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21 Day Detox Cleanse

by Liz Hurley on April 8, 2013

Liz Hurley Style – Week 2:  To kick off week 2 of my cleanse experience I was going out of town.  Yikes. My younger sister was running her first half marathon in Virginia Beach, and for the first time I was going to be on the cheering squad at a race (mixed feelings about this, [...]

21 Day Detox Cleanse:

by Liz Hurley on March 27, 2013

Liz Hurley Style – Week 1: For those of you that do not know me…my name is Liz Hurley, I am the group fitness coordinator and a personal trainer at EMPOWER.  This is my summary of Week 1 on “The Cleanse.”  If you are unfamiliar with it- the cleanse is a 21 day liver detox [...]

Last Chance to Detox before the Holidays!

by Ronda Williams on October 27, 2011

It’s chilly today which reminds me that the holiday season is not far away. As much as I love the holidays, I always dread the very real potential for weight gain during a month of what seems like non-stop eating and merriment. In preparation for the caloric onslaught I like to do our 21 Day [...]

Now on to the 21 Day Detox

by Ronda Williams on June 15, 2011

Congratulations to this determined group for completing the Vegan Challenge Week! I’m hoping that you all learned a little something about alternative diets and your ability to function well on such diets. Since you made it a full seven days without animal products you can probably tell if you would ever be able to or [...]

Durham Ranks 11th in Fattest Cities!

by Ronda Williams on March 7, 2011

The article titled ìWeíre not fat, weíre Rubenesqueî in this weekís Triangulator was a bit disturbing to me, a registered dietitian with a degree in public health working in Durham. It stated that Durham ranks number 11 in Menís Healthís 100 Fattest Cities in America list. Raleigh ranked 47, Greensboro, 70 and Charlotte 74 while [...]