Grey days and funky moods....

all come to an end..... waiting for this, too, to pass......

Ponder:

"Nothing ever becomes real until it is experienced.

Even a proverb is no proverb until your life has illustrated it. "

~John Keats

Big Week Coming Up.......

Women to Women - Thursday, April 28 - Huntington Hilton 6 - 10 pm - Debbie will be there to represent while I hold our Body in Balance class...look at this panel... you have got to go....

Kelly O’Malley, MD Aesthetic Medical Studio
 Kat James, MD Bestselling Author

Joyce O’Brien, Author of Choose to Live
 Roxanne Carfora, DO Board Certified in Anti-Aging
 Debi Silber, Lifestyle Fitness
Karen S. Barbosa, DO Breast Surgeon

 Pina LoGuidice, ND Naturopathic Doctor

 Nina Mirsakov, DO Cardiologist

 
 
Navel Expo -  Sunday May 1st  9am - 9pm- don't forget to come and see us and learn from the best on Long Island.. 64 lectures you better decide how to divide your time...

Fortune 52 Debbie and I will be honored - please come and support us - you are the reason we continue to do what we do!

The next Fortune 52 Networking Event is on Monday, May 2nd from 6-8 pm at Tanger at the Arches.....

THE MALL...does it get any better than that??

This is a free event that celebrates LI's most unique and inspirational women!

If you'd like to attend one of the best networking events around email me at bfortune@longislandpress.com to be added to the guest list.



and then the day to day 'move ahead work' we face.  Life is Good!

"In the arena of human life, the honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in action." ~Aristotle

Happy Earth Day....

Only 41 years old "Earth Day" - I can remember the hoopla about it and how it took off and sustained itself for 41 years.  Kudos. The unfortunate part is that there are still so many easy ways to help the cause that remain undone. 


I trust that you are doing your best and applaud that and I ask that you consider doing one more than best - add one more 'earth friendly' action to your list.


Let's think about this - can you walk instead of using your car? can you shorten your shower? are you recycling cans, bottles, papers and plastic bags?  do you bring your own bags to the grocery store? do you recycle old eyeglasses? do you recycle old electronics? do you wash you clothes in cold water? do you turn down the thermometer in winter and raise it a bit in summer?...I know these are these easy ones and should be second nature - but I also know of intelligent individuals that do not comply.


Just google you will find thousands of ways to help our world - I am confident you can choose one more,- here's what I found... http://act.earthday.org/


Let's us just be conscious of what we are doing and I know we can find a way to save.

"All of us have a God in us, and that God is the spirit that unites all life, everything that is on this planet. It must be this voice that is telling me to do something, and I am sure it's the same voice that is speaking to everybody on this planet - at least everybody who seems to be concerned about the fate of the world, the fate of this planet."

~ Wangari Maathai Noble Peace prize winner, Deputy Minister of Environment, founder Green Belt movement in Kenya.

Tom Shadyac - "I AM" documentary....

The "basis of nature is cooperation and democracy. It's in our DNA."

Tom Shadyac sat in his new 17000 sq. ft. home in Hollywood and knew that something was not right - he was not any happier. 

After a serious bicycle accident suffering debilitating headaches and sensitivity to light and noise he shut himself away and knew he had to delve deeper into a new life journey.

His new life journey and ideas taken from nature focus on three ideals:

• we are all connected
• there is no reason to take more than we need
• follow your heart's greatest desire

The new documentary "I AM" has received standing ovations - look for it in theatres around, I believe we will feel this movement.

What's wrong with our world?

What can we do about it?



"Determine what God hath given you and take from it what you need, the remainder is needed by others" ~ St. Augustine

Carly's Voice - Autistic Girl communicates how she feels

This is a "must see' video - Carly's Voice, so inspiring and hopeful as this young girl finds her way to communicate her feelings - and quite eloquently.

Read through her website http://carlysvoice.com/ - I will let you go to do that now...

“Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.”

~ Kahlil Gibran

Stress and Pain......

This is my own up close and personal experience with stress and pain.  As you may know I had a bad bicycle fall last July 4th which required many stitches to my right calf - but luckily no muscle damage.  I have not been on a mobile bike since then.  Yesterday was my first experience and I was the 'whimp of all whimps' - so damn worried about the sand and the cracks etc. that I applied the brake on every downhill, afraid of any speed at all. In the end - I did the 14 miles very slowly -however,  too afraid to look up and enjoy any scenery whatsoever.

I dismounted, loaded the bike on the car and immediately felt a twinge in my left lower back..... I believe it was all stress related.  The good news is after a few advil and a the night's rest - I was good to go on the 8 mile hike today. My hopes are to rid the fear as soon as possible - I will do another bike ride this week and move onward. Wish me success!

“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear." ~ Ambrose Redmoon

Mushrooms for Cancer Survival....

Mushrooms for Cancer Prevention and Survival ....(via The Cancer Project)

For centuries, Eastern medicine has explored the health benefits of mushrooms. Today, researchers are finding that certain properties in mushrooms appear to have anticancerous effects. In 2009, a study from southeast China found that women could reduce their risk of breast cancer by consuming a small amount of mushrooms. When the women in the study included green tea, their breast cancer risk decreased even more. Intake of fresh mushrooms (greater than or equal to 10 grams per day) and dried mushrooms (greater than or equal to 4 grams per day) decreased risk by 64 percent and 47 percent, respectively. The most commonly eaten mushroom in this study was the white button mushroom; one small white button mushroom weighs 10 grams.

So why mushrooms? Apparently mushrooms have multiple beneficial effects on the body that work synergistically to signal certain receptors, which then enhance the immune system. Extracts from certain species of mushrooms are now used pharmaceutically to combat diseases. Some antifungal proteins in mushrooms have been shown to inhibit enzymes that stimulate the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and have also shown to inhibit tumor cell proliferation. Beta-Glucans are a type of polysaccharide (long chains of glucose) found in mushrooms. These polysaccharide substances appear to stimulate the immune system.

Unlike pharmaceutical drugs, mushrooms do not have to go though numerous trials in order to be found “safe.” Their ability to modulate the immune system is promising. The research is not perfect, but mushrooms (like many other plant foods) offer for a healthful option for breast cancer patients, survivors, and those looking for ways to prevent cancer.

Reishi mushrooms (rarely found in nature) contain more than 400 different bioactive compounds. Similar to the phytonutrients found in brightly colored plants, mushrooms offer multiple ways to protect the body from foreign invaders. For example, they promote anti-inflammatory responses, protect from chemo and radiation therapy, stimulate antihormonal responses, regulate sleep cycle, and contain potent antioxidants. Because of the various beneficial roles mushrooms exhibit, many nutritionists encourage increased mushroom intake. Shitake, portabella, and chanterelle mushrooms are some of the better known types available.

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