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"Importance of Obtaining an Education" snapshot – Video
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MOE: EMIS launching – Video
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Live1010 Life Coach Priscilla Ezonnaebi Tells about Life Coaching – Video
Posted: February 20, 2012 at 9:33 am
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HIGH CARB FEASTING ABUNDANCE VS LOW CARB STARVATION RESTRICTION – Video
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June-Marie Raw Food and Fitness Health Balloon pop popping is so much old fashioned fun 002 – Video
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This is my story – Chris Tina Bruce – Video
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Fair’s goal: better health
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Health screenings are an important tool for anyone of any age, health professionals say.
So the Muskogee Swim and Fitness Center and Muskogee Community Hospital have teamed up to provide a free health fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Swim and Fitness Center.
The fair will offer screenings for strength, flexibility, blood sugar and blood pressure, and several guest speakers will give presentations.
“Hopefully we can help people see these are things that can be controlled with diet and exercise,” said Kent Kamp, a fitness coordinator. “And the Swim and Fitness Center is a place that can meet these needs. We try to make exercise fun and enjoyable — if you don’t have fun you probably aren’t going to stick with it.”
The fitness center is offering an all-day pass to use its facilities Tuesday for $6. Door prizes will also be given out.
Kamp said strength testing involves using a chest press machine, and flexibility testing uses a sit-and-reach technique.
“Strength and flexibility are important at any age,” Kamp said. “For example, an older person who wants to be able to continue doing his or her own grocery shopping or work in the yard might need to do some exercise to improve their strength and flexibility. We can help with that.”
Mary Brown, the program director at MCH, said it would provide the blood pressure, blood sugar and diabetes foot care screenings.
Dr. Evan Cole will give a presentation at 12:30 p.m. on heart health, Dr. Patrick O’Reilly will speak at 11:30 a.m. on spinal health, and Linda Loftin, MCH’s nurse educator, will give a presentation at 9 a.m. on diabetes.
“Dr. Cole will talk about things we can do to improve our heart health and especially raise awareness of women’s symptoms,” Brown said. “Because women’s symptoms can be completely different, and we also know that more women die of heart disease than any other disease in the U.S. today.”
O’Reilly will talk about spinal health, mobility and how good alignment of the spine and care of the spine is directly related to many health issues, she said.
Diabetic foot exams will be done by the Muskogee Community Hospital Wound and Hyperbaric Center.
“We know that people with diabetes can suffer from nerve problems in their feet and lose the protective sensation so they don’t feel pain,” Brown said. “So, they are more prone to foot injury, and they many times also have circulatory problems.”
Foot wounds are one of the main reasons that diabetics have amputations, she said.
“We are going to do a screening to make sure there is still sensory function and to identify any issues early on and help protect their feet,” Brown said. “You don’t need an appointment — just come on by.”
Reach Wendy Burton at (918) 684-2926 or wburton@muskogeephoenix.com.
If you go
WHAT: Health Fair put on by Muskogee Community Hospital and the Muskogee Swim and Fitness Center.
WHEN: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday.
COST: Health screenings and lectures are free. A $6 day pass is available to use the facilities at the Swim and Fitness Center.
ETC.: Linda Loftin will give a presentation on diabetes at 9 a.m. Dr. Patrick O’Reilly presents information on spinal health at 11:30 a.m., and Dr. Evan Cole will give a presentation on heart health at 12:30 p.m. Blood pressure screenings, blood sugar screenings and diabetic foot exams will be provided.
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Florida Health, Wellness and Lifestyle Coach Launches Website to Help Transform Lives Through Better Nutrition
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Florida Health Wellness and Lifestyle Coach Dana Brody announced today the launch of her new website, http://www.OriginCoaches.com, targeted at transforming people’s lives through the power of whole food nutrition, dietary supplements and lifestyle changes.
(PRWEB) February 20, 2012
Florida Health Wellness and Lifestyle Coach Dana Brody announced today the launch of her new website, targeted at transforming people’s lives through the power of whole food nutrition, dietary supplements and lifestyle changes.
“I believe prevention is the foundation of optimizing health, and it’s the key to living life well,” Brody said. “At Origin Coaches we teach all about nourishing the mind, nourishing the body and nourishing the soul,” she added.
“It’s not just about living longer, it’s about living better, living healthier and living happier. The key is to understand how to live a healthy lifestyle through exercise, stress reduction and eating unprocessed nutrient-dense foods with nutritional supplementation. We honor a holistic approach to the health of the mind, body and soul,” Brody added.
Origin health and wellness coaches offer programs which focus on nutrition, physical fitness and mind-body well being. “Origin Coaches provide clear, life-changing steps to help increase energy, slow down the aging process, lose weight, improve performance and simply feel confident about your body,” Brody said. “A signature program helps clients break their goal into manageable steps, track their progress, and identify and overcome personal roadblocks both internal and external, that keep getting in the way of one’s success,” she added.
Origin’s “signature programs” are offered face-to-face, over the phone, or via the internet. Complete programs are offered in 1, 3 or 6 month packages. Those who want more information can visit http://www.origincoaches.com for a complete list of programs, the latest industry news, recipes, nutritional tips, health products, and other health resources.
Dana Brody founded Origin Health and Wellness Coaches in 2011. The company provides people with the tools, techniques, and routines to promote their own longevity and health, and success. Brody is determined to bring integrated nutrition and mind-body programs to the forefront of healthcare discussions in the United States and strives to make preventative health training accessible to all who seek to live better. Dana Brody is a certified wellness and life coach (CWIC, ICF) and has a degree in holistic health coaching (AADP) from New York’s Institute of Integrative Nutrition.
“I understand how hard it is for most everyone to find the time and resources to lead a healthy lifestyle. That is exactly why I founded Origin Coaches. Simply stated, I want to help the world find true health and happiness one very special person at a time." says Dana Brody founder.
Those who visit the website, http://www.OriginCoaches.com will be able to obtain information and seek individual help and guidance from Brody.
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Getting Personal: M. Cynthia Oliver
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Getting Personal is an email Q&A with a local personality. Here, Melissa Merli chats with M. Cynthia Oliver of Urbana. She is a choreographer, performer, scholar and professor in the University of Illinois Department of Dance. Getting Personal appears first in print, in Sunday editions of The News-Gazette. In the Feb. 19 newspaper, we'll have a chat with Champaign schools Superintendent Judy Wiegand.
What time do you typically get up? What do you do the first hour of the morning?
6 a.m. I read, look out the window with my son, in quiet. Or just sit and have my coffee. It's my favorite time of day.
What did you have for lunch today? Where? With whom?
Massaman curry at home with my husband and son. Jason (Finkelman, her husband) is a great cook.
Best high school memory.
Sitting under the senior tree — a tree that stood at the end of the parking lot with seating built in — with my best buddies, Brian and Hugh, shooting the breeze — Caribbean speak for talking nonsense.
Tell me about your favorite pair of shoes.
A pair of thigh-high black faux-suede platform boots. I use them as a costume because they are so ridiculous. I bought them over a decade ago in the West Village in NYC at a shop for drag queens. I love them.
What does a perfect Sunday afternoon include?
Hanging out at home with my husband and son. A walk in the park. A good meal. A nap.
Was there one book you read as a child that you still cherish? Own? Read?
Naw, I was into comics early on, all kinds — Archie and the Gang as well as Vampira (or was she Vampirella?), etc. Then as I moved into teenage years, I got heavily into James Baldwin. I still have those books. And the requisite Erica Jong — every girl needs a little something naughty.
Where on earth are you dying to go? Why?
Nowhere really. I did so much going when I was a young dance artist on tour that I'm sorta done. I do love going home to the Virgin Islands. That is a must to stay connected and to keep my young son connected to the culture. But if I had to choose a place, it might be Turkey. I am fascinated by its location, straddling East and West. I love the music, the food and might want to check it out before I die.
Tell me about your favorite pet.
His name was Ebby. He was a stray dog in the neighborhood who had gotten hurt. I nursed him back to health and fed him in secret under our house. When we were discovered, my parents let me adopt him, and the family has been dog lovers ever since.
Have you discovered that you are becoming like one of your parents? Which one and how?
I think I have qualities from both pretty equally. My mother's energy, enthusiasm and sense of daring; my father's chill vibe, easy-to-get-along-with-ness (I could be dreaming here — maybe you should ask my partner about this?) and his ability to dance (he is the true master); and mom's charisma, appetite for learning and her determination to get things done.
What would you order for your last meal?
Mashed potatoes and spinach. Both sauteed in lots of garlic and butter. And a glass of good red wine.
What can you not live without?
My hair products. A black girl's absolute necessity.
Who do you have on your iPod?
Lots of reggae. It reminds me of home, keeps me warm in the godforsaken winter. Stuff like Midnite and Groundation and classics like Bob, Bunny, Peter, Gregory, et al.
What's the happiest memory of your life?
Giving birth to my son (Eli) and that whole first year of wonder.
If you could host a dinner party with any three living people in the world, whom would you invite?
Lynn Nottage, playwright; M. Nourbese Philip, Caribbean writer; and bell hooks, feminist/cultural theorist.
What's the best advice you've ever been given?
'Access your anger, then channel it' — from an older actor on a project I was doing in Minneapolis years ago. I didn't think I had anger then. But he told me I would discover it one day, and then I'd know what to do with it. He was right.
What's your best piece of advice?
'Engage brain before opening mouth.'
What was your first job, and how much did you make an hour?
Jobs you mean — I'm a Caribbean girl, after all; we are known for having many. I baby-sat a lot. Got paid something for that. I can't remember what, but I think it was good for the time. I saved it for long stretches and spent it on coveted teenage girl things. I also taught ballet to toddlers when I was 13. I don't think I was paid at all for that. It was an honor to apprentice under my mentor, a renowned Dutch performer. Then I worked for the Virgin Islands Council for the Arts. I was a Girl Friday. I don't remember how much I was paid there either, but I'm sure it wasn't much. I did learn a lot about the field I wanted to enter though.
What was a pivotal decision in your career and how did you arrive at that decision?
There were two critical moments for me in my career. The first was the decision to make dances/performance pieces. Prior to that, I only wanted to be the instrument of other artists, to dance in their works. But I noticed dancers were considered so expendable at the time and that to really be engaged in the discourse of the field, to have serious longevity, one had to be making. So, with the encouragement of a presenter from one of the experimental venues in NYC, I started making work and have enjoyed (and been tormented by) it ever since. The second was to get my Ph.D. I had an interest in further study. I followed my interest and earned a doctorate in performance studies from NYU. I really loved that engagement and another world of ideas it opened up to me. I believe my creative work is stronger because of it. The opportunities both decisions have created for me have been amazing. I am lucky to do what I love and make a living.
Do you have a bad habit? What is it?
Jack-rabbit-itis. It is hard for me to be still. I will make lists of all that needs to be done and feel a compulsion to whittle it down. My persistent goal is to embrace stillness and quietude. That is so hard for me. That's why my mornings are so precious. It seems to be the only time I can make that happen.
How do you handle a stressful situation?
I try to be levelheaded, to breathe, to think things through and respond sensibly and with reason and compassion.
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