Submitted Owners Rob DiTursi (far right) and Jennifer Mitchell (far left), with CrossFit Rising Star members. By Kate Robitello CrossFit has seemingly taken gym-rat world by storm, and Rutland, Vt., is no longer an exception to the über-popular fitness program […]
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Skin health connoisseur shares tricks of her trade
Charlene Palfey, a Castleton University graduate and now the founder of Skin and Tonic Skincare is a skin health connoisseur. She answered some basic questions about skin science and starting her business locally. Q&A Mountain Times: What are the biggest […]
Epigenetics: How to manipulate your genetic expression
You are not your genes! To accept disease due to “genetic predisposition” is like complaining about the president without ever having cast a vote. Only five percent of gene-related genetic mutations are fully penetrant, meaning that they cannot be changed, […]
The toxic challenge
The best method for complete detoxification One of the most common questions I receive is about the “best detox.” It usually goes a little something like this: “Kate, I’m tired, overweight and my skin looks older by the day, I […]
Shake the shakes: why popular meal replacements need to go
Long before I began writing for the public to view, I was requested to write an informative piece on the detriments of the ever popular “shake” trend. Naturally, my bias is clear, as I am versed in plant-based nutrition that […]
Time for yoga
Courtesy of Erin Shimp Yoga instructor Erin Shimp does a backbend between columns. “The Lifestylist” Kate Robitello gets a chance to interview Shimp in this week’s column. Yoga, like similarly beneficial practices like eating well and meditation, is easy to […]
Amy Lewis of Fusion Fitness hosts all-inclusive fitness retreat
Mountain Times: Cutting right to the chase, I saw via social media that you’re partnering with the Summit Lodge to host an exclusive fitness retreat—do tell more! Amy Lewis: On the weekend of Oct. 23 participants are going to spend […]
Fall into health: Eating well for the season
Undeniably one of the best times of year for our taste buds is fall. From the abundance of squash choices to the crisp crunch of a Macintosh apple, the air is filled with the lingering scent of cinnamon-spiked treats that […]
Youthful (local) pursuits
By Kate Robitello Lucia Rullo holds a bag of veggies that she just bought from Ryan Yoder of Yoder Farm at the Rutland Farmers Market in downtown Rutland. Instilling the importance of buying local in the future generation By Kate […]
Bone broth: healing & beautifying
I realize that the thought of consuming hot broth at this point of the season is less than pleasant–but hear me out. Bone broth is the most powerful beautifying “supplement” out there. Loaded with minerals and collagen, this super easy […]