Healthy Eating Alone Is Not The Answer

Written by Sue DeFiore


Along with eating healthier we need to be more active. The two go hand in hand. Healthy eating + physical activity = a healthier mind and body.

You will need to be a good role model for your children. Don’t look forrepparttar closest parking space. Takerepparttar 139918 stairs, rather thanrepparttar 139919 elevator or escalator. If your children have bicycles and it is safe, rather than driving them everywhere, tell them to ride their bikes or walk. I can remember walking everywhere as a child. Yes, I agree, it was safer back then, but we still had our share of bad people too. So use your best judgment and encourage your children to walk or ride their bikes. If your children see you walkingrepparttar 139920 length ofrepparttar 139921 parking lot or takingrepparttar 139922 stairs they will follow your example. In fact, I would go so far as to say if they tell you they want to takerepparttar 139923 escalator or elevator, or ask why you are parking so far away, tell them since you didn’t get to do all ofrepparttar 139924 walking you thought you would today and you want to be sure you get it in, you are walking instead of riding, or parking up close.

By having an exercise plan yourself and taking care of your body by eating healthy, your children are more likely to follow your example. Inrepparttar 139925 process you will also teach them that

Second Opinion to Second Chances

Written by Janet Auty-Carlisle


Second Opinion to Second Chances Janet Auty-Carlisle grew up playing with toys and dolls, just like any other girl. She went to school, got married and started a family. Everything seemed to be going well whenrepparttar unthinkable happened. Janet was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and, withrepparttar 139917 support of a devoted husband, began to deal with doctors and medications and hardship. Although Janet was still able to work at first, things became harder for her as time went on. And asrepparttar 139918 medications began to take their toll, she was forced to resign her position. Beforerepparttar 139919 diagnosis Janet ran a company that specialized in corporate relocations, aiding people in their own transitions by helping them get settled into new schools and tapping into local services as they adapted to their new homes. Janet eventually decided to userepparttar 139920 skills she’d acquired in her relocation firm to help people transition when learning to live with a chronic disease. She formed a local support group which met once a month, organizedrepparttar 139921 first annual SuperWalk for Parkinsons' and raised $45000repparttar 139922 first year. She began an education campaign atrepparttar 139923 local school board and traveled throughout her community raising public awareness. In addition Janet developed a program called “Bridgingrepparttar 139924 Borders”, a weekend-long awareness conference for people with Parkinson's and their care partners, and an empowering program for fund raising called ICAN. (www.icanforpd.ca). After six years of taking medication and being exposed to so many people with Parkinson's, Janet noticed thatrepparttar 139925 disease was not progressing. Questioning her specialist Janet was always told "You are in denial. You do have Parkinson's. Deal with it." Not satisfied with this answer Janet met a neurologist at one of her conferences who agreed to provide her with a second opinion. Shockingly, this doctor told her that her symptoms were possibly due to stress and a virus she’d had atrepparttar 139926 time ofrepparttar 139927 original diagnosis and not Parkinson’s disease at all! It took Janet a full year to wean herself offrepparttar 139928 powerful drugs she had been taking forrepparttar 139929 wrong disease. The medications had some serious side effects, but she overcame all of this. At 48 years of age, she felt like she’d been given a new life. Janet now lives byrepparttar 139930 motto: “The only constant in life is change.” Janet discovered that her real strength and passion was for coaching, writing and speaking. After coming to terms with her illness, she realized that what she wanted most out of life was to help people learn to live a life of joy and passion. Janet now coaches others as a Lifestyle health and wellness coach. Having experienced similar life situations as her clients provides Janet withrepparttar 139931 ability to relate to her clients on a more intimate level and place of profound understanding. What lessons has Janet learned from her experiences?

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