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[bs_row class=”row”][bs_col class=”col-sm-9″] INTUITIVE EATING Have you ever heard the phrase, “Eat when you’re hungry and stop when you’re full”?  This mentality is the focus of intuitive eating. Children are very good at self-regulating their intake by eating when they are hungry as they respond to biological signals that drive them to eat. As adults, […]

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[bs_row class=”row”][bs_col class=”col-sm-9″] The DASH Eating Pattern By Rebecca Moore, PEAK nutrition graduate student Popular culture inundates Americans with new diets and eating trends every year. Many of these diets offer quick fixes and results that are too good to be true. But is there a diet style that is both healthy and maintainable? In […]

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Have you heard about PEAK Health and Fitness offering low-cost, high quality fitness classes for university employees and their family members right on campus? PEAK fitness class participants are amazing. This month, Douglas Wawrzynski is being spotlighted. He recently made inspiring improvements to his personal health and fitness and the wellness of his family. Congratulations, […]

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5 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT WEARING CONTACTS IN THE POOL We’ve all done it. It’s too much of a hassle to take them out beforehand, and who wants to look like a total noob wearing goggles the entire time you’re in the pool? Well, we spoke with Dr. Timothy Gibbons, optometrist at University of […]

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WHAT TO EXPECT FROM WELLNESS COACHING By PEAK Health & Fitness People generally work with a wellness coach because they are ready to make some type of change in their life. A wellness coach helps clients better understand themselves, manage their health and the lifestyle choices they make that affect their health. Among those managed […]

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 STAYING HEALTHY AFTER A BREAK-UP By Chris Dilley There’s no doubt that our physical health is often influenced by our mental and emotional health. Research shows that depression has been linked to a number of physical ailments such as migraines, headaches, back pain, digestive issues and many others. The end of a relationship can often […]

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