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SHAPING UP

Noninvasive technique takes pounds off slowly, without pain Story By Jenn Willhite

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hortly after retiring, Kathy White

Although the

decided it was time to lose the 100

average age of cli-

pounds she’d gained over her 32-year

ents at the

career as a high school teacher.

Greenwood loca-

Although the Southport resident

tion fall into the

changed her diet and lost the extra weight, she still

mid-40s to 50

hadn’t quite reached her goal. She wanted to exer-

year old range,

cise, but arthritic knees limited her ability to stick

Walls says there

with a set regimen.

are 20- and

She tried body wraps in the past, but to no avail.

30-somethings

Then her doctor recommended 7eFit Spa. The

who come in

unique, noninvasive approach seemed worth a try,

wanting to get a

and White says she was hooked after one session.

jumpstart on their

“The first time I went it was so easy,” 70-year-old

healthy lifestyle to

White says. “I just laid there on the table and it

stave off the aging pro-

was effortless.”

cess.

Now, nearly two years later, White continues to

The body contouring services offered at 7eFit

visit the spa three times per week and says she has

utilize a FDA-approved and patented machine,

lost 32 inches from her abs and arms.

called the Torc Plus, that uses electrodes to con-

So what is 7eFit Spa? What makes it so different than a traditional spa?

Let’s start with what it’s not. 7eFit Spa is not your normal, pampering day spa experience. It is a program that concentrates on anti-aging and non-

tract the muscles and essentially convert fat to muscle. Clients may receive 30 minute Torc treatments on selected areas, including the abdomen, thighs and arms, Walls says.

“It’s like doing exercise without actually having

invasive treatments designed to give healthy life-

to do it,” Walls says. “Your brain understands the

styles a boost.

difference between an abdominal crunch or a

“We are trying to do more preventative and cor-

lunge compared to the muscle contraction. So

rective type treatments,” says Lauren Walls, manag-

what we’re doing is tricking it to think you’re

er of 7eFit Spa in Greenwood. “We try to help

working at it so you get the same type of results.”

those who have wrinkles and are trying to lessen or

If you’re wondering what the process might feel

get rid of them. And, as far as the body treatments,

like, Walls says clients often equate it to getting a

we try to help boost the routines of individuals

massage.

who are trying to lose those tough inches and may not be doing so well with exercising.”

Unlike conventional body wraps that pull water weight from the body, the Torc helps the muscles

— Cathy White, Southport effectively burn fat so that it stays off, Walls

tle more often the day of the treatment

says. However, don’t expect instant results

because your body is seeing the fat as waste

in a single visit, she cautions.

and is trying to get rid of it,” she says.

“It’s a cumulative type of treatment,”

In addition to noninvasive body contour-

Walls says. “You’re going to see better bene-

ing, 7eFit also offers a range of anti-aging

fits with the more you do.”

and skin rejuvenation services, such as the

You also need to supplement treatments by practicing good self-care and a healthy lifestyle and diet, she says.

noninvasive, non-surgical facelift, LED light therapy facials, and non-abrasive peels.

“What’s nice is the chemical peels have

Since the targeted muscle areas take 24

changed since back in the day,” Walls says.

to 48 hours to repair themselves following

“These are peels that lift the imperfections

treatment, Walls recommends clients allow

off the face to help balance things out bet-

for one day between sessions unless they

ter.”

want to focus on another

Sydney Meyer, aesthetician for 7eFit Spa

body part. If you’re

in Greenwood, says the most frequent ques-

working on a single area, the recommendation is up to three sessions per week until you reach your goal; then you go into maintenance mode, which is about once a month, Walls says.

Aside from losing unwanted inches, benefits of noninvasive body contouring also include detoxification, tightening and

tions she gets from first-time clients who come in for the one hour facial session include, “What will I look like afterward?,” “What do I need to do afterward?,” and “Are there any adverse effects?”

She says it is not uncommon for some

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rom a health standpoint, experts continue to confirm that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. So important that the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recently dedicated an entire mini-journal to “The Benefits of Breakfast.”

Let’s see if these facts motivate us to “break the fast” at the start of each day: 1. People who eat breakfast tend to a) eat less later in the day; b) jump over buildings in a single bound; c) better manage their weight.

2. People who skip breakfast tend to a) be hungrier later in the day; b) gain weight easier; c) have an increased risk for diabetes.

3. Children who eat breakfast do better in school because they a) can better remember what they learn; b) aren’t as distracted; c) have better attendance at school.

4. When considering what to have for breakfast, RTEC stands for a) ReThink Eating Candy; b) Ready To Eat Cereal; c) Review Those Excess Calories.

5. Experts best define breakfast as a) the first meal of the day after our longest period of sleep; b) breaking the fast; c) coffee and a cookie.

6. A “quality” breakfast a) must be prepared by a master chef; b) includes at least one item from a major food group: protein (such as nuts, cheese, egg), fruit, vegetable, whole grain, milk or yogurt; c) can be as simple as a bag of dried fruit and nuts.

7. According to researchers, eating breakfast can immediately a) turn on brain power; b) make you late for school; c) improve your mood.

8. A person who is not hungry in the morning a) probably ate too much the night before; b) might want to stock a backpack or briefcase with nutrient dense fruit, nuts, or high fiber cereal bars; c) should set a goal to eat less at night so as to wake up hungry.

9. Compared to people who skip breakfast, those who eat something soon after they wake up tend to a) consume more fiber, calcium, vitamins A and C; b) have healthier lifestyles overall; c) have stronger bones and healthier hearts.

10. Frozen fruit blended with milk or yogurt is a) a smoothie; b) breakfast; c) a great idea for busy families.

11. A toasted whole grain waffle spread with peanut butter or applesauce a) goes well with a cold glass of milk; b) is a quality breakfast; c) takes two minutes to prepare.

12. Breakfast parfaits can be made a) in a hurry; b) with layers of fruit, yogurt, cereal and nuts; c) in disposal cups to go.

Barbara Quinn is a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator at the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. Email her at bquinn@chomp.org. NY

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downsides to the treat-

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exercise, a healthy lifestyle, Kriya (or cleans-

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NEW YOU 2015

PARENTING

How to set boundaries for your teenagers

By Greg Seiter Correspondent

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es and sometimes, unnecessary problems.

“In my office, we talk about going back to

he teenage years are oftentimes as

the basics,” said Angebrandt, a Penn State

challenging for parents as they are

University graduate who earned a master’s

for adolescents themselves. In

degree in social work from Indiana University.

fact, while teens generally push

“Have family meetings and establish what

for an increased level of independence in the

boundaries are. Talk about expectations and

time leading up to adulthood, parents may

what defines appropriate behavior.

find themselves struggling while attempting to

“Ultimately, it’s all about establishing a

figure out how to set appropriate boundaries

working set of rules that can translate into

for their kids.

adulthood.”

“We don’t have a black and white list of

Angebrandt also insists that open-ended

rules on the family refrigerator like there used

dialogue must continue even after household

to be,” said Dorian Angebrandt, a licensed

regulations have been defined.

clinical social worker at Choices in

“Once boundaries are established, make

Counseling, located in Franklin. “As parents,

sure you continue to find regular opportunities

we assume teens know what we want them to

to talk about things,” he said. “Too often, we

do. On the other side, teens are thinking ’’f

hop in the car after soccer practice and the kids

mom and dad don’t tell me what to do, I’ll

slip on their headphones while the adults turn

just keep doing what I’m doing.’”

their radio on or have cell phone conversations.

In many cases, assumption and an overall lack of communication lead to mixed messag-

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supervised outlets for teens anymore. There

able independence naturally generated by

type of behavior indicates they can’t handle that type of freedom yet.”

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do it very often. Even with single-parent situa-

and then continue to have open dialogue

used to be school dances and planned events

technology and social media, Angebrandt said

tions, there are opportunities for communica-

throughout their lifespan instead of waiting

where they could mingle with friends in adult-

parents need to be somewhat aggressive in

tion,” he continued. “Sometimes, we need to

until they’re on the cusp of becoming a teen-

supervised situations. But those seem to be

their monitoring efforts.

hit the pause button, unplug and simply take

ager,” he said. “It’s never too late to start, but

declining. Today, many kids are sitting in

the time to talk.”

they say it takes 22 days for a person to

front of the TV or mingling, unsupervised,

social media. They should know their pass-

change a simple habit. So, if there isn’t good

through a computer, and that gets them into

words and be able to go into Facebook with

“Be respectful. Complete chores. Finish

communication when a child is young, we’re

trouble. They disclose private information

them in order to go over things. It’s all about

your homework. A lot of ways we engage with

now talking about 13 years where conversa-

about family, parents and themselves. They

keeping them safe,” he said. “The iPhone, for

kids will either push them away or let them

tion hasn’t been there.”

call somebody their best friend whom they’ve

example, has a set of controls that helps par-

know we want to help them be successful,” he

only met online and chances are that person

ents stay connected and aware. They can even

said.

lives in another state.”

limit time of use, if they want to.”

Angebrandt also said open dialogue can eventually become routine.

“When you’re in the car, turn the radio and cell phones off and share with one another,” he said. “Have regular family meetings or

According to industry experts, a yearning

Angebrandt also believes that teenagers can show they’re ready for expanded boundaries

“Parents should have access to their kids’

around the house.

What should a parent do if the boundaries

maybe a weekly game night during which you

for some degree of independence is to be

order pizza, talk about everyone’s day or week

expected once adolescents transition into

and spend time with one another. Doing

their teenage years, but the opportunities for

through which teens may learn boundaries

ting good boundaries for teenagers, parents

something like this once or twice a week will

increased degrees of responsibility and self-

are not as readily available as they used to be.

need to accept the fact that their decisions

make a huge difference.

reliance are significantly different today as

“When we turned 16, it was a big deal to

“It can happen in just 5 or 10 minutes per

Other traditional means of independence

get a drivers’ license. But now, it’s not as

compared to 20 years ago.

day. Put it on your calendar and put it on

“Social media is obviously big right now

your teen’s calendar. If you don’t make the

and because of that, teens have opportunities

opportunity happen, nothing will change.”

to make connections with friends as well as

According to Angebrandt, the groundwork for shared communication should be established when a child is very young.

and limitations through simple actions

Generally speaking, when it comes to set-

they’ve established for their teenager simply aren’t being respected?

“Unfortunately, many unresolved issues eventually lead to legal situations or problems

will not always make their kids happy.

“It involves a little give and take and a bit

at school,” Angebrandt said. “Before it gets to

much of a draw for teens,” Angebrandt said.

of compromise in order to help them grow up

that point, I encourage parents to reach out

“They just don’t see the need.

the right way,” Angebrandt said. “A child’s

for help. Counseling is one avenue, but even

behavior will show what they can handle. For

talking with other parents, extended family

“In addition, part-time jobs provide securi-

strangers,” Angebrandt said. “That gives them

ty and structure, but there aren’t as many of

example, if they’re taking a phone to bed in

members and church representatives can help

a false sense of security.

them available as there used to be.”

order to use it as an alarm clock, but you find

when parents feel like they’re not getting the

out they’re texting all hours of the night, that

message to their kids.”

To help prevent certain levels of undesir-

“Unfortunately, we don’t have a lot of

NY

“It involves a little give and take and a bit of compromise in order to help them grow up the right way.”

— Dorian Angebrandt, clinical social worker

Closing the door on toddler tantrums

By John Ropsemond Tribune News Service

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ent methods, including what they call the Yuk It Up method, in which the parent begins

How do you stop tantrums in a

doing silly things like dancing around and

3-year-old? My daughter never went

singing loudly. Yes indeed, that may be

through the “terrible twos,” but began throw-

enough of a distraction to stop a particular

ing wild tantrums shortly after her third birth-

tantrum, but it will not solve the problem.

day. This coincided with the birth of a sibling,

The same website also lists whispering, ignor-

a boy, but she’s very affectionate and helpful

ing, repeating the rule over and over again

toward him, so I don’t know if there’s any

(e.g. “You must hold my hand in a parking lot,

connection. I’ve tried everything I can think of to prevent and stop the tantrums — things I’ve seen recommended in various places — but nothing has worked. She throws one whenever she doesn’t get her way. Help!

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Tantrums are fairly common in toddlers and even if properly handled can

persist well into the fourth year of life.

Furthermore, they occur with or without the birth of new siblings, so one can never know whether or not your second child was the trigger. In your case, given that your daughter shows no jealousy otherwise, I rather doubt that her younger brother has anything to do with her meltdowns.

In my estimation and experience, the standard advice given concerning tantrums is not generally helpful. One website offers six differ-

you must hold my hand in a parking lot….”), trying to engage the child in a game and picking him up and holding him close. The question becomes, which of the six recommended methods should a parent use at any given

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NEW YOU 2015

BEING GREEN

Curbside recycling available for many county residents

By May May

paperboard, paper products, including tele-

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phone books, newspapers/inserts and couany people would like to

pons and bagged paper shreds, and larger

be more environmentally

co-mingled bins for plastic, cans and glass.

conscious but aren’t sure

Plastics that can be recycled include those

where to begin. Some of

numbered 1 through 5 and 7.

the challenges, such as deforestation, air

The numbers, usually located on the bot-

pollution or water contamination, are too

tom of plastic bottles, indicate the type of

big for one person to tackle. But one thing

plastic. No. 1 and No. 2 are the most com-

an individual can do is look for ways to

monly used and the easiest to recycle. No. 6

reduce, reuse and recycle.

is Styrofoam, which is extremely difficult to

The average American family produces

recycle, according to the Society of Plastics

100 pounds of trash per week or about 3

Industry. No. 4 is most commonly seen in

pounds per person per day. Recycling can

plastic grocery bags.

reduce how much of that goes into landfills.

Plastic, cans, boxes The Johnson County Recycling District was formed in 1992 by state law. Originally called “waste districts,” the county districts were charged with reducing the amount of

“Most curbside services take everything (plastic) except No. 6,” Schafstall said.

“Or better yet, use your own bags,” Schafstall said.

trash that goes into landfills. In Johnson County, the name was later changed to recy-

paperboard, which is packaging for cereal

cling district.

boxes, toilet paper tubes, etc.

“That was a better way for the public to

“For glass, one of the things we stress is

know what we’re responsible for,” said Kim

the things we are looking for and our haul-

Schafstall, the education and outreach coor-

ers are looking for are fairly clean, food and

dinator.

beverage containers,” Schafstall said. of glass, such as window panes or drinking

put the recyclables, which generally include

glasses, in the bins. They also don’t want

plastic and glass containers, cans and news-

yard waste, construction materials, large

papers, in a bin and set it out on trash day.

items like grills, window or door frames,

This service is available in Greenwood,

appliances and plastic shopping bags. Most

Franklin, Whiteland and New Whiteland,

groceries now have a drop off bin for used

Schafstall said.

plastic bags, so take them there.

that don’t have it curbside,” she said.

The Recycling District has seven drop-off

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As far as collecting the recyclables, most households maintain a couple of bins or trashcans. People with curbside can just toss

sites throughout Jonson County to take

items in the bin _ no need to sort. People

recyclables, located in Edinburgh, Trafalgar,

who don’t live in a city can keep a trash bag

Bargersville, Prince’s Lakes, Emmanuel

for the mixed recyclables and another box,

Church of Greenwood in White River

bag or bin for folded boxes, cardboard and

Township, Mount Pleasant Christian

paper products and periodically take the

Fellowship in the Whiteland area and the

items to the nearest drop-off site. Most peo-

district’s office in Franklin. Residents are

ple live within 15 minutes of a site,

encouraged to use the bins, which includes

Schafstall said.

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“One for trash, one for cans, one for comingled.”

Electronics In 2011, it became illegal in Indiana to

Housesehold Hazardous Waste It is also important not to

throw electronics in the trash. This is main-

put toxic

ly geared toward televisions, appliances and

chemi-

computer equipment, all of which can con-

cals

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environmentally safe disposal.

The process entails feeding the worms scraps, such as apple peels, old lettuce, egg-

accept prescription and over-the-counter

Franklin, (west side of Johnson County Highway

shells, coffee grounds, etc. The worms then

drugs.

Dept.) and is open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Composting Schafstall’s educational programs is vermicom-

Schafstall added that discarded smart

posting _ using red

phones and computers could end up

wriggler worms

in the wrong hands and lead to

to recycle

identity theft issues.

The district accepts electronics

kitchen

trict offers large recycling bins for rent. The

flowers or vegetable garden or just tossed in

stand and bag assembly can be easily placed

the yard.

next to the trash cans at the party. When take it to a drop-off site.

according to the U.S. Composting Council.

Reusing

Other programs • The district also offers a document shredding event four times a year. People can bring their sensitive papers to be safely disposed of.

scraps

and Schafstall said the items are

to

offers four or five drop-off sites for live

make

trees, which are ground into mulch.

drives are destroyed.

mulch.

Electronic collection is at the dis-

Although

trict office, 900 Arvin Rd., Suite A,

most people

Franklin, Monday through Friday 8:30 to

are more familiar

11 a.m. and 1:30 to 4 p.m. and one

with a compost

Saturday a month, 9 a.m. to noon.

heap, it can be done in a

There is a fee, ranging from $7 to $15 for TVs and monitors.

Schafstall said Recycle Force in

in the waste system.

“Toxic chemicals are all those things that

Indianapolis takes the district’s electronic

can leak out in transit or at the landfill and

items and breaks them down into compo-

cause all sorts of environmental problems,”

nent parts, which can be sold for the met-

Schafstall said.

als and other materials.

The district also takes other items that should not go in the trash, such as

ing,” Schafstall said.

• Medication drop-off sites have also been set up in area police stations in Franklin, Greenwood, Edinburgh and Whiteland and the Johnson County Sheriff‘s Office. Prescription drugs should be safely disposed of, especially in homes with children. In the past, people flushed old, expired or unused drugs down the toilet. However, ecologists have pointed out problems with drugs entering the water sup-

to reuse it. The district encourages this with several of its programs.

Every year, it conducts its Halloween costume swap. Johnson County residents can bring in a costume and trade it for another one.

Creative Resources, a resource center for teachers, Scout troops or churches, accepts craft items, such as toilet paper rolls, notebooks, poster board, pens and pencils, cloth and ribbons and other items teachers can use for class projects. Businesses are especially encouraged to think about donating leftover promotional materials and

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household hazardous waste products and disposes of them properly.

Most common household chemicals are

and mercury-containing items like ther-

accepted, which include automotive fluids,

mometers and thermostats. Cell phones

lawn and garden chemicals, cleaning fluids,

and cartridges are taken by A.J.’s Recycling,

stains and paint, except for latex paint.

“It’s very expensive to recycle. But you can

Olympics and people with disabilities in

dry it out and throw the can in the trash,”

Johnson County.

Schafstall said.

The district does not take appliances,

“Even apartment people can do compost-

• At Christmas time, the district also

Not all items can be recycled. But rather than throw something away, look for a way

The district’s “Tox Box” program will take

rechargeable batteries, printer cartridges

which uses its proceeds to support Special

compact, neat and non-smelly way.

cleaning up, simply pull the bag off and

percent of the waste stream nationwide,

from Johnson County residents kept secure. Computer hard

• If you are having a large event, the dis-

mulch, which can be removed and put on

Food scraps make up an estimated 14

One of

tain toxic chemicals like lead or mercury that can leach into groundwater.

ply, so an alternative was needed. The sites

The Tox Box is located at 1051 Hospital Road,

recycle the materials into a nutrient rich

Florescent tubes and ballasts are not

but there are several area businesses that

accepted but can be taken by residents or

take old household appliances, auto

businesses to Lighting Resources, 498 Park

parts and other metal. Most of them will

800 Drive, Greenwood, (317-888-3889.)

pick it up and pay cash for the scrap

CFL bulbs (curly bulbs) can be taken to the

metal.

Lowe’s or Home Depot service desk for free

Recycling facts • Recycling one ton of aluminum saves 27 cubic yards of landfill space.

• More than 1 billion trees are used each year to make disposable diapers.

• Americans throw away about 10 percent of the food they buy at the supermarket.

This results in dumping the equivalent of more than 21 million shopping bags full of food into landfills every year.

• One ton of paper made from 100 percent recycled stock saves 7,000 gallons of water (recycled paper uses 35 percent less water), 60 pounds of air pollution effluent (recycled paper creates 74 percent less pollution), 4,000 KWh of energy, 17 trees, three cubic yards of landfill space and $35 per ton of waste disposal fees.

• The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries estimates that more than 200 million trees are saved each year due to current recycling efforts.

• In a lifetime, the average American will throw away 600 times their adult weight in garbage. This means that a 150-pound adult will leave a legacy of 90,000 pounds of trash for their children.

Source: James Madison University, Dept. of Integrated Science and Technology

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Personal Engagement. Professional Enrichment.

Leadership Johnson County is a 9-month community leadership program composed of one-day seminars dedicated to enhancing personal leadership skills and providing an in-depth knowledge of the Johnson County community. Discover the opportunities available through LJC by attending our upcoming information session on Tuesday, February 17th at 6:00 p.m., Henderson Conference Room, Franklin College.

For more information or to apply for the program please visit www.leadershipjohnsoncounty.org or call 317-738-8264 for more information.

Applications are due March 18th, 2015. Applications received by March 1, 2015 will receive a $50 tuition discount.

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NEW YOU 2015

STRESS

When is it time to seek professional help?

By Carol Edwards

Christine Turo-Shields, who has worked in the area since 1987, helping

Correspondent

people of all ages deal with issues that make their daily living difficult.

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Things to look for, she added, are not showing up for work, refrain-

veryone faces stress at one time or another. Job loss,

ing from public outings, finding it difficult to get out of bed and fail-

divorce, death or a multitude of other causes can lead to

ing to do even the simplest of chores around the house. Sometimes, she

anxiety that keeps us from performing at our best. When

said, people with severe stress can turn reclusive, virtually staying in their own home all of the time. Crying con-

do we know when that stress is just

normal? When do we know it is time to seek professional help to get out of that rut that keeps getting deeper?

Stress affects people differently, said Christine Turo-Shields, co-director with her husband, Dave Turo-Shields, of Kenosis Counseling Center on the south side of Indianapolis. What may motivate one person, such as a performance before a crowd of people, might be debilitating for another and

“How we focus on our blessings amidst burdens often determines how people will deal with the stress they must endure.”

— Christine Turo-Shields, Kenosis Counseling Center

simply too stressful to handle.

“A person’s mindset is probably the biggest indicator as to how someone is going to get through stress,” she said. “How we focus on our blessings amidst burdens often determines how people will deal with the stress they must endure.”

Even though everyone must deal with stress at some point in their lives, it can sometimes be difficult to know when it is important to seek professional help to deal with the problem.

“Usually, you look at the level of functioning and impairment,” said

stantly and without provocation, such as at the work place, the store, or even driving, she added, is also an indicator that help might be warranted.

Friends and family are most frequently the ones who notice these changes first.

Perhaps their relative or friend no longer smiles or laughs. Or that family member seems tired all of the time. People who are the closest will begin to make comments

like, “Are you OK? Do you feel tired? You don’t quite act like yourself.”

Despite the fast-paced lifestyle countless people face, there are many things people can do to help overcome stress. Diet alone, particularly maintaining a balanced sugar level, can do a great deal to help a person cope with anxiety. Experts estimate that 8-10 grams of protein at each meal will help the body compensate for the stress that comes with daily activity. Eating small meals five times a day is helpful, along with watch-

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RESOLUTIONS

NEW YOU 2015

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Ideas your children may turn into lifelong habits

By The American Academy of Pediatrics

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ear after year, we are all given the opportunity to “begin afresh” with New Year’s Resolutions. It’s not just a time for adults to buy gym memberships; it’s also a wonderful teaching moment for parents and influencers in children’s lives to use this irresistibly magnetic

holiday to create lifelong habits.

In December, The American Academy of Pediatrics published tips for New Year’s resolutions for kids that included these three resolutions for preschoolers: “I will be nice to other kids who need a friend or look sad or lonely.”

More and more, children are being taught the fundamentals of kindness from an early age. Chris Phelps, founder of the Campaign for Kindness, says, “We want children to believe that they can make the world a better place, simply by being kind to the people around them.”

One of those fundamentals of kindness is to curb bad words and behaviors early in life. It’s normal for most children to experiment with dirty words and dirty jokes in the course of growing up. They will also repeat powerful or offensive words that they hear adults use.

Have your child make a New Year’s resolution to practice the kindness taught in Margo’s (Max’s) Magnificent Choice. Use the accompanying Tacky Box to combat powerful, offensive or tacky words and behaviors in a way that can be reinforced all year long, helping kids to keep their resolution to be nice.

“I won’t tease dogs or other pets – even friendly ones. I will avoid being bitten by keeping my fingers and face away from their mouths.”

Pets can be unnerved by small children. Sometimes the noises children make or pulling on fur while petting will startle dogs or cats, which could lead to harm to the child.

“Most dogs, even those that are well-trained, do not consider children as figures of authority. Furthermore, since children frequently stare intently at animals, a dog may feel threatened by this short person who is trying to ‘catch’ him,” says Sandi Laird, the animal care director at Operation Kindness — the original and largest no-kill animal shelter in North Texas.

She continues, “Children should be taught and reinforced to never hit dogs with their hands or an object, to lower their voices when playing with the dog, to leave the dog alone when he’s sleeping, eating, or ill, and to never tease a dog in any fashion.”

“I will brush my teeth twice a day, and wash my hands after going to the bathroom and before eating.”

Catherine Judd D.D.S., “By sticking to this resolution from an early age, children will learn the importance of good hygiene and will continue to keep brushing their teeth and washing their hands as a matter of habit as they grow into adulthood. By giving children small fun toothbrushes, perhaps with their favorite cartoon character like Barbie, Cars, or Hello Kitty, you can help them keep the resolution so it isn’t like a chore.”

She continues, “Remember, after brushing, ask them if their teeth feel clean and have them ‘double check’ with their tongue. If not, brush again.”

Also included in this list is “I will pick up my toys and put them where they belong” and “I will talk with my parent or a trusted adult when I need help, or I’m scared.”

In a world where the odds of adults keeping their New Year’s resolutions for an entire year are 1 in 8, it’s never too early to recognize the importance of impressing on the younger generation the necessity for the foundations that last not just a year, but through a lifetime.

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NEW YOU 2015

beauty

Skin, hair care turns to simpler, organic ingredients

By Mary Macvean Los Angeles Times

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t has become almost ho-hum to read a menu that lists precisely where the apples were picked or how the cow was raised. So what’s the next wave in sourcing? It’s already upon us. People are

becoming as picky about what goes on their skin as what goes in their bodies, and they are looking to the woods or the sea for treatment.

As recently as four years ago, the prevailing attitude was that “natural” beauty didn’t work, says Romain Gaillard, an owner of the Detox Market, an apothecary shop near the Beverly Center in Los Angeles. “Now it’s a completely different thing. What had to happen was that the premium market had to turn natural.”

That whiff of patchouli that many of us associate with all things natural is gone, and much of today’s packaging evokes luxury. The label showing elegant plants and birds on Osmia Organics products, for example, is not, as Gaillard put it, anything like the home-spun packages of potions and bars that once were found “in the back of the health-food store near the potatoes.”

But it’s the ingredients that are key. M Cafè, a popular microbiotic dining chain, sells its own brand of hand polish made with ingredients that could show up in our food: salt and oils from safflower, sunflower, vitamin E, grapefruit and geranium.

The vegan, gluten-free soaps from the Chatsworth-

Lavender is one of the ingredients used in a workshop by Earth Tu Face on using medicinal plants and herbs to make natural beauty products at Otherwild Goods & Services in Echo Park in Los Angeles./Los Angeles Times photo

based company Saavy could be used as toothpaste —

doctor before leaving the profession to launch Osmia

the global market for organic personal-care products

But that’s changing.

though owners Hugo and Debra Saavedra admit they

Organics in 2012.

neared $7 billion in 2011 and is the fastest growing sec-

Buscho and Storm grow the herbs and flowers they

might not taste terrific. “What you put on your skin,

Several entrepreneurs give advice that we often hear

you should be able to eat,” Hugo Saavedra said. His

about food: Beware of a product if the ingredient list

company’s mango-papaya soap, for example, contains

includes items you can’t pronounce.

jojoba, almond oils and beet powder.

“People want natural and organic. They feel like if

Villafranco’s website lists ingredients to avoid (and, of course, they’re not in her products), including syn-

tor of personal care products.

There’s been a “tremendous” interest in herbalism at

use, infuse them, and experiment with oils for their skin and face products. Earth Tu Face products contain

the Echo Park boutique Otherwild, says owner Rachel

such ingredients as coconut and sesame oils, honey,

Berks.

comfrey and sea buckthorn.

Indeed, on one recent night, about two dozen people

In Fiore, a San Francisco company, uses certified

they can eat it, it can be on their skin,” said Paula

thetic fragrances, parabens and phthalates because of

gathered in the store to learn how to make a lip and

organic oils and infusions, including cold-pressed grape

Weiser-Vazquez, owner of Beautyhabit, a high-end

concerns about potential hormonal or endocrine sys-

skin balm and a scrub with ingredients they could have

seed oil that is verified to contain no genetically modi-

apothecary in Westlake Village. “I think this is the new

tem side effects, and petroleum-based ingredients

eaten — though no one did. To make the balm, for

fied organisms. The products of Fig + Yarrow are made

trend. It’s not going to be a flash in the pan.”

because they could block pores and “because decreasing

example, raw, unfiltered beeswax was melted and com-

in small batches, by hand, from roots, leaves, flowers,

dependence on the petroleum industry would be good

bined with comfrey and calendula. Each student added

minerals and oils.

for this planet.”

scents such as geranium- or sage-infused oils.

Though some products that are labeled “natural” (a term that in skin care and food products has no regulatory definition) can be found in drugstores or Whole

Consumers seem motivated by a desire to support a

For centuries, plants were used for healing, and

Gaillard and his partner, Valerie Grandury, established Odacite, a line of fresh, fragrance-free skin

Foods, often they are boutique products, Weiser-

farm-to-face ethos and by the belief that “pure” prod-

many people are returning to those ideas, says Sarah

products, in 2009 after she was diagnosed with breast

Vazquez says, adding that it costs more, for example, to

ucts are more healthful and less likely to cause prob-

Buscho, who with Marina Storm owns the San

cancer. Now customers often come to their store after

extract the essence of rose petals than to create a rose

lems. Such “natural” products accounted for almost

Francisco skin-care company Earth Tu Face and came

finding their skin reacts to conventional products, he

scent in a lab.

17% of $3 billion in “prestige” skin care sales from

to L.A. to teach the class.

said.

But just as in food, consumers need to be smart.

department stores and shops like Sephora this year,

“We’d go to friends’ houses and there’d be all this

“Allergies and chronic problems didn’t seem so prev-

Even the term “organic” (which is regulated) “doesn’t

said Karen Grant, the global industry analyst for beauty

organic food, and you go into the bathroom and it’s all

alent,” even a few years ago, says Debra Saavedra, whose

tell you that the ingredients have been chosen for the

products at the market research firm NPD. That

chemicals,” Storm says. The average woman, she adds,

Saavy products should be in stores early in 2015.

right reason and the best efficacy,” says Sarah

doesn’t account for products in boutiques, drugstores

uses 12 products a day containing more than 200 chem-

“That’s why people are coming back to nature and

Villafranco, who spent 10 years as an emergency-room

and other outlets. Transparency Market Research said

icals.

food-grade ingredients.”

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THE BEACH

NEW YOU 2015

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Experts say it really does lift your spirits

By Johnny Diaz Sun Sentinel

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About 60 percent of an adult’s body is made up of H2O. The natural pull we feel toward the

hhh, the beach. The baking sun,

beach may have an evolutionary tie, Dorfman

soft sand, cresting waves and sea

said.

breeze on your face.

There’s nothing quite like

“That is sort of our biological call to our origins, where we feel most comfortable,” said

spending time at the beach. Why do we feel so

Dorfman, referring to the theory that the spe-

good there? And are the benefits from the

cies emerged from the sea. “It’s a pull that is

beach physical or psychological?

hard to define.”

As snowbirds and tourists flock back to our

Gazing out at the water — whether by sitting

shores, some South Florida medical experts

on the sand or peering out of a home window

and beachgoers offered their insights.

— can do wonders to clear the mind.

The beach is a feast for the senses.

Dr. Benjamin Bensadon, an assistant profes-

“When you look out at the beach, there is sort of this infinity, this sense of perspective to

sor of clinical biomedical science at Florida

get some distance from your everyday prob-

Atlantic University, said the sand alone can

lems,” said Dorfman, who enjoys the ocean

help chill us out.

view from his Lauderdale-by-the-Sea home.

“You can feel the sand, it’s often soft, and

And he uses that image to help patients.

that can be a relaxing tactile stimulus,” he said.

“When I do relaxation training or hypnosis,

That Zen-like tranquillity many feel at the beach can relate to the water’s aquatic hue.

Studies have shown that blue has a calming effect on people.

“It does provide a soothing environment, which is reflected in the ocean,” said Dr.

one of the typical scenes in visual imagery that I induce is visions of the beach.”

Perhaps it helps that, in going to the beach, we are actively trying to leave everything else behind.

“You go to be at the beach. Whether it’s the

William Dorfman, a psychology professor at

sun, water and sand combination, you know

Nova Southeastern University. His practice

you are at the beach (just) to be,” Bensadon

office is intentionally painted blue to elicit

said. “It’s pressure-free.”

relaxation in patients.

The sea’s soundtrack also may trigger the brain to release feel-good chemicals such as dopamine and serotonin, Dorfman said.

“It’s definitely the sound,” said Debbie Duff,

Sun exposure causes the body to produce vitamin D, which helps with bone strength and calcium absorption.

While sunbathing with three girlfriends on Hollywood beach one recent morning, Jeanne

51, as she sat under an umbrella on Hollywood

Farchione, 57, said she felt “exhilarated,

beach in Hollywood, Fla. “The rolling of the

relaxed, refreshed.”

waves, the constant sound. It’s always there. For me, it’s mental, but I do like to swim.”

Some beachgoers think the ocean breeze improves their breathing. It’s commonly

“It’s mental, but physically I feel so much better here,” said Farchione, who was visiting from Rochester, N.Y. There may be a physiological reason for that,

thought that beach air carries negative ions that

according to Jaime Tartar, an associate profes-

help recharge the body and improve mood.

sor of psychology research at Nova

Jennifer Pichardo-Poulshock, of Delray Beach, says the sea air soothes her 5-month-old son, Matthew.

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NEW YOU 2015

MONEY

Experts agree debt is a double-edged sword

By Tim Grant Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Maxine Sweet, vice president for public education at credit rating company Experian in

o use credit, or not use credit? That

Costa Mesa, Calif., said consumers will not

is the question. The answer really

have a credit score unless they have a credit

depends on whom you ask. Even the

report, which serves as a credit reference. A

experts don’t always agree.

score is a reflection of what’s in the report.

Though debt generally has a bad reputation,

“It’s just as important to have a credit refer-

it can actually be a very valuable asset, says

ence as it is to have academic credentials, job or

author and AARP Bulletin columnist Jane

work references and character references,”

Bryant Quinn, based in New York.

Sweet said. “People who don’t have credit refer-

Meanwhile, radio talk show host Dave

ences and can’t be scored don’t have access to

Ramsey tells you, “Debt is dumb, and cash is

traditional financial services and have to use

king.”

Ditching credit cards and going strictly cash might seem like a great idea, but going without credit for too long will leave you without a credit score, which destroys your record of financial responsibility. That hurts your chances for insurance, apartment rental or getting a mortgage.

“If you have no debt at all, you have no credit score,” Quinn said. “While a low credit score is a strike against you, if you lack a credit card, your score is zero, and you essentially do not exist.”

Ramsey, a syndicated radio show host based in Nashville, Tenn., prides himself on avoiding all debt and having a zero credit score. He says there’s a difference between having an indeterminable credit score and a low credit score.

“Undeterminable means you’ve had no interaction with debt or that you’ve been debtfree for so long they don’t have enough data on your interaction with debt to give you a score,” he said. “Since you have no debt, you probably have money.”

When it comes to mortgages, Ramsey said

payday loans, title loans and must pay a deposit when applying for utilities and have difficulty getting a cellphone. People who have established credit take for granted all the services we receive and don’t realize how many are blocked from access to those services.”

Someone who has no debt and does not use any type of credit could become “unscorable” as soon as six months after closing credit accounts or lenders stop reporting an inactive account to credit bureaus under the FICO credit scoring system, Sweet said, adding that people still have a credit score while paying off any debt.

About 3.8 percent of the 220 million consumers on file in the credit reporting data base are unscorable, Sweet said, which means they applied for or established credit at some point and then fell off the credit scoring radar screen.

Quinn said there is a difference between using credit and carrying debt. She recommends consumers carry one or two credit everyday items and pay them off at the end of

underwriting services, which do not rely as

the month.

“When you get to the wonderful place

Going this route might be a little more diffi-

where you are out of debt, use only one or two

cult, but it’s far from impossible, he said. The

cards and pay them off monthly,” Quinn said.

same is true for renting an apartment.

“The key is to have lots of documentation,” he said. “Show verification of your income for the (past) 12 to 24 months and a steady pay-

There are only a couple of instances where Sweet says someone should avoid credit cards altogether.

“If you’re one of those people who absolute-

ment history of at least four regular monthly

ly can’t resist the temptation to overspend,

expenses. These include things like past rent,

you’re better off not having credit cards, even if

utility bills, cable bills and insurance payments.

it means having a difficult time buying a house

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RESOLUTIONS

NEW YOU 2015

15

Annual ritual becomes a mission statement

By Heidi Stevens Chicago Tribune

We spend so much time debating

I parent with an eye toward a future I

ticularly at 3 a.m.), but I will do my best

don’t already hold and art I don’t understand. I’ll watch and listen and learn,

what’s real, from the frivolous (Kim

can’t possibly know, even as I try to stay

to keep them from seizing the moments

t’s not that I break my New Year’s reso-

Kardashian’s assets) to the critical (cli-

engaged in a present that’s plenty dis-

that are too genuine and too fleeting to

and I’ll ask my kids to do the same.

lutions; it’s more like they cancel each

mate change). We ended 2014 feeling

tracted.

give over to the worst kind of wonder.

other out.

I’ll practice this quote.

duped by Rolling Stone magazine over

They’re all important dialogues —

the University of Virginia rape story,

internal and external — with the truth

more present and finally tackle my clutter.

and lied to by New York magazine for its

buried somewhere within. But they can

large or individually — figured out. I

Except the times when I should be tackling

false report about a $72 million teen.

pull you away from the truth right in

won’t imagine the worst about people’s

my clutter are the times when I could prac-

We watched woman after woman step

front of you.

motives and hearts. I’ll try to assume

tice being more present. If I do one, I’m

bravely forward to allege sexual assault

not doing the other. So the clutter remains,

by comedian Bill Cosby, even as doubt-

read him “Snowmen at Night” is true.

which contributes to my distraction. (You

ing pundits, a jaded public and Cosby’s

So is my daughter’s radiant joy when she

through life, and a joyless way to raise

see how this goes.)

own wife debated their credibility.

sticks a back handspring. Their fierce

children. It saps your inquisitiveness and

and unconditional love for each other is

leaves no room for marvel. Kids are so

one of the truest things I’ve known.

good at inquisitiveness and marvel. I’ll

I

In a typical year, I’ll make two vows: Be

This year I decided to write a mission

I add to the noise with tales in my

statement. It’s less about what I should

own head about my children and what

tackle and more about the shape I want my

lies in wait. I live in fear — the same fear

life to take. Maybe you have something sim-

most parents live in, the same fear too

ilar.

Here goes: I’ll focus on what I know to be true.

I

and your wine seller can suggest a reasonably priced red to go with it. Don’t be afraid to expand your horizons. For me, virtually every purchase is an opportunity to learn.

2. And speaking of learning, this year: Buy a cookbook. Yes, the Internet is a trove of wonderful cooking advice. It’s also a trove of lousy cooking advice. Pick up a copy of James Peterson’s “Cooking”

...But only after I’ve read more books and called more friends and gotten more exercise and played more games of Spoons with my family.

And finally, I’ll forgive myself when I

attention and capture my imagination

I’ll seek out voices that don’t sound

of a school shooting, disease, drug addic-

and keep me rooted in the right now.

like my own.

tion, hearts too broken to heal.

The what-ifs will inevitably creep in (par-

Harcourt) or my favorite cookbook of all time, Marcella Hazan’s “Essentials of

duction, the chapter openers and the

knows exactly how to cook that roast;

I’ll tackle my clutter.

many parents have watched materialize —

House). Then, read it. Read the intro-

which is best for kebabs; your butcher

important than a person to be loved.”

wrote. Then I’ll get back on track.

knowledgeable cook? Here are 10

monger knows which fish is freshest, and

problem to be solved become more

minds and my own.

Classic Italian Cooking” (Random

Make friends with the experts. Your fish-

Because cynical is a gloomy way to go

bled upon this on Twitter: “Never let a

enough. They’re enough to hold my

a better, healthier, thriftier, more

1. There’s no reason to go it alone:

goodness.

Credited to different authors, I stum-

lose my way and forget everything I just

s 2015 the year you want to become

resolutions to get you started.

I won’t profess to have humans — at

do my best to foster both — in their

Resolve to cook more, and cook well, in 2015

By Erica Marcus Newsday (TNS)

My son’s hand patting my arm while I

I won’t be a cynic.

recipe headnotes. This is how I learned to cook. Virtually every cookbook out there, by the way, is available as an e-book that costs less than $20.

3. I’m certainly not the first person to observe that bottled water is expensive and wasteful and no better regulated than tap water. So, when you’re looking over your food budget, why not cut down on bottled water — or eliminate it altogether? If your water tastes funny, consider buying a filtration pitcher or faucet filter. With all the money you’ll save, treat yourself to one of those newfangled seltzer makers.

(Ten Speed Press), Mark Bittman’s “How

4. The best way to save money on your

to Cook Everything” (Houghton Mifflin

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EXERCISE

How to fit workouts into your workday

By Leslie Barker The Dallas Morning News

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Stand up. Set your phone or watch timer, and every 30 minutes, get your bottom out

ext to “the dog ate my home-

of the chair. Use the time to assess your

work,” one of the most lame-

to-do list, Cavender says. Or get a drink of

brain excuses around might be

water.

this one: “Work keeps me too busy to exer-

cise.”

To that, we roll our eyes, engage our core

“Get the blood flowing. This helps eliminate back problems. When you’re seated for so long, your hip flexors shorten and that

and lift both feet off the ground slowly,

pulls on your lower back. The shorter they

hold for a breath or two, and lower them.

are, the more pain you have.”

“Do you have 60 seconds?” asks Dallas-

If you’re awaiting a call or a visit from

area personal trainer Kristi Dear. “Do you

your boss and don’t want to leave your

have two minutes?”

desk, stand up and sit down a few times

Of course you do. How long does it take to heat your leftovers in the break room

every half-hour or so.

Move your feet. Walking to lunch, yes,

microwave? How much time do you spend

but also while you’re sitting down. Do so

on the phone? Not to get too personal, but

when you’re on the phone, or reading a

how often do you make a restroom trek?

report.

Incorporate just five moving bouts of 60

“Tap your toes on the floor for a minute

seconds (or 10 of 30) throughout your day,

straight,” Cavender says. Alternate feet, or

and by the time you go home, that’s 10

do them at the same time. Feel those calf

minutes. By week’s end, it’s 50. And you

muscles?

don’t even have to keep a jump rope at your

Strength

desk or set up a basketball hoop on the parking lot.

“You could hold in a squat when you’re on the phone,” says Dear.

But, she concedes, “People would walk by and go, ‘What?!’”

For a subtler approach, and in honor of Labor Day, we asked her; Trina Hall, an experienced registered yoga teacher, and Dallas personal trainer Turner Cavender for in-office suggestions. These moves won’t necessitate a shower, says Cavender, who owns Dallas Fit Body Boot Camp, but “your body is getting blood moving around.”

We divided the tips into three categories necessary for all-around fitness: cardio, strength and flexibility.

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Practice your push-ups. Do them against the stairs — if the stairwell is empty and you don’t mind putting your hands where others put their feet. Or you can perfect your push-up prowess against the break room countertop while your coffee is heating, Dear says.

Do them slowly or see how many you can do in those 30 to 45 seconds. Position your hands various distances apart.

Tone your triceps. Eliminate jelly arms by placing your hands on a bathroom sink or break room countertop behind you. Extend your legs until you are balancing on your

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Yoga and prayer combine for full-body worship experience

By Amy Wilson The Orange County Register

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ence that offers an opportunity to believers and non-believers alike to authenti-

orship requires neither

cally connect with God. We do this by

proper place nor proper

integrating His Word, prayer, worship

clothing. For believers, the

and the physical practice of yoga to con-

same could be said of God’s grace.

It requires no invitation and is necessi-

temporary and Christian music.”

With their hair banded, barretted and

tated by no particular Sunday morning

bandeaued into place, 17 women of vary-

ritual. It can sometimes show itself

ing ages join two brave men for 90 min-

ostentatiously on a Monday morning or

utes of this unique brand of yoga led by

slyly reveal itself entirely unbidden on a

instructor Brooke Thompson in a room

Thursday at 3:15.

that’s painted to resemble the interior of

And sometimes it can show up when

a submarine. Suffice to know, it’s the

you are in an uncomfortable yoga posi-

exact exercise experience you’d expect if

tion where you started by doing a push-

you know yoga. Tonight, we’ll downward

up, then your left knee dropped to the

dog, strike the warrior and tree poses,

floor near your right hip and your fore-

form a bridge with our bodies and make

arms lowered to the mat and then your

like a pigeon — see circulation loss,

right leg fell to the floor and your right

above.

foot’s circulation is about done and you’re supposed to be lifting your chest up at the same time.

And there it is. What everyone here has come for, really. That moment that

All while Thompson exhorts and leads like a normal instructor.

Except for this, for starters: The class begins with a prayer.

Thompson is bouncy and fun, fit and

“I’m with God by myself,” explains

encouraging. She was once a runner. “I

Courtney Scantlin, a working mother of

was running away from my house,” the

two from Lake Forest, Calif., who is not

mother of three daughters laughs.

so unfamiliar with God’s grace that she

Thompson says her first Holy Yoga ses-

is blinded by the fact that she is also

sion was one she “went to reluctantly.

multitasking while doing Holy Yoga at

Yoga looked boring to me.”

Mariner’s Church in Mission Viejo, Calif., on a Tuesday night.

It turned out to be “the most powerful experience of worship I’d ever had,”

But, say its adherents, Holy Yoga is

Thompson says now. “I cried through

hardly an attempt to make worship more

half of it. When I got back in the car, I

convenient for the overtaxed 21st-centu-

told my sister-in-law who went with me I

ry fitness-minded set. Imagined 10 years

wanted to become an instructor.” Within

ago by Brooke Boon, a yogi before she

two weeks, she’d signed up. Within two

was a Christian, its mission statement is

months, she’d taken daily training and

designed to put a halt to those Christian

was ready to teach a beginning-level

groups that might find the traditional

class.

Eastern practice of yoga somehow suspect as a vehicle for Christian reverence.

“Holy Yoga,” the statement reads, “is experiential worship specifically created to deepen your connection to Christ.

Our sole purpose is to combine worldclass yoga with a Christ-honoring experi-

She calls this “full-body worship,” but is emphatic that she is not a pastor.

“I’m not interpreting Scripture,” Thompson wants made clear. “I give a life story. Or I read a devotional.

Sometimes, when we strike a pose, I sug-

yoga, page 18

Brooke Thompson, center, leads a Holy Yoga class at Mariner’s Church in Mission Viejo, Calif. “Our sole purpose is to combine world-class yoga with a Christ-honoring experience that offers an opportunity to believers and non-believers alike to authentically connect with God,” the group’s mission statement says./Orange County Register photo

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FITNESS

How to find the right workout gear for you

By Megan Vasiliadis Chicago Tribune

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since those clothes will withstand washes

placed pockets and clothing with reflec-

work out might want to consider invest-

over time.

tivity. For yoga, Johnson says to avoid zip-

ing in long-lasting brands.

or Chicagoan Joi Carthan, the

Be sure to watch out for clothes with

pers, pockets and loose clothing because

“I still have Lululemon clothes from

hardest part about shopping for

seams, which can cause chaffing and irri-

you’ll be doing a lot of work on your back

when I started working nine years ago,”

workout clothes is finding some-

tation. And unless you’re training for a

and stomach.

Johnson said.

thing both fashionable and comfortable.

“Every body type is different,” Carthan said.

high-intensity event or in recovery, com-

“When you’re working out, you’re just

And according to Francisco, the invest-

pression clothing isn’t necessary, said

thinking of the workout and not the

ment in better material is important for

Keryn Francisco, creative director at Lucy.

clothes on your body,” Johnson said.

any workout.

When you’re shopping for an upcom-

“If you’re working out to stay active

ing workout, experts say to consider a few

and fit, we recommend focusing on com-

things alongside comfort.

fort, such as lightweight fabrics that

Material.

“The clothes should become like a second skin.”

Bikers should look for form-fitted bot-

“It’s worth paying for a garment that has been engineered to have zero-distraction, zero-chafing and maximum support

encourage airflow, (and) cozy fabrics in

toms with padding specific to the hours

so you can participate in your activity

Sonya Ramgotra, head of design at

cold weather to keep you warm and sup-

you’ll be riding. Also, cyclists should look

without thinking about your clothes,” she

MPG Sport, suggests looking on the tag

portive but not restrictive use of stretch,”

for tops with a raglan seam, a seam that’s

said.

for materials that will benefit your work-

Francisco said.

specifically designed for a hunched-over

But for Joel Ingersoll, personal trainer

out. Keep an eye out for breathable mate-

Activity.

rials that include moisture wicking, the stretchy material spandex and elastic.

Brooke Johnson, who works in com-

body with a longer backside, Ramgotra

and psychologist, comfort is more impor-

Depending on your physical activity,

said.

tant than expensive brand names.

you should look for certain details when

Price.

shopping. For runners, Ramgotra suggests

If you only plan on doing yoga once a

“I’ve worked out in clothes from Adidas to Nike to Hanes T-shirts, and

munity relations at Lululemon, recom-

bottoms with elastic waistbands to keep

week, then the $90 yoga pants probably

they certainly work for me,” Ingersoll

mends looking for preshrunk clothes,

shorts from falling down, strategically

aren’t for you. But those who regularly

said.

yoga

discuss I Chronicles, Chapter 4, better

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known these days as the Prayer of Jabez:

gest that each of us thank God for 10

“Oh, that you would bless me and

things instead of counting to 10. I

expand my territory! Let your hand be

remind them not to compare themselves

with me, and keep me from harm so that

Ten minutes in, Thompson begins to

to others, that God accepts us as we are.

I remind them to leave things on their mat. I also tell them that in a balance pose, chose a focus point that does not move. They can take that with them in life. Focus on God, the one who does not move.”

The yoga is gentle at first, then more intense, if you’re willing. The breathing is rhythmic.

“In our culture,” Thompson said earlier, “we like to compartmentalize our lives. Books are for the mind. Spirituality

I may be free from pain.” And God granted his request.

Thompson talks, throughout the 90 minutes of continual exercise and stretching and posing, about Jabez and his lesson. About “bless, in the biblical sense.” About asking God for more of what he wants for you.

The class ends the usual way, with back-bend, lights dimmed, a cool-down — and another prayer. This one is more a challenge to use your newfound strength to be more like Jabez, to ask for more blessings from God, to not just drink

is for church. Fitness is in the gym. You

from the cup of water offered by the riv-

can let them out of their boxes here. You

erside but to jump into the river and

can place them all in one bowl.”

experience that which is life.

“Downward dog,” she instructs, and is

It’s what fitness is supposed to be

then on to the next move. She reminds

about, says Thompson. So, too, what a

that no one is keeping score. No one is

spiritual life can and should be.

timing anyone. “No one is looking but God, and he doesn’t care how extended your leg is.”

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“Extend, extend further,” she has said repeatedly through the session.

Amen to that.

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HEALTH

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Coming to grips with your wake-up call

By Anne Stein Chicago Tribune

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“My favorite thing was Little Debbie

Garber, president of the American College

lifting grocery bags or getting up and out of

ness. Are you clenching your jaw or

Snack Cakes,” said Leonard, who once

of Sports Medicine and professor of move-

a chair? “Grocery shopping is a great test

walking around with tight shoulders and

t’s a scenario that plays out each

jogged three miles a day four days a week.

ment science at Teachers College,

because you’re walking around and lifting

back? Are you obsessed with a bad job

January. Health clubs are packed,

Over a few years, her weight rocketed to

Columbia University, increases your risk for

and loading,” Garber said. “If that’s diffi-

situation or family difficulties? Stress

diet books are devoured, then

334 pounds. “I tried every weight plan out

heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure

cult, you need some work on strength.”

can interfere with sleep, attention span,

within a month or two, our new

there and had a little success, then I’d go

year’s resolutions lose steam. The crowds

right back to the sugary stuff.”

diminish, diets fade into memory, and

Finally she reached the breaking point;

good intentions are saved for another

her anxiety was so consuming she couldn’t

time.

teach any longer, and last fall she checked

The beginning of the year is always popu-

herself into Malibu Vista treatment center,

lar for taking a good look at our health, so

in Malibu, Calif. It was there — as far from

what does it take to make things last?

Tennessee as she could get, she joked — that

The wellness process should start with

she met Peeke, who put her on a healthy

honest answers to tough questions, said Dr.

nutrition program and got her to realize

Pamela Peeke, national spokeswoman for

that sugar wasn’t solving her problems.

the American College of Sports Medicine,

Intense therapy helped Leonard deal with

author of “The Hunger Fix” and assistant

anxiety and stress.

professor of medicine at University of Maryland.

“There has to be a real wake-up call,”

Today Leonard is back home in Tennessee. She’s dropped 34 pounds since October thanks to a new diet and walking

Peeke said. “Just waking up and saying ‘I

program (she started at 20 minutes a day

want to be healthy’ won’t get you anywhere.

and has increased to 80 minutes daily).

You need an awakening, a real fire in the

She’s gotten into yoga and practices mind-

belly to get you going. You have to ask your-

ful eating, which means paying attention to

self, ‘Why do I want to change, and what’s

each bite rather than gobbling things down.

been stopping me?’ Then be brutally honest

Her kitchen’s restocked with quinoa, tofu

when you answer.”

and other healthy foods, and she avoids

Maybe your cholesterol has hit the ceiling, or you caught a glimpse in the mirror

“My mind is so much clearer with the good nutrition and exercise,” Leonard said.

himself and you’re inspired. Or you’ve hit a

“I had a feeling of complete despair before

crisis point in your health you simply can’t

with my weight and the anxiety, and now

ignore.

it’s gone.” She regularly checks in with

Kindergarten teacher Sandie Leonard

Peeke and the nutrition/medical staff at

had that moment a few months ago. At age

Malibu Vista, who guide her with recipes

45, she’d spent a lifetime trying to be the

and encouragement. And she recently went

perfect daughter, wife, employee and mom.

back to work.

Most people know that exercise, appro-

the type of friend you’d call in a heartbeat,

priate diet and sleep, and managing stress

the teacher (with a master’s degree) you’d

are what’s best for them, said certified ath-

trust your child to in a classroom.

letic trainer Kathy Dieringer, co-owner of

A few years ago, however, the pressure

D&D Sports Medicine in Denton, Texas,

to please grew to be too much, and

and a board member of the National

Leonard began using sugar to soothe her

Athletic Trainers’ Association. “But how to

anxiety and deal with ongoing depres-

get started and stay motivated to do all that

sion. The Blountville, Tenn., resident

is the age-old question.”

stocked her desk with M&M’s and candy

First, go through a wellness checklist: Are

bars. She celebrated every milestone with

you getting the recommended 150 minutes

homemade cakes and pies. And her

a week of moderate-intensity activity? Lack

weight ballooned.

of exercise, explained Dr. Carol Ewing

comfort — like food, drugs or alcohol.

“And if you have rotten sleep, the last thing you’ll do is pop out of bed and How is your weight and BMI? If you’re serious about fixing food issues, call an expert. Let somebody give it to you

and other chronic diseases. Of course, the

Can you touch your toes (with slightly bent

straight. “There are so many fads out there

part more people will notice is how lack of

knees?) Are you flexible enough to reach

that may work for a limited period of time,

activity affects the proportion of body fat

your back as if zipping a dress? Lack of flexi-

but it all goes back to appropriate nutri-

and muscle.

bility makes daily activities tougher to do.

tion, and that needs to be determined by a

Flexibility and strength also are critical to health and wellness. Are you having trouble

Stress goes hand in hand with exercise and diet when it comes to overall well-

nutritionist,” Dieringer said. A health pro-

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With a warm smile and kind voice, she’s

“There has to be a real wake-up call. Just waking up and saying ‘I want to be healthy’ won’t get you anywhere. You need an awakening, a real fire in the belly to get you going.”

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DATING

First-date jitters? Know the right questions to ask

By Erika Ettin Tribune News Service (TNS)

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irst dates are hard. There’s no denying that.

From the endless supply of sweat that you didn’t know your body could produce, to the awkward

silences when you actually contemplate talking about how unseasonably cold it is outside, to the question of who pays the bill, first dates are often fairly anxietyinducing. One thing that makes it even harder is not knowing the right questions to ask.

Now, we all hope that the conversation flows naturally on a first date, pinging and ponging like Zhang Jike in the London Olympics. (Yes – I’m a total ping pong nerd!) But inevitably, most of us, even those who think we could have a conversation with a piece of broccoli if we had to, will be stumped at some point or another.

Rather than running off to the restroom to plot your next conversation topic, it’s a good idea to have a few questions in your back pocket just in case the gulping of your drink doesn’t quite overpower the dreaded silence.

There are certainly no right or wrong questions to ask on a date, but the ones that have the most luck require more than a simple one-word answer. You want to get the person thinking, showing them that you actually care. For example, rather than asking, “What do

What do you generally like to do after work?

to avoid acting like you’re judging the other person

you do?” (perhaps the most boring question in the

What made you decide to move to this area, and

based on his or her answers. (Maybe you are, but keep

should be a give and take, with you asking some ques-

that to yourself!) It’s best to stay away from the stereo-

tions and your date asking some questions. What you

typical interview questions like, “What is the hardest

say is just as important as your ability to listen. And

thing you’ve ever accomplished?” or “Tell me about a

what will you be listening to? The answers to these fabu-

time where you were challenged to do something you

lous questions you’ll ask!

book), you could ask, “What made you decide to get into medicine?” or “How do you enjoy your job as a pediatrician? I imagine it must be very rewarding.” The first question allows your date to simply say, “I’m a doc-

how do you enjoy it?

How was your day? (Often overlooked, but a great conversation-starter.)

What kinds of things do you like to read for plea-

tor,” but the other two require a bit more thought and

sure? Have you read anything good lately that you

felt was wrong?” These questions are scary, whether at

introspection, leading to a more thoughtful conversa-

would recommend?

an interview or a date. Don’t put the person on the

tion… and perhaps a second date.

Other questions that might come in handy:

Dating is about both talking and listening. The date

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What would be your perfect Sunday?

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Remember that this is a date, not an interview, so try

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Ideas for food bank donations

By Los Angeles Times

Some ideas if you are collecting or donating food: l Read labels. Look for versions of products with less sugar or

more whole foods. Peanut butter without additional oils or sugar, or fruit canned in water rather than syrup, are more healthful, says

health

tion, all because she started moving and

continued from page 19

patients love that group dynamic of get-

eating right. “We find a lot of our older

fessional can evaluate your weight and

ting together and exercising. I think it

diet, give an assessment of body composi-

(the social aspect) increases compliance in

tion and develop a healthy eating plan.

every age group,” Dieringer said.

While the journey toward wellness can

Leonard’s wellness wake-up call has

be daunting, it’s doable by following sen-

completely changed her life. “A few

sible advice. And there are numerous suc-

months ago I didn’t think anything this

suggests donating rolled oats rather than packets of instant oatmeal.

cess stories; one of Dieringer’s clients

positive would happen,” said the cheer-

l Solari suggests five ingredients as a tipping point on a label. If

came to her clinic for shoulder rehab,

ful mom, who’s aiming, day by day, to

then continued with an individual fitness

lose at least 100 more pounds. “I was

plan to stay in shape. She joined group

just hoping to get back to work. Now I’ve

fitness classes, met with a registered dieti-

gotten off the anxiety medication, I’m

tian and within a year, stopped taking her

eating right, and my whole well-being

high blood pressure and heart medica-

has changed.”

clinical nutritionist Ruthi Solari. l Buy products as unprocessed as possible. As an example, Solari

there are more, don’t buy it or donate it. l Consider donating money. Food banks, especially larger ones,

have much greater purchasing power than individuals. l Consider hosting a food drive for a neighborhood pantry rath-

er than a larger organization.

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workout

minute. Make it tougher by doing quick

continued from page 16 elbow. Do each side for a minute, tightening the tension as weeks go by and the exercise becomes easier.

Dear prefers time to reps because “if I said to do 25, one person may say, ‘That

continued from page 15

don’t fall for nutritional buzzwords, such

meat bill is to take advantage of less-

as natural, organic, artisanal, antioxi-

expensive cuts. Instead of waiting for

dant, phytonutrients, probiotics. These

porterhouses and pork loins to go on

terms are often meaningless, largely

sale, pick up a chuck roast or a Boston

unregulated and more marketing than

butt (pork shoulder) or any other tough,

science. The best foods to cook are those

flavorful cut that needs a slow braise to

that don’t have labels. For a refresher

tenderize it. Here’s how to braise any

course on this, read Michael Pollan’s

chunk of meat: Brown meat in a Dutch

seminal “In Defense of Food” (Penguin

oven just large enough to accommodate

Books) or “Food Rules” (Penguin

it. Remove meat and sauté a whole slew

Books), the shorter, illustrated version

of onions, celery and carrots. When veg-

he collaborated on with illustrator Maira

etables are soft, nestle meat in, add

Kalman.

enough liquid (wine, broth, water) to

7. They come at you from all sides, but

8. A dull knife is a dangerous knife. If

come about halfway up plus some fresh

you didn’t sharpen them in 2014, it’s

herbs and plenty of salt and pepper.

time to sharpen your knives. Is your cut-

Then simmer, covered, very slowly until

ting board warped? Time to buy a new

meat is tender, anywhere from 2 to 4

one. Look for either wood or a thick

hours. Turn meat occasionally while it

plastic board made of polypropylene (PP,

cooks.

in plastics lingo) or high-density polyeth-

5. Join me on this one. Let’s all

ylene (HDPE). Hard acrylic boards — and

resolve to set aside an hour every Sunday

especially those made of glass — will

to make a big pot of soup or stew or

harm your knives.

beans or something we can take to the

9. Back in the dark ages, determining

office for lunch all week. To get you

when a piece of meat was done was a real

started, here’s my favorite easy chickpea

challenge. First you’d multiply the

recipe, which I adapted from Diane

weight of the meat by whatever minutes-

Kochilas’s “The Glorious Foods of

per-pound factor your recipe suggested.

Greece.” Put a pound of dried chickpeas

Then, it was on to tests such as: “Is it

in a Dutch oven with 1 tablespoon salt, a

firm to the touch? Do the juices run

very large onion (chopped), 1/2 cup

clear? Can I move the joints?” Now, all

good olive oil, two bay leaves and

you have to do is buy an instant-read

enough water to cover by about 2 inches.

thermometer. Check to see that your

Bring to a bare simmer, then cook, cover

thermometer is accurate every few

askew, on the stovetop or in a 300-degree

months by immersing it in ice water (it

oven for 2 to 4 hours, until beans are

should read 32 degrees) and then into

extremely tender. If mixture gets too dry

boiling water (212 degrees). This year I

before beans are ready, add water by the

am going to treat myself to the Cadillac

cupful.

of instant-read thermometers, the

6. Instead of bringing home your ump-

ThermoWorks Splash-Proof Thermapen,

teenth fillet of farmed Atlantic salmon

which has a giant digital readout and a

or imported tilapia, ask your fishmonger

temperature range from -58 (will not sus-

what’s local and get his advice on cook-

tain life) to 572 degrees (extremely well

ing fluke, flounder, striped bass, black-

done).

fish, bluefish, weakfish, black sea bass or

10. In short: Cook.

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Stretch shoulders and neck. For this,

letting your foot touch the floor. See how

known as Eagle Arms, sit straight in your

many reps you can do in a minute.

chair. Extend your arms at shoulder height

For another challenge, start with feet on

in front of your body. Bend your elbows up;

the floor. One leg at a time, lift the knee to

put your left elbow in the crook of your

the chest, keeping your back straight.

right arm. Without letting your elbows

If using the bands is too difficult, start

drop, put your right hand on your left

without them and build up.

shoulder, and your left hand on your right

‘That’s hard!’”

Flexibility

shoulder, “like you’re giving yourself a hug,”

lowing exercise, work on increasing the

cook

pulses, bending your knee slightly without

didn’t work,’ and another would say, As you get stronger with this and the folporgy.

through the nose. Switch sides.

number of reps you do each minute.

Strengthen your legs. Put one loop of the

Ease low-back tightness with the Seated Pigeon.

Hall says. Hold for 10 breaths. Repeat on the other side.

For a deeper stretch, take your hands off

For this yoga move, Hall says, sit straight

your shoulders and touch your palms.

connected rubber bands around each ankle.

in your chair. Rest your right ankle over

With knees bent and feet on the floor,

your left thigh. Straighten your spine and

and neck,” she says. “It’s good for the per-

straighten and bend each leg for one min-

lean forward until you feel a stretch in your

son who sits at a computer, hunched over a

ute. See how many reps you can do in a

lower back. Hold for 10 deep breaths

keyboard.”

“This opens the shoulders, upper back

When you’re seated for so long, your hip flexors shorten and that pulls on your lower back.

The shorter they are, the more pain you have.”

Turner Cavender, personal trainer

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recycle continued from page 9 paper products when they are cleaning out the office or warehouse.

People can also donate items to area thrift shops. The Lord’s Locker and the Lord’s Cupboard accept used clothing, shoes and household items to help the poor

paper and paper towels. If you get a gray plastic bag from a retailer, it is made from

By Barton Goldsmith

cans are also made from recycled material.

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and used to make another can, which can be back on the grocery store shelf in six weeks, she said.

More and more people are recycling,

in Johnson County.

Schafstall said. The district has to collect

It is working?

the materials at the Emmanuel Church site

These efforts are making a difference, Schafstall said.

“In the ‘70s, the prediction was the landfills would fill up in 25 years. By recycling, we have prolonged the life of our landfills,” she said.

Technology is allowing more and more

five days a week.

“We collect a ton a day there. It’s huge,” she said.

But more can be done to encourage people to do it, she added.

Schafstall’s kindergartner daughter gave her the needed push. She came home from

items to be recycled, as well. Car tires, for

school asking why their family didn’t recycle.

example, are now recycled and there are

“I ran out that day and got our bins and

many uses, including playground surfaces,

have been doing it ever since. You need to

artificial reefs and construction materials.

start with kids. They can grow up with this

We are also seeing more consumer products made from recycled materials. Food

habit, a way of life,” she said.

For more information about recycling

boxes are almost always made from recycled

efforts in Johnson County, visit recyclejohn-

paperboard, Schafstall said, as well as lots of

soncounty.com or call 317-738-2546

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Canines can help us cope with stress

recycled plastic bags, she said. Aluminum An aluminum can put in a bin is recycled

NEW YOU 2015

than about yourself.

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on my business cards and my web sites, and

l Dogs make you get out of the house.

it’s the main photo for my blog on psychol-

aving a dog can have a big effect

They need walks, and enjoy them, so even

ogytoday.com. That blog has gotten 8 mil-

on how you view and deal with

though you may have a lazy day, it’s easy to get

lion views, thus far, and I’m sure Mercy’s

the world. According to an article

motivated for at least a walk around the block.

picture had something to do with that.

by abDoor.com, scientific research shows

l By getting out and walking more, you

l Dogs provide love and relief from loneli-

that having a dog can have a positive impact

meet other people with dogs, and you have

ness and are a great stress reliever. It is well

on how people cope with stress. There are

something in common with them. It’s a

documented that you can lower your blood

many good reasons for having a dog.

friendly interaction, which always feels good.

pressure by petting or holding a dog (or cat).

l Dogs can be a conversation starter

l A picture of yourself with your dog can

because it’s easier to talk about your dog

stress

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The unconditional love of our pets helps us to

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improve your image. My pic with my dog is

relax and makes us feel stronger.

many people as they deal with stress or

can be a time of renewal as the new year

depression, she added.

begins with a sense of hope of things to

Exercise is essential, Turo-Shields noted.

come. Regardless of the situation, there

ing the level of carbohydrates consumed,

Walking outdoors helps our bodies absorb

are professionals who can help when hope

Turo-Shields stated.

much needed Vitamin D3 from sunlight

is lost and those everyday problems

in addition to strengthening our heart.

become too immense to handle.

Staying connected with friends and fam-

One quote, by Vaclav Havel, that Turo-

ily, Turo-Shields says is vital as we tackle

Exercising also kicks up endorphins in the

those things that can prove stressful. Keep

brain, which can make us feel happy and

Shields loves to use reflects the difference

moving! Walking, running, simply mean-

satisfied.

between hope and optimism: “Hope is def-

dering around the house is beneficial.

initely not the same thing as optimism. It

For many, the end of the year brings a

Working on mental alertness with puzzles,

feeling of sorrow. With the rush of the

is not the conviction that something will

reading or writing and staying active with

holidays past, people have more time to

turn out well, but the certainty that some-

friends is also valuable. Moreover, main-

think of the sadness in their lives or the

thing makes sense, regardless of how it

taining a spiritual connection is vital for

problems they face. For some, however, it

turns out.”

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