THE ROAD TO HEALTH IS PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS

HERE IS WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:

1.         Quick travel tips to make your journey a little healthier this summer

2.         How to decode restaurant menus

3.         Public Health Issues Committee Brief Update

QUICK TRAVEL TIPS:

Summer is here and the living is easy – or is it?

Summer time can present some special challenges on our road to health. A little new found freedom in our schedule can give way to chaos and haphazard judgements pretty quickly that can throw us off balance. Eating at restaurants can be a minefield of fat, salt and sugar that we have to navigate or suffer the consequences. Long hours traveling either on the road or in the air with limited access to food when we want it sometimes has us storing up like a bear heading into winter  – just in case. Here are some quick travel tips that you can pack with you this summer:

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What you will learn

 
- Berry Good Information: What is so super about berries – anthocyanin, ellagic acid, fibre and more
- Berry Delicious Prescription: Quick and delicious ways to enjoy berries

 
Berry Good Information

It is berry season and this is a great time to enjoy all the natural goodness packed in such a tiny sweet package. Berries just might be the sweetest little superfood ever. Don’t let their small size and sweet nature fool you though.

The blueberry in particular has more antioxidants than any other fruit or vegetable for its size! One serving of blueberries has the same amount of antioxidants as five servings of broccoli. Amazing!

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As I prepare for my presentation in Miami, Florida on time management I am struck by how similar the process of time management and weight loss (waist management) are. Both are a lot easier once you make  a commitment to it and get started.

There is more than one right way of accomplishing your goal and the best way for you fits with your natural tendencies and personal likes. The quality of food and time play a big role in your success. Little consistent daily changes can compound faster than interest on your credit card ( for better and for worse). Making little positive changes

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I have been wondering how to best utilize my blog. I want to pass along useful and inspiring information. Daily if not hourly I have things that I would like to share. Being rather organized usually in my approach, the haphazard way in which I have been inspired has led me to not post at all because the ideas are so random.

Today however, I have decided to surrender to the randomness of creativity and post these tidbits as they come. Deepak Chopra has been a huge inspiration and really has saved my life.

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Well I am back at fall boot camp and I LOVE it!

Feel like I am dusting out the cobwebs of my body. It certainly gets me up early ( about 5:10 a.m.) as we start running at 5:30 – 6:30 a.m. Something very special and calm about this time of the morning.

Crisp and brisk.

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