Monday morning started out wet, but soon the rain blew through and the sun appeared behind the trees. Going outside to get fresh air and exercise is a DO while maintaining social distance. Over the weekend we learned that the national social-distancing guidelines will continue through April 30th. Social Distancing is defined as remaining out […]
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It is September and fall is here. The traditional start of the school year has always felt like a new beginning for me. This is the perfect time to make a some healthy lifestyle changes! Six reasons to set resolutions in September: We have been trained to have a “back-to-school” mind-set There is built-in momentum and […]
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This was exceptionally good news from the National Weather Service Seattle on Monday, “Intermittent smoke is still possible this week, but air quality over the next 5 days is expected to be improved compared to prior weeks! Warm Tuesday, otherwise, comfortable temperatures are expected”. It was a relief to see the moon this week! This […]
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Experts conclude that July 4th is the most dangerous American holiday weekend of the year. Taken from the LA Times 7/5/14, “The National Safety Council estimated that there would be 385 deaths and 41,200 injuries — including car crashes, swimming incidents and fireworks accidents — this Fourth of July. Last year, there were eight deaths […]
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Originally posted on Well Healthy Ways:
Smoking kills more than 480,000 people annually in the U.S., according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 117,600 of those adult deaths are in the 12-state region containing Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee and West Virginia, dubbed “Tobacco…
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I remember vividly when my mom stopped smoking. While I was in college, she and my sister came to visit me with my beautiful new niece Dawn and my mom had stopped smoking! I also know from my conversations with her that she mentioned numerous times that “quitting smoking…
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My sons were both under two years old and never got to know my dad due to his smoking habit. They were middle school age when my father-in-law passed away so they have memories of him, but most of those memories are of him being out of breath and…
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My mom smoked for 25 years and decided to quit smoking with the birth of her first grandchild. She also hoped that if she stopped smoking, it would support and encourage my dad to quit smoking. Sadly, he died of lung cancer due to his three pack-a-day habit at…
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Cigarette smoking harms nearly every organ of the body, causes many diseases, and reduces the health of smokers in general. “Smoking is hazardous to your health-just quit.” CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Smoking Smokers are more likely than nonsmokers to develop heart disease, stroke, and lung cancer. Smoking is…
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Smoking is a serious danger to your health and others you love! I decided to devote an entire week of my wellness and health blogging to the hazards of smoking and the importance of quitting. CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Smoking The 2014 Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking…
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