heard from psychologist Barry Lubetkin, Clinical Director and Founder, Institute for Behavior Therapy (www.ifbt.com), about a patient in the financial industry who was utterly crushed at the idea that he would now not be able to make a billion dollars. Let me clarify. He wasn't concerned about not making a living, but that he wouldn't be able to make a billion dollars. Clearly this man is not in the mainstream of earnings, but there is an important lesson to be learned... no, not that anyone can live on less than $1 billion/year... but that expectations must sometimes be reset.

Nutritionist Jodi Greebel (www.citrition.com) recently shared with me the best advice she ever received about food, which came during a trip to Spain. She learned, from watching and speaking with the locals, that to enjoy food, you have to eat slowly and not on the go. We Americans are constantly gulping down our meals, rushing to work or out to an evening activity or eating mindlessly through a television program. What's so important about slowing down? You eat less when you eat slower. It gives your stomach time to send the signal to your brain that you have eaten enough. The slower you eat, the less food you'll need to feel satisfied. Eating slower also enables you to enjoy your food more, because you spend more time enjoying the melding flavors. You'll also gain more nutritional benefit from eating this way, because it's hard to absorb nutrients from food that hasn't been properly digested. And it’s hard to properly digest food that hasn't been thoroughly chewed.