Mind Your Business: An Exploration of Mindfulness

Kate and Rick begin a multi-segment discussion about mindfulness: What is it, exactly? Why do we care? How do we practice it? From putting space between our thoughts and emotions to endeavoring to live life more fully, mindfulness is a technique everyone can benefit from. Also, an interview with Annie Mahon about her book Things I Did When I Was Hangry: Navigating a Peaceful Relationship with Food. Annie helps us understand the concept and benefits of mindful eating (Full interview available on our YouTube channel).

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Annie Mahon's website rawmindfulness.com

We Must Manage Ourselves, People!: Dining Out

Do you over-order in restaurants? Do you refuse to order French fries and then eat all the fries from your dinner companion’s plate? Dining out and trying to be healthy can be a challenge, and in this episode Kate and Rick discuss strategies for enjoying a night out without needing to wear sweatpants the next day. And do you know what goes on behind the scenes in restaurants? Rick blows Kate's mind with information from Saru Jayaraman’s book "Behind the Kitchen Door"—a must-read for anyone who wants to dine out consciously. Also, a listener calls in to describe an English picnic, etiquette tips from Kate's Mom, and find out what Rick and Kate's favorite restaurant in Boulder is (spoiler alert: it's Riffs)!

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Riffs Urban Fare

We Said Good DAY, SIr! Keeping Weight Off vs. Losing It

What’s the secret for maintaining weight loss? Hell if we know. Did you know that only one in a hundred obese people get and stay thin? Kate and Rick talk about weight maintenance, the data behind it, and their vast experience of what has and has not worked for them. They also remember some of the greatest weight loss slogans of all time, and tell you about the new technology that can actually remove food you have just eaten from your stomach.

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After 'The Biggest Loser,' Their Bodies Fought to Regain Weight

New Weight-Loss Device Sucks Food Directly Out of Your Stomach

Weight Loss: Keeping the weight off

To Lose Weight, Eating Less is Far More Important Then Exercising More

Why Keeping Weight Off, Not Loosing It, Is the Real Victory

You've Lost Weight. Now How Do You Keep It Off?

How to Maintain Weight Loss: 5 Tips

Ask The Dietitian: Why is Weight Loss So Hard?

Sex And Other Myths About Weight Loss

The Best Way to Keep Weight Off

All Stressed Up and No Place to Go: Stress and Weight

From sleep to anxiety to mood to blood pressure, stress affects it all. Rick and Kate talk about the causes and effects of stress, and why reducing stress is one of the most important things we can do to manage our weight. They offer sound ideas on what you can start doing differently tomorrow.

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10 ways stress makes you fat and diabetic

8 Mistakes Stressed People Make That Lead to Weight Gain

Cortisol: Why “The Stress Hormone” Is Public Enemy No. 1

Summer Solstice: Let Go to Make Room

How do you get the perfect beach body? No seriously, how do you? Kate and Rick talk about using the transformational energy of the summer solstice to let go of something old and make room for something new. They also discuss what makes summer fun, the trauma and drama of bathing suit shopping, any why it's never a good idea to put Spanx on over sunscreen.

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Step Into Your Power with the Summer Solstice

11 Things About the June Solstice

Traditions and Holidays Around the June Solstice

Fad Diets: Cotton Balls, Sausage, and Smoke, Oh My!

Whether they limit your calories, prevent you from pooping, suck all the protein from your body, or eventually kill you, Kate and Rick talk about all the fad diets through the ages. 

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Diets through history: The good, the bad and the scary.

Popular fad diets through the years.

Woman starves to death in spiritual quest to live on sunlight alone.

Ancient humans mostly vegetarian, 'Paleolithic diet' critic says.

Food Addiction Part 1: Gonna Have to Face it…

Yep, food can be addictive.  Join us as we discuss elements of food that make it addictive, the way the brain responds to food addiction, and the unholy trinity of sugar, salt, and fat.

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Click Here to see a list of articles talked about on the show including: 10 Most Addictive Foods, How Food And Drugs Are Similar In The Brain, Dopamine: What It Is And What It Does, Food Addiction Quiz, Cheese Is The New Crack, Addiction And Food Related Issues, The Extraordinary Science of Junk Food

Do These Voices In My Head Make Me Look Fat? Using Meditation To Get Back On Track.

Have you been eating too much during the holidays? Have you lost track of how important exercise is to you? In this episode Rick and Kate talk about the value of using a simple mediation to refocus the mind, clarify what’s important, and create a more mindful eating process.  If we can do it, so can you!

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Tips and Techniques we are trying this week.

Peruse The Center For Mindful Eating

Check out an oldie but a goodie-The Relaxation Response by Herbert Benson, M.D.