Martin Memorial Health Systems will be holding free classes as part of a new program aimed at helping people quit using tobacco.
The classes are six weeks each and are taught by health care professionals certified in tobacco cessation. They provide nicotine replacement therapy, as well as smoking cessation techniques and the support needed to help kick the tobacco habit.
The program is open to Treasure Coast residents, including Martin Memorial patients and associates, as well as their family members. The free program offers ongoing support as well as group sessions, and has a proven record of success.
Two separate six-week sessions will begin at two locations in Martin and St. Lucie counties:
• Thursday, May 20, 3-4 p.m., Martin County Community Services facility, Veterans Services Office, 435 S.E. Flagler Ave., Stuart
• Thursday, May 20, 2-3 p.m., House of Hope, 2484 S.E. Bonita St., Stuart
Everyone who completes a six-week class will receive a free pass for seven sessions to any of Martin Memorial’s six health and fitness centers conveniently located throughout the Treasure Coast.
The program is a collaboration between Martin Memorial, the Florida Department of Health, the Everglades Area Health Education Center, and the Lake Okeechobee Rural Health Network.
Anyone seeking more information or who wants to sign up for the program can call (772) 287-QUIT (7848), or e-mail quitnow@mmhs-fla.org.
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Thursday, May 13, 2010
Friday, April 16, 2010
Martin Memorial Offering Free Classes to Help People Quit Using Tobacco
Martin Memorial Health Systems will be holding free classes as part of a new program aimed at helping people quit using tobacco.
The classes are six weeks each and are taught by health care professionals certified in tobacco cessation. They provide nicotine replacement therapy, as well as smoking cessation techniques and the support needed to help kick the tobacco habit.
The program is open to Treasure Coast residents, including Martin Memorial patients and associates, as well as their family members. The free program – which is a collaboration with the Florida Department of Health – offers on-going support as well as group sessions, and has a proven record of success.
Everyone who completes a six-week class will receive a free pass for seven sessions to any of Martin Memorial’s six health and fitness centers conveniently located throughout the Treasure Coast.
Three separate classes will be available at three locations in Martin and St. Lucie counties:
• Wednesday, April 21, Noon to 1 p.m., Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center, 501 E. Osceola St., Stuart
• Tuesday, April 27, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Martin Memorial Hospital South conference room, 2100 S.E. Salerno Road, Stuart
• Thursday, April 29, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Martin Memorial at St. Lucie West break room, 1095 N.W. St. Lucie West Blvd., Port St. Lucie
Those seeking more information or who want to sign up for the program can call the Martin Memorial Center for Health and Healing at (772) 223-2890, or e-mail quitnow@mmhs-fla.org.
The classes are six weeks each and are taught by health care professionals certified in tobacco cessation. They provide nicotine replacement therapy, as well as smoking cessation techniques and the support needed to help kick the tobacco habit.
The program is open to Treasure Coast residents, including Martin Memorial patients and associates, as well as their family members. The free program – which is a collaboration with the Florida Department of Health – offers on-going support as well as group sessions, and has a proven record of success.
Everyone who completes a six-week class will receive a free pass for seven sessions to any of Martin Memorial’s six health and fitness centers conveniently located throughout the Treasure Coast.
Three separate classes will be available at three locations in Martin and St. Lucie counties:
• Wednesday, April 21, Noon to 1 p.m., Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center, 501 E. Osceola St., Stuart
• Tuesday, April 27, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Martin Memorial Hospital South conference room, 2100 S.E. Salerno Road, Stuart
• Thursday, April 29, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Martin Memorial at St. Lucie West break room, 1095 N.W. St. Lucie West Blvd., Port St. Lucie
Those seeking more information or who want to sign up for the program can call the Martin Memorial Center for Health and Healing at (772) 223-2890, or e-mail quitnow@mmhs-fla.org.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Don’t Give Up on that Resolution to Quit Smoking – Program Can Help Reach Goal
How’s the New Year’s Resolution to stop smoking going? That bad, huh?
Well, I’m here to help.
Martin Memorial Health Systems has a smoking cessation program called “Living Tobacco Free.” It’s a six-week program that consists of meeting weekly to discuss different topics, such as coping strategies, identifying triggers, exercise, nutrition and more. Each week we have a guest speaker and time to reflect on your pros and cons for the week, thereby helping your fellow future non-smokers.
Having been a smoker myself for more than 20 years, I decided that the time had come when I wanted to quit. Smoking was no longer “working” for me (as if it ever really did). The Martin Memorial Center for Health and Healing decided to start a smoking cessation program and I was in the first group in January 2007. Well, it’s been over two years since I’ve had a cigarette and I feel great!
Other people have had similar results as well. Our program has an 80 percent quit rate – that’s eight out of 10 people who quit smoking for good when they decided enough was enough and joined Martin Memorial’s Living Tobacco Free program. They did it, I did it, and so can you.
It’s important that you want to quit – don’t join because someone else wants you to. This is your decision to make, no one else’s. So let 2009 by your time to shine and live tobacco free.
If you’re ready, call the Health and Healing Department at (772) 223-4916 and sign up for the next Living Tobacco Free program.
--Maureen Daniello, RN, CDE
Program Coordinator, Diabetes Education
Well, I’m here to help.
Martin Memorial Health Systems has a smoking cessation program called “Living Tobacco Free.” It’s a six-week program that consists of meeting weekly to discuss different topics, such as coping strategies, identifying triggers, exercise, nutrition and more. Each week we have a guest speaker and time to reflect on your pros and cons for the week, thereby helping your fellow future non-smokers.
Having been a smoker myself for more than 20 years, I decided that the time had come when I wanted to quit. Smoking was no longer “working” for me (as if it ever really did). The Martin Memorial Center for Health and Healing decided to start a smoking cessation program and I was in the first group in January 2007. Well, it’s been over two years since I’ve had a cigarette and I feel great!
Other people have had similar results as well. Our program has an 80 percent quit rate – that’s eight out of 10 people who quit smoking for good when they decided enough was enough and joined Martin Memorial’s Living Tobacco Free program. They did it, I did it, and so can you.
It’s important that you want to quit – don’t join because someone else wants you to. This is your decision to make, no one else’s. So let 2009 by your time to shine and live tobacco free.
If you’re ready, call the Health and Healing Department at (772) 223-4916 and sign up for the next Living Tobacco Free program.
--Maureen Daniello, RN, CDE
Program Coordinator, Diabetes Education
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Martin Memorial in 2008: Year in Review
As 2008 prepares to sink slowly into the sunset, now is a fine time to reflect on the things that have happened to us in the past year – for better or worse.
Recently I read an article on cnn.com that highlighted its top health stories of 2008, and it made me think back to what might be the top stories at Martin Memorial in the year gone by. Being the official Season of Lists of the Top Things That Happened in the Last Year, I came up with – ta da! – a list of some of our own health highlights from 2008.
1. Mark Robitaille named president and chief executive officer. In October, Martin Memorial welcomed a new president and CEO for the first time in 19 years. Robitaille served as the health system’s senior vice president and chief operating officer since 1991 and started his career here in 1976. He took over for Richmond Harman, who retired after 30-plus years at Martin Memorial.
2. Total Cancer Care comes to Martin Memorial. In January we announced our partnership with Moffitt Cancer Center on an exciting new research program that could help revolutionize the way cancer is treated. This collaboration will develop a new research initiative to improve cancer prevention and treatment by using molecular technology to enhance the ability to diagnose and treat patients.
3. Martin Memorial announces off-site emergency department coming to St. Lucie West. The Martin Memorial Emergency Center at St. Lucie West, scheduled to open Fall 2009, will meet the critical medical services shortage currently facing residents of western St. Lucie County by bringing them timely emergency care close to home. The emergency center will be open seven days a week, 24 hours a day, but will not provide inpatient beds.
4. The 500th open-heart surgery is performed at the Frances Langford Heart Center. In October, surgeons reached the milestone on a woman in her 50s. It took a little more than two years to reach the mark after opening in August 2006 and in that time hundreds of lives have been saved at the Frances Langford Heart Center.
5. Martin Memorial goes tobacco free. We joined hundreds of other health care providers across the country by prohibiting the use of tobacco on any Martin Memorial property starting Oct. 1.
There are plenty of other things that could fit on this list as well. The Martin Memorial Foundation continued to raise funding critical to our mission of providing access to health care, with the 14th-annual Chrysanthemum Ball leading the charge. We continue our battle to build a hospital at Tradition. And Martin Memorial was a key member of the Life Sciences Initiative of Martin County, which is working to bring life sciences research to the county.
It’s been a fascinating year, but there’s much more to come in 2009. And you can continue to read all about it right here.
--Scott Samples
Public Information Coordinator
Recently I read an article on cnn.com that highlighted its top health stories of 2008, and it made me think back to what might be the top stories at Martin Memorial in the year gone by. Being the official Season of Lists of the Top Things That Happened in the Last Year, I came up with – ta da! – a list of some of our own health highlights from 2008.
1. Mark Robitaille named president and chief executive officer. In October, Martin Memorial welcomed a new president and CEO for the first time in 19 years. Robitaille served as the health system’s senior vice president and chief operating officer since 1991 and started his career here in 1976. He took over for Richmond Harman, who retired after 30-plus years at Martin Memorial.
2. Total Cancer Care comes to Martin Memorial. In January we announced our partnership with Moffitt Cancer Center on an exciting new research program that could help revolutionize the way cancer is treated. This collaboration will develop a new research initiative to improve cancer prevention and treatment by using molecular technology to enhance the ability to diagnose and treat patients.
3. Martin Memorial announces off-site emergency department coming to St. Lucie West. The Martin Memorial Emergency Center at St. Lucie West, scheduled to open Fall 2009, will meet the critical medical services shortage currently facing residents of western St. Lucie County by bringing them timely emergency care close to home. The emergency center will be open seven days a week, 24 hours a day, but will not provide inpatient beds.
4. The 500th open-heart surgery is performed at the Frances Langford Heart Center. In October, surgeons reached the milestone on a woman in her 50s. It took a little more than two years to reach the mark after opening in August 2006 and in that time hundreds of lives have been saved at the Frances Langford Heart Center.
5. Martin Memorial goes tobacco free. We joined hundreds of other health care providers across the country by prohibiting the use of tobacco on any Martin Memorial property starting Oct. 1.
There are plenty of other things that could fit on this list as well. The Martin Memorial Foundation continued to raise funding critical to our mission of providing access to health care, with the 14th-annual Chrysanthemum Ball leading the charge. We continue our battle to build a hospital at Tradition. And Martin Memorial was a key member of the Life Sciences Initiative of Martin County, which is working to bring life sciences research to the county.
It’s been a fascinating year, but there’s much more to come in 2009. And you can continue to read all about it right here.
--Scott Samples
Public Information Coordinator
Monday, July 14, 2008
The Power of Prevention
According to a survey published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services a few years back, Americans have never felt more vulnerable. We are more fearful of unpredictable, mainly random events such as terrorist attacks, anthrax exposure, West Nile virus, violence and crime and other uncontrollable threats such as a plane crash than we are of largely preventable life-threatening diseases.
The risks of illness or death from chronic disease, however, are far greater. While many Americans are aware of the seriousness of chronic illness, most of us have not changed our lifestyles sufficiently to reduce their risk of death or illness.
The top five chronic diseases – heart disease, cancer, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes – cause more than two thirds of all deaths each year. This epidemic is not limited to older adults: a third of the years of potential life lost before age 65 are due to chronic disease.
The number of deaths alone fails to convey the full picture of the toll of chronic disease. More than 125 million Americans live with chronic conditions, with millions of cases diagnosed each year. These disabling conditions (such as arthritis, stroke and diabetes) cause major limitations in activity for one of every 10 Americans. And almost everyone is adversely affected by chronic disease in one way or another – through the death of a loved one; a family member’s struggle with lifelong illness, disability or compromised quality of life; or the huge personal and societal financial burden brought on by chronic disease.
We cannot afford to ignore the urgency of chronic disease. Although this epidemic is the most common and costly of all health problems, it is also the most preventable. Access to high-quality and affordable prevention measures (including screening and appropriate follow-up) is essential if we are to saves lives and reduce medical care costs.
Three modifiable health-damaging behaviors – tobacco use, lack of physical activity, and poor eating habits – are responsible for much of our chronic disease. That’s why Martin Memorial has put resources in place to help fight these diseases:
Effective Oct. 1, we will be a smoke-free campus. To assist our patients and Associates, we are conducting more than our typical offering of cessation classes for day and evening availability.
We have comprehensive weight-management and diabetes-education programs.
We have on-site fitness centers.
We will be conducting biometric screenings (blood pressure, glucose, BMI and cholesterol) for our Associates during our benefits open-enrollment period in the summer and fall.
Our health promotion team is working with our cafeteria vendor for healthy menu options.
We have youth weight-management classes.
We conduct resilience workshops.
These are key ingredients for helping to create a healthier, prevention-centric mindset and will provide impact toward a better quality workforce and community.
-- Lani Kee, MS
Manager, Martin Memorial Center for Health and Healing
and Treasure Coast Health and Fitness Center
The risks of illness or death from chronic disease, however, are far greater. While many Americans are aware of the seriousness of chronic illness, most of us have not changed our lifestyles sufficiently to reduce their risk of death or illness.
The top five chronic diseases – heart disease, cancer, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes – cause more than two thirds of all deaths each year. This epidemic is not limited to older adults: a third of the years of potential life lost before age 65 are due to chronic disease.
The number of deaths alone fails to convey the full picture of the toll of chronic disease. More than 125 million Americans live with chronic conditions, with millions of cases diagnosed each year. These disabling conditions (such as arthritis, stroke and diabetes) cause major limitations in activity for one of every 10 Americans. And almost everyone is adversely affected by chronic disease in one way or another – through the death of a loved one; a family member’s struggle with lifelong illness, disability or compromised quality of life; or the huge personal and societal financial burden brought on by chronic disease.
We cannot afford to ignore the urgency of chronic disease. Although this epidemic is the most common and costly of all health problems, it is also the most preventable. Access to high-quality and affordable prevention measures (including screening and appropriate follow-up) is essential if we are to saves lives and reduce medical care costs.
Three modifiable health-damaging behaviors – tobacco use, lack of physical activity, and poor eating habits – are responsible for much of our chronic disease. That’s why Martin Memorial has put resources in place to help fight these diseases:
Effective Oct. 1, we will be a smoke-free campus. To assist our patients and Associates, we are conducting more than our typical offering of cessation classes for day and evening availability.
We have comprehensive weight-management and diabetes-education programs.
We have on-site fitness centers.
We will be conducting biometric screenings (blood pressure, glucose, BMI and cholesterol) for our Associates during our benefits open-enrollment period in the summer and fall.
Our health promotion team is working with our cafeteria vendor for healthy menu options.
We have youth weight-management classes.
We conduct resilience workshops.
These are key ingredients for helping to create a healthier, prevention-centric mindset and will provide impact toward a better quality workforce and community.
-- Lani Kee, MS
Manager, Martin Memorial Center for Health and Healing
and Treasure Coast Health and Fitness Center
Friday, June 27, 2008
Martin Memorial Kicking Butts
I smoked for the first time when I was 16 years old. Some friends and I got together at a park, passed around some Swisher Sweets cigars and lit up. It was pretty easy really, especially since you didn’t have to inhale.
I loved it – the smell of it, holding it, the feeling of being an adult. The cigars became a staple of our weekend hijinks, driving around town in my buddy’s car, smoking Swisher Sweets and being quite cool – literally. We rolled the windows down so we wouldn’t smell like smoke, which became a challenge in the chilly Alaska winters.
The cigars eventually gave way to Marlboros and that quickly became a daily habit rather than one reserved for weekends. By the time I was 24 I’d been trying to quit off and on for eight years and finally, after convincing myself I had some sort of throat cancer, I decided to quit for good. Cold turkey.
That’s essentially what Martin Memorial will be doing on Oct. 1. On that day, tobacco use will be prohibited on any Martin Memorial campus, including not just the hospitals but any other location as well. The policy includes Martin Memorial Associates, patients, physicians, visitors, volunteers, vendors and anyone else who comes to a Martin Memorial facility.
But we’re not the only healthcare provider doing this: St. Lucie Medical Center will go smoke free beginning Nov. 20 and approximately 30 other hospitals across the state already have similar policies in place.
The message it promotes is simple: tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, with an estimated one in every five deaths linked to smoking each year. As healthcare providers, it’s counterintuitive to our mission to have people smoking at our facilities.
Martin Memorial does have smoking cessation programs available that can help people quit. And while it’s not an easy habit to break, quitting can help you live a longer, healthier life.
--Scott Samples
Public Information Coordinator
I loved it – the smell of it, holding it, the feeling of being an adult. The cigars became a staple of our weekend hijinks, driving around town in my buddy’s car, smoking Swisher Sweets and being quite cool – literally. We rolled the windows down so we wouldn’t smell like smoke, which became a challenge in the chilly Alaska winters.
The cigars eventually gave way to Marlboros and that quickly became a daily habit rather than one reserved for weekends. By the time I was 24 I’d been trying to quit off and on for eight years and finally, after convincing myself I had some sort of throat cancer, I decided to quit for good. Cold turkey.
That’s essentially what Martin Memorial will be doing on Oct. 1. On that day, tobacco use will be prohibited on any Martin Memorial campus, including not just the hospitals but any other location as well. The policy includes Martin Memorial Associates, patients, physicians, visitors, volunteers, vendors and anyone else who comes to a Martin Memorial facility.
But we’re not the only healthcare provider doing this: St. Lucie Medical Center will go smoke free beginning Nov. 20 and approximately 30 other hospitals across the state already have similar policies in place.
The message it promotes is simple: tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, with an estimated one in every five deaths linked to smoking each year. As healthcare providers, it’s counterintuitive to our mission to have people smoking at our facilities.
Martin Memorial does have smoking cessation programs available that can help people quit. And while it’s not an easy habit to break, quitting can help you live a longer, healthier life.
--Scott Samples
Public Information Coordinator
Friday, January 4, 2008
Be Tobacco Free in 2008
The Martin Memorial Center for Health and Healing has been getting the usual calls at this time of year for smoking cessation classes (amongst the other “behavior change” programs such as weight management, diabetes education and stress management).
What is unusual are some of the newer reasons why smokers want to quit. Aside from the health implications, we are hearing more smokers say it has become very uncomfortable to smoke in public nowadays. As much as we health educators love the culture shift, we still have to remember that smokers, just like non-smokers, all have ways of dealing with stress and health habits.
Studies have shown that people stop smoking more easily when they know exactly why they’re quitting. Maybe you don’t want to smoke around your kids. Or you’re tired of that smoker’s cough. Or you can’t afford it anymore.
It helps to have a practical, effective method to follow. You need an approach that makes you feel ready for the challenge. A good first step is to end your emotional ties to smoking. Write a “goodbye” letter to cigarettes. It may sound like a silly thing to do, but it’s another way of putting your reasons to quit front and center. It’s something you can use in the future when you’re feeling the urge to light up.
The second thing to do is prepare by cleaning up your surroundings and creating a smoke-free environment. Once you remove the reminders of smoking, you’re a big step closer to being ready for the big day. We bet you’ll have a great feeling of satisfaction when you’re done, like when you clean out your closets or garage.
The next thing to do is create a cigarette-free zone. Don’t put yourself in the path of temptation. Go through every place where you may have cigarettes and get rid of them. Oh, and get rid of those butts in the ashtray too (and while you are at it, throw out the ashtray).
Before you think that you can’t do any of this on your own, sign up for our next living tobacco-free class. We will guide you and support you in your quitting efforts: 75 percent of our participants stay tobacco free. The next session begins Jan. 17. For more information, call us at (772) 223-4916.
--Lani Kee
Manager, Center for Health and Healing
To hear Lani discuss tips on how to reach your New Year’s resolutions such as quitting smoking or losing weight, listen to Martin Memorial Healthcast. You can access the weekly podcast by visiting www.mmhs.com/content/healthcasts.htm.
What is unusual are some of the newer reasons why smokers want to quit. Aside from the health implications, we are hearing more smokers say it has become very uncomfortable to smoke in public nowadays. As much as we health educators love the culture shift, we still have to remember that smokers, just like non-smokers, all have ways of dealing with stress and health habits.
Studies have shown that people stop smoking more easily when they know exactly why they’re quitting. Maybe you don’t want to smoke around your kids. Or you’re tired of that smoker’s cough. Or you can’t afford it anymore.
It helps to have a practical, effective method to follow. You need an approach that makes you feel ready for the challenge. A good first step is to end your emotional ties to smoking. Write a “goodbye” letter to cigarettes. It may sound like a silly thing to do, but it’s another way of putting your reasons to quit front and center. It’s something you can use in the future when you’re feeling the urge to light up.
The second thing to do is prepare by cleaning up your surroundings and creating a smoke-free environment. Once you remove the reminders of smoking, you’re a big step closer to being ready for the big day. We bet you’ll have a great feeling of satisfaction when you’re done, like when you clean out your closets or garage.
The next thing to do is create a cigarette-free zone. Don’t put yourself in the path of temptation. Go through every place where you may have cigarettes and get rid of them. Oh, and get rid of those butts in the ashtray too (and while you are at it, throw out the ashtray).
Before you think that you can’t do any of this on your own, sign up for our next living tobacco-free class. We will guide you and support you in your quitting efforts: 75 percent of our participants stay tobacco free. The next session begins Jan. 17. For more information, call us at (772) 223-4916.
--Lani Kee
Manager, Center for Health and Healing
To hear Lani discuss tips on how to reach your New Year’s resolutions such as quitting smoking or losing weight, listen to Martin Memorial Healthcast. You can access the weekly podcast by visiting www.mmhs.com/content/healthcasts.htm.
Monday, December 31, 2007
I Resolve to Resolve
Like a lot of Americans, today is my last shot at gluttony, overindulgence and lethargy.
From now on, the newer, better me will emerge from the primordial ooze of 2007, rising from its depths like the Phoenix. A rebirth, if you will.
Yes, it is time for New Year’s Resolutions, words that induce terror in the weak-willed among us. It is a time of reckoning for the sins we’ve rendered upon ourselves, a time when egg nog and cookies, burgers and fries, creamy pasta dishes and foot-long subs long devoured return to haunt us like the Ghosts of Processed Foods Past.
Here then are my iron-clad health resolutions for 2008, which I swear on a block of tofu I will adhere to:
1. I will eat better (visual evidence at left). Goodbye, chicken wings. Hello, you glorious all-white meat chicken breast, baked, broiled or grilled. I swear I will appreciate your blandness and not dump tons of sodium-laden flavorings on you. And you there! Green vegetables and luscious multi-colored fruits! Get thee upon my plate! Apparently you are more than just a pizza topping.
2. I will exercise more. I will jump to conclusions! I will run off at the mouth! These are more than just irritating personal habits. I’m sure we can find studies that show these activities can burn excess calories, giving you those six-pack abs you’ve been dreaming of.
3. I will quit smoking. Technically I gave up smoking a dozen years ago. But it’s a popular resolution and, since it’s one I’ve already accomplished, the odds of me failing to achieve it are low. Unlike the others.
4. I will switch from coffee to green tea. Studies show there may be numerous health benefits of green tea. So why wouldn’t I drink it? I mean other than going through the coffee detoxification jitters and irritability.
5. I will reduce the harmful effects of stress. Countless studies indicate stress can lead to all kinds of health problems. My wife’s been trying to get me to do yoga and pilates, which apparently have all kinds of health benefits. I’m sure my stress levels will go down when I’m in bed for a month with yoga-related injuries.
So there you have it. Five new ways of making myself the best possible human being I can be. If you want to share your resolutions, click on the comments section below and we’ll compare notes in 2009.
--Scott Samples
Public Information Coordinator
From now on, the newer, better me will emerge from the primordial ooze of 2007, rising from its depths like the Phoenix. A rebirth, if you will.
Yes, it is time for New Year’s Resolutions, words that induce terror in the weak-willed among us. It is a time of reckoning for the sins we’ve rendered upon ourselves, a time when egg nog and cookies, burgers and fries, creamy pasta dishes and foot-long subs long devoured return to haunt us like the Ghosts of Processed Foods Past.
Here then are my iron-clad health resolutions for 2008, which I swear on a block of tofu I will adhere to:
1. I will eat better (visual evidence at left). Goodbye, chicken wings. Hello, you glorious all-white meat chicken breast, baked, broiled or grilled. I swear I will appreciate your blandness and not dump tons of sodium-laden flavorings on you. And you there! Green vegetables and luscious multi-colored fruits! Get thee upon my plate! Apparently you are more than just a pizza topping.
2. I will exercise more. I will jump to conclusions! I will run off at the mouth! These are more than just irritating personal habits. I’m sure we can find studies that show these activities can burn excess calories, giving you those six-pack abs you’ve been dreaming of.
3. I will quit smoking. Technically I gave up smoking a dozen years ago. But it’s a popular resolution and, since it’s one I’ve already accomplished, the odds of me failing to achieve it are low. Unlike the others.
4. I will switch from coffee to green tea. Studies show there may be numerous health benefits of green tea. So why wouldn’t I drink it? I mean other than going through the coffee detoxification jitters and irritability.
5. I will reduce the harmful effects of stress. Countless studies indicate stress can lead to all kinds of health problems. My wife’s been trying to get me to do yoga and pilates, which apparently have all kinds of health benefits. I’m sure my stress levels will go down when I’m in bed for a month with yoga-related injuries.
So there you have it. Five new ways of making myself the best possible human being I can be. If you want to share your resolutions, click on the comments section below and we’ll compare notes in 2009.
--Scott Samples
Public Information Coordinator
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