Sounds of Saturday – Pet Shop Boys

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PSB were a fixture in the 80′s and I’ve sadly never gotten a chance to see them.
This is a live version of “Always On My Mind” because the official version was way too creepy.

This Sounds of Saturday is dedicated to Jay – Happy Birthday tomorrow, my love.

Enjoy and I’ll see you Monday:

#13in2013 1st Quarter Check In Review

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Image: PNASH

Image: PNASH

Believe it or not, the first quarter of 2013 is nearly over.  As many of us do in January, I set some goals for 2013 and figured I’d hold myself accountable and see what kind of progress I’ve made since sharing them on the blog: Read more

Biggest Upcoming Trend In Natural Products & Organic Foods

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I’m sorry that I didn’t post yesterday.  I had a very busy weekend so I took the day off from blogging.

I know that I gave you 3 of the upcoming food trends that you’re bound to see everywhere in my post here but do you want to know what will be the biggest trend will be in natural products and organic foods?

Socially responsible companies.

Natural Product Expo, #ExpoWest, Socially responsible

Image: Tom Raftery

Call it the Tom’s Shoes or the Ben & Jerry’s effect, giving back to the community or helping those in need was part of the mission statement and operations of many companies at ExpoWest.  Many of these socially responsible companies are being founded by young entrepreneurs and this is definitely a trend that I admire and I’m certain many can and will get behind when making choices about products to purchase. Read more

Sounds of Saturday – Corey Hart

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In celebration of being invited to the Oakley Progression Session in San Diego, today’s Sounds of Saturday gives a little tip of the hat to sunglasses with Corey Hart’s “Sunglasses At Night”.

This Canadian was one amazing looking guy (and still is – see his website here) and his raspy voice certainly attracted my attention in the 80′s.  ”SAN” is not my favorite song by CH but today it is appropriate.

Enjoy and I’ll see you Monday.

3 Trends From The Natural Products Expo/Expo West

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Do you want to know three of the upcoming trends from the Natural Products Expo?

Gluten Free, Celiac Disease, Natural Products Expo, ExpoWest

Image: Mandiberg

1.  Trend 1: Gluten Free Everything

Poor gluten, the protein composite that comes from wheat, rye, barley and sometimes oats has really gotten a bad rap.

Gluten, causes intestinal damage and nutrient malabsorption for those 1 in 133 people that have Celiac Disease.   As a dietitian, I’m all for more variety and tastier products being available for those who have Celiac Disease but it seems that gluten-free is now just the new buzz word for those looking for the newest diet fad.

If a product is delicious, I’m fine with eating it.  I just hope that those who have Celiac Disease will still have some of these products available once the euphoria of the trend subsides.  Interestingly, Joseph A. Murray, MD from the Mayo Clinic shares my view here: http://youtu.be/uB7IfC7rvE4 Read more

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