Art outdoors, even when the weather is freezing? Tempera paints and chalk may not be suitable in all winter climates, but other natural media – snow, ice, shadows – offer interesting creative opportunities. Imagine Monet, painting his effets de neige. Continue reading
3 Strength-Training Programs. Part 2
Intermediate Level Program
March in place for three minutes.
Twenty squat /lateral flies — Stay on your feet shoulder distance apart and hands at your sides. Continue reading
3 Strength-Training Programs. Part 1
Are you ready to get started with a regular fitness program? Southern California fitness trainer and former nationally ranked natural body builder Becky Touber suggests 30-minute cross-training circuits every other day, three days a week. Continue reading
Improving Grandparent Relations
We were really hurt and dismayed when our grandchildren shied away from us during this year’s Christmas visit. Even though we gave them presents when we arrived, it was three days before they warmed up enough to sit on our laps or give us hugs. This worries me. Continue reading
The Missing Link in the Cardiovascular Disease Chain. Part 2
Ninety-five percent of patients who are deficient in folate and B12, have elevated homocysteine levels. According to the authors, a recent survey revealed that 80 to 90 percent of the United States population does not meet the current recommended allowance of four hundred micrograms of folate per day. National averages for folate intake are only two hundred and twenty-four micrograms per day, slightly over half of the RDA.
The Missing Link in the Cardiovascular Disease Chain. Part 1
Researchers are constantly on the lookout for new risk factors to explain why some people develop cardiovascular diseases and others do not. Smoking, elevated cholesterol and high blood pressure are among the modifiable risk factors that are most commonly associated with cardiovascular disease.
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Help Your Kids Say No to Smoking
Peer pressure is perhaps the most common reason kids start to smoke. Over time, they learn to use smoking as a way to deal with stress and anxiety, and many go on to become addicted to the nicotine. How do you help prevent this chain of events from unfolding? Continue reading
IHRSA Announces New Board and President
The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) has announced its 2002-2003 board of directors and new IHRSA president.
Tom Behan, co-owner and co-founder of the Alaska Club Network in Anchorage, Alaska, is the newly elected IHRSA president. Two new members were also elected to the IHRSA board of directors: Greg Lappin, general manager of Rochester Athletic Club in Rochester, Minn., and Joe Moore, president of Moore’s Fitness in Centerville, Ohio. David Giampaolo, an international ambassador to the IHRSA Board, will serve on the board of directors beginning. Continue reading
Chiropractic — Care or Con
In 1991, George Magner, the author of Chiropractic: The Victim’s Perspective (Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 1995)), founded Victims of Chiropractic, which provides information and support to chiropractic casualties. His book is a terrific gift of the heart for all who want to separate reliable, scientific health information from health hype, propaganda, and politics. Continue reading
Free Yourself From Failure
We are naturally afraid of failure in life. By reconsidering how we think about failure, however, we may find opportunities to free our creative energies and learn valuable lessons. Continue reading