by Lauren Slayton | May 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
When it comes to medical choices it’s impossible to know how we’ll react until we’re face to face with a diagnosis. I learned this first hand when my father was sick. When an infection found its way into a stent the doctor said (surgeons can be so eloquent) “it’s his...
by Lauren Slayton | May 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
It’s strategic when clients schedule appointments with me on Mondays. A Monday check in means that weekend socializing and food fun will be curbed slightly, at least that’s the intention. I was watching Chelsea Handler’s show last week and she shared she was having a...
by Lauren Slayton | May 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
If you look like this you must have lots of friends The news was full of weight-related stories last week. Governor Chris Christie had lap band surgery to lose weight despite telling Letterman he’s “the healthiest fat guy you’ve ever seen”. Also this week, Mike...
by Lauren Slayton | May 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
So clearly I didn’t take this photo, via BonAppetit My book (if I can call it that with the gazillion edits I received) The Little Book of Thin tackles the scenarios can potentially throw nutritional wrenches in our healthy habits. Early in the project, my...
by Lauren Slayton | May 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
All “good” except annoying dotted line on the right When it comes to celebrities, we all have someone who rubs us the wrong way and our own personal pet peeves. She may be a nice person but Daphne Oz’s stance as a nutrition expert, Paula Deen’s attempt to...