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Continuing Education

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Continuing Education As part of our ongoing education process, I have completed some courses recently. We feel it is vital to the industry, as well as our clients and potential clients, to stay on top of new trends as well as new techniques and health issues. For this purpose, I am always looking for interesting new approaches to "old" issues. [ + ]
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Mango with Chile and Lime

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Mango With Chile and Lime It is my favorite fruit season in sunny South Florida: Mango season! While I am blessed to be able to drive down the street and retrieve fallen mangoes from the grounds, the ones from your local grocers will work as well. This recipe is inspired by several trips to Mexico. INGREDIENTS 1. Mango 2. Chile powder [ + ]
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Beware of Bedazzled Bananas

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Beware of Bedazzled Bananas Appearances are sometimes deceiving. This is a fact that most of us are well aware of. I am amazed, however, at the amount of clients who approach me with certain "diamond bananas" (aka diets) that they read about or heard about on television that are nothing more than a rotten banana with bedazzling. Here are so [ + ]
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WARNING FOR FITNESS PROFESSIONALS: SCAM

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WARNING FOR FITNESS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS Hello, Professionals. We have been the object of attempted scams recently, and we wanted to share the information with you so you do not end up losing a significant amount of hard-earned money. Here's what's happening: We are getting requests from "hearing impaired" people who are requesting tr [ + ]
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Busy, Busy, Busy

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Busy, Busy, Busy Hello, All! As anticipated, we have had a very busy couple of months. Business is booming, and more and more people have made the commitment to lead a healthier, more fit, more fulfilled lifestyle. We are grateful and blessed that they have been turning to us for the professional help and guidance that they seek. After a [ + ]
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Low Fat, High Taste Tortilla Chips

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LOW FAT, HIGH TASTE TORTILLA CHIPS Do you love the taste, flavor and texture of tortilla chips? Well, so do we! These are so easy to make, and they are guiltless as well. Enjoy them with salsa,  your favorite hummus, or by themselves. Be creative. Possibilities are endless. I keep them simple with just salt and pepper so I can use them with [ + ]
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2 Months In..Where are you?

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2 MONTHS IN...WHERE ARE YOU? It seems like time is literally flying by. We are nearing the end of February, and it feels like we are losing time. Why do we feel that way, though? My theory is that in most cases, we feel like we are losing time if we are not accomplishing the things we set out to do in what we perceive as a "timely" fashion. [ + ]
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Costa Rican Chicken

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 Costa Rican Chicken It happens every time I go away for an extended time, to a new country with new flavors and cuisine; I come home with the flavor of the vacation. That being said, here is my take on Costa Rican chicken. Really, it is just a marinade, incorporating the flavors that I experienced on our latest vacation. This marinade is reall [ + ]
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Holiday Vacation

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Our Holiday Vacation   This year, we were blessed enough to have friends who invited us to use their home in Costa Rica for ten nights. We were just outside the city of San Jose, and we had a wonderful time. Of course, we brought our laptop and conducted work while we were away, but for the most part, it was ten nights and eleven days of fo [ + ]
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Happy New Year!

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Happy New Year! Hello, All! Pedro and I want to wish all of you a happy and healthy New Year. Take this year and make it the best year you can. Rather than make New Years resolutions, why not commit to a healthier life and lifestyle? Resolutions to work out on a regular basis often fall short, and we end up being disappointed in ourselves. [ + ]
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