Get your rear in gear & help stop colon cancer
Call your congressman on Tuesday March 30, 2010 and urge them to support the Colorectal Cancer Prevention, Early Detection and Treatment Act. Americans around the country will be calling their legislators as part of the “Congressional Butt-In” a day-long effort organized by C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition. On that day, constituents are urged to flood their legislators offices with phone calls about important programs which would not only save millions of taxpayer dollars, but more importantly, have a positive impact on the number of colon cancer deaths each year.
1 in 5 of my Facebook Friends are at risk for Developing Type 2 Diabetes
I want my family and friends to have the happiest and healthiest life possible. That’s why it’s so disturbing to learn that many of my loved ones are currently at risk for type 2 diabetes. This disease can be prevented or managed – and a person doesn’t have to run marathons or eat a vegetarian diet to do so. Simple lifestyle changes can make a big difference towards better health. Today is American Diabetes Association Alert Day, a day devoted to spreading awareness of this global problem. Learn about type 2 diabetes and if you are at risk for developing the disease at www.stopdiabetes.com. (more…)
Pink Ribbon Program for Breast Cancer Survivors
We believe in the healing power of exercise to help patients recover physically and emotionally from their illness. Exercise therapy is gaining more and more support from the medical community as a viable complimentary treatment for patients. In fact, some physicians are now giving patients written prescriptions for exercise, along with prescriptions for medications.
One of our goals at the Healing Moves Foundation is to bring these special physical activity programs to our communities. To achieve this goal, we are excited to announce our participation with the Pink Ribbon Program designed for breast cancer patients. This program helps restore the quality of life and healthy body image for those who have been diagnosed with breast cancer despite any physical limitations brought on by their course of treatment.
The Pink Ribbon Certification Program is open to physical therapists, occupational therapists, Pilate’s instructors, physical fitness professionals, registered nurses, and healthcare professionals. Currently, the program has certified over 400 instructors in the United States, Australia and Europe.
For more information: Pink Ribbon Program
Bad Karma: How Yoga Can Lead to Serious Injury
Sloppy teaching and overly competitive students are giving yoga lovers serious and scary injuries.
I remember only one pose from my first yoga class seven years ago: a modified seated forward bend known in Sanskrit as Paschimottanasana. I sat on a mat with my legs slightly bent in front of me, my arms wrapped beneath my thighs as my forehead reached toward my toes. It was about an hour into class, and my body felt like a stuck door slowly easing open.
A warm current of something—call it blood, call it chi—coursed from shoulder to shoulder. I felt the muscles unfurling from my spine; then, in the other direction, the vertebrae unsticking from each other—click, click, click. It was a sensation of freedom and release I remember as vividly as the first time my husband touched me. This was how I was supposed to feel.
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Do You Exercise to Look Good or Feel Better?
Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking to an undergraduate class of business students about SheerBalance.com. Being back on campus was fantastic in many ways: the intellectual stimulation, the clean air of Ithaca, the beautiful fall weather, and of course, the youthful atmosphere—it just doesn’t get better.
During my presentation, I became 
distinctly aware of how different one’s mindset is when one is in school, specifically about health. I looked around the class and I would venture to guess that a good 80 percent of the class looked healthy and fit (yeah, I know they were fifteen years my junior, but that isn’t the point). (more…)