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Developing New Eating Habits Is Adventuresome;Following Advice of My De Facto Health and Wellness Coach

My sister Linda may be the most outstanding nurse on Planet Earth. (She is shown at right on her son's arm at his recent wedding. His dad, Linda's husband, walks alongside.) I've decided to start listening to her. It's silly to disregard the advice of a fantastic coach!!!

She suggeest some changes to my diet. These changes include:

• Morning shake with skim milk, three tablespoons of flax seed, and a cup of blueberries
• 10 almonds or walnuts (more than that in one day is a diet buster)
• Substitute egg whites for whole eggs.
• Brisk, low imact exercise each day
• A baby aspirin each day

I think it is funny that this all makes such good common sense and yet it is so profound on so many levels after such a long period of neglect. Better late than never.

I see the doc tomorrow and we are going to review a plan for betterness ... I feel great ... better will be awesome!!!

Makeover Task: Category Cleanse MLM Links!

Despite the fact that I still get web site visitors coming through keywords like "Goji" and "Freelife" I am going to go through my archves and remove category links to those crummy multi-level marketing links. I think that Freelife makes good vitamins, but my present-day thinking has changed about a business built upon juice that is marked up a gazillion percent.

So, I will eschew the nutaceuticals and the "cleanse" products that are hawked without scientific study. I am going to stick with research-based information and clinical studies over at DrWeil.com. I expect to complete a blog category "cleanse" this week!

National Women's Health SEXperts Agree:Good Sex Reduces Heart Attack Risk

Five national experts on women's health issued a unanimous verdict and a simple set of guidelines that make good cardiac sense:

Good sex reduces a woman's risk of heart attack!

Bad sex increases a woman's risk of heart attack!

Dr. Hilda Hutcherson took it one step further ... for the woman who does not have a partner, and for the woman who has a partner who does not "get it" ... girlfriend, just do it yourself!

(The Health Panel for Not Your Mother's Menopause featured (left to right)  Hilda Hutcherson, MD, Donnica Moore, MD, Patricia Allen, MD, Beth Baughmann DuPree, MD, and New York Times health columnist Tara Parker-Pope.)

How Fat Is Obese?

days left to the wedding and I need to be focused on this wellness project. My Body Mass Index (BMI) is 32.1. That puts me in the Obese (30.0-34.9) category, which is one step closer to normal weight than the Severely Obese (35.0-39.9) category that I filled until recently. Morbidly Obese (40.0-50) and Super Obese (over 50) are the highest obesity measures. When I reduce to 208 (16 pounds more), I will fall into the Overweight category and lose the Obese rating altogether and once and for all for all eternity so help me, God! Where's that pool? Hand me a belt and some water barbells. It's time to get to work! Here's a BMI calculator for you, courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Water Workout Is Effective;Minimizes Wear And Tear On Joints

  Hate exercise? Envy those gym regulars with bodies beautiful who seem to thrive on sweaty physical exertion? What's the first step for a fatty when more than 10 steps in a row makes the knees scream, "Stop!"?

I can happily report that water aerobics may be the ticket to liberate the couch potato from lazy-bones fiefdom. I enrolled in two water exercise classes at the YMCA--Hydro is a deep water class with a belt and styrofoam barbells; Aquablast is a shallow water aerobics class that also makes some use of the barbells. The programs are 45 minutes to an hour long, with constant movement for cardio fitness. Additionally, the exercises are geared to cover every muscle group--abs, biceps, triceps, legs. There are stretching exercises, water calisthenics, weight training. And to top it off, its downright FUN! I'm starting to make significant progress with increased mobility, added strength, endurance, and elimination of pain (knees and hip). Of course, I'm also eating more sensibly and using nutritional supplements.

Support Breast Cancer Bill

There's a bill called the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act which will require insurance companies to cover a minimum 48-hour hospital stay for patients undergoing a mastectomy. It's about eliminating the "drive-through mastectomy" where women are forced to go home hours after surgery against the wishes of their doctor, still groggy from anesthesia and sometimes with drainage tubes still attached.

PLEASE!! Sign the petition by CLICKING HERE. You need not give more than your name and zip code number.

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