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How to Change Your Life When It Feels Like Nothing is Going Your Way
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“The rose is a rose from the time it is a seed to the time it dies. Within it, at all times, it contains its whole potential. It seems to be constantly in the process of change; yet at each state, at each moment, it is perfectly all right as it is.” ~Timothy Gallwey
Have you ever wanted something so desperately that you became devastated after many failed attempts to get it?
Has the same pattern kept repeating itself no matter how you tried to change it?
Have you ever longed for something so deeply that you lost interest in life when it didn’t happen?
There was a time when I felt this way. I was at a total loss for what to do next.
I wanted just one thing in my life, and I knew it would make me feel happy and complete. But it kept eluding me. The harder I tried to achieve it, the further away it became. I felt repeatedly heartbroken and cheated.
I didn’t think I was asking for too much. Many people had what I wanted. I had searched for years to find it and thought I deserved it. What was wrong with me that I couldn’t have a normal life?
I wanted to find my soul mate.
I kept trying, but I kept falling in love with men who couldn’t commit. Each time, my boyfriend and I seemed so compatible. I looked forward to every …
Weekend reading: Jennifer Pomeranz’s Food Law
Source: http://www.foodpolitics.com/2016/05/weekend-reading-jennifer-pomeranzs-food-law/
Jennifer L. Pomeranz. Food Law for Public Health. Oxford University Press, 2016.
I’m told that food law is the hottest area in legal education right now. At a time when law schools and lawyers are struggling, food law offers opportunities. Food issues are so controversial that they constitute a full employment act.
Jennifer Pomeranz is my colleague at NYU. Her book could not be more timely, and I was delighted to give it a blurb:
If you want to know how laws and regulations affect what you eat, how those laws are made, and why they cause so much controversy, Food Law for Public Health is a terrific place to start.
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Healthy Cinco de Mayo Recipes & Recent Eats
Source: http://www.fannetasticfood.com/2016/05/05/healthy-cinco-de-mayo-recipes-recent-eats/
Hey friends! Thank you for your enthusiasm over yesterday’s announcement that my intuitive and mindful eating group program is now available for sign ups – Alex, Rachael, and I are excited to see some of you have already signed up to join us! The three of us are actually having an in-person meeting today in Virginia to record our audio files and finish up some of the last minute logistics. Should be fun to see them in person!
In other news – happy Cinco de Mayo! Matt and I celebrated earlier this week with some Blue Apron fish tacos. These were delicious – loved the crunchy radish and cabbage toppings! Ignore the paper plate – literally all of our dishes were in the dishwasher… just keepin’ it real over here. 
If you’re looking to enjoy some Mexican-themed food today/tonight to celebrate the holiday, here are some fun recipes to try from my blog and around the web:
Vegan Mexican Quinoa Salad
Mexican Lasagna
Walnut and Mushroom Vegetarian Enc…
U.S. To Ship Peanuts To Feed Haitian Kids; Aid Groups Say 'This Is Wrong'
Sacks full of peanuts are displayed for sale at a market in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Aid groups say they are dismayed by a planned influx of American-grown peanuts from a U.S. agricultural surplus that they fear could undercut a vital cash crop in the impoverished Caribbean nation.
Dieu Nalio Chery/AP
On paper, sending surplus U.S. peanuts to feed 140,000 malnourished Haitian schoolchildren for a full year sounds like a heroic plan. Instead, it’s united 60 aid groups that are urgently calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to halt a shipment containing 500 metric tons of peanuts, preventing the legumes from reaching Haiti.
The aid gro…
At last! Menu labels in 2017!
Source: http://www.foodpolitics.com/2016/05/at-last-menu-labels-go-into-effect-in-2017/
Wonder of wonders, the FDA at last has issued its Final Guidance on Menu Labeling to go into effect a year from now.
Why astonishment? New York City has had menu labeling since 2008. The national process started in 2010.
Here’s the chronology:
YEAR
DATE
ACTION
2010
March 23
President Obama signs the Affordable Care Act which includes a provision requiring chain retail food establishments with 20 or more locations to provide calorie information for standard menu items.
July 7
FDA publishes Federal Register notice soliciting comments and suggestions
Aug 25
FDA requests comments on “Draft Guidance for Industry: Questions and Answers Regarding Implementation of the Menu Labeling.”
2011
Jan 25
FDA withdraws draft implementation guidance; announces intent to exercise enforcement discretion until rulemaking process is complete; requests comments.
April 6
FDA issues proposed rule.
May 24
FDA issues document correcting errors in proposed rules; extends comment period.
July 5
FDA issues notice of proposed rulemaking.
2014
Dec 1
FDA issues final rule.
2016
April
FDA issues guidance for industry.
Happily, the rules will cover:
bakeries, cafeterias, coffee shops, convenience stores, delicatessens, food service facilities and concession stands located within entertainment venues (such as amusement parks, bowling alleys, and movie theatres), food service vendors (such as ice cream shops and mall cookie counters), fo…
Crepes For Cinco De Mayo? Chef Pati Jinich Explains Por Qué
Crepes are a cousin of the enchilada, says Mexican chef Pati Jinich. A vestige of French intervention in Mexico, crepes are now considered classics of Mexican gastronomy. (Above) Jinich’s crepe enchiladas with corn, poblano chiles and squash in an avocado-tomatillo sauce.
Courtesy of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
For an “authentic” Cinco de Mayo meal, why not cook up crepes?
¿Que qué?! You ask. Hear me out.
Crepes are a hallmark of French cuisine. And in the 1860s, French forces invaded Mexico. They came, they conquered, they cooked — then they got kicked out. Today’s Cinco de Mayo holiday commemorates the day in 1862 when a badly outnumbered Mexican army …
How to Find and Hire the Best Personal Trainers For Your Gym
Source: http://www.theptdc.com/2016/05/how-to-find-hire-awesome-personal-trainers-for-your-gym/
Someone with a personal training certification is a dime a dozen. A good trainer who is both good at training and sales, on the other hand, is rarer. These are the trainers who are never short on clients and fill every available time slot for the month.
If you’re a gym manager who wants to hire awesome personal trainers, you need to know what they do, how to seek them out for your gym, and ask the right questions during the interview and hiring process. Even if you’re not a hiring manager, it’s helpful for you to read through this and see how you could turn yourself into an ace candidate.
Without further ado, let’s break it down.
The qualities to find the right candidates
Most personal trainers who’ve been in the game for a while will know their stuff. The issue isn’t necessarily testing their knowledge per se, although knowledge is important. Instead, you need to check their social intelligence. At their core, these trainers are likely good at three things:
Engaging in small talk
Showing genuine interest in their clients
Having clear expectations and showing confidence.
These are the kinds of behaviors we’re looking for. Translated to traits and qualities, we would like to look for the following:
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Rumer Willis Has a Powerful Message for the Photographer Who Photoshopped Her Chin
Rumer Willis opened up the latest issue of Vanity Fair only to find her chin had been chopped off Photoshopped beyond recognition in a photo she appeared in alongside two of her sisters. The 27-year-old actress (and daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore) shared her reaction to the photo on Instagram, calling the editing a form of bullying and saying, “I love the way I look, and I won’t support anyone who would feel a need to change the way I look to make me beautiful.” That’s a message we can all get behind!
Check out the now-infamous photo and Willis’s response below:
“Any friends [or] fans of mine who posted this I would appreciate if you took it down. The photographer Photoshopped my face to make my jaw smaller, and I find it really offensive for anyone to try and change the way you look so drastically. I love the way I look, and I won’t support anyone who would feel a need to change the way I look to make me beautiful. Whether or not they realize it, it is a form of bullying, which I won’t stand for.”
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The Environmental Cost Of Growing Food
The Environmental Cost Of Growing Food
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