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Balancing Act

I have a confession, a problem I routinely go to great lengths to hide, my shame too great to face.

I am addicted to McDonald’s cheeseburgers. It’s gotten so bad that I tried – nearly successfully – to go without my two-cheeseburger combo meal for 40 days this past Lent.

Yes, I know that mass meat production is hurting our planet. And those processed patties and potatoes are doing untold things to my body. And yet, I can’t always stop myself.

That revelation may sound like an odd introduction to Chatter’s Health Issue; or it could be the perfect segue. What is health if not a balancing act? This month’s issue is dedicated to helping you strike that balance, much like the yoga poses I have adopted to help offset my other habit.

-Jennifer Bardoner, editor