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Monday, July 26th, 2010
Check out this week’s playlist by either clicking HERE. You can even purchase the songs by clicking the links below!
You and I (Deadmau5 Remix) – Medina 
Move Ya Body (Radio Edit) – Nina Sky
Giving Up the Gun – Vampire Weekend
North American Scum – LCD Soundsystem
And She Was – Talking Heads
Boogie Shoes – KC & The Sunshine Band
The Way I Are (Timbaland vs. Nephew) – Timbaland featuring D.O.E. & Keri Hilson
Crash – Gwen Stefani
Escape – Enrique Iglesias
Animal – Neon Trees
Shake It – Metro Station
Space – M.I.A.
Feel It In My Bones (feat. Tegan and Sara) – Tiësto
Save Me – Jem
L.O.V.E – V.V. Brown
Black & Blue – Miike Snow
Desire – Ryan Adams
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CD RELEASE PARTY
Friday, June 4th, 2010
Join Mike and Catherine Woodruff Thursday, June 17th at 7:00pm for Catherine’s debut CD release! The night will be celebrated at Historic Heights Theater.
Heights Theater
339 W. 19th Street
Houston, TX 77008 US
email: mandcwoodruff@aol.com for any questions:
The Heights is a dry area of Houston, so BYOB! Cover: $15
Check out her great tunes: www.CatherineWoodruff.com
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Meal Support
Monday, May 10th, 2010
Thank you for all of your support for Lori these past few weeks. If you are interested in continuing the support, we have created a Care Calendar for people to bring meals for Lori Hudson. If you want to sign-up to bring Lori a meal, please click on the following Calendar and login. This will help keep things organized since so many of you have reached out!
We are collecting all meals at DEFINE and will be giving them to her every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Please limit seafood high in mercury as well as soft cheeses. To login, click the picture below and use the following:
Login: 39778
Password: 7920
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MUSIC MOnday – Somebody to Love
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
Please let us know what you think! And don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube Channel: www.YouTube.com/DEFINEbody
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Spring Time @ DEFINE
Friday, March 26th, 2010
Come visit us with our new Spring Schedule!
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DEFINE live well
Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Results are happening! We are getting lots of great stories of people dropping inches, looking and feeling amazing. Check out our latest news story!
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Sugar Sallow
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
Sugar! Is it really as bad as they say? If you are anything like me, a piece of chocolate cake (think Meryl Streep’s beautiful creation in It’s Complicated) sounds pretty much amazing on pretty much any occasion. However, if you do a little research on sugar and its effects on the body, you will quickly find that the majority of leading doctors and nutritionists, especially in the 
natural health world, find that sugar is one of the leading causes of a large majority of our most common health concerns: diabetes, obesity, tooth decay, and hyperactivity.
So what are we supposed to do? Should we give up all sugar? Should we give up desserts? Should we drink diet soda instead of regular soda? What should we do?
I propose a very simple, yet in my opinion, very useful approach: BALANCE your approach to eliminating sugar from your diet. Consider doing the following as a great first step.
1) One of the easiest ways to manage the amount of sugar you intake is to lookout for the ubiquitous culprit, High Fructose Corn Syrup. This cheap and very sweet additive is in a large majority of the food and beverages that many of us are accustomed to consuming. Check the label. If you see this ingredient, check to see if there are other options without the corn syrup. A lot of stores carry various healthy options to our favorite products. You will be doing yourself a huge favor to avoid it.
2) Secondly, enjoy your sweets on special occasions. After cutting sugar out of your diet for a few days, you will quickly see that a lot of the foods we eat are so extremely sweet that you almost stop wanting them. Jitters aren’t very fun! However, if you can make eating sweets a special treat, instead of every meal, that chocolate cake will be something you can savor and not feel guilty about.
3) Avoid Soda! Definitely avoid regular soda, and in my opinion, avoid any type of Soda (including diet soda.) Whether you come from the school of thought to avoid diet soda because it hinders our bodies ability to identify calories (causing us to over indulge in calories), or you think that “diet” soda is clearly a bunch of unnatural chemicals (because honestly, how can anything we consume be 0 calories? ). It is so much safer and easier to drink some carbonated soda water with some fresh juice or a squeeze of orange or lemon. Or, if you want the convenience of can, check out Le Croix (see picture below). This delicious and low calorie beverage is all natural and a great substitute for any soda-holic. It comes in a wide range of flavors as well.
Basically, do your body and your long-term health a favor by eliminating the unnecessary sugar that you are consuming on a daily basis. That way, your sugary treat will be well worth your wait. Go ahead, DEFINE your balance!
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DEFINE: 2009
Thursday, December 31st, 2009
Exactly one year ago, DEFINE went from an abstract idea to an actual work in progress! It started with the encouragement of a Rice University professor, Al Napier, who taught a course at Rice’s Jones School called, New Enterprise. The premise of the class was “exploring the life of an entrepreneur”. We read cases, met with local businesses, and took part in lengthy classroom discussions to talk about the process of starting a “New Enterprise” from beginning to, well, hopefully a fully functional enterprise!
With the support of my family and friends, we managed to accomplish these next steps even though there were times when it was complicated and stressful!
My year in 2009 went something like this:
- 1. Research and develop a business plan
- 2. Research and develop a marketing plan
- 3. Look for retail spaces that were in an appropriate size and location
- 4. Negotiate with several different landlords for the best fit
- 5. Graduate from Business School and take a Habitat for Humanity Trip to Fiji to help a Fijian family. (see pic to the left)
- 6. Come back to the US ready to hire an attorney and get the lease signed!
- 7. Design the layout and the look of the space
- 8. Hire an architect to help finalize the design
- 9. Start demo and construction on the space
- 10. Obtain City Permits (not a smooth process)
- 11. Get website, logo (thanks Kelley!) and photographs (thanks Brett!) ready for marketing!
12. Start shopping for retail. Dallas Market Center was a scary place for a novice!- 13. Search for instructors
- 14. Train Instructors
- 15. Get the word out so people would come!
Since then, we have been teaching, helping clients, cleaning, and teaching some more, to make DEFINE a great place for everyone to enjoy. A lot has happened in the past year. We have learned a lot, changed a lot, and I have a feeling that this is just the beginning of a lot more to come. From all of us at DEFINE, we are looking forward to helping our existing clients and future clients achieve even greater health and wellness in 2010!
Have a safe and happy new year! We will see you and be here for you in 2010!
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Cinnamon and Spice up your Holidays
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
1 cinnamon stick
Directions
Take the cinnamon stick and break it into a few pieces. Place the cinnamon stick in a tea cup and add boiling water. You want to cover and steep for 10 minutes. The cinnamon will keep it’s strength, so add boiling water to the cinnamon sticks throughout the day to continue enjoying your tea all day. For a slightly unhealthy version, add a few red hot candies and enjoy a little sweetness to your tea.
Cinnamon also offers a lot of health benefits. According to healthdiaries.com, cinnamon offers the following 10 health benefits.
- Studies have shown that just 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon per day can lower LDL cholesterol.
- Several studies suggest that cinnamon may have a regulatory effect on blood sugar, making it especially beneficial for people with Type 2 diabetes.
- In some studies, cinnamon has shown an amazing ability to stop medication-resistant yeast infections.
- In a study published by researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Maryland, cinnamon reduced the proliferation of leukemia and lymphoma cancer cells.
- It has an anti-clotting effect on the blood.
- In a study at Copenhagen University, patients given half a teaspoon of cinnamon powder combined with one tablespoon of honey every morning before breakfast had significant relief inarthritis pain after one week and could walk without pain within one month.
- When added to food, it inhibits bacterial growth and food spoilage, making it a natural food preservative.
- One study found that smelling cinnamon boosts cognitive function and memory.
- Researchers at Kansas State University found that cinnamon fights the E. coli bacteria in unpasteurized juices.
- It is a great source of manganese, fiber, iron, and calcium
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