Published in Santa Monica Daily Press on December 27, 2008
Change is the law of life
and those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future said John F. Kennedy. As we head into 2009 many people begin setting goals and resolutions for themselves. One of the most popular ones [...]

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Also published in the Santa Monica Daily Press-12/18/08
I recently had a physical check-up and had all the usual things checked-cholesterol, weight, blood pressure and height. My weight has been pretty consistent give or take a few pounds. I think I stopped growing by my senior of high school and plateau at 5’2. I was shocked [...]

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As published in the Santa Monica Daily Press November 21, 2008
THERE ARE NEVER ENOUGH HOURS IN  the day to do everything. Things come up that push exercise to the back burner. We end up running late to a meeting so we grab some sort ofjunky snack on our way out the door. As adults though, most of us know how much [...]

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As published in The Santa Monica Daily Press on November 1, 2008
My daughter is overweight and most of her friends are not. I do not want to make her too self-conscious about her weight and tell her what not to eat but I am at a loss as to what to do.
If you want your [...]

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As featured in Santa Monica Daily Press on October 11, 2008
The launch of my first column!

A LITTLE OVER THREE YEARS AGO DURING a bike ride I was hit by a car and left with a broken collarbone, a fractured lower back, and broken finger and wrist. For the first time ever, I couldn’t do the one thing that had always been [...]

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As featured in Santa Monica Daily Press on October 25, 2008
Q: One of my friends is really into cleansing and detoxing and I don’t know much about it.  Is this healthy behavior for teenagers?
Teens are all about following trends and the tabloids are filled with articles about celebrities attempting various diets and detoxifying. As [...]

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