I’m trying out a new belly dancing class this month at a shop downtown called Nourish To Flourish. The class is taught in a small studio on Main Street (208 N. Woodland Boulevard, DeLand, Florida) by former professional dancer Ava Zamora. Last night I learned how to use a veil while belly dancing and was introduced to finger cymbals. Lots of fun!
I find the mission statement of Nourish to Flourish to be peacefully uplifting. “Nourish To Flourish is committed to bringing your family the best nature has to offer. We want to encourage everyone to leave our earth better than we found it for future generations of God’s children. In addition, we want to point out that living a healthier life style should never be approached from a place of fear. A healthy mind, body, and soul can only be achieved through common sense and a positive, joyful attitude.” I’m all for
that!
Belly dancing is a “thorough and effective exercise from head to toe and a fun way to get in shape, tone, and firm the body.” It’s also a great way to build bone density. Interested? For more information, call Ava at (386) 736-1998.
Tags: Add new tag, belly dancing, Nourish To Flourish, Osteoporosis exercise
Planet Fitness just opened a fitness center here in sunny DeLand, Florida, and I am their newest member!
Yup, I joined up Friday afternoon after school. Cost? $10 per month–actually $10.65 including the tax–plus a $29.00 one-time set-up fee and a $20.00 guarantee of the $10 per month fee for one year. I signed up for automatic deduction of the $10.65 from my checking account, but if I want to cancel my membership before the billing on the 17th, I simply need to notify the club by the 10th of the month, either in person or by mail.
With my registration, I also got a Planet Fitness t-shirt and a Planet Fitness pen. 
Working out at the YMCA had cost me $52.00 per month (family rate), but I imagine the rates there are higher now than when I left last summer; the YMCA is in the midst of a massive new construction project. Granted, Planet Fitness doesn’t have a pool, but I do my swimming in the Atlantic Ocean anyway, mostly at New Smyrna Beach and Ponce Inlet near Port Orange. If my husband or my two kids who still live at home want to join–they are considering it–we’ll still save money over the Y’s family rate.
Planet Fitness is open longer hours than the YMCA, too. Planet Fitness is open Monday through Thursday from 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., on Friday from 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., and on Saturday and Sunday from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. If I can’t make it to the gym during those hours, then I’ve got too much going on and need to simplify my life!
Today will be my first workout day at Planet Fitness. I can hardly wait!
Tags: osteoporosis, Planet Fitness, weekly workout
Today was my last visit with Dr. White because…my shoulder fracture is healed and mobility is nearing 100%!
Dr. White did have some words of advice as he sent me on my way. Continued stretching, he said, is essential over the next year. He suggested finding a door in my house that is strongly hinged and stable, moving a step stool up to the door, and then grabbing the top of the door with my left hand and hanging down from it, using the step stool for leverage. If I pick a doorway that I walk through several times a day, I should spend 30 seconds hanging on it every time I walk through. Dr. White said that this stretching exercise will help me recover the last few degrees of mobility in shoulder that so far have eluded me.
With those words, he set me free! The rest of my treatment program is up to me.
Tags: Add new tag, bone healing, Dr. George White, osteoporosis, shoulder fracture, shoulder mobility
Breakfast: Boiled egg, 2 slices of Ezekiel bread with Earth Balance Buttery Spread, Fruity Protein Shake without almonds (We were out of almonds, or I would have included them), water, blueberry tea with Beyond C powder, Supplements
Snack: Apple slices
Lunch: Celery chunks with almond butter
Snack: Tossed Salad
Supper: Large serving of Steamed collard greens and onions with turkey sausage medallions, small serving of baked tilapia, water
Bedtime: (I fell asleep before I got to the bedtime snack. It was a busy day!)
Tags: osteoporosis, The Daily Diet
One of the hardest places for me to change to an alkalyzing, bone-healthy diet was LUNCH. It took a while, but I did come up with 10 packed lunches that follow the plan and taste great! Each packed lunch contains a morning snack, lunch, and an afternoon snack. Note: If you’re a teacher like me, you may have to time the amount of your bottled water intake to accommodate your planning period and lunch break schedule.
1) Snack: Apple slices, water
Lunch: Almond butter and banana sandwich, celery sticks, water
Snack: Baby carrots, water
2) Snack: Sunflower seeds (roasted and salted), water
Lunch: Greens+ Energy Bar, apple slices, water
Snack: Cherry tomatoes, water
3) Snack: Cucumber and carrots chunks, water
Lunch: Large bowl of Amy’s brand organic Cream of Tomato Soup, almonds, water
Snack: Raisins, sunflower seeds, water
4) Snack: Trail mix, water
Lunch: Computer Salad, water
Snack: Fresh peach, water
5) Snack: Lemonade, made with the juice of a fresh lemon and sweetened with xylitol
Lunch: Mediterranean Tuna Salad, water
Snack: Grandma’s Pineapple Fruit Salad, water
6) Snack: Apple slices dipped in almond butter, water
Lunch: Celery slices dipped in almond butter, water
Snack: Baby carrots dipped in almond butter, water
7) Snack: Banana, water
Lunch: Leftover turkey loaf, leftover mashed potatoes, leftover green beans, water
Snack: Sunflower seeds, water
8) Snack: Watermelon chunks, water
Lunch: Leftover Jerusalem Artichoke Spaghetti with Turkey Meatballs, water
Snack: Small tossed salad, water
9) Snack: Slice of Banana Bread for Your Bones, water
Lunch: Leftover chicken stew -or- leftover Portuguese Kale Soup, millet crackers, water
Snack: Carrot sticks, water
10) Snack: Banana, water
Lunch: Sandwich - Almond butter and all-natural preserves on oat bran bread, water
Snack: Celery sticks, water
Tags: bone health, lunch menus, osteoporosis
How would you like to fix the genetic flaws in your DNA for $100 a month?
That’s what my friend, Carole, asked me last Sunday. Like me, Carole is a patient of Dr. Robert Rogers, and she told me about an intriguing program that Dr. Rogers is promoting. It’s called “Your DNA Compass.” According their website, the scientists at GeneWize Life Sciences can design and create a nutritional supplement specifically for you based on your own DNA. How do they do it? That answer can be found by visiting: http://yourdnacompass.com. If you check it out, let me know what you think.
I’ll be seeing Dr. Rogers for a checkup next month, and I am definitely going to find out additional information. The video on the website claims that genetic flaws that cause chronic illnesses, such as diabetes, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s, might be addressed using this product. I want to know more, and when I do, I’ll pass along to you what I find out.
Tags: DNA, Dr. Robert Rogers, genetic flaws, osteoporosis, Your DNA Compass
A beautiful, sunny, Autumn day with a tropical breeze created the perfect setting for gardening…and shoulder strengthening.
Saturday afternoon I grabbed my shovel and hand tools and headed for the butterfly garden in the front yard. Because I fractured my shoulder in June, I had been unable to work on this area of the yard for a few months. Even today I wondered if my shoulder would be up to the task of pulling weeds, trimming plants, and digging holes for a new honeysuckle vine. As it turned out, gardening was just what the doctor ordered, so to speak. All the activity warmed up my shoulder muscles. Tossing weeds became a delightful exercise in physical therapy, enabling my shoulder to stretch farther and recover an ever greater range of motion. My bones benefited, too, I’m sure, from all the physical exercise and with all that Vitamin D from the sunshine.
A couple of hours in the sunshine, digging in the dirt. What a lovely afternoon!
Tags: bone building, gardening as exercise, osteoporosis, shoulder fracture, Vitamin D and sunshine
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