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Good article about the book Thinfluence by two Harvard researchers, Walter Willett MD, Malissa Wood MD, FACC and Dan Childs MA.

Tackling a weight problem is often viewed as a personal responsibility that requires making healthier choices. The latest research, however, shows that external factors—from family and friendships to advertising and the workplace environment—make an equal, if not greater, contribution. Just look at the stats: A person’s chance of becoming obese increases by 57 percent if a close friend is obese, 40 percent if a sibling is obese, and 37 percent if a spouse is obese.

5 Surprising Ways Your Friends Are Influencing Your Weight

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For friends/family in east Knoxville, remember to buy your Swiss chard and other veggies from Holden Nursery!

Holden Nursery is a family business started in 1976. Kim and Kim Holden started as a small Nursery and now have a large wholesale and retail business. Locally and family owned we are proud to provide our community with quality plants and vegetables.

 

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Not our actual dinner, but looks pretty close.

Just to let you know that tonight I tried the red beans & rice recipe from the Meatless Monday website. It was good, but needed a lot more spice and/or a little Tobasco sauce. I put our leftovers in the freezer and plan to eat it again next week after spicing it up and maybe making some cornbread to go with it! Tonight we enjoyed it with brown rice, salmon and broccoli. Hope your Mardi Gras was a great one!

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My weekly email from Meatless Monday included this link to an online recipe book to celebrate Heart Health Month. You should check it out too!

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When I have random things to share, I'll add an extra post and for now call them INFObites :)

This video from Upworthy takes less than 2.5 minutes to explain some great info: How Cooking Can Change Your Life.