Winterize Your Diet

By Carol Crystal, Massage Therapist, Certified Holistic Health Counselor

The summer is slipping away, school has resumed and many families are changing from their warm weather routines to their cooler weather routines. All bodies naturally go through changes just as the seasons change. Dogs grow thicker coats, squirrels bury nuts, and humans begin to store nutrition for the colder months. During the summer light meals are satisfying and keep us feeling cool. As we prepare for the colder months we need more substantial foods to fuel our bodies, keep warm and build our immune systems.

The best way to ensure that our children eat healthfully is to eat a healthy diet ourselves. More than doing as we say our children do as they see us do. With the cooler weather using the oven is a great way to make delicious meals.

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ASTHMA THE REAL FACTS ABOUT MEDICATION

When it comes to questions about medications I always ask the following: Do you understand how the medication will help you? Are you clear how the medication may make you feel? Are you familiar with all the possible side effects, both short and long term, which may occur as a result of using this medication? This knowledge can help you decide if the medication is serving you or hurting you. You can get that information from the internet or at the library from a book called the PDR (Physicians Desk Reference). People react differently to the same medication. Not all medications are good for all people.

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