This saturday, for the American Heart Association
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Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Every month I'm going to feature one of the many causes I support. Well, maybe more often than that, because there are so many. Comes from being a social worker and a social entrepreneur consultant I guess. Don't feel you have to support any of them just because I do - but remember, even just one dollar from a couple hundred of my friends can add up to a lot of money.
This one won't cost you anything but your time. Just an hour a year to show your support for the Earth. We all live here. This is not a big deal. Just do it. Struggle through an hour with candles (soy preferably) and maybe, I don't know, just conversation. Yeah, even on a cell phone. You'll make it. It will be okay...
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Changing Your Life
So many people want someone to come along and change their life for them, partly because they are so unhappy with themselves but also because they're a bit lazy - and yes, if you think I am writing about you, you may be right.
Many people are wallowing in self-pity just now, and it's time to stop it. So your stock portfolio was 97 bucks a share January 2007, and now it's 3.10 - if you didn't sell along the way, it's too late now. So what are you going to do?
Unfortunately, you need to work harder and be leaner - in every way possible. Professionally, mentally, and yes, physically.
As of January 1, 2009, I weighed 160 pounds. I'm only 62 inches tall, and while I've got a lot of muscle, it's not enough to not be "overweight," as the many online calculators rather gently put it. I had a choice: I could stay the same, keep taking all the medication my doctors want me to take, and give up, or I could decide to change my life and actually do the work...
It took me a while. I ordered stuff, faked it by thinking running up and down stairs made a difference (it didn't), and kidded myself about being deprived and how short life is... life could be a lot shorter if I didn't do something.
Finally, someone who has been my friend for a very long time wrote to me, asking for team members and donations for his team for a benefit walk for the American Heart Association. Seems he'd had triple bypass, and while I know these things are best done younger than with the elderly, he is still far too young to have to have that done.
It's called an ephiphany, technically a sign from g-d but als a call from the truth and reality that's the universe to WAKE UP.
I'm awake now.
I am following a modified fast using my Isagenix products. I've cobbled up a diet using what seems to be the best of many, using Healthy Choice entrees and meals to limit my intake (but going to Panera once a week for their Frontega Chicken grilled sandwich as a treat, and yes, eating ALL the bread), taking lots of supplements especially fish oil and niacin. I also joined the local Planet Fitness, and again, started slow but now I'm walking almost 4 miles a day at between 3 and 4 miles an hour.
I've lost 12 pounds (so that's 148), and it's solid fat loss, not just water. I don't feel deprived, and rarely am I hungry. It took me ten years to gain the forty pounds more than my little frame should be carrying; if I lose a pound a week, it will only take me forty weeks to lose it, not quite ten months.
Long blog. More later. Let me know if you're joining me, and how it works. But no pictures please! Until you fit into that speedo/bikini again anyway...
Many people are wallowing in self-pity just now, and it's time to stop it. So your stock portfolio was 97 bucks a share January 2007, and now it's 3.10 - if you didn't sell along the way, it's too late now. So what are you going to do?
Unfortunately, you need to work harder and be leaner - in every way possible. Professionally, mentally, and yes, physically.
As of January 1, 2009, I weighed 160 pounds. I'm only 62 inches tall, and while I've got a lot of muscle, it's not enough to not be "overweight," as the many online calculators rather gently put it. I had a choice: I could stay the same, keep taking all the medication my doctors want me to take, and give up, or I could decide to change my life and actually do the work...
It took me a while. I ordered stuff, faked it by thinking running up and down stairs made a difference (it didn't), and kidded myself about being deprived and how short life is... life could be a lot shorter if I didn't do something.
Finally, someone who has been my friend for a very long time wrote to me, asking for team members and donations for his team for a benefit walk for the American Heart Association. Seems he'd had triple bypass, and while I know these things are best done younger than with the elderly, he is still far too young to have to have that done.
It's called an ephiphany, technically a sign from g-d but als a call from the truth and reality that's the universe to WAKE UP.
I'm awake now.
I am following a modified fast using my Isagenix products. I've cobbled up a diet using what seems to be the best of many, using Healthy Choice entrees and meals to limit my intake (but going to Panera once a week for their Frontega Chicken grilled sandwich as a treat, and yes, eating ALL the bread), taking lots of supplements especially fish oil and niacin. I also joined the local Planet Fitness, and again, started slow but now I'm walking almost 4 miles a day at between 3 and 4 miles an hour.
I've lost 12 pounds (so that's 148), and it's solid fat loss, not just water. I don't feel deprived, and rarely am I hungry. It took me ten years to gain the forty pounds more than my little frame should be carrying; if I lose a pound a week, it will only take me forty weeks to lose it, not quite ten months.
Long blog. More later. Let me know if you're joining me, and how it works. But no pictures please! Until you fit into that speedo/bikini again anyway...
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Monday, October 13, 2008
Alleviate that stress!
You've probably heard someone say, "I don't have stress, I'm a carrier!" Sounds funny when they say it, not so funny at all really, because it's usually a sign of denial.
If you think I'm talking about you, you're probably right.
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If you think I'm talking about you, you're probably right.
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Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Sweeter Than Sugar, Worse for Your Health?
by Kelley Herring (10/4/2008)
Table sugar, honey, and high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). Which sweetener is worse for your health? The Corn Refiners Association would like you to believe they’re all the same.
After a recent release by the American Medical Association stating that HFCS is “unlikely to contribute more to obesity than other caloric sweeteners,” the Corn Refiners Association launched a marketing campaign estimated to cost as much as $30 million to “set the record straight.”
So, what is the truth?
While HFCS has the same glycemic index as table sugar (85-92), numerous studies show that it behaves differently in the body - short-wiring our metabolism, encouraging fat storage, and causing lipid dysfunction.
In fact, between 1970 (when HFCS was introduced) and 2000 (when the average annual consumption of HFCS reached 73.5 pounds per person!), the prevalence of obesity more than doubled. The incidence of metabolic syndrome and Type II diabetes has also increased.
Your best bet? Choose none of the above. Steer clear of any added sugars in foods and drinks. And satisfy your sweet tooth safely with healthier options like all-natural, calorie-free stevia anderythritol.
[Ed. Note: Despite what you may hear in TV commercials, high fructose corn syrup is NOT good for you. So steer clear. For more on the foods you should be eating to be healthier and live longer, sign up for ETR's natural health e-letter. Get your free subscription here. And for an all-natural dessert that tastes devilishly delicious, try nutrition expert Kelley Herring's special chocolate cake. Find out how you can get a slice right here.]
This article appears courtesy of Early To Rise, an e-zine dedicated to making money, improving your health and quality of life. For a complimentary subscription, visit http://www.earlytorise.com.
Read this article on the original web site by clicking here.
Barbara's Note: HFCS is no more evil than any other food, however, it' far more likely that it's evil FOR you than most. Why do companies adulterate perfectly natural ingrdients like fructose? It's hard to imagine there's a reason other than it will get you addicited to having it. There's evidence that HFCS does just that, even more than any other kind of sugar. Steer clear of it, use other sweets, even regular fructose, sparingly, try stevia, which has been getting a lot of good reviews - but mostly, stay away from processed sweets, try fruit instead, and let me know if it changes how you feel.
Table sugar, honey, and high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). Which sweetener is worse for your health? The Corn Refiners Association would like you to believe they’re all the same.
After a recent release by the American Medical Association stating that HFCS is “unlikely to contribute more to obesity than other caloric sweeteners,” the Corn Refiners Association launched a marketing campaign estimated to cost as much as $30 million to “set the record straight.”
So, what is the truth?
While HFCS has the same glycemic index as table sugar (85-92), numerous studies show that it behaves differently in the body - short-wiring our metabolism, encouraging fat storage, and causing lipid dysfunction.
In fact, between 1970 (when HFCS was introduced) and 2000 (when the average annual consumption of HFCS reached 73.5 pounds per person!), the prevalence of obesity more than doubled. The incidence of metabolic syndrome and Type II diabetes has also increased.
Your best bet? Choose none of the above. Steer clear of any added sugars in foods and drinks. And satisfy your sweet tooth safely with healthier options like all-natural, calorie-free stevia anderythritol.
[Ed. Note: Despite what you may hear in TV commercials, high fructose corn syrup is NOT good for you. So steer clear. For more on the foods you should be eating to be healthier and live longer, sign up for ETR's natural health e-letter. Get your free subscription here. And for an all-natural dessert that tastes devilishly delicious, try nutrition expert Kelley Herring's special chocolate cake. Find out how you can get a slice right here.]
This article appears courtesy of Early To Rise, an e-zine dedicated to making money, improving your health and quality of life. For a complimentary subscription, visit http://www.earlytorise.com.
Read this article on the original web site by clicking here.
Barbara's Note: HFCS is no more evil than any other food, however, it' far more likely that it's evil FOR you than most. Why do companies adulterate perfectly natural ingrdients like fructose? It's hard to imagine there's a reason other than it will get you addicited to having it. There's evidence that HFCS does just that, even more than any other kind of sugar. Steer clear of it, use other sweets, even regular fructose, sparingly, try stevia, which has been getting a lot of good reviews - but mostly, stay away from processed sweets, try fruit instead, and let me know if it changes how you feel.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Tea - one of the best anti-oxidants
Since Starbucks burst on the scene, especially here in my little home town, with its coffee-that-doesn't-TASTE-like-coffee drinks, I've developed a taste for it. But I'm still a tea aficionado, and prefer it to just about every other drink.
Black tea, green tea, white tea, chai, and I've learned to drink it all without the spoonfuls of sugar (the organic brown stuff, of course!) that my Ukrainian/Jewish sweet-tooth craves... ah well. and 2% milk usually as well.
What's your favorite tea? And how do you like it? Next time you're in the New York metro region, why don't you show me?
Black tea, green tea, white tea, chai, and I've learned to drink it all without the spoonfuls of sugar (the organic brown stuff, of course!) that my Ukrainian/Jewish sweet-tooth craves... ah well. and 2% milk usually as well.
What's your favorite tea? And how do you like it? Next time you're in the New York metro region, why don't you show me?
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