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Have You Found What Makes You Special?
What makes us unique makes us valuable and turns our weaknesses into strengths. Take time to be introspective. You are special.
Guest post by Sarah Crulcich, MPH, RD, LD
Feb 28, 20204 min read
The best laid plans
Often, our image of how an event will play out is overly idealistic. Holiday events are a good example of reality not measuring up to...
Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Dec 20, 20193 min read
Holiday Traditions… to keep…skip…or break
What holiday traditions do you hold near and dear? Are there certain decorations, events, rituals, songs, and foods that you associate...
Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Dec 13, 20193 min read
What Matters Most
Why is it when life is rolling along “smoothly” we often fail to notice what matters most? Then, some type of crisis befalls us – a...
Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Dec 6, 20193 min read
Thankful? Say it. Show it.
Every year on the 4th Thursday in November, Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, a holiday we have enjoyed since the Pilgrims first...
Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Nov 29, 20192 min read
Eating Together is Easy
Who needs something else to complicate their lives? No one. Who needs something else to enrich their lives? Everyone. That...
Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Sep 20, 20193 min read
You are worth more than your weight
Our guest blog is written by registered dietitian nutritionist Julie Satterfeal. Get to know her better on the community page. Julie is...
Guest post by Julie Satterfeal, MS, RDN, LD
May 17, 20195 min read
March is...
March is the month for St. Patrick’s Day, Spring Break, March Madness, and… if you are an RDN, or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist,...
Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Mar 8, 20192 min read
Lessons from a month on the beach – Year 2
I am writing this while sitting on our deck enjoying the sights and sounds of the waves breaking on the beach and feeling the warm sun...
Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Mar 1, 20193 min read
The Challenge of Choosing Healthy
Think back to the last time you gave in to a treat. Did you try to resist? How difficult was the struggle? A woman once told me of...
Guest post by Frances O’Neil, MSW, RDN, CDE
Feb 22, 20195 min read
Making a list and checking it twice
“Making a list and checking it twice...” That familiar song lyric can apply not only to Santa at this time of year but to all of us. Do...
Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Nov 30, 20183 min read
Neighbors: Strangers or Friends?
If you took a walk around your neighborhood, how many residences could you name the residents? How many residences have you been inside...
Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Aug 31, 20183 min read
Are You Connected?
What is the secret to a long and healthy life? T he Blue Zones project wa s initiated to determine the answer to that question by...
Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Aug 10, 20183 min read
The secret to holiday happiness is…
Buy less stuff - Make more memories. Are you making a list and checking it twice? I am too… but this year it is a list of memory-making...
Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Nov 24, 20172 min read
What I learned at the table
I venture that outside of formal school I have learned more around a table sharing meals with others than in any other single place. I’ve...
Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Sep 29, 20173 min read
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