Food Gossip

By Ann Garvin / November 17, 2015 /

Food Gossip. So much food Gossip. I’m calling food gossip the talk you hear about food that may or may not be true, but spreads like wild fire. Heresay. Loose Lips. Idle Talk Faulty information, untruths, half-the story. Carbs are bad, protein is good, juicing is healthy, detox regularly. Food Porn. Food Gossip In a…

What Food Is Bad For You? A Quiz.

By Ann Garvin / October 22, 2015 /

What Food Is Bad For You? I’m a professor so I love a good quiz. What food is bad for you? A carbohydrate Bread A food your allergic to All of the above What food is bad for you? One packet of artificial sweetner High fructose Corn Syrup A food that is spoiled All of…

Less Hustle, More Joy

By Ann Garvin / October 6, 2015 /

Less Hustle, More Joy. I spend so much time thinking about this idea it gets in the way of my Netflix streaming/binging. Here’s what I know. If the culture (looking at you Oprah, Victoria Secret, Martha Stewart) can convince you that you don’t have The Life You Want, that your pores should not exist, that…

What should I eat for breakfast?

By Ann Garvin / August 30, 2015 /

We nutrition educators go on and on about moderation, nutrients, and calories when all you want is an answer to the simple, What should I eat for breakfast? Let’s do this in the easiest way possible. What should I eat for breakfast? It’s 5 O’clock somewhere. Well, it’s lunch and dinner somewhere too. [Tweet “What should…

Tired? Manage Energy Not Time.

By Ann Garvin / July 17, 2015 /

Why do I talk about naps like other people talk about sex? Here’s the story. “I wish there was a way to exercise without it taking up so much damn time. I have so little time theses days.” This is what I heard myself saying the other day.

How To Not Burn Out

By Ann Garvin / May 21, 2015 /

How to not burn out (insert laughter here). I’m laughing because I am burned out. I’m so burned-out I think I burned out my burnout. But, I’m not out of the game and that counts for something (no it doesn’t not really). Because, I can do better than just ‘not out of the game’. I…

Let’s Figure This Health Thing Out Together

By Ann Garvin / April 29, 2015 /

Come sit by me and let’s figure this health thing out together. I have a lot of friends, but let’s be honest….I need a lot of friends. I’m high maintenance. Not the grooming kind of high maintenance, nope, I’m not a groomer. But I need a lot of chat to keep the wheels on this…

Eating Healthy Shouldn’t Be A Career Choice

By Ann Garvin / March 17, 2015 /

Eating healthy shouldn’t be a career choice. ~ Alana Jo Abate Hitchens wrote this too me when we were chatting on Facebook and I thought, Yep, it shouldn’t be. More and more when I’m teaching my Nutrition classes, I find myself teaching my students how to combat the craziness surrounding food. Stick with this post and…

Love, Thanks, Hello

By Ann Garvin / February 3, 2015 /

Love, Thanks, Hello – these are my favorite words. I can tell they are my favorite words because I use them non-stop in my speaking and my writing. Love, Thanks, Hello I have a writer friend named Craig Childs http://www.houseofrain.com and he posted this on Facebook the other day. “Jasper (his son) says to me, “You…

Resolving Not to Resolve

By Ann Garvin / January 15, 2015 /

I, Ann Garvin, am resolving not to resolve. In fact, I write this long past the January 1st. deadline of New Year’s resolutions. I resolve not to set myself up for failure by creating an expectation I cannot possibly follow. Here’s how New Years resolutions work for me. At 9:30 PM after I’ve eaten 12 tiny Skor bars…