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June 21, 2009 - June 27, 2009 Archives

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Video: Yoga in Blithewold's lovely North Garden

1:53 AM Sat, Jun 27, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

Providence Journal video by Sandor Bodo Jane Bergmark, director of the Yoga Loft in Warren, R.I, and Ni Ketut Tirta, born and raised in Lovina, Bali, lead a yoga class at Blithewold Mansion in Bristol's North Garden, overlooking the......

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 Tags  Blithewold   bristol   Bristol RI   video   warren; warren ri   yoga   Yoga Loft  

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Raw milk sustains farmers, but it's still hard to find

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By Tom Meade    Email

More and more fitness advocates in southern New England are drinking fresh, raw milk. Rhode Islanders have to travel to Connecticut or Massachusetts to buy raw milk legally. "Massachusetts raw milk farmers play an integral role in the state's agricultural......

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 Tags  dairy   farms   healthy foods   raw milk  

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Want to accelerate your metabolism? Hot peppers can help

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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

AP photo Hebenero double hot pepper One of the biggest keys to keeping weight off is a good metabolic rate -- metabolism helps burn calories and keep the food we eat from turning into fat. Touted high the list......

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 Tags  healthy foods   hot peppers   metabolism  

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Governor seeks winning ideas for wellness awards

3:46 PM Wed, Jun 24, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

By Donita Naylor Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- If your organization has a creative way of getting people to work and play toward wellness, Governor Carcieri and the Rhode Island Department of Health want to hear about it. Applications......

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 Tags  Carcieri   health   Providence R.I.   wellness  

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R.I. native Hasselbeck says diet book wasn't plagiarized

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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

BOSTON (AP) -- "The View" co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck says a claim that she plagiarized parts of her best-selling diet book is "without merit." The Cranston native defended her book "The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide" on Wednesday, speaking......

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 Tags  book   Cranston RI   Elisabeth Hasselbeck   health   The View  

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Power of Play hopes to get children moving, grooving

11:15 AM Wed, Jun 24, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

By Kate Bramson Journal staff writer SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- Every child can be an athlete. That's the message a group of health care and fitness volunteers hope to spread on Saturday, when they host an event for 200 children......

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 Tags  health   middletown   South County YMCA   South Kingstown RI  

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East Greenwich rock climber, 9, makes nationals

1:01 AM Wed, Jun 24, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Tom Meade    Email

Nine-year-old Grace Scott, a third-grade student at Frenchtown Elementary School in East Greenwich, is climbing to new heights at new speeds. She recently finished first in her division for speed climbing and second for difficulty climbing, to qualify for the......

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Too busy for exercise? How about 10 minutes at a time

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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

AP file photo / Michigan family takes a short walk We all lead busy lives, and there are some days when you just can't fit your workout in. But before you let the guilt set in, try this tip......

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 Tags  10 minute   Blue Cross   exercise   photo   walk  

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West Greenwich climber rises to another challenge

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By Tom Meade    Email

Debra Cole's Team Ascend In a celebration of life, breast cancer survivor Debra Cole, 53, of West Greenwich will attempt to summit the 14,162-foot Mt. Shasta in Northern California this week. It is the second highest peak in the......

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 Tags  breast cancer   climber   RI  

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Make it an active Father's Day

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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

To say that I know a lot of great men is an understatement. I have befriended boys and men my whole life, and know so many I can count as wonderful fathers, that a Father's Day post seemed completely necessary.......

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 Tags  activities   family   Father's Day   kids   outdoors  

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