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      • The Serotonin Appetite Thermostat
        01/30/10


        Last Sunday morning in the dog park, people were gathered around one of the park benches. It was a dog’s first birthday and the owner brought coffee, bagels and cream cheese for the other dog owners. (The dogs had to be content with only smelling the food and each other.) I gratefully

      • The Serotonin Power Diet on Facebook
        01/22/10
        Hi All,

        Judy and I have enjoyed sharing our Serotonin Power Diet blogging with you. We want to make it as easy and fruitful as possible to get the support, practical tips, and inspiration you need for your weight loss success. To that end, we invite you all to join our Facebook Seroton

      • Beating Exercise Boredom
        01/22/10

        A few days ago I was in the health club using the rowing machine. Usually I can tolerate only about 10 to 15 minutes on this machine as I find it particularly boring. However, about a minute before I was going to stop, my iPod started playing an unfamiliar song that a relative had downloaded f

      • Being an emotional eater may be good for your mental health
        01/19/10


        Eating when you feel down, stressed, underappreciated, overwhelmed, frustrated or anxious is so common that it is often the basis of advertisements. Every so often we see, in a TV ad, a lovely looking normal weight woman who falls into a comfortable chair, sighs deeply and then slowly un

      • Waking up the sleepy brain
        01/11/10

        Several years ago I was a guest at a dinner at which a colleague was giving an important after-dinner talk. The dinner itself was elaborate. A long cocktail hour was followed by a four-course dinner with matching wines. Crab cakes with a creamy sauce were followed by cream-based lobster bisque

      • Conversational Heat Beats the Need to Eat
        01/05/10

        I belong to a memoir-writing group. It started as a result of a conversation between two friends who wanted to write about their experiences but needed the support of others to do so. Eventually, six women made up the group, which meets bimonthly to read, discuss, argue and criticize each othe

      • The all or nothing New Year's resolution
        01/03/10

        There has been a steady stream of potential clients visiting my gym this past week, a sure sign that people are taking their New Year’s resolutions seriously. Advertisements for weight-loss programs and products are abundant as well so that anyone motivated by the sight of five extra pounds

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