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Melissa Venditti
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MINDLESS EATING: 5 ways to sabotage your weight loss program

Melissa Venditti·May 10, 2012
Do you remember what you ate for breakfast yesterday? Chances are you don’t, or if you do, it probably took a bit of thought. How is it that eating can be such a major part of our lives, yet, most of...
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MUSIC AS MEDITATION: Develop mindfulness by learning an instrument

Melissa Venditti·May 8, 2012
Music is universally valued across cultures. Any person you meet on the street can tell you how music has affected their lives in one way or another. Usually this effect is tied to the emotion that...
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