Fun at Penn State

Laughter is the best medicine This weekend I visited my good friend and fellow RD, Dara! Dara and I shared our experience at Penn State doing our dietetic internship and she’s now there getting her PhD in Nutrition. It was time that I experienced Penn State football, so I made the trip to watch a … Continue reading

There’s No Place Like Om

A healthy body and soul come from an unencumbered mind and body~ Ymber Delecto 40 minutes of complete silence. Focus only on your breath. Don’t think. I’m sure we can all agree this sounds almost impossible. There’s too many emails, too much work, too many people to catch up with. Is it really possible to … Continue reading

Go Greek

Since moving to DC, each week has been action packed and this one was no exception. The mix of perfect weather, great friends and amazing sights made it very happy and fun-filled. Some of the highlights: Kooking with Koby The roomies entered a contest to win a trip to Napa Valley! To enter they had … Continue reading

Locavore

High-tech tomatoes. Mysterious milk. Supersquash. Are we supposed to eat this stuff? Or is it going to eat us? ~Annita Manning Wednesdays have officially become one of my favorite days of the week. Why? American University’s Farmers Market! Every Wednesday students and staff head to the quad, ready to stock up on fresh fruits and … Continue reading

The Good Life

Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.  ~Marcus Valerius Martial I am on a mission. It started the other day while I was doing homework for my critical issues class. The assignment was to study the effects of stress on a person’s health. I went to the library and found a … Continue reading