Be Healthy, Well, & Inspired

In the spirit of Valentine’s Day and because I love hearts, I created heart cards for my Creative Everyday Challenge for the month of January’s theme, the Body.  I love hearts because this is where we feel love and everyone needs to feel and be loved.  Valentine’s Day happens to be my favorite holiday as [...]

Your Body is the Temple of the Soul image found via kindovermatter and originally uploaded by joy rebel You are only given one body in this lifetime.  Honor it. Whether you are fat, skinny, tall, short, petite, athletic, strong, or weak.  Accept it.  Imagine your body is a temple and imagine the foods that you [...]

Today, there will be a FREE prostate cancer education and support program for patients, spouses of patient, partner, family members, and caregivers.   Dr. Michael Stifelman will be leading the discussion of Robotic Surgery. WHEN:  Thursday, January 28, 2010 5;30-7:30 PM LOCATION:  NYU Clinical Cancer Center 160 East 34th Street (b/w Lexington and Third Avenues) Room [...]

I wanted to share my friends’ interview on CBS news about his tanning bed and melanoma experience.  David was diagnosed with melanoma when he was 27 years old after spending 4-5 days/week  in the tanning beds in his early 20′s.  David was lucky that his physician caught the melanoma in the beginning stage.  But David [...]

Being aware of how you want to feel in any activity makes it more likely that you will perform well and enjoy the activity, that is, make it a positive experience.

I am so proud to be a part of the NYU community.  The NYU Medical Center is helping Haiti by assembling a group of physicians who volunteered their time and skills. Dr. Robert Grossman, Dean and CEO, wrote an email to the NYU community about this project.  “Dr. Fritz Francois, Dr. Patricia Poitvien, Dr. Mona [...]

Goals 2010 found in Etsy by abcande I’d like to share my goals on my blog rather than keeping it private in my journal.  I wrote these goals down in December 2009 and realized there is power in sharing it with everyone.  Writing down goals, plans, and intentions on paper or computer help to manifest them faster.  Plus, [...]

There is a seminar at New York University Langone Medical Center about managing hormone changes during and after treatment for cancer.  A panel will speak about these topics to help understand the changes in hormones in our body and how it affects cognition, libido and sexual function in those who have had breast and gynecological [...]

As you can see from my image above, I am attending Wordcamp Boston 2010 this weekend. I am very excited to attend Wordcamp Boston since I was not able to attend Wordcamp NYC 2009 but volunteered at the event.  I have always had a passion for learning new things and one of my 2010 goals [...]

Learn to laugh. Laughter is a powerful medicine that helps us develop better perspectives during stressful situations. {image found on How Stuff Works}

It’s fitness Fridays!  This installment of fitness Firday’s is a health tip.   I just finished a 3 mile jog around a golf course in Scottsdale, Arizona.  The weather in Arizona is beautiful with dry heat. Not only was the weather beautiful but I was out in naure looking at the trees, cacti, and moutains  listening [...]

Fruit juice makes a healthy and tasty start to the day, but if you have a juicer or blender, you might like to blend fruit and vegetables together.  Carrots go well with oranges or apples and is the ideal starter vegetable to experiment in a blender.

My vision board I am a totally left brain person.  I am analytical , logical, sequential, and objective.  I used to be right brain  when I was young.  I loved art, drawing, writing, and being creative.  What happened to the right brained -turned left brain person? Well,  I went to college, passed my nursing boards, [...]

This You Tube video from Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project is a great motivator to exercise.  Even if you do not believe in resolutions, make HEALTH a priority because you only have one and if your health deteriorates, well, it goes downhill from there and consequences occur.  Love your body, maintain your health! [...]

Click here to purchase a pedometer similar above Welcome to the first installment of Fitness Fridays! I will share the health/fitness products that I have bought and review them.  This week I combined a health tip with a product review.  The pedometer that I use is the one above from Avon.  The pedometer can be [...]