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Resisting Holiday Food Temptation - Part 2

December 1, 2011

 

Interview with Susan Albers, author of the book "But I Deserve This Chocolate!"

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Nothing makes eating healthy more difficult than the holidays but we can try.

 

Susan Albers:
Such as using taller, thinner glasses (actually we feel like we’re drinking more than short glasses) so some of it’s just tricking ourselves into eating in a more mindful way.
 


Susan Albers

Resisting Holiday Food Temptation

November 30, 2011

 

Interview with Susan Albers, author of the book "But I Deserve This Chocolate!"

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Nothing makes eating healthy more difficult than the holidays but we can try.

 

Susan Albers:
We underestimate how much we eat by about 40% so anything that you can do to be more mindful of how much you’re eating is going to help.
 


Susan Albers

Fascinating Christmas Facts

December 24, 2009

 

Interview with Jeff Guinn, author of the book The Autobiography of Santa Claus

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Do you know why we celebrate Christmas on December 25th?

 

Jeff Guinn:
Before Rome embraced Christianity officially around 350 A.D., the previous religion they followed worshipped a God named Mithra.
 


Jeff Guinn

Last Minute Shopping Madness

December 21, 2009

 

Interview with Freeman Hall, author of the book Retail Hell: How I Sold My Soul to the Store Confessions of a Tortured Sales Associate

 

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Mike Carruthers:
If you’ve waited until now to do your Christmas shopping there’s good news and bad news. First the good news…

 

Freeman Hall:
It’s a good time to go because there will be a lot of stuff on sale.

 

 
Freeman Hall

Retail expert Freeman Hall, author of the book on the whole experience of retail shopping…

 

Pitfalls Of The Office Christmas Party

December 15, 2009

 

Interview with Barbara Pachter, author of the book New Rules @ Work: 79 Etiquette Tips, Tools, and Techniques to Get Ahead and Stay Ahead

 

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Mike Carruthers:
If your employer is having a Christmas party you really should plan on going.

 

Barbara Pachter:
It is important that you attend the party and that you mingle with people there. A holiday party is still a business event and your absence will be noticed.

 


Barbara Pachter 

Business etiquette expert Barbara Pachter, author of the book New Rules @ Work, says how you dress at a Christmas party is also very important.

The Gift Of Giving

December 18, 2009

 

Interview with Craig Kielburger, author of the book Me to We: Finding Meaning in a Material World

 

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Mike Carruthers:
This is the time of year we most often think of giving, volunteering and helping others, but there are a lot of other important reasons to give.

 

Craig Kielburger:
Because when we help others, it helps us - people who helped others gained so much back in return. Really volunteerism is actually one of the most selfish things you could ever do.
 

 
Craig Kielburger

Craig Kielburger author of the book Me to We
 

Holiday Safety

December 14, 2009

Interview with John Drengenberg, Consumer Safety Director for Underwriters Laboratories

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Safety should always be a concern around the holidays and it starts with the Christmas tree.

 

John Drengenberg:
There are about ten serious tree fires, on average, everyday during the holiday season somewhere in the United States.

 


John Drengenberg

Improving Holiday Family Celebrations

November 26, 2009

 

Interview with Herbert Rappaport PhD, author of the book The Family Gathering Survival Plan

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Going home for the holidays… as great as it sounds, holiday celebrations with family can be trouble.

 

Herbert Rappaport, PhD:
There's a sibling that makes a comment, there's an uncle who's going to be critical at the way somebody from the next generation is doing their Thanksgiving dinner, there's somebody who maybe drinks too much.
 

 

 

Why Barbie Is The Most Successful Doll Ever

February 16, 2009

Interview with Robin Gerber, author of Barbie and Ruth: The Story of the World's Most Famous Doll and the Woman Who Created Her

 

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Mike Carruthers:
On March 9th this year Barbie turns 50. Worldwide, she is the most popular doll of all time.

 

Robin Gerber:
She's sold in a hundred and forty countries. Three dolls are sold every second they say.


Robin Gerber

 

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