First Wheelchair Back Flip

Feb 14th, 2007

Not Your Run-Of-The-Mill 14-Year-Old

From Paralyzed Veterans of America

Fun-loving 14-year-old Aaron Fotherington isn’t a paralyzed veteran. But he certainly shares the “go for it” attitude embraced so many of our young servicemen and women who are determined to live life to the fullest.

Last year, Aaron made history when he became the first person ever to do a back flip in his wheelchair.

Want to see the backflip?  See video here

What did you have for lunch today?

Feb 6th, 2007

Some friends asked me to go to lunch today at the last minute.  Sure…I love the fun that going out to lunch brings.  But then the challenge begins….what should I order that I will enjoy and that will be good for me?  I also try to choose food that my stomach and body will like.

Do you ask yourself both of these questions?  Or do you just think about what would taste good?

Let’s do lunch.  At the comment link below, tell us what you had for lunch today and tell us what you were thinking about the food as you prepared it or ordered it from the menu.

I’ll start.  I had a baked chicken Quesadilla with chips but didn’t eat the chips – no drink.  I was thinking….I just had a big salad last night and will probably have another one for dinner, so I’ll eat a little more for lunch.

Your turn.  What did you eat for lunch today and what were you thinking about it?  See the comment link below?  Go there.

Beware . . . Puns ahead

Feb 2nd, 2007

Oh Pun the door……

Because humor is so good for us, here are 10 Good Puns.  Maybe you’ll get over that cold, or not get it because you laughed so hard.  At the very least, your mood should improve.

1. A vulture boards an airplane, carrying two dead raccoons. The stewardess looks at him and says, “I’m sorry, sir, only one carrion allowed per passenger.”

2. Two fish swim into a concrete wall. The one turns to the other and says “Dam!”

3. Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in the craft. Unsurprisingly it sank, proving once again that you can’t have your kayak and heat it too.

4. Two hydrogen atoms meet. One says “I’ve lost my electron.” The other says “Are you sure?” The first replies “Yes, I’m positive.”

5. Did you hear about the Buddhist who refused Novocain during a root canal? His goal: transcend dental medication.

6. A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse.

   “But why?”, they asked, as they moved off.
   “Because,” he said,” I can’t stand chess-nuts boasting in an open foyer.”

7. A woman has twins and gives them up for adoption.

   One of them goes to a family in Egypt and is named “Ahmal.” The other goes to a family in Spain; they name him “Juan. ” Years later, Juan sends a picture of himself to his birth mother. Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husband that she wishes she also had a picture of Ahmal. Her husband responds, “They’re twins! If you’ve seen Juan, you’ve seen Ahmal.”

8. A group of friars were behind on their belfry payments, so they opened up a small florist shop to raise funds. Since everyone liked to buy flowers from the men of God, a rival florist across town thought the competition was unfair. He asked the good fathers to close down, but they would not. He went back and begged the friars to close. They ignored him. So, the rival florist hired Hugh MacTaggart, the roughest and most vicious thug in town to “persuade” them to close.

   Hugh beat up the friars and trashed their store, saying he’d be back if they didn’t close up shop.

   Terrified, they did so, thereby proving that only Hugh can prevent florist friars.

9. Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail and, with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath. This made him a super calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.

10. And finally, there was the person who sent ten different puns to friends, with the hope that at least one of the puns would make them laugh. No pun in ten did.

The One Page Energy Diet

Feb 1st, 2007

I found a great cheat sheet for having more energy, losing weight, and generally taking good care of yourself.

Get the One Page Energy Diet here

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

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