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Nutrition 101

Finally, I have 1 nice thing to say about Kaiser. Well actually I have 2. First, they treat their employees really well: pension, generous 401k match, excellent vacation time, you name it. It’s great to work for Kaiser, but sucks…

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That’s All Well and Good

Time for a lifestyle, fitness, health status update. I started seeing a new acupuncturist today. I found her after doing some research; she was awarded best SF acupuncturist by the San Francisco A-List. I also gravitated toward her undergraduate background:…

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The All Fat-Consuming Skinny Girl

The facts: I eat the following every work day: a) either a small plate of eggs and sausage or a large cup of oatmeal that I dump about half a cup of brown sugar in, b) either a bag of…

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Alcohol Binge

Did anyone read the article in the WSJ last week on the unhealthy concentration of bacteria on cell phones? It reminded me of my high school biology class and testing the amount of fecal coliform bacteria we found around the…

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The Drunk Double Major

The first time I got drunk was my third year of college. Pretty good considering I’d started drinking even before my teens, playing spin the bottle with sugary wine coolers—Seagram’s Tahitian Sunset—kiddie alcohol. But by the time I finished freshman…

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Fashion Friday: Sleep

Heather Graham’s beauty secret is that she tries to get 11-12 hours of sleep a night. I guess actresses can afford that kind of luxury! I don’t function well on too much sleep. An abundance of rest actually makes me…

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2011 Holy Week Countdown

It’s Palm Sunday and the one week countdown to Easter. It’s also the beginning of our Italian honeymoon when we arrive in Venice on Holy Saturday. I can’t think of anything more lovely than celebrating Easter mass at St. Mark’s…

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Welcome to my site, derived from an advice column I wrote while getting my MBA. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area. I give helpful, opinionated advice based on my own experience and from the expertise of my extensive network. For more, click here.

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