Holiday Strategies
Holiday Strategies for Optimal Health We all fear what happens during the holiday season; candy, cookies, pies, and pot lucks at the office, special lunch and dinner celebrations, traveling and/or vacations and, of course, more stress than normal. Remember, Holidays are intended to be social gatherings, with friends and family. They are not an excuse for creating EATING FRENZIES. Plan fun activities to make the day special. Include group walks or sports activities. Did you k
Waiting For Health
Shortly after my mother passed away, my father asked me to help sort her clothing for donation to local charities. I discovered one of her closets was filled with coordinated outfits she had purchased or been given over the years. Almost all with the tags on them. In the same closet, were shoes, purses, slippers, make-up, 'good soaps' and colognes all in their original boxes and bags. Before I could ask, my father said, 'She was saving them for the new house'. Which was c
The Story Begins....
In his book, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, Malcolm Gladwell defines a tipping point as "the moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point". As a society, we have reached the tipping point of our health. We must become the advocates of our personal wellness. We owe it to ourselves to become better partners, parents, friends and citizens. We cannot afford to pass ourselves off to a health care system that is over worked, under co