The Pole: Not Just For Strip Clubs Anymore

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The simple vertical pole evokes different visions depending on where it’s found. On a playground it’s child’s play. In my son’s firefighter book it’s an iconic fixture in the fire station. In the strip club it comes with bare bodies and dollar bills. There’s another place where the pole is popping up more and more…[Continue Reading...]

Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution

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Some of you may know, although many of you probably do not know, that I am from West Virginia. And some of you may have heard the buzz surrounding Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution being filmed in Huntington, WV. I am not from Huntington. Huntington is about 200 miles from where I live; however, that’s just…[Continue Reading...]

Why am I not Losing Weight?

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Do you ever ask yourself, “Why am I not losing weight?” You think you’re doing everything right:  you’re eating clean and working out.  Yet the scale still isn’t budging.  So what’s the problem?  Here are a few reasons why you may not be losing weight and what to do when you just can’t seem to…[Continue Reading...]

How to Lose Weight Without Dieting

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Is it even possible to lose weight without going on a diet?   Yes!  And more and more people are finding that cleaning up their eating habits is better than dieting.  According to a recent article at The New York Times, Instead of Eating to Diet, They’re Eating to Enjoy, the number of men and women…[Continue Reading...]