My employer is very good about giving flu shots at training events, meetings, or paying for employees to get them at a physician’s office or clinic. I have taken advantage of this benefit for a number of years, but when I mentioned it to a friend; she said she wasn’t getting one. My response was […]
Mind and Body
How to Get it All Done!
The beauty of fall just makes me smile…..and then I look at the “to do” list and I just sigh. How is it in today’s world of technology that is so helpful that I never get to the end of the to-do list?? I went back to some of the time management principles I’ve learned […]
September is High Blood Cholesterol Month Find Out Your Numbers!
Nearly 30 years ago, within a 7 year time span, both of my parents died of cardiovascular disease. I was a young woman in her mid-twenties and they were in their early fifties. My father had high blood pressure, needed to lose weight and to stop smoking. Their lifestyles weren’t health oriented. They started smoking […]
Build fun into each summer day!
When we begin to hear the words, “Mom, I’m bored” we realize that summer is really here with the relaxation it brings for children. Here are some ideas that might help to curb the blues and keep them relaxed but focused and learning simple science and math while having fun. *Create routine charts for summer […]
“Be One in a Million Hearts”
Did you know that Heart Disease is the number one killer in the United States? Preventing heart disease is the campaign of “Million Hearts.” The goal is to prevent one million heart attacks and strokes over the next few years. What can you do to prevent heart attacks? Million Hearts has examined the research and […]
Stay Healthy by Avoiding Long Periods of Sitting
I posted this before Valentine’s day on the Live Healthy Live Well facebook page and as I am writing this I have just realized that I have been sitting at my desk for a couple of hours! Sitting is indeed extremely detrimental to health and research suggesst that long periods of sitting may be a higher risk […]