Balance Blog

This easy dish is something I concocted after being bored of making the same things, which for me includes hummus, fajitas, pesto, blah, blah… Now this isn’t exactly the most exciting dish, but it was quick and tasted great. 1 red pepper julienned 3 scallion stalks chopped 2 large carrots diced Handful of shiitake mushrooms [...]

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Flexibility: Virtually every major joint in the body, including ankles, knees, hips, shoulders, wrists and elbows, remain heavily active while skiing and snowboarding, as well as during a fall. Being more flexible not only helps you stay on your feet, it reduces the chance of injury. Engaging in a 20-minute full body stretching routine daily, [...]

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By Lauren Muscarella Balance gym has pull-up bars, rings, kettle bells, and pregnant bellies. Huh? Stephanie and Susan, both pregnant, have been keeping up their training regimes with their respective trainers Mark Crick and Graham King. Regular exercise has been proven to cut down on delivery time and recovery time for new moms, so it [...]

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By Lauren Muscarella 1. Vegetable Oil Users Beware! Vegetable oils (safflower, grape seed, cottonseed, etc.) are mostly composed of polyunsaturated fats, which are prone to oxidation and free radical production when exposed to heat and light. These oils that have been heavily processed under high heat cause internal inflammation and can cause heart disease, diabetes [...]

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