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Get active Josiah Cobb on getting off the couch PAGE 4B

Eat well Carol Elliott: Plate size matters.

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Think positive Renny Roker on ‘Positivity: the Key to Your Success’ PAGE 6B

Sleep right Jules Clavan can analyze your Z’s.

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BIG KID NOW

Time to get healthy? Already?

I may or may not have fallen off the wagon since our last edition. But ... welcome to Healthy Living!

EMILY BLACKWOOD COMMUNITY EDITOR

As I’m writing this intro for our annual Healthy Living section, I want to maintain my integrity as a reporter and be as honest as possible. I attempted to run this morning, but it turned into more of a slow jog with long bursts of even slower walking. I attempted to eat healthy and

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had whole-grain waffles for breakfast, but they were so good I ate four, which I’m pretty sure is over the recommended number of waffles per person. And that just downward-spiraled into a massive amount of chips and salsa for lunch. I’d like to believe I’ll get my act together by dinner, but it’s nearing 6 p.m. and a milkshake sounds like perfection.

So I may not be the best role model for a healthy lifestyle, but that’s OK. There’s a reason these next few pages are filled with advice from actual experts and not the girl who hasn’t had a piece of fruit in four days.

That being said, I’m right there with you when it comes to wanting to be healthier.

I want it. I desperately, desperately want it. Eating healthy and exercising just makes me a better human being to be around, and I think that’s the same for everyone. If you think I’m wrong, go eat a pint of ice cream and see how nice you are afterward.

But the problem with getting healthy is that the whole idea seems

I’m the queen of second chances. And third chances.

And 186th chances. I’m extremely understanding of the fact that we are all human and we all fail, especially when it comes to me getting healthy. As the resident expert of healthy failure, I’d like to provide you with a few tips on what to do when you’ve fallen off the path of healthy living and back onto your couch with a bag chips. n 1. Don’t freak out too much. It’s really easy to go into a self-induced paranoia after missing your gym sesh or unconsciously ordering a large pepperoni pizza (how did this even get here?!). But trust me, the failing is part of the process. This isn’t a diet or a quick-fix, it’s a slow, gradual change to a healthier you. The cravings and the laziness will get you from time to time, but it doesn’t mean that

so overwhelming. You have to wake up every day super early to hit the gym, make a conscious effort all day to not fill your body with junk, sleep eight hours a night, and you have to drink at least eight glasses of water a day. How is one supposed to remember to do all that and not freak out?!

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all is hopeless and you’ll be 15 pounds overweight forever. n 2. Don’t let it mess up your mojo. When I’m feeling down about getting off track, I take a shower. I know it sounds weird, but showers calm me down, and I can zone out for a minute and forget that I’m really upset with myself. So gossip with your best friend or belt your favorite song out of tune. Do something that gets your mind off the fact that you messed up, and pretty soon you’ll realize that there are a million and one other things happening in the world, so this really isn’t a big deal. n 3. Don’t stay off track.

Don’t use this one mess-up as an excuse to spiral down into the dark side of cookie binges.

Tell yourself it’s a one-time deal and you’re going to do everything in your power to make sure it isn’t going to stop you from doing better the rest of the day.

who agreed to be a part of this section are extremely aware of how hard it is to not only maintain a healthy lifestyle but just to begin it. They didn’t wake up with six packs and perfectly proportioned plates.

Each with their unique own battles to fight and reasons to get up and soldier on, they were once beginners, too. And

n 4. Don’t compare yourself to others. Just do yourself a favor and stay off Instagram for the day (or Facebook, or Twitter or whatever your social media preference is).

Looking at other people who are months or years ahead of you is just going to keep you down. Wait until you’re feeling inspired by yourself before you turn to inspiration from others. n 5. Don’t buy anything. I don’t even want to tell you how much money I’ve wasted on meal plans and workout guides I bought out of sheer desperation that I wasn’t going to make it on my own.

Though it feels motivating in those first few moments of buying that new book or DVD, it doesn’t last, and you don’t need it. The only magic formula to get you to your goals is consistency and positive energy.

now they’ve taken all their years of accumulated knowledge to show us the easiest way to get started.

Well, easy may not be the right word. It isn’t easy and it’s going to suck, but I think we all know in the long run it’s the best thing we can do for ourselves.

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During her 25 years as a mental health counselor, Sara Riley learned that there’s one common thing that people don’t realize about stress.

“It’s a physiological reaction in our bodies,” she said. “And people don’t always know what happens in their bodies. Stress is a response to when the brain perceives a threat or a challenge. It’s a response to protect you, which can be good if there is actually a threat.”

Usually, however, the stress is only perceived by the brain due to feeling out of control or out of resources, even if the person is in no such danger. Riley said the key is to learn how to calm that system down in order to handle the stress properly.

“If you don’t calm it, you’re not going to do the other things necessary to relieving stress,” she said. “You’re using a reactive brain, not a thinking brain.”

When people start living in that

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fight-or-flight mindset 24/7, it becomes chronic stress, which can lead to high blood pressure, heart disease, immune disorders, sleep issues, digestion issues, anxiety and depression.

“At that point, everything is a

threat,” she said. “It’s just their body’s response to a perceived threat.”

According to Riley, sources of stress can be internal or external. Internal triggers might include negative thinking, distorted thinking, uncomfortable emotions, changes in your body, aging, and poor diet. Outside triggers might include relationship issues, school or career pressures, the environment your in and technology. After a person calms their body’s reaction to the perceived threat, Riley said, there are many ways to manage the stress.

“Things like breathing exercises, medication, present moment awareness, abdominal breathing, are the quickest ways to put you in the relaxation response,” she said.

“Once you’re in a better state of mind, things like social connections, a sense of community, exercise, diet and sleep can help manage the stress. All of those things are wonderful, and people know them, but it’s doing them that’s hard. You have to bring

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down the stress response.”

Still, some people find that hard to do on their own, or even with the support of close family and friends. It’s at that point that they should seek professional help to cope with the stress of their lives.

Riley treats things like behavioral and emotional issues in children, and anxiety, stress and depression in adults.

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Beat the rut, get rid of your gut GET ACTIVE | Personal Trainer Cobb: Get off the couch.

A self-described “chubster,” Josiah Cobb grew up an overweight kid who was often made fun of for his size. Now 25 years old and a personal trainer at Gold’s Gym, Cobb said it took one brush with death to get him on track to a healthy lifestyle.

“I was stopped at a red light, and a drunk driver hit my car from behind going 60 mph,” Cobb said of the 2003 accident. “I broke my back, and spent a year laying in bed and doing physical therapy.

It sucked.”

Despite his situation, Cobb made a point of using that sedentary time to do some learning, and quickly became interested in how the body works — especially when it came to growing and losing muscle. He decided then that he would work toward becoming a certified personal trainer.

“I had a year to read up and study personal fitness,” he said.

“Now it’s being pushed as an actual study and science, when it used to be just something gym rats talked about. We’re discovering something new every day.

It’s more than just picking heavy things up and putting them down.

It’s calculated exercises.”

One of the ways Cobb calculates his clients’ exercises is through a method called stacking, basically meaning that each workout directly impacts the next. Everything from a person’s

exercise pace to their number of sets to their speed of repetition and rest time factors in to the success of their workout.

“These are the variables that make your body change,” Cobb said. “Of course, it depends on the person and their goals as far as what kind of workout we can make. But for the average person, I use medium-pace reps in sets of 15 to 20.”

Besides a bad diet, Cobb said the biggest challenges beginners have to overcome is continuing to push through the pain. He said when it starts burning, that means it starts working.

“The reps that hurt are the ones that count,” he said. “That’s what’s awesome: There is always something to work on. You can always better yourself a little bit more.”

After being a personal trainer for six years, Cobb said he’s grateful to have fallen into this path.

Being able to see his own body and attitude change motivates him to give other people the same gratification.

“It changed me from being an awkward little kid who was too afraid to talk to girls, to actually achieving a level of confidence,” he said. “Things that used to be challenging aren’t anymore. It’s awesome seeing people break down their own barriers every day.”

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The perfect EAT WELL | Ormond Dietitian Carol Elliott has some tricks up her sleeve to help you eat healthy.

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“Half a plate of fruits and veggies, or half a plate veggies with fruit on the side,” Carol Elliott says with a smile, “a fourth would be a starchy food or a grain and then rest would be a protein and dairy.

That would be the perfect plate scenario.”

Of course, this wouldn’t be on your typical size plate. Elliott says Americans are typically using much larger plates than they should be. The standard size used to be 9 inches, but now it’s a whopping 12.

“You think you have to have all that food,” she said. “But when you fill the plate that size, you’re adding 500 more calories. And since you’re eating that more than once a day, you’re adding an extra one to two pounds a week.”

It’s information like that that Carol says people are often unaware of. That’s why she became a registered dietitian in 1973, and hasn’t considered changing careers since.

“When I was in grade school, my dad was diagnosed with nontropical sprue (celiac disease),” she said. “He had to be on a gluten-free diet, and we knew nothing about it. Dad got the instructions, and my mom had to figure out how to make it.

“When the gluten was removed from his diet, I saw how it changed him. I knew that food was the answer.”

In her day-to-day work, Elliott helps people combat common misconceptions about diet — especially when their diets change due to a health issue like diabetes or hypertension or elevated blood

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pressure. She says a lot of people put foods into categories that they can never eat again, and, thankfully, that’s not true .

“I work on showing them why that food they’re afraid of is not as bad as they think,” Elliott said,“as long as you’re not eating it 24/7.

Only eat the energy you’re going to expend later.”

Her favorite part about her job is being able to show people that just a little creative cooking can go a long way.

“I like to help ... the kid who comes with celiac disease, and is sad because she thinks she can never having cake again,” Elliott said. “I get to send her home with a chocolate cake recipe made from Garbanzo beans, and she’s so excited. I can still see her face.

It’s great to tell people, ‘You can make these changes, and be OK.’”

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Renny Roker

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R

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During his career as an actor, producer and music promoter, this Flagler Beach resident has had many lessons to learn — especially in the area of a positivity.

Though he’s always been a naturally optimistic person, Roker said using a positive mindset and being able to believe in himself has helped him overcome some of the greatest obstacles in his career, and inspire others along the way.

After graduating college, Roker was bussing tables at a restaurant in Jamaica, Queens, and had just gotten a second job woking for Nat King Cole. The man who owned the restaurant had no people of color working behind the counter, and one day he told to Roker, “Renny, you’re a really intelligent guy.”

“I said, ‘Well I graduated from college,’” Roker laughed. “He

told me that if I kept working like I was, he was going to give me a job behind the counter.”

Roker told his boss about the job he just received from Nat King Cole, and the boss was stunned.

“He said, ‘No way,’” he said. “I said, ‘Same one you know.’ I told him I’d make a deal with him. If I came back next week and there were three people that look like me working behind the counter, I’d give him tickets.

“He did, and I got him tickets.

He got to the concert and told me he’d never be a bad guy again.”

Stories like that inspired Roker to write “Positivity: Your Key To Success,” a book he hopes will help guide today’s youngest business generation.

“I have been writing a book most of my life,” Roker said. “I never got around to finishing it, and I don’t know what got into me this time because I started writing, and it just kept coming. I thought it would be important to a lot of kids today.”

He sees high school and college students who are very smart, but

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don’t know how to communicate their ideas and their wants to the people who could help them achieve success.

“They are very smart when it comes to technical equipment,” Roker said, “but they sit in a meeting with someone to discuss what they want to do, and it’s a whole other ball game. And if someone challenges them, they either get angry or they don’t know what to say.”

What needs to be communicated to these young kids, Roker said, is that believing in yourself and the work you’ve done can go a long way.

“Be able to speak up for yourself, and not be afraid of a challenge,” he said. “Show what you’re capable of doing. When you ask young people what they want to do, and you poke them enough times, they’ll tell you, but they tell you in away like it will never happen. I tell them if this is really what they want, then believe in themselves and don’t be afraid to tell other people that it’s more than just a job.”

After being released for only a week. the book is already being sold in 33 different countries.

Roker said he’s happy to be able to share his stories and use them as a way to help other people.

“The book explains to the

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Trouble having sweet dreams?

SLEEP RIGHT | Palm Coast Sleep Adviser Jules Clavan and the rest of the Flagler Diagnostic and Sleeping Disorder Center can help you get a good night’s sleep.

EMILY BLACKWOOD COMMUNITY EDITOR

Nestled in the business center at 4721 E. Moody Blvd., the Flagler Diagnostic and Sleeping Disorder Center is home to three different sleep study bedrooms, much like the bedrooms you probably have in your house.

Complete with a night stand, comfy sheets and even a wall quote that reads “dream until your dreams come true,” patients sleep in these rooms overnight for the technicians and advisers to study their patterns and determine what’s disturbing their slumber.

Diagnostic Sleep Adviser Jules Clavan said the most common thing they treat is sleep apnea.

“Everyone comes in, and most of them are there because their spouse says they can’t sleep in the

same room, or the husband and wife snores,” Clavan said. “Then they find out they have a sleeping disorder.”

Some of the signs of sleep apnea include snoring, being slightly or moderately obese and having a 17-inch neck. Clavan said people are snoring because their airwaves are blocked up, and the best way to treat that is not through surgery, but by using positive airway pressure.

Snoring can also uncover other issues in the body like problems with the heart or lungs. Little movements like leg jerking can even be linked to problems with the brain.

“We have to look at what’s going on at night, because when people see them in the office, wide awake in the daytime, it’s not going to show up,” Clavan said. “It manifests with some-

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thing at night that’s different than during the daytime. I mean, you never hear anyone snore while they are awake. We have people who sleep with over 100 events per hour. They don’t get 30 seconds of sleep without some sort of event.”

Clavan, who’s been a respiratory therapist since 1969, said

FIVE TIPS FOR BETTER SLEEP n 1. Keep a sleep diary.

The different things you do before bed effect how you sleep. Things like exercise, caffeine and a fight with a spouse could contribute to a lack of sleep. It’s a complex issue when things other than mechanical problems (sleep apnea for example) are in play.

n 2. Get help.

Over 40 billion adults are suffering from sleep apnea and of those 40 million, only a small percent, actually get diagnosed.

Though you make think your lack of sleep is normal, it’s always safer to get checked.

the most important thing a person with irregular sleep patterns can do, is to get tested.

“You ask someone how they sleep, and they say, ‘I sleep fine.’

They don’t know.”

For more information on the Flagler Diagnostics and Sleeping Disorder Center call 586-6229.

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n 3) Try to get eight hours.

Though the amount of sleep you need is unique to the person, people who sleep less than the recommended amount don’t realize that exhaustion is gradual, and they won’t realize it right away. Still, kids need a lot more sleep because they are growing.

n 4) Try to turn off the screens.

Research shows that if you go to sleep with the TV on it can be disruptive to your sleep. Still, for some people, it’s the only way they can get to sleep, so it’s unique to the person. Disruptive sleep is better than no sleep.

n 5) Keep it dark.

The darker the room, the more likely the person will fall asleep, usually about 30 minutes after lights out.

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The Flagler County Art League held an exhibition on Saturday, Sept. 12, for “Memories in the Making” and “It’s About Time.”

“Memories in the Making” is a program through the Alzheimer’s Association that offers patients a way to voice their emotions and memories. The process of creating art gives an Alzheimer’s patient a venue to focus on the ability to create, rather than on all the disabilities suffered through having the disease.

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Creating art is an activity that even the most severe Alzheimer’s patients are capable of producing.

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“It’s About Time” was a judged exhibition with the passing of time as the theme. Each artist who participated viewed time in a different way, which made for a unique collection of artwork.

One artist, Ron Wallace, had an interesting interpretation on the theme and created a mixedmedia piece with clay sculptures running along the base of a clock.

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The best medicine for stress and high blood pressure are our pets. I mention dogs because they are the ones usually anxiously waiting for us, but cats, birds and even fish can provide therapeutic care just by being part of our lives.

Medical studies back this up, and many assisted-living homes, hospice and hospitals are shedding (pardon the pun) the notion that pets are too dirty.

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Lonely? New in town? Walk your dog through a park. People are more likely to greet those with dogs and even stop to chat.

Pets are conversation starters and probably a better way to get a date than other methods. Plus, regular walks are good for your overall health.

When the children have grown and moved on to their own lives, it’s the pets that stay with us and keep us company.

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hough it might not have been love at first sight that first week at Northeast Ohio Medical University, it didn’t take long for Christine and Patrick Garrett to realize they worked well together.

“We were friends for a while,” Christine Garrett said, as she smiled at her husband.

“Yeah, you know how these things go,” he smiled back.

During their 20-plus years of marriage, the two finished school, completed their residences and had two boys together. Though they knew their similar hardworking ethics made for a great personal life, it wasn’t until three years ago that they decided to make that partnership even more official.

Garrett Internal Medicine P.A. is a new practice in Palm Coast that aims at providing “concierge-level care” to their patients through house calls, nursing home and hospital visits, no nurse practitioners or physician assistants and an office open 365 days of the year.

“We want to be a full-service, which is not very common,” Patrick Garrett said. “We follow our patients to hospital if they get admitted, or if they’re homebound and sick we come to them.

It’s the philosophy of our practice.”

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“We don’t want to rush them in and out like a factory,” Patrick Garrett said. “There’s a trend in medicine now where we have a lot of mid-level providers and highvolume practices, and it’s the opposite of what we want to provide. That’s not the kind of doctor we would want to see or who we would want our parents to see. It’s the old standard of medicine; this isn’t a new idea.”

Their similar values of what it means to practice medicine is just one of the perks of working so closely with each other. They know each other so well that they can almost predict what the other will do.

“We’re very familiar with each other,” Christine Garrett giggled. “The sad thing is we’re not going to be able to take vacations together anymore. But it’s OK because he goes on crazy adventure vacations, and I do resorts.

He doesn’t want to do my vacations, and I just come back tired from his.”

Some of his “crazy adventures” include hiking the Appalachian Trail, and he just recently returned from a “relaxing” trip hiking Eastern Europe.

“It is relaxing,” Patrick Garrett laughed. “I get bored on a cruise ship all week.”

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Patrick and Christine Garrett have been working and training together since they first met in 1991.

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The one place they can both agree on loving is Palm Coast. The two hope to make their practice

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