As many of you know, Martin Luther King, Jr Day has been called a National Day of Service, with volunteer events happening around the country. Research shows, that volunteering increases health, particularly for those over age 60. However, a Harvard University blog indicates that volunteering as a contributor to longevity must be done with the recipient’s …
One of my granddaughters gave me The Meditation Coloring Book and a Zen Garden kit for Christmas. Thoughtful presents for a grandma who runs her days at high octane pace.1 Adult coloring, though, has become an anti-anxiety relaxation technique designed to help de-stress mind and body. If heavy El Niño rains keep us indoors – after …
Did you eat black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day for good luck and prosperity? If not, you still have 362 days (remember 2016 is a February 29 Leap Year) to consume plenty of black-eyed peas, beans and other legumes. Research tells us, according to Johannah Sakimura, Registered Dietitian, that including beans as a regular part of our …
Welcome, this final week of 2015, to recent Zumba Gold® and Essentrics™ Stretch class attendees whose e-addresses finally were entered into WildFire!’s Monday Morning Vitality Tip blog e-list. Each week you’ll receive a health-related email which can be read in under a minute. If desired, you can unsubscribe by scrolling down to bottom of the email and …
Winter Solstice occurs tonight at 8:49 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. The December Solstice is the moment the Northern Hemisphere tilts farthest away from the sun and measures shortest day of the year. Even though we look forward to our days becoming longer, temperatures may stay cold into January. The coldest day of the year generally is …
More than likely you’ve heard the verse…”By beholding we become changed.” A key to vibrant longevity is to fix our thoughts on that which inspires us. Seven years ago when I was 60 pounds heavier, I cut out a picture of a physique contest winner from Oxygen women’s fitness and bodybuilding magazine and pasted a picture of …
Years ago I trained at a gym which had large letters emplazoned across a wall that said Half the Battle Is Showing Up. The saying holds true for whatever exercise modality may be our preference. If changing circumstance or loss of location means finding a new way or place to move our bodies, then let’s …
With Thanksgiving over… we eagerly anticipate Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and feasting associated with December holidays. Not to be a Grinch – but isn’t now the time – to say “No” to Visions of sugarplums dancing in our heads? Maybe we can focus on having only one of the lovingly offered cookies and candies sure …
According to History.com… “In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. It wasn’t until 1863, in the midst of the Civil …
This last weekend when sharing time with 17 year-old granddaughter Kaeley, we took an extended walk on the Seal Beach, CA Pier and down Seal Beach’s Main Street. Our day together reminded me how companionship grows through talk-while-we-walk opportunities. Suggestion for the week then is to find someone with whom you want to strengthen a relationship and head on outdoors. WF! …
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