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By Debi Silber, MS, RD, WHCSep 19, 20071 topic

Who You Spend Time With Determines How You Feel

Tell me who you spend your time with and Iâll tell you how you feel. Sounds impossible? Itâs really not. You see, we often take on the feelings, behaviors and attitudes of those we spend time with. For example, letâs say you have a friend or coworker whoâs always complaining. Sheâs speaks negatively about her body, her job, her relationships and her life. She looks forward to spending time with you because it gives her an opportunity to vent and find relief. Once sh

Primary topic: Empowerment

Empowerment

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By Debi Silber, MS, RD, WHCDec 3, 20071 topic

Seven Tips to Become a More Positive Thinker

Have you ever noticed how good things happen to good people? Thereâs no mistake here. These people didnât just âget luckyâ but instead were proactive within their lives as opposed to simply reacting to things as they occur. They created the experiences they have beginning with the thoughts they think. How does this work?nnPositive thoughts lead to positive feelings. These feelings lead to positive emotions. These emotions then promote positive behaviors. Finally, the

Primary topic: Positive Thinking

Positive Thinking

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By Debi Silber, MS, RD, WHCSep 21, 20071 topic

Hey Mom... Lighten Up!

If you’re like most moms today, you’re struggling to find the balance between work, family and self. You’re taking care of the needs of everyone else, leaving you little time, energy or motivation for your own self care. You have a heaping pile of obligations, responsibilities, commitments and chores and it takes focus, organization and excellent time management skills to get it all done. You accomplish in a day what most people do over the course of a week.

Primary topic: Family

Family

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By Debi Silber, MS, RD, WHCOct 19, 20071 topic

Micromanaging, Delegating And Letting Go

Feeling a sense of control is important to your health, self esteem and well being. It helps us feel strong, empowered and in charge of our lives and the way itâs unfolding. While a sense of control is beneficial, too much control often leaves us micromanaging everything and everyone in our path. Are you micromanaging? Do you need to oversee everything and make sure itâs all done your way? Is it unsettling for you when things arenât done to your exact specifications? Be

Primary topic: Happiness

Happiness

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By Debi Silber, MS, RD, WHCJan 6, 20121 topic

Perspective-The Secret to Radiant Health?

Weâve all heard that our perspective, which is our outlook, slant, or point of view is important when it comes to our happiness and success. Itâs our perspective that acts as the lens to our view of the world around us as well as how we act and how we react to all that we see. All we need to do is look around and see how those with a positive perspective, who embrace life with passion and a desire to create and contribute-thrive. We also see that those with a negative per

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Debi Silber, MS, RD, WHCAug 28, 20071 topic

Understanding Stress

There are two types of stress. The first type is acute stress. Thatâs the kind where your body senses danger and adapts to the threat by making physical changes which enable you to quickly get out of harms way. This occurs because your body secretes chemicals and stress hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol. These chemicals are secreted in response to your thoughts and cause your body to prepare for âfight or flight.â For example, letâs say you are crossing the str

Primary topic: Stress Management

Stress Management

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By Debi Silber, MS, RD, WHCOct 14, 20071 topic

Would You Speak To Your Friends The Way You Speak To Yourself?

Very often when we speak to our friends, we shower them with compliments, praise and approval. It makes them feel proud, valued and respected and makes us feel good as well. We recognize the benefit of positive speech, we see the happiness it brings to our friends and we feel good about bringing this joy to others. So if we know all this, why is it so hard to speak this way to ourselves?nnFor many moms, negative self talk is a way of life. âIâm so dumb/lazy/fatâ can be

Primary topic: Positive Thinking

Positive Thinking

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By Debi Silber, MS, RD, WHCSep 12, 20071 topic

Top 10 Secrets to Nip Nibbling

1. Observe: nHave you ever seen another Mom eat off her childrenâs plates? When weâre able to look at something objectively we often see how we must look when we do the same thing. If you donât like how it looks, donât do it yourself.nn2. Visualize:nImagine everything youâve snacked on throughout the dayâ¦a few handfuls of chips while youâre watching TV, a few tastes of the meal youâre preparing for dinner, some cookies that were on the counter. Now imagine put

Primary topic: Dieting and Weight Loss

Dieting and Weight Loss

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By Debi Silber, MS, RD, WHCSep 28, 20071 topic

Your Perfect Workout

What does your perfect workout mean? Is it a stroll in the park, taking a class, a rigorous hour of tennis, or using the stairmaster during your favorite TV show? Maybe it means focusing on your breath in a yoga class, stretching your muscles with pilates or running to your favorite songs. While any of these workouts benefit your body, mind and soul, many moms donât exercise at all. In fact, the only exercise their getting is when they exercise their rightâ¦not to exercise

Primary topic: Fitness and Exercise

Fitness and Exercise

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By Debi Silber, MS, RD, WHCNov 4, 20071 topic

How Your Space Speaks For You

Learning how to become more organized is a hot topic right now. Why? Because it’s been found that greater organization leads to greater results in the way we think, feel and live. Think about it. How do you feel when you need to find an object but your home or office is in complete disarray? Piles of papers are all around, knick knacks scattered on various shelves and tables, mail covering the kitchen countertop and the kid’s clothes, toys, shoes and backpacks are

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Debi Silber, MS, RD, WHCSep 14, 20071 topic

Momâs See-Saw

Have you ever seen two children riding on a see-saw? It can be very interesting to watch depending on who is on either side. For example, if there is a large ten year old on one side of the see-saw and a small five year old on the other, the ten year old will be sitting on the ground, grumbling and saying how bored he is because the see-saw will not lift up. The five year old will probably be either panicking from the extreme lift off or wondering when and how she will ever g

Primary topic: Happiness

Happiness

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By Debi Silber, MS, RD, WHCOct 30, 20071 topic

Why You May Not Want To Lose Weight

Letâs say you are stressed, frustrated, angry, sad, lonely, tired or depressed. You want to feel better and you find yourself mindlessly reaching for food. You eat quickly, paying little attention to the type of food or how much youâre eating. At some point, what youâve just done registers physically, mentally and emotionally. You feel disgusted, angry, guilty, upset and discouraged with yourself and resign yourself to believing that this unhealthy habit will never chan

Primary topic: Dieting and Weight Loss

Dieting and Weight Loss

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By Debi Silber, MS, RD, WHCAug 26, 20071 topic

The Late Afternoon Binge

Youâve been running all day. You get the kids off to school, race to work, get a few errands done and if you have time, try to knock off a few more things on your to-do list. Now itâs about three oâclock. Youâve just made it home in time for the school bus, start to think about your childrenâs afternoon activities, responsibilities and what you can whip up for dinner. Youâre tired, frustrated and all you can think about is what youâre about to eat the minute you

Primary topic: Women's Issues

Women's Issues

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By Debi Silber, MS, RD, WHCMar 15, 20111 topic

Are the Messages from the Media Stronger than the Strongest Woman?

Why is it that some of the strongest women battle with their best intentions when it comes to healthy eating? For many, the answer can be found in how we react to the many messages we see and hear. Weight loss is an over 30 billion dollar industry. We spend money on programs, pills and promises yet as a nation, weâre bigger than ever. While weâre spending money trying to lose weight, advertisers are spending enormous amounts of money creating messages encouraging us to â

Primary topic: Dieting and Weight Loss

Dieting and Weight Loss

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