POWERFUL Anti-Aging Secrets Revealed

By Kevin DiDonato MS, CSCS, CES


You are getting older.  Your body is not the same as it was 20 years ago or even 5 years ago.  Your joints creak in the morning and it takes you longer to get moving in the morning.  But the worst part of it all, it may take you longer to REMEMBER things.  Aging may be associated with declines in strength, endurance, bone mass, and hormone levels.  And it may lead to increased inflammation, which may lead to dysfunction in some of your bodily systems.  But there is a new guy in town.  And he hails from the southern-most part of the world.  He’s small.  He’s purple.  He may be full of POWERFUL anti-aging, inflammation-fighting super nutrients.  And these super nutrients may be key to slowing age-related memory decline.

Let me explain…

Aging and Inflammation - As you get older, your body starts to slow down.  Your connective tissue may start to stiffen.  Arthritis may form in your joints.  And your memory may start to decline.  All this may be associated with increased inflammation.  Inflammation may slowly diminish areas of your brain responsible for memory, learning, and movement.  And this decline may start from increased inflammation in your brain cells.  But inflammation is not the only one to blame.  Oxidative stress AND inflammation may be the root causes for brain function decline as you age.  Eliminating inflammation and oxidative stress may improve memory and brain function.  Incorporating Acai berry may provide powerful antioxidants that may reverse inflammation keeping your brain healthy and young.  Give me a minute here…

Acai and Memory - One reason why Acai is so powerful is the antioxidant levels contained in this superfruit.  And these powerful antioxidants may possess the power to scavenge free radicals, possibly reducing the damage they cause.  But in the brain, they may possess an even BIGGER purpose.  Researchers aimed to see how powerful these nutrients were at stopping pro-inflammatory cytokines in mice brains.  Their results were AMAZING.

The researcher isolated specific cells in mice brains, BV-2 cells, and subjected them to fractions of Acai pulp.  BV-2 cells are immune cells in your brain, which may protect your brain cells from oxidative stress and inflammation.  The BV-2 cells that were treated to Acai pulp significantly decreased nitrite production and inducible nitrous oxide.  They also noted decreases in COX-2, mitogen-activated protein kinase, TNF-α, and NF-κB, which may be pro-inflammatory mediators.

The researchers concluded that Acai pulp may have protective effects on brain cells, and that this protection may improve cognitive and motor functions.

Acai and your Health - Age-associated decline in cognitive and motor function may be linked to increased inflammation of your brain cells.  Powerful antioxidants may decrease inflammation by decreasing damage associated with free radicals, and halting the production of pro-inflammatory mediators.  Acai berry, which is a small purplish berry that tastes like tropical fruit, may contain powerful antioxidants.  The powerful antioxidants found in the Acai berry may decrease pro-inflammatory mediators in your brain, allowing for less inflammation.  Decreased inflammation may improve cognitive function and motor control, and even improve heart health.

And this may slow the aging process, keeping your brain younger and healthier for a long time!
Another thing that helps with the aging process is EXERCISE.  Everyone should be strength training 2-3 times weekly, do you?

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Do you make a difference in your own life?

"If you want to live a meaningful life that also makes a difference in the lives of others, you need to make a difference in your own life first".  Cheryl Richardson

Each and everyday I do something that improves and makes my life meaningful, sometimes I don't even realize it until some time has passed and then something triggers and I smile.

Each and everyday I do something that improves another's life.

Some go through life pleasing others and doing for others what they would never dare to do for themselves. Do something different today and do for yourself.  Try something that you have been wanting to do and haven't because of fear, embarrassment or procrastination.

What are you passionate about?  Do you have a secret passion and would love to do it someday?  Make this your someday.  If it's outrageous and you don't think it is something you can accomplish just yet, break it down into smaller thoughts and actions.  Take something that is doable now.  Do it now.  One step at a time will get you just a little bit closer than you were had you just ignored it again.

For example; my goal is to move to a beach community in three years.  So I have put in place certain things that I can do now to get one step closer to the sand.  Three years is a long time except when you are talking about picking up everything and moving.  What do I do about work?  Where would I live?  What can I do now to help take away some of the stress when time gets closer?
Let's break it down a little:

• What do I do about work?  I own a personal training business and I have already started the process of recreating my brand and what I want to portray to the world.  I am also getting alot of the behind the scenes work done on website, blog, my business model and online training.  
• Where would I live?  I am starting my search on coastal towns.  I have subscribed to a magazine directly related to talking about little unknown coastal towns.  It gives me an idea of the weather, what the makeup of the area is like, and helps me narrow down my search.  I can take vacations to some of the places that may be on my list and take in the area in person.  I go online and take a look at the real estate market in different coastal towns, if its completely out of the ballpark, I may cross it off my list.
• What can I do now to help take away some of the stress when time gets closer?  Narrowing down certain areas will help in the search of that perfect area, instead of waiting until 3 months prior to think about where to start.

This just gives you a little example on what you can do now to get started with something you have always wanted to do but thought you needed to wait until retirement, or wait until you had enough money, or wait until the kids grow up.  Stop waiting and start doing for yourself.

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Heart Smarts and our report card on how we are doing to fight off heart disease

Reposted from Better Homes and Gardens

Do we make the grade shen it comes to heading off cardiovascular disease, the No. 1 killer in the United States?  Here's a report card no one can afford to ignore.

It's a conundrum that has frustrated health experts for years: 9 times out of 10, heart disease is preventable, yet it's still the No. 1 cause of death for men and women in the United States.  Why aren't we seizing the opportunity to save ourselves?  As it turns out, many of us are trying-but doing better on some fronts than others.  On one hand, Americans are increaseingly savvy when it comes to smoking, diet, and exercise.  But according to an eye-opening survey of 2,300 women recently commissioned by the American Heart Association (AHA), we also put too much faith in unproven remedies and underestimate our true risks.  here's a closer look at how we're faring in the fight against heart disease-and a crash course in how we can win.

A+ - We're stamping out cigarettes.  Between 2005 and 2010, 1 out of 15 American smokers kicked the habit, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  Now nearly half as many of us are lighting up as in the 1970's and the ranks of former smokers greatly outnumber active smokers.  In other words, most smokers do eventually quit-and they improve their heart health almost immediately.  Blood pressure and heart attack risk drip within 24 hours, and exercise becomes easier within weeks.  Five years down the road, ex-smokers are half as likely to have a heart attack as when they were lighting up.  so if you're still reaching for cigarettes, make this the year you quit.  Your doctor can help you develop a smoking cessation program tailored to your needs.  For example, some smokers succeed with counseling, while others have better luck with prescription medication that eases nicotine withdrawal.  Go to www.smokefree.gov for more information.

D - We're too sweet on sugar.  A sugary diet can negatively affect your cholesterol levels, even if you don't gain weight.  The average American consumes 88 grams of sugar a day in everything from soft drinks to cereal-far more than the 24 gram limit recommended for women by the AHA.  Weight gain isn't the only heart hazard that can result.  A sugary diet can disrupt cholesterol levels even when we don't put on pounds. A 2010 study conducted by researchers at Emory University and the CDC found that people who got more than 25 percent of their calories from added sugar-including cane sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, and honey-were 3.1 times more likely to have low levels of HDL cholesterol (the good kind) than people whose diets included less than 5 percent added sugar.  And in a study last year, adults who sipped beverages sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup at every meal developed higher blood levels of harmful LDL cholesterol than those who skipped the sweet drinks, even though none of the volunteers gained weight.

If you have a sweet tooth, reading nutrition labels can help you decide when to indulge and when to pass, says Gina Price Lundberg, M.D., medical director of the Heart Center for Women in Atlanta.  For example, you might decide it's not worth it to eat a granola bar with 13 grams of sugar-and opt for fresh fruit with plain yogurt instead.  And just a note about fruit: Lundberg says whole foods with naturally occurring sugars are fine to eat (and don't count toward your daily limit) because they're balanced with fiber and other beneficial nutrients.

C+ We're exercising a bit more.  In an annual survey conducted by the CDC last year, nearly 46 percent of adults reported exercising moderately for at least 150 minutes a week (or intensely for 75 minutes a week)-the minimum most health experts recommend to keep the heart healthy and strong.  That's a solid improvement over 1998, when just 40 percent of people met the criteria.

Still, more than half of us are less active than we should be, including 25 percent who never break a sweat.  If you're in that camp, take heart: It's never too late to get moving, and almost any activity that quickens the pulse can help, says Ruth Anderson, M.D., a pain and fitness specialist who practices in La Quinta, California.  Examples of moderate aerobic exercise include brisk walking, dancing, playing tennis, even ascending a few flights of stairs.  on busy days, try exercising in short bursts.  "The cardiac benefits are the same whether you do 30 minutes of continuous movement or three 10-minute segments per day," Anderson says.

D We Rely on pills for prevention.  According to the AHA survey, 70 percent of women believe that taking antioxidant supplements such as beta-carotene and vitamin E reduces the risk of heart attack.  That's probably because a handful preliminary studies once suggested that mega-doses of nutrients had a protective effect.  But more rigorous follow-up research has discredited those findings.  "We're discovering there's really no substitute for a healthy diet," says lead survey investigator Lori Mosca, M.D., director of preventive cardiology at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and author of Heart to Heat: A Personal Plan for Creating a Heart-Healthy Family.  For this reason, the AHA does not recommend that healthy women take any vitamin or mineral supplements for cardiovascular protection.  (Women who already have heart disease or high blood levels of triglycerides might benefit from omega-3 fatty acid supplements.)

On a related note, many people take aspirin every day in the hopes that it will stave off heart attack and stroke by thinning blood.  But research has found that in healthy women under 65, aspirin doesn't do much good-and can cause serious side effects such as stomach bleeding.  Get your doctor's OK before starting or continuing a daily aspirin regimen.

B We get screened, but sometimes too much.  Roughly 84 percent of women had their blood pressure checked last year, while 66 percent got a cholesterol test.  It's smart to stay on top of those numbers-they're some of the strongest predictors of heart disease risk.  A person with hypertension is almost twice as likely to have a heart attack as someone with normal blood pressure, while a high ratio of bad to good cholesterol can triple a person's risk.

But more tests are not always better.  A 2011 Consumer Reports survey of more than 8,000 people ages 40-60 found that almost two-thirds had undergone a stress test or an electrocardiogram (EKG) in the past year, even though many of the respondents were free of heart symptoms and at low risk for problems.  These specialized tests can produce false-positive results that lead to unnecessary follow-up procedures.  If your doctor orders a stress test or an EKG, make sure it's not just for routine screening.  The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of experts that helps develop national health care guidelines, does not recommend these tests for asymptomatic patients.

F We're not wise to warning signs.  Despite the fact that more women than men die of heart disease every year, we're less likely to seek treatment for symptoms.  That's partly because women often experience what are known as atypical signs of heart disease, Lundberg says.  Instead of classic chest pains, women might develop shortness of breath, palpitations, dizziness, and fatigue-symptoms that might not seem urgent enough to warrant a trip to the doctor.  What's more, only 53 percent of women in the AHA survey said they would dial 911 if they experienced signs of a heart attack, including unexplained nausea, sweating, weakness, shortness of breath, and pressure in the chest or shoulders.  "Many women worry that their symptoms aren't real," says Judith Lichtman, Ph.D., an epidemiologist at Yale University.  Early treatment is crucial-the risk of death from a heart attack increases for every 30 minutes a patient goes untreated.  If you suspect you're having a heart attack, don't second-guess yourself; seek emergency care immediately.

C We're starting to slim down.  Last fall, a Gallup poll of more than 90,000 households found that the number of obese people-based on self-reported figures for height and weight-declined slightly to 25.8 percent.  And for the first time since Gallup began tracking weight trends closely, more American are at a healthy weight (36.6 percent) than are moderately overweight (35.8 percent).

In terms of heart health, the best way to monitor your weight is to measure your waist, Mosca says.  "Fat found around the middle is particularly problematic-it's associated with inflammation, insulin resistance, higher blood pressure, and lower levels of good HDL cholesterol," she explains.  Using a nonelastic measuring tape, measure your waist circumference once a month, with a goal of keeping it under 35 inches.  And don't beat our self up if your number exceeds that.  Simply increase your aerobic exercise and boost your intake of fruits, veggies, whole grains, and low-fat dairy.  (You can skip the endless sit-ups, which work the abdominal muscles but don't burn overlying fat.)

A- We're making more meals at home.  In a recent survey of households conducted by the Research Institute for Cooking & Kitchen Intelligence, a trade group for kitchen-supply manufacturers and retailers, 59 percent of respondents said they regularly prepare meals at home, up from 43 percent in 2008.  And though the nation's economic slump might be the driving force, there's a silver lining for heart health: "Compared with restaurant meals, the meals we make in our kitchens tend to be lower in calories, fat, and salt," says Guadalupe Ayala, Ph.D., co-director of the San Diego Prevention Research Center.  For example, one study found that food prepared outside the home derives about 38 percent of its calories from fat, whereas fat accounts for just 32 percent of the calories in home-cooked food.  Over the course of many meals, these differences really add up.  Need some culinary inspiration?

Here are 7 tips.

1. Visit Dr regularly
2. Don't smoke
3. Exercise
4. Maintain a healthy weight
5. Prepare fresh meals
6. Tune in to warning signs
7. Don't rely on pills for prescription

A workout promotes the release of mood-boosting endorphins and hormones.  That's on top of the fact that exercise strengthens the heart muscle itself.  Just 15 minutes a day of moderate intensity aerobic movement can make a positive difference on both fronts.


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Affirmations by honoring yourself by Louise Hay

I am a valued human being.
I am always treated with respect.
I am empowered.
I am supportive of other women.
I easily speak up for myself.
I deserve to have boundaries.
My boundaires are respected.
I make waves whenever I need to.
I have a good support team.
I have integrity.
The more open I am, the safer I am.
My self-worth is very strong.
I am a woman healing other women.
I have a strong energy barrier.
The men in my life honor women.
I take my power back.
I love an honer myself.

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29 of 30 Things to Stop Doing To Yourself and Start Doing For Yourself

Stop focusing on what you don’t want to happen. – Focus on what you do want to happen.  Positive thinking is at the forefront of every great success story.  If you awake every morning with the thought that something wonderful will happen in your life today, and you pay close attention, you’ll often find that you’re right.

When you wake in the morning, what comes to mind right away?  Is it something positive or negative?  Do you wake with a smile on your face or do you wake up stressed out already and you haven't even gotten out of bed?  If you said yes to the last question, you should do some soul searching and figure out how to do your life differently.  WM of PBC

Start focusing on the possibility of positive outcomes. – The mind must believe it CAN do something before it is capable of actually doing it.  The way to overcome negative thoughts and destructive emotions is to develop opposing, positive emotions that are stronger and more powerful.  Listen to your self-talk and replace negative thoughts with positive ones.  Regardless of how a situation seems, focus on what you DO WANT to happen, and then take the next positive step forward.  No, you can’t control everything that happens to you, but you can control how you react to things.  Everyone’s life has positive and negative aspects – whether or not you’re happy and successful in the long run depends greatly on which aspects you focus on.  


How often do you find yourself saying the words; always, never, or every single time?  Take one hour out of your day and really concentrate on what you say, maybe even write it down so you can take a better look at it when you have more time.  Notice how often you respond to something being said.  Is it positive or negative?  Does it really make sense?  When you respond negative, is it really what is probably going to happen or is it just an automatic response that flows off your lips?  Practice listening and when you find your response is negative, stop for a moment and decide is that really what is going to happen.  I do this regularly and I now find my chuckling at a response.  That chuckle alone changes it from negative to positive.  WM of PBC

Running from the dogs for years.

One of my favorite metaphors from Wayne Dyer.

Have you ever been confronted by a dog that lives around the block and you have been avoiding this dog for a long time because it's scary, it barks and growls at you every time you see it?

You do everything possible to avoid confrontation and walking past this dog every chance you can. You will take a look to see if this dog is out there around the corner and if it's out you will go out of your way to go the other direction.

Finally one day you say I've had enough, I'm not going to let this dog run my life and make me scared each time I think about walking around the block.

You go out, you see that dog is out there and you face your fears and the dog. Now that you are close enough, you notice the dog doesn't even have teeth, it just growls at you but there is nothing behind that growl.

How many things in your life are you running from that doesn't have any teeth and can't bite you?

Get close, take a look and notice, you may be scared about nothing.

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Now what? Breathe

Survival by going non-routine.

To keep in the flow of love is to embrace the unexpected as an important, even necessary, part of your soul’s journey. Gratefully accept what is happening at any moment, rather than fighting or resisting it; and then apply a positive, loving acceptance and attitude toward the situation before you respond. This approach keeps you balanced and in loving flow with life no matter what is happening around you, but especially when things don’t go your way, which if you think about it, happens pretty often.

When I was a flight attendant, we called the unplanned and unexpected “going non-routine.” While in training, we were advised to be ready for the unexpected every time we went to work. We were especially cautioned to be prepared for the worst when working what we called a “turnaround” trip—in other words, a working trip that leaves your city in the morning, and turns around and ends up back there at the end of the day.

One time I was assigned a short turnaround to St. Louis and back from Chicago, a working day that usually lasted only five hours from start to finish, so I took a chance and left without a suitcase. In fact, all I had with me was my purse. Almost as if on cue, after the first leg of the trip, another flight attendant called in sick and went home. I was now left to fill in for her and had to fulfill her schedule for the next four days without a change of clothes, makeup, a toothbrush, or anything to freshen up. It was the most challenging five days of my flight-attendant life, and a lesson well learned.

No matter what comes your way, always remember that the best way to quickly get back into the flow of love when life throws you a curveball, is—you guessed it—to breathe. The unexpected can steal away your breath and traumatize your nervous system, causing you to crash into anxiety and victimhood, so always remember to draw in a deep breath first whenever you get caught off guard.

The “6-4-6” breath exercise is a great one to draw upon when thrown off course: Start your morning with this basic deep breathing exercise. First, exhale all the air in your lungs. Next, breathe in deeply through your nose to the count of six. Hold your breath gently to the count of four. Exhale slowly through your mouth to the count of six. And then breathe in again and hold to the count of four. Do this at least 10 to 15 times. Be careful not to rush your count or your breath. Allow yourself to mentally relax and surrender to your breath. Try to stop thinking, and just experience this process. This basic deep-breathing exercise oxygenates the blood, relaxes the nervous system, and resets the fight-or-flight syndrome. Do this breath exercise every day. Breath is the foundation of and fuel for your life’s journey. Without adequate breath, you are struggling in survival mode. With breath, you are in Spirit and flow.

Adjust your attitude and enjoy the unexpected, allowing for the possibility that with it will come exciting new challenges. Like expert skiers who joyfully navigate moguls on the mountain, learn to be flexible when you hit life’s bumps. I had a dear flight-attendant friend, David, who met his wife, another flight attendant at the time, while both were stranded in the Pittsburgh airport for 21 hours together on a non-routine flight during the worst snowstorm of the year many years ago. Although the situation itself was highly challenging, their meeting was the most delightful surprise either of them could have ever imagined occurring, and would never have happened if the storm hadn’t thrown them together.

Excerpted from Traveling at the Speed of Love by Sonia Choquette. Copyright © 2011 (Hay House).

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Tough it out or call 911?

Have you ever had to make this decision?  I was faced with this very same dilemma one night when I was at work several years ago.  I was accustomed to working the very long night shifts from 6pm to 6am by myself.  But this night was different. 

I was sitting at my desk as usual and it was about 2 o’clock in the morning, when I started to feel chest pains.  At first it was just a little bit of a pain just above the abdomen, and I thought I must have pulled a muscle from working out earlier in the day.

The pain lingered at first and then it got stronger and stronger and it really started to frighten me.  Was I having a heart attack?  I couldn’t be, I was too young.  The lower part of my chest hurt like it’s never hurt before and the pain was increasing instead of going away.  I thought, should I tough it out or call 911?

I didn’t want to wait too long, in case it was a heart attack, but I also didn’t want to bother anyone if it wasn’t.  Here is the most interesting part of it all, I WAS 911.  I was on duty that night by myself as always with two officers out on the street.  So I had to decide what I was going to do pretty quickly.  I couldn’t just keep questioning whether it was a heart attack or not.  I had a responsibility to the community I served.  I had to make sure I had someone in here to take my place before I could leave.

If a person was calling me on the 911 system, I would have certainly acted swiftly without any doubt.  Why was I hesitating?  Because, that is what most women do?  We minimize our symptoms because as we reach middle age, we reach middle age; we usually have primary responsibility for the well being of several generations within our families.

We feel obligated and believe we just can’t afford to take the time to tend to ourselves.  We may not admit to anything significant when it points to our physical limitations or health, so we simply “tough it out” most of the time.  Here I was the victim and I was concerned about the community. 

I thought to myself, I couldn’t be having a heart attack; my pain was directly in the mid point below my chest.  But I knew I couldn’t wait any longer so my first course of action was to call my sergeant and ask him to come to the station and then I picked up the phone and I called the private line to the fire house. 

After I made those calls, the minutes passed very quickly.  I tried to get help without calling out the whole fire department, but that didn’t work.  I had to page it out because it was a volunteer fire department except for the paramedics on duty and we always have to have backup and extra personnel come in. 

The paramedics didn’t mess around, I was hooked up to all sorts of things and off we went eventually.  Another interesting piece of the story was my partner was on duty that night and one of the paramedics that had to attend to me.  What started out as a long, slow night shift, ended abruptly with a couple hours off early and a free ride to the hospital.

After many test, a visit to the cardiologist and a lot of worrying, everything turned out for the better.  No, I didn’t have a heart attack.  I had esophageal spasms with the pain of what I could only imagine and describe as what a heart attack would have felt like.

Women and men experience symptoms differently.  Since the women’s symptoms are not as text book as the men’s, it poses a hazard because more women are dying from heart disease.  Women are more likely than men to have “silent” heart attacks without any acute symptoms at all and only diagnosed later after subsequent cardiac symptoms occur.

According to the National Institute of Health; many women will report they had a hot, burning sensation or tenderness to the touch in the back, shoulders, arms or jaw with no actual chest discomfort at all.  NIH also reports that women had symptoms a month or more before the actual heart attack event, here are some stats reported from women;

·         70% unusual fatigue

·         48% sleep disturbances

·         42% shortness of breath

·         39% indigestion

·         35% anxiety

I have found by talking with women and my clients that their expectations for how well they ought to feel as they get older are much different than men and most women would regard the above symptoms as a normal part of aging.

We may not believe the symptoms are urgent enough to warrant a trip to the doctor, let alone to call 911.  Many worry their symptoms are not real. 

It’s a conundrum that has frustrated health experts for years; 9 times out of 10, heart disease is preventable, yet it’s still the #1 cause of death for men and women in the U.S.

Ladies, call 911 if you experience; pain, pressure, burning, squeezing, shortness of breath, palpitations or any of the above already mentioned symptoms.  Bottom line = listen to your body, it is best to get the checked out instead of checking out.

A nurses’ health study says when women went from zeo activity to just 1 hour a week of activity, it reduced heart disease by almost half.  

Start an exercise program NOW and don't be another statistic.

Taking your power back.

When you blame another, you give your own power away because you're placing the responsibility for your feelings on someone else. People in your life may behave in ways that trigger uncomfortable responses in you. However, they didn't get into your mind and create the buttons that have been pushed. Taking responsibility for your own feelings and reactions is mastering your 'ability to respond.' In other words, you learn to consciously choose rather than simply react. Louise Hay

How many times have you gotten just a little bit frustrated and blamed others for something you know you were actually responsible for. You have a choice to start paying attention to what you do and most importantly why you do it. When you start to recognize your triggers, you can then make better choices about what to do in the future and how to handle stressors that occur.

Do you know someone that knows exactly which buttons to push that instantly angers you?  When we let others set the mood for how we are going to react, we no longer have control over ourselves.  We have given it away to the other person.  It can be very hard to control how we react to others the way we want to, instead of flying off the handle.  It is so easy to react poorly and then the situation gets out of hand very quickly.

Working on yourself and how you react to others is something you may find to be a hard task, especially if the ones who push your buttons the most are your loved ones.  Have a conversation when emotions are at ease and explain that you are now working on having a more positive relationship with them and yourself.  You may hit some roadblocks because people do not like change.  The key is to work on yourself and if others do not want to play well with you, then eventually more choices will have to be made.   WM of PBC

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Ham bone and all the meals created with it.

Last week Joanie walked in with two ham bones from Honey Baked Ham and first thing that came to mind was, where am I going to put these, our freezer is full.  We decided to freeze one of them and yes, I did find some room.  We were able to get quite a bit of good quality ham without the fat off this ham bone.
This is what was made with the other ham bone and it only cost $4.

• Ham mixed in with our eggs and veggies omelet that morning.
• 1 gallon of split pea soup
• Au Gratin potatoes serving 4
• Frittata serving 6

This is a great Saturday or Sunday project to do with your loved one or family.  Each person could take one part of the meal, like cutting up the veggies or cutting them up for all of the meals we made in the above list.  We cut up our veggies, save some to have while they are fresh and then freeze the rest.  Making meals are much faster and easier, just pull the veggies out and into the pan.  

We do this with quite a few things, we cut up chicken or cook some ground beef or turkey and split them into the correct portions and freeze them.  Now when its time to make something quick and easy, we pull what we need out of the refrigerator or freezer and our meals are usually done in less than 30 minutes.  Eating healthier doesn't have to be time consuming, take out a half hour and keep on task, you will be amazed at how much you can get done.

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