds on Christmas Day. We’re in a time period that the U.S. Naval Observatory describes as “the Equation of Time,” which is [...]
Winter Solstice
Finally, its here – the shortest day of the year! Sunrise here today is at 7:55 AM and it will set at 4:20 PM. Starting tomorrow, the days get longer. Hooray! I like light and I like warm (so what am I doing living on Bainbridge Island?) I love it in June and July when [...]
God Is So Good
After starting a new diet I altered my drive to work to avoid passing my favorite bakery. I accidentally drove by the bakery this morning and as I approached, there in the window were a host of goodies. I felt this was no accident, so I prayed. “Lord, it’s up to you, if you want me [...]
The Way of the Accidental Entrepreneur
Video filmed August 18, 2008. I had lunch yesterday with my dear friend and former coach, Molly Gordon . I am so excited about her new book, The Way of the Accidental Entrepreneur that I just had to share with you an email that she sent. I have the world of respect for Molly Gordon [...]
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