Eliminate Fast Food

November 1, 2012 by
Fast Food

Our fast paced world is sometimes a challenge when it comes to meal planning. Busy parents often spend their evenings driving children to practices, school functions and study groups. This makes getting a healthy home cooked meal a challenge and many parents and busy professionals turn to fast food as the answer. It’s easy to just dash through the drive through or call the pizza delivery guy but that’s not best for our health! So how can we eliminate fast food? Seems impossible to many, but here are some ideas to help: Plan ahead. When you have a game plan or in this case meal plan … [Read more...]

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November Letter from the Editor

November 1, 2012 by
pumpkin and boy

“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” Robert Brault Thank you for exploring our site!  In addition to celebrating Thanksgiving this month, we also honor American Diabetes Month and National Alzheimer’s Disease Month.  In recognizing Thanksgiving, we encourage you to adopt an attitude of gratitude with each moment.  Everything seems more manageable when we focus on appreciation for the little things we do have.  A thankful heart also opens the door to a happier healthier life.  We invite you to read on for practical tips for your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Motivation

Coping with stress during holidays

November 1, 2012 by
Holiday stress

Stress during the holidays? Those of you who never experience it need not read any further. But for the rest of us … let us think about it. What exactly is it that is causing us stress and why would we actually continue to do that to ourselves??? Wait a second, are you saying, you are not doing it to yourself? It is just what it is, what else can one do? Let me suggest that we human beings do not do anything that is not aimed at meeting at least one of our needs. In a first step I would like you to ask yourself what need of yours you are actually meeting by whatever you are getting yourself … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Healthy Holidays, Mental Wellness, Stress/Anxiety