Healthy Magazine / Summer 2020

Editor’s Note

Outside.

You want to know one of the best things about summer? Less TV time. I love that our TV is not on as often because there’s just too much life to live outside. And let's face it: reruns. Talk about a waste of time. As summer winds down, it's time to really drink it up— metaphorically.

some of whom are close colleagues of mine,but the ‘if it bleeds, it leads’ philosophy createsa negative persuasion that I don’t miss at allduring the summer. And instead of hanging outwith the likes of Donald ‘You’re fired!’ Trump,Simon ‘That was pathetic’ Cowell, and thoseannoying hosts of Dancing With the Stars, I’vefound so much more time to chat and interactwith neighbors, friends and family. And nobody’sbeen fired or voted off! Instead, I’m able toconvert the extra hours of daylight into biking,hiking and a variety of sports and games mykids and their friends make up.

The interesting thing is that I’ve found I am much more optimistic during the summer months. I wonder if it has something to do with less TV. Sure, I know about the effect of shorter versus longer days on our dispositions, and that surely plays a part. I love longer days. I enjoy tossing a ball or taking a stroll through the purple dust of twilight. But I keep coming back to that ‘no time for TV’ thing. And there’s really something to it.

When I begin to think of the images, messages and meaninglessness that is so prevalent on television, I view turning the TV off as a sort of mental detoxification. Clearing the clutter. No offense to the television gurus,

(OK, I'll come clean....I watch DWTS, and Julianne Hough is an engaging host.)

I’ve you’ve ever said to yourself that you’d getmore active if you had more time, well, in a way,during summer, you have more time. Clearly,a lot more daylight time, so turn off the tubeand go try something new. If you’re scratchingyour head about what to do, you’re in luck. Thismonth’s magazine is full of great ideas, tips, andencouragements to get out there and improveyour health. In our fitness section, we even havea ready-to-go ab workout that you can tear outand put on your wall! We even have a list ofthe cool nutrition apps that are out there thatwill make being healthy that much easier. Essentially,this month we’re full to the gills witheverything summer. We’re debunking summerhealth myths, studying the sun and we’re lookingat staying healthy abroad. And if you’ve everwondered what the top 5 foods for women andmen are, we’ve got them.

THE POINT IS SIMPLE: IT’S SUMMER. It's time to celebrate and enjoy our freedoms. So, use the time positively. Use it to make a healthy change. Use it to recharge your life and your relationships. But by all means, turn off the tube and step outside and create your own hot fun in the summertime!

—JOHN A. ANDERSON

(pictured with my wife, Marlo - who did NOT

know about or approve this picture!)