Margo from Private Quarters says.....

Wanda, love, love, love this topic. We spend one-third of our lives in bed so how well we sleep is important. Supporting your back and your neck is critical. I actually have a pillow lender program so my customers can get the perfect pillow. I've never had a return!!! I started that after hearing about people with 125+ pillows in their closets that they couldn't return! Can you imagine?!?!? One of the reasons I got involved with Private Quarters bed and bath linens is b/c we noticed a HUGE improvement in our sleep comfort with our first purchased Private Quarters mattress cover. So, next time we talk, ask me why it's NOT all about high thread count when looking for a soft, high-quality, cotton sheet. You can have the lowest quality 1200 thread count sheet if you don't know what you're really looking for...

Give the gift of health to those you love. $150 for $100

Do you need an idea for xmas? Do you have a family member or loved one that won't take the initiative to care for themselves? Give your mom or wife the gift of love. Invest $100 and get an additional $50 to get them started. Offer good until 12/17/10. Buy here on the blog to take advantage of the offer. You will get $100 certificate and i will issue the additional $50 after purchase.

Healthier lunch on school menu: Trouble on the Tray

Good morning all. I was reading USA today as i was enjoying yet another hotel continental breakfast this morning and there was an article talking about a bill approved to improve the safety and nutritional value of food served at schools. The bill will allow for schools to get RID of the junk food. Well it allows them to get rid of it, but will they actually take a positive step forward and DO it? I certainly hope so, they get enough junk food without eating it in the educational environment too.
I wonder how many parents will actually object to the bill, citing their children have rights too. The childhood obesity rate just keeps rising, maybe this will chip away at it just a bit.

How is your bed treating your body?

I am out of state waiting anxiously to attend a think tank mastermind group tomorrow and as i sit here on the bed doing some computer work in yet another hotel room (I had a house fire in Sept so i live in a hotel for a couple more weeks that is), i was thinking about how much time we actually spend in bed and if you get your 8 hours sleep then you spend a third of your life in bed. That is quite a bit of time.

Since I've been traveling and living in a hotel I've been very conscious about bedding and i miss what once was my bed. Can't wait for the new one to arrive. I've been very fortunate that the bed in my hotel (home) is actually very comfy. But i do remember the many years ago when i had a water bed and many back problems to go along with it. I thought my water bed was great for my back until i actually bought a mattress that supported me.

There are so many options out there to choose from in bedding and pillows. If you have been hanging on to the same old pillow you've had for years you may want to think about trading it in for a newer model. Also if your sleeping in a sinkhole, make sure you are rotating your mattress, you get more years out of it and possibly out of your back too.

Be good to your body and you will be amazed at how it will be good to you.

I lowered my cholesterol naturally

I met with Vicki Drabek yesterday, she sells Shaklee products. She gave me a flyer on lowering your cholesterol naturally that i wanted to share with you.

Are YOU among the millions of Americans with high cholesterol?
Fact: One in three adults in the U.S. has it. People with high cholesterol have a greater risk of developing heart disease compared to those who have optimal levels. While some people are more susceptible to high cholesterol, everybody can take measures to reduce it.
There are many ways to address the issue and many products you can take and i leave that for you to decide. I want to share a story of my own.

I have had bouts with esophageal spasms a few years back that felt like i was having heart attacks. I worked as a 911 dispatcher, to say the least a stressful job. I was working 12 hour night shift and started having an attack and had to page out the ambulance for myself. Of course i waited until i absolutely couldn't handle the pain any longer. I was transported to the hospital and eventually was released after many tests and observation. I was sent to a cardiologist and he put me through the ringer of testing also. Outcome was i didn't have a heart attack, but my cholesterol was high. The doctor sent me over to a woman to get a prescription for cholesterol lowering medication.

I advised the woman that i wanted to lower it naturally and she just looked at me and said, well that isn't going to happen. I left without the prescription and went to the bookstore and bought the book Lowering your Cholesterol Naturally by Dr Cooper. I made many changes during that year in how i ate, how i handled stress and started exercising more regularly. I went back for my followup appointment and had lowered my cholesterol 60 points and was told well that never happens. I let them know that they didn't support me in trying to do it naturally and that's why it never happens in their eyes.

My point is you have the choice to handle issues by making changes, my cholesterol was high, but i did not have any heart issues, I think they should have supported me by offering some ways to lower it naturally and then if it hadn't went down, the next step would have been medication.

Always do what is best for you and be persistent in your health decisions.

Come out and join me at one of the Get Fit Camps

Good morning Colorado Springs. If you have time and wondered what the Get Fit Camp is all about come out and join me for a free session. I will be the Studio this morning 9-930 and again 430-5. I will also be out at Banning Lewis Ranch at 1030am-11. They are 30 minutes and designed to get you in, out and on with your day.

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I can join AARP now woohoo

Ok i am now considered a senior in some eyes, that doesn't really bother me, it actually makes me giggle. But hey now i can get discounts, one benefit of getting older and wiser of course.

I did go onto the website www.aarp.org to see what plethora of information i could find, there is information about pretty much anything possible. I could spend way too much time looking at this website.