We are all responsible to work towards not only our own health, but that of those around us. It starts with personal health goals, then progresses to family health goals, including parents mentoring kids, kids mentoring parents. Grandparents too play a role, the idea of the grandparent spoiling the children can be detrimental to the future of the child if the spoiling occurs through inviting and encouraging unhealthy behaviours.
Family health and wellness should include:
- Healthy Eating
- Exercise
- Healthy responses to stress
- Emotional support
- Social support
- Sharing of information of family risks, health issues, histories
This is the inaugural blog in which I hope to share my knowledge and experience with you. Topics I plan to discuss include:
- Keeping your family moving
- Eating healthy on the run
- Teenagers nutritional issues
- Mentoring
- Leading health issues such as cholesterol, blood pressure, weight, smoking, risk factor reduction
A little about me though. I have worked in healthcare in the fields of emergency medicine, sports medicine, cardiac rehabilitation and exercise physiology for over twenty years. I too am raising teenagers. I strive to be as active as possible but profess am not a master of any particular sports. My activities include jogging, biking, cross country skiing, down hill skiing, kayaking, hiking, swimming, stand up paddle boarding, yoga and probably a few others I forgot to mention. I strive to teach healthy eating to my family and friends. I am proud to say my two teens eat quite healthy, but of course like any person have a few foods they just won't do...yet
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I look forward to meeting and sharing information with you! For reference I have another blog entirely on recovering from heart disease http://rehabilitateyourheart.wordpress.com/
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