“The good news: Technically, you can have two Snickers candy bars and come in just under 200 calories! The bad news: That’s two of the ‘fun-size’ minis.”
Massage Envy magazine, Spring 2012.
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Category: Writing
Healthy Traveling
“As with flat tires or flight delays, nobody plans for a trip to include minor ailments or injuries, but knowing how to treat them could get you back to enjoying your trip that much faster.”
Arrive magazine, May/June 2014.
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Nutrition Labels
“You’ve always heard you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. But what about cereal boxes, cans of vegetables or containers of ice cream?”
Massage Envy magazine, Fall 2013.
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Orthopedic Health
“Sit up straight. Drink your milk. Go outside and play. The same advice we give to children is equally applicable to adult orthopedic health.”
Vim & Vigor magazine, Spring 2011.
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The Power of Color
“Studies have found that when the eye takes in yellow, the brain releases more serotonin … an antidepressant that comes in a paint can instead of a pill bottle.”
Vim & Vigor magazine, Fall 2011
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Leftovers Done Right
“It’s time to practice culinary conservation.” (Reduce, reuse, recycle.)
Massage Envy magazine, Winter 2010.
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Immunity Foods
“It’s much more palatable to ‘take your medicine’
when it’s a dark chocolate-dipped strawberry.”
So Healthy magazine, Fall 2010
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Blind Tiger: Team-Building Invites
A mysterious email from “Blind Tiger” appears in your inbox, telling you to block out your calendar on a specific day. Only that morning do you finally learn what you’re in for: an afternoon out of the office, with up to eight fellow co-workers.
Charged with creating an event that would build community among three particular departments at work, I opted instead to create a secretive series that would keep employees talking about Project Blind Tiger for weeks, as each group discovered and returned from its own unique adventure.
Activities ranged from relaxing (lunch on the patio of a Mexican restaurant) to raucous (firing rounds at an indoor shooting range). Attendees—and, when applicable, teammates—were determined in advance to maximize cross-department mingling.
I created separate 10 adventures, wrote and designed the invites, and even crisscrossed the Valley to pick up and pay for the necessary gift cards and passes in advance so everyone could enjoy their afternoons with only one requirement: “Take photos.”
By Sam Mittelsteadt 