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Weight Loss Tip #1: Are You Packing Your Lunches? Do you have a lunch bag?  Are you planning ahead or are you just going with the flow each day, eating what’s available when the time comes? PLANNING AHEAD BY PREPARING & BRINGING YOUR OWN MEALS AND SNACKS FOR YOUR WORKDAY IS PROBABLY THE NUMBER ONE […]

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Last Saturday morning at MELS BOOT CAMP, we played awesome music, danced in the sun & worked on our tan (..umm..& David touched up his farmer’s tan…=0 ).  We enjoyed fresh cut watermelon and topped it off with a super intense full body fat burning workout!  I MUST SAY..WHAT AN AWESOME WAY TO KICK OFF […]

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How come every time a guy turns fifty and buys himself a sports car, it is assumed he must be going through a “midlife Crisis”?  Why can’t he finally decide that half his life is over and it’s time to take better care of himself and get his act together.  The concept of mortality does […]

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First there is graduation day and then,  in just a few months, many San Diego young adults will be leaving the comfort of their homes, family, and friends to embark upon a new stage in their lives – “the life of college”. On the surface, many state excitement,relief, and motivation, but just beneath the surface […]

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Maurice Sendak, the children’s book author most famous for authoring ‘Where the Wild Things Are,’ passed away recently at the age of 84. While my main roles in life are as wife and mother, pediatrician, and community health educator, I am also an author.  If you have ever been to my office you can see […]

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Dr. Steve Ronco, owner of Torrey Hills Chiropractic, has been a practicing family chiropractor in the Carmel Valley/Del Mar area since 2001. His office is located in the Torrey Hills Shopping Center, and serves as a family wellness center that focuses on the whole health of the body, not just the aches and pains.  Dr. […]

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Teens at Home?

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Why do teenagers always seem to act their worst when they are home around their families?  It’s true, don’t you think?  We all become confused when we hear those stories from our friends about how polite, engaging, vocal, expressive, and endearing our little “teen angels” are at their house.  And, when they tell you how […]

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Ocean Air Recreation Center sits on an 18 acre park in Carmel Valley, and is one of the newer recreation centers in San Diego.  The Recreation Center offers two ball fields, an outdoor and indoor basketball court, volleyball and badminton courts, walking paths, picnic areas, a large grassy field, and a fitness area.  The Carmel Mountain […]

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Imagine a room filled with the energy of 100 women and teens, the rhythmic pulse of the best dance party music ever and the powerful connection that happens when people come together to support an important cause.  This happened at the Zumba Fundraising Jam Sunday February 26th at the Pacific Athletic Club, it was a […]

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In the book, The Five Love Languages of Children, Dr. Gary Chapman, PhD and Dr. Ross Campbell, MD, outline five ways kids (and all people) ‘express and interpret’ love. They are: Words of affirmation Spending quality time Receiving gifts Acts of service Physical touch According to the book, every child has one dominant way of […]

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Mothers and Daughters Have Fun Learning About Puberty and Womanhood The Parent Connection presents “Healthy Chats for Girls,” a fun approach to the sensitive topics of puberty and growing up with Dr. Chrystal de Freitas.  The three-hour seminar for mothers and daughters (ages 9-12) will be held on Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 2 p.m. […]

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Local Non-Profits Present the Documentary Film, Miss Representation; aims to Empower Youth to Speak Out Against Stereotypes and Labels Created by the Media. It’s those millions of TV viewers, magazine subscribers, and web surfers everyday that are subjected to the exploitation of women.  It’s right under our noses, and yet we fail to think twice […]

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