National Wear Red Day – Friday, Feb 2, 2007

Jan 31st, 2007

On February 2, 2007, women and men across the nation will
wear red to support their mothers, daughters, sisters and
friends in the fight against heart disease.Why you should be concerned

♥ Cardiovascular disease kills more women each year than the next five leading causes of death combined.
♥ 64% of women who die from coronary heart disease have had no previous vidence of the disease.
♥ 1 in 2.6 women will die from cardiovascular disease or stroke.
♥ African-American women have greater risk of developing heart disease than Caucasian women of the same socioeconomic status.
♥ Smoking is the single most preventable risk factor for heart disease.
♥ Every minute a woman dies from cardiovascular disease.

Risk Factors

♥ Do you smoke?
♥ Is you blood pressure 140/90 or higher, or has your doctor told you that you have high blood pressure?
♥ Is your total cholesterol 200 mg/dl or higher, or your HDL less than 50 mg/dl or your LDL higher than 160 mg/dl?
♥ Are you overweight?
♥ Do you have diabetes?
♥ Do you get less than 30 minutes of moderate physical activity most days of the week?

If you answered yes to any of the above questions you are at increased risk for heart disease. Each of these is a risk factor you can control or change.

Ideas for Go Red Events in your community

♥ Host a Go Red event or party.
♥ Encourage your co-workers to participate in Go Red Day.
♥ Create a display with a red dress and information about women and heart disease.
♥ Partner with local organizations such as health centers, extension offices, fitness centers, churches, 4-H or other youth groups to host and support events.

Resources

www.goredforwomen.org
www.cdc.gov
www.whitehouse.gov/firstlady/initiatives/womenandheartdisease2.html
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth/

New Year's Evolution – Audio & Worksheets

Jan 30th, 2007

We had a great turnout for the first free teleclass of 2007.  If you missed it, you can still get the goods. I’m posting both the audio of the teleclass and the worksheets so you can work through the theme generation exercises on your own.

Here are the worksheets.

Here is the audio:  

Hey and at the comments box below, tell us what you thought of the program and what your 2007 theme is. We want to hear from you. Cheryl

Holistic Indigestion Relief

Jan 23rd, 2007

Cindy Hebbard from the Wisdom of Healing has this to say about this digestive upsets:

Indigestion, acid reflux, acid indigestion, GERD; upper GI troubles go by many common names, but the problem is huge and growing! That ‘purple pill’ has been in the top five best selling prescription medications for years, grossing $5.7 billion in 2005, according to Forbes.

And it doesn’t have to be this way.  She recommends several holistic ways to support digestive health.  And she includes a description of several herbs and nutritional supplements that may provide digestive relief.  Her article even includes a couple of simple home tests to see if you have too much or not enough stomach acid.  Read her article here.

Three Exercises for a Tighter You

Jan 16th, 2007

Got time for just three exercises?  Chances are if you don’t take time for fitness . . . you may take time for just three exercises.

Find out which three here

Cardio vs. Weight Training

Jan 16th, 2007

If you’ve ever wondered about whether you should do cardio exercise or weight training, you’ll enjoy reading about the benefits and risks of each.  >>read the article

National Body Challenge – F R E E Membership

Jan 8th, 2007

Haven’t registered for the Challenge yet? There is no better time to join the Discovery Health’s National Body Challenge. It’s a FREE, eight-week, comprehensive fitness and weight-loss challenge that provides the tools and inspiration, online and on television, to get in shape, shed extra pounds and adopt a healthier lifestyle.

Since you participated in a previous year, we encourage you to register for this year’s National Body Challenge. It couldn’t be easier to get started on discovering a thinner, fitter, healthier you!

Once you register, you can take advantage of these FREE benefits:

• 8-week membership to Bally Total Fitness®*
• Customized online meal plans with over 1,000 healthy recipes
• Multiple chances to win $1,000,000**
• Expert weight loss, fitness and healthy lifestyle information

Register Now