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Celeste CooperMay 18, 2018 0

“Homemade” Healthy and Environmentally Friendly Cleaning

Our modern world is full of daily environmental pollutants. We can control much of these by choosing to eat "clean" food and water, free from pesticides and harmful substances. We can also use healthy products on our body and I appreciate the Environmental Working Group for making this task and others easy to

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Kim AndreausMay 15, 2018 0

Choosing a Long Term Care Facility

If you are reading this, then you have likely already made the difficult decision to move a loved one to a long term care facility.   Choosing a facility can be overwhelming, with a dizzying number of decisions to make along the way.  Having worked with several families during this process,

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Kim AndreausMay 9, 2018 0

Long Term Care for Mom and Dad - who pays?

This is, hands down, the question I am most frequently asked.  Unfortunately, there is no simple answer.  The response depends on a combination of factors including (but not limited to) the type of care required and the income and assets of the person in need of care.

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Kelly Gehle, MS, RDN, LDN, IFNCPMay 9, 2018 0

Blender Muffins!

I first heard about blender muffins maybe a year ago. Muffins made with no flour, and you just dump all the ingredients into a blender? Uh, ok. My little one was starting finger foods at the time, so I figured I’d give these recipes a shot.  They were a hit!

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Cheryl WheelockMay 4, 2018 0

Grab your bike and get rollin' for National Bike Month!

National Bike month is recognized from coast to coast each May as a time to celebrate the power of cycling as well as to reflect on the many reasons why we enjoy the sport. Cycling is my meditation in motion.  A time to push, a time to spin, a time

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Mitchell PollMay 2, 2018 0

Say hello to Global Employee Health and Fitness Month (GEHFM)!

During the month of May thousands of employers and tens of thousands of employees all over the world take an in depth look at how to be more proactive about their health and fitness.  This year we challenge you to be curious about your own health and fitness. Come in

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Page CvelichMay 1, 2018 0

Working with your School Counselor

Full Disclosure: I have my Master's in Education in School Counseling and I have worked in high schools in this capacity. And, yes, I have heard numerous unfortunate stories from families about how ineffectual their school counselor seemed to be. I’m not here to defend my profession[i], but to give

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Allison (Bonner) BogartApril 30, 2018 0

Embracing all abilities: The ultimate win-win

When you ask Mark Yost about what he does at SAS every day, his eyes light up. Mark’s our Assistant Manager for Food Services at SAS, but he’s so much more than that. He’s a champion for diversity and a leader who empowers his team to be the same. For

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Cathy Greer Mazanec, MPH, RDN, LDNApril 25, 2018 0

Making Brussels Sprouts Irresistible!

Awww, little Brussels sprouts…so tiny…yet so deceiving!  Many love them while others can’t get past their strong flavor.  I personally tried to like them my entire life without success until 5 years ago when I tasted one in a restaurant that had been prepared in a new way.  It was

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Katie Seavey PegoraroApril 24, 2018 0

Curiosity and Work/Life

When describing the SAS Work/Life Center, I like to say our job is to help you make your life as good as it possibly can be outside of work. So when things aren’t going so great i.e. stress, caregiving, kids won’t sleep, divorce, illness - we appreciate that you think

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Cathy Greer Mazanec, MPH, RDN, LDNApril 11, 2018 0

One Part of Gut Health You May Be Overlooking

Gut Health has become the new health buzz and for good reason because, like Hippocrates said, “All disease begins in the gut.” Getting your GI tract in tip top shape requires making adjustments to your diet and lifestyle to heal inflammation, repair any damage, and weed and feed your gut

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Rick WicklinApril 9, 2018 0

Taking in. Giving back.

When we breathe, we breathe in and breathe out. If we choose only one or the other, the results are disastrous. The same principle applies to professional growth and development. Whether we are programmers, statisticians, teachers, students, or writers, we benefit from taking in and giving back. We "take in"

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Pam ColeApril 3, 2018 0

Celebrating Mother Earth

I love to walk.  It takes just a couple of minutes and I am completely immersed in all the beauty that nature has to offer.  Here in North Carolina we’re currently enjoying the flowering magnolia and cherry trees, the last of the daffodils, tulips that began to open just a

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Page CvelichApril 3, 2018 0

Life is short but wide...

I have 3 mantras: less is more; you must start the way you want to finish; and, life is short but wide. As many of you know, I’m a planner. I’ve had my funeral folder since I was 19. Even with my good genes (my 98 year old father is

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Ashley Bailey, MS, RDN, LDN, IFNCPMarch 28, 2018 0

Cracking Egg Carton Labels: What They Really Mean

The egg aisle is a confusing place! The egg cartons are plastered with pictures of happy chickens and seemingly healthy terms like farm fresh, natural, organic, free range, and cage free.  So many options can make your head spin!  How do you decide which one to buy? Let’s dig a

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Katie Seavey PegoraroMarch 27, 2018 0

Misperceptions About Hospice

Working in hospice I learned there was nothing I could say to erase a person’s pain, sadness, anger etc. I didn’t have that power and it would be irresponsible to think that I did. However, through education, I found that I could often ease the unnecessary additional suffering caused by misinformation and

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Kim AndreausMarch 20, 2018 0

Working on my moves

As I write this we are halfway through teaching our first Powerful Tools for Caregiving class.  It has been an exciting time of learning and growth for all of us.  Each time I work with caregivers, I am reminded of a common theme – the delicate dance of trying to

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Ashley Bailey, MS, RDN, LDN, IFNCPMarch 14, 2018 0

Your Waffle Iron is Lonely

Waffle irons are just for making waffles, right? WRONG! Obviously, waffle irons do make waffles, but if you’ve only been using it for waffles, you’re missing out. 

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Dr. Jürgen KaselowskyMarch 14, 2018 0

Pi-Tag – es lebe die Mathematik!

Mathematik im Alltag, da denkt jeder sofort an die Rechnung im Restaurant, die man mal schnell per Kopfrechnen aufteilen will. Oder an Dreisatz, Prozentualrechnung, jaja … Für viele Leute kein Problem, aber irgendwie negativ besetzt. Das muss sich ändern! O. k., da wird nun kein gesetzlicher Feiertag rausspringen (wobei DAS jeden

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Celeste CooperMarch 6, 2018 0

Our Second Brain

Have you ever experienced that “gut feeling” ….you know the one that’s trying to tell you something and you don’t know why?  I remember having a feeling I couldn’t quite explain fifteen years ago. There was a job opportunity in Canada.  As a way to entice moving there, I was provided

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Dana AderholdMarch 6, 2018 0

Busy Season at Work? Get Organized at Home

“There’s so much free time on my work calendar this week” said No SAS Employee Ever. For most of us there's never a lot of downtime at work but there are certain times of the year that we consider our ‘busy season’. For Work/Life it’s January, right after the holidays.

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Cathy Greer Mazanec, MPH, RDN, LDNFebruary 28, 2018 0

How to Stay Committed to Clean Eating When Life Inserts Itself

It’s been quite an interesting Winter, one that was predicted by the Farmer’s Almanac to be cold and wet.  Cold?  Not so much.  Wet?  Painfully so! Parts of it have been beautiful, though, including an unexpected snow storm in January that covered our area in 10 – 12 inches of

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Page CvelichFebruary 27, 2018 0

The Myth of the BFF

I remember going to a workshop about grief a few years back. At one point, the speaker talked about various types of support grieving folks need after the typical mourning rituals have receded and life continues on. He asked the workshop participants to pull out a sheet of paper and

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Katie Seavey PegoraroFebruary 23, 2018 0

Bringing the True You to the Table While Dating

Thank you to Katie Pape, LPC for this Friday's guest post for the Work/Life Center 2018 Relationship Series. In a new relationship or a first date scenario, you might think you have to downplay who you are or change your persona to get a needed laugh from your interesting date,

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Katie Seavey PegoraroFebruary 22, 2018 0

The ADHD Effect on Relationships

Thanks to Amelia Kelley, PhD for this guest blog post for the Work/Life February Relationship Series. Trying to date and find a meaningful relationship can pose challenges to most any person who has ever tried. But when these challenges are coupled with a diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, otherwise known

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Kim AndreausFebruary 20, 2018 0

Caregiving and Relationships

Work/Life is focusing on relationships during the month of February.  As the Eldercare Program Manager, I often work with individuals who are caregivers – trying to balance the caregiving role with their spouse/significant other relationship. While some who provide care to their spouse feel the experience strengthens the bond between

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Katie Seavey PegoraroFebruary 13, 2018 0

Wondering what to do on Valentine's Day?

Two years ago my husband and I found ourselves on the eve of Valentine’s Day with no plans. It fell on a weekend that year so there was plenty of time to do something. The act of giving gifts isn’t necessarily either of our love languages. We also have very

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Lisa AllredFebruary 9, 2018 0

Valentine's Day: What we can learn from elementary school students

This is a guest blog by Hayden Dawes, LCSW, LCAS-A, as part of the Work/Life February Relationships Series.  We offer our sincere thanks to Hayden for volunteering to contribute! As we head into Valentine's week of 2018, I am struck at the differences as to how children and adults typically celebrate

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Kelly Gehle, MS, RDN, LDN, IFNCPFebruary 7, 2018 0

Keep It Clean This Valentine's Day

With Valentine’s Day just a week away, many of you might already be thinking about the treats that tend to come along with this holiday.  Whether or not you celebrate Valentine’s Day, we all love a little special treat now and then.  While I don’t believe that you have to

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Lisa AllredFebruary 6, 2018 0

Attractiveness and Self-investment

Next week I am offering a lunch-and-learn called "Successfully Single: In and out of relationships", but I think I should have titled it "Attractiveness and Self-investment".  I am not sure how many people want to be "successfully single", particularly this month when our collective attention is focused on love and

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