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The Basics: Building Your Base with an Active Lifestyle, Good Nutrition, and Preventative Care Part IV

September 14th, 2012

Have you ever heard the saying, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound cure?” According to my research, this is a quote from Benjamin Franklin regarding fire safety, but has been applied to many things throughout the years. Your health and wellness is another area in which this statement Read More

The Basics: Occupational Health and Wellness

August 26th, 2012

I have to do it. You probably have to do it. I mean, who doesn’t have to do it? I’m talking about working. Sure, there are a few people that may be able to get by without working, but are they really? I mean, if you have to make appearances Read More

The Basics: Building Your Base with an Active Lifestyle, Good Nutrition, and Preventative Care Part III

July 24th, 2012

Do you know about the 80/20 rule? Well, as far as nutrition goes, it is recommended that healthy eating occur a minimum of 80% of the time, leaving leeway 20% of the time. I have also heard that when it comes to changing your body, 80% of your weight management Read More

The Basics: Building Your Base with an Active Lifestyle, Good Nutrition, and Preventative Care – Part II

July 15th, 2012

Part II – Good Nutrition One of my favorite things in the world is food. Food, food, food!!! Let’s take some time and get down to the nitty gritty about food. You must be aware of the way you think about food. What is food to you? Is food a Read More

The Basics: Building Your Base with an Active Lifestyle, Good Nutrition, and Preventative Care – Part I

July 11th, 2012

Part I – Active Lifestyle Throughout our lives we must learn to successfully interact with our environment in order to meet our wants and needs. Our bodies are beautiful and unique tools to utilize for this purpose! The human body is made up of 206 bones, and there is a Read More

The Basics: Introduction

July 10th, 2012

Have you ever worked on a problem or project that had several steps? Let’s say you were trying to build a bookshelf. In the process of making the bookshelf, you were supposed to tighten some interlocking screws that would increase the stability of the bookshelf. Well, you forgot to tighten Read More