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My thanks to Amanda one of my readers.  I really didn't know I had readers.  This is so exciting after watching Julie & Julia it really made me think about how much time I was putting into blogging.  Amanda also has inspired me to share & be more creative, making time to put full effort into this practice.

Article in form of a little guide to help readers experiencing with this topic.

A nutritionist is a health care professional who assists individuals or groups of individuals (such as a sports team) to achieve their health and nutrition goals.

In some cases, nutritionists may also be found at large institutions, such as hospitals or schools, where they assess the facility's dietary needs and create appropriate meal plans.

A nutritionist relies upon the following skills:

* Knowledge and understanding of nutrition: Most professional nutritionists are required by state guidelines to have graduated from an accredited four-year college or university with a Bachelor's degree in nutrition or dietetics.

This education gives them an in-depth understanding of human physiology, biology, and nutrition; as well as a rudimentary understanding of pharmacology, epidemiology and public health matters, chemistry and biochemistry, psychology, and kinesiology.

* People skills: As most nutritionists work closely with clients or patients to develop appropriate dietary plans for their individual situation, it's essential that nutritionists have good people skills.

They need to be able to listen to their clients to understand their needs and wishes; they need to be able to clearly explain to their clients how to implement a dietary plan; and they need to “read between the lines” in order to pick up on non-verbal cues their clients give them.

* Critical thinking and problem-solving: Nutritionists need to be able to assess a client's current physical and dietary condition, and from that initial assessment, the nutritionist needs to recommend appropriate changes.

A nutritionist needs to see all sides of a nutritional plan clearly, taking into account any physical conditions a client might have (such as diabetes or high blood pressure), cultural restrictions on diet (for example, some religions dictate a vegetarian diet), and an individual's personal temperament in order to create a dietary plan to meet their needs.

* Time management and organizational skills: Because many nutritionists work with individuals as a consultant, just like a doctor, a nutritionist needs to manage his or her time well.

Nutritionists need to be able to schedule clients without overbooking, and organize their client information in such a way that they can find it again quickly and easily.

* Using medical and scientific equipment: In the course of their work, nutritionists will often rely upon various pieces of medical and/or scientific equipment, including but not limited to: computers and computer software (such as medical software and Microsoft Office programs), bioelectric impedance machines, skinfold calipers for skinfold measurements, exercise equipment, and various bodyweight scales, including hydrostatic weighing machines.

If you have an interest in nutrition and you have these skills (or can learn them), becoming a nutritionist might be an excellent career choice for you.

About the Author

Amanda Clary writes a non commercial blog focused on her experience on helping her family and friends to eat healthy. She is a "Nutritionist for Hobby" and writes on the nutrition certification blog http://www.nutritioncertification.net/be-a-certified-nutritionist-and-make-a-difference#more-12

to help people learn how to get certified and learn all the aspects related to this job (Skills, requisites, everyday problems, upgrading, etc...).  Go to her blog, read, learn and share.

My thanks to Amanda for sharing so we can continue educating the public about these alternative  forms of education and hopefully help someone get a job.

Warm Regards from Amanda

    Interesting Article today from Mercola.com - Take control of your health

Memory loss can make you 5-7 times more likely to get dementia. But clinical trials have proven a fading memory is NOT inevitable & can be conquered without drugs.  Interesting statement when I watch TV I feel we are being pushed by many companies to take drugs for conditions - with huge side effects.

Moderate physical activity performed in midlife or later appears to be associated with a reduced risk of mild cognitive impairment -- and a six-month high-intensity aerobic exercise program can improve cognitive function in individuals who already have the condition.

Each year, 10 percent to 15 percent of individuals with mild cognitive impairment will develop dementia, as compared with 1 percent to 2 percent of the general population.

Physical exercise may protect against mild cognitive impairment by means of the production of nerve-protecting compounds, greater blood flow to the brain, improved development and survival of neurons and the decreased risk of heart and blood vessel diseases.

Read more....

http://fitness.mercola.com/sites/fitness/archive/2010/02/02/the-single-most-important-thing-to-preserve-your-brain-function.aspx#commentfocus

Remember each moment - take in the scenery - take a deep breath, feel notice & be aware.

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I found this article on Yoga Jouranls interesting want to share. 

 I just started with a Speed swimming group today.  As a past National Life Guard and Award of Merit swimmer I know how important it is to learn how to prevent injury.  I wish there was more yoga taught when I was young.   Being aware of the body's messages and sounds to prevent chronic joint pain will keep one safe.

Yoga, with its emphasis on balance and alignment, is great dryland training for swimmers.

By Baron Baptiste and Kathleen Finn Mendola

Gentle on the joints, forgiving of injuries and other physical limitations, and deeply relaxing, swimming and yoga, when practiced together, unite their strengths, making for a more balanced athlete.

The minimal gravity effect of swimming is appealing to those who suffer from injury that precludes them from high-impact movement, as well as pregnant women, people with chronic joint pain, and the elderly. Logging laps in the pool undoubtedly provides physical and psychological benefits. But too much time spent in the water without counteracting or opposing activities can be detrimental, resulting in body misalignment and lack of bone strength.

Body alignment, integral to all sports performance, is often thrown off kilter in swimmers, says Leslie Sims, a former national swim coach who is currently a yoga teacher at "now YOGA" and head coach at Club Swim in Los Altos and Palo Alto, California. This is due to overdevelopment of the front of the body, which occurs from chronic overuse in three of the four basic swim strokes—butterfly, breast, and freestyle. Because a swimmer's pectorals are predominantly in a contracted state, the opposing fascia (where muscle attaches to bone) of the rhomboids is weakened. Because the backstroke can counteract some of the repetitive stroke motions that lead to such muscle imbalance, Sims instructs her swim students to perform the backstroke at the end of every workout. Often just doing the backstroke isn't enough, however. Learning proper alignment through a consistent yoga practice can help tremendously, Sims says.

The biggest drawback to a fitness routine based solely on water sports is that the body can't get stronger without gravity. Just as a coiled spring gets its force from resistance, the body needs stress to build strength in muscle and bone. Bone density, in particular, is developed through low- and high-impact weight-bearing exercise like running, walking, bicycling, dance, and yoga. This is an especially unfortunate drawback for women, who are most at risk for developing osteoporosis, a disease marked by a gradual weakening and thinning of the bones.

Laps and Asanas

Competitive swimmers call it "dryland training"—incorporating other sports into an exercise regimen to compensate for what is missing in a primary workout. A yoga practice can complement even an amateur's swim routine by introducing two legs of the fitness triad—strength building and flexibility. Asanas (postures) utilize body weight as a powerful source of resistance: Outside of the water, gravity helps to build strength and muscle. In addition, postures take the body through a full range of motion, encouraging flexible, supple muscles that are less prone to injury.

Consistent practice of yoga also yields extended muscles, as opposed to the contracted, compact muscles associated with running or cycling. And extended muscles are physiologically necessary for a swimmer: To be efficient in the water, every stroke and kick demands a full extension of the arm and leg. When executing all four strokes, swimmers propel themselves by extending and contracting from the tips of their fingers to the ends of their toes.

Many competitive swimmers run to increase aerobic conditioning—the third leg of the fitness triad—because effective aerobic training requires more than just a few laps in the pool. "If you just casually swim laps, chances are you'll be unable to bring your heart rate up high enough and sustain it long enough to gain significant aerobic conditioning," says Sims. "By incorporating the four basic strokes when you swim—breast, freestyle, butterfly, and backstroke—you can get a full body workout. However, achieving a cardiovascular workout in the pool is more challenging. You must use interval training—swimming laps at a vigorous pace against a clock."

In Sims' work with swimmers, she focuses on key body areas and applies some of what she calls "universal principles" of asanas to help them ward off injury and improve performance:

Shoulder Blades: In Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward-Facing Dog) and Urdhva Mukha Svanasana (Upward-Facing Dog), your instructor may tell you that the shoulder blades need to drop down the back. The same principle applies in swimming, where the shoulders create the biggest problems. Rotator cuff injuries or shoulder tendonitis (also called "swimmer's shoulder") occur when the rhomboids are not held in place when the arm is raised in freestyle stroke. Instead of the muscle carrying the weight of the arm, the tendon bears the burden. Over time the tendon becomes frayed and aggravated.

Hips: Baddha Konasana (Bound Angle Pose), with the soles of the feet touching together and the outsides of the knees flat on the floor, demonstrates a healthy external rotation of the hip. For many people, though, the hips remain locked and stiff. In a swimmer, this congestion can manifest in a faulty breaststroke kick. Without free, loose hips, it's difficult to complete this stroke effectively and efficiently.

Ankles: In all of yoga's standing poses, it's important to place the foot on the ground in order to get full extension, and flexible ankles allow the foot to rest solidly on the ground. Similarly, swimmers use the ankles as the foundation of movement—propelling the body forward with a kick. The top of the foot should hit the water as if in Virasana (Hero Pose)—at 180 degrees. Sims will often work with runners who have such severe ankle stiffness that their kick literally pulls them backwards—"like trying to lift a plane off the ground with the flaps down."

Swimming to Samadhi

Both yogis and swimmers know about using the breath to move the body. Yogis use the breath to encourage the opening and lengthening of stubborn muscle groups, and the cleansing of physical and emotional toxins. Deep, full breathing enhances yoga asanas and increases circulation and cardiovascular capacity. Being immersed in the water makes this process easier, as water puts pressure on the lungs to expel excess air and allows fresh new prana to enter the body.

"All breathing in swimming should be done in an open chest position," says Sims. Just as yogis often exert effort on the inhalation and relax on the exhalation in asana practice, swimmers inhale before submerging, then utilize the extended exhalation to follow through on each stroke, propelling themselves through the water. The stroke facilitates the cycle of breath, with the rhythm modified according to each individual. In freestyle, swimmers are encouraged to become aware of alignment and pattern their breath cycles so that the head turns to breathe on alternating sides of the body. Not practicing this "bilateral breathing," Sims says, would be like doing Trikonasana (Triangle Pose) on only one side of the body.

It makes sense that breath awareness factors into good swimming. After all, swimming is a sport in which the senses are withdrawn and awareness is pulled inward. For some people, Sims adds, because "you are covered with water, with little sensory ability, little sound, little visual stimulation...it's a sense of the fifth limb of yoga—pratyahara," literally, a gathering toward oneself.

Baron Baptiste is a yoga teacher and athletic trainer in Cambridge, Massachusetts, known for his work with the Philadelphia Eagles and as the host of ESPN's "Cyberfit." Kathleen Finn Mendola is a health and wellness writer based in Portland, Oregon.

Read more......http://www.yogajournal.com/lifestyle/203

Setting your course before Christmas & prior to the New Year will bring you great success.

You may want to start a journal by taking a look at what you are doing now.

One week should give you a good idea where you are having some difficulty and don’t leave out the weekend.

Some things to look at - not enough exercise, too much food, eating lots of candy or drinking more alcohol or pop than usual, not getting enough sleep are a few areas you may see as the problem by reading what you have written in your journal.

Once you recognized the area(s) that need our attention you can begin setting a realistic goal.

Begin the creative process give direction to your life. Set your course.

Please share your own ideas to setting your course in a positive direction.

Thanks Anne

This CBC "Marketplace" show was downright scary. On imported foodstuffs - to state that it is "Made in Canada" - "51% has to be Canadian", but THAT 51% includes the "packaging and the running of the warehouse, etc., not just the contents of the packaged or canned foods."

Have a taste for chicken tenders? READ THIS!

WATCH WHAT YOU BUY - ESPECIALLY "HIGHLINER FISH" PRODUCTS! ALL their fish come from China, even though the box says "Product of Canada" it is from China and "processed" in Canada where the coating is added and packaged! The fish are raised in pens in China using chemicals that are banned here in Canada as cancer-causing, but legal in China. This was exposed on CBC TV's Marketplace.

This one will make you think before buying anything from China.

BUY YOUR FOOD AT WAL-MART?

Well, are you enjoying seeing Chinese food popping up in your supermarket left and right? Have you noticed you can't buy a single package of fish that isn't made in China (or Vietnam)? Do you think your food from China is processed in a sanitary manner, and thus safe to eat? Take a look at this!!

REMEMBER WAL-MART is one of the LARGEST BUYERS OF CHINESE PRODUCTS!!!

THINK ABOUT IT.

These undercover enclosed pictures speak a thousand words.

Avoid buying all processed food packaged in China!

Anything goes! We just don't know what else is in those packages.

Unlike in the U.S. and CANADA, China does not have laws regulating food processing.

Basically, do not buy any processed food from China, also Hong Kong, too. MANY companies are using a Hong Kong address to avoid this type of image reputation.

Early dawn, starts the day by riding around to collect dead chickens.

Asking around for dead chickens.

Total of 5 riders are hired by the boss to ride to farms to buy dead chickens.

A dead chicken cost 1 RMB and would be sold at 9 RMB after processing.

Storage for the dead chickens in the court yard.

Carcasses are thrown everywhere.

And on the floor.... Four employees start de-feathering the dead fowl after soaking in boiling water from a rusty wok.

Enduring the pungent odour, but sometimes, it gets so terrible that even the most experienced of the workers would vomit.

Workers rushing to get the chickens de-feathered.

A discarded bath tub being used to soak the bare skin dead chickens.... the contaminated water would have accelerated the decomposition process.

Wearing slippers walking among the chickens before the coloring processing.

After the colour dye, it’s creepy to find that they are quite tenderized.

And now presenting the mouth-watering Charcoal Roasted Chicken!

Send to as many people as possible.

Do NOT buy food originating in China (or Vietnam or Thailand or Hong Kong)!

Take the time to read the labels and look for the COUNTRY of origin!

Definately need to buy home ground food a must for all nations to keep us all in control of our health.

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STOP BUYING ANYTHING FROM CHINA. PERIOD!

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After attending the Can-Fit-Pro Toronto Conference I am reviewing some of my workshops.  Becoming an Inernet Guru.  I must say it was a good review to know I am truely on the right track.  Having a great website is important does nothing unless people see it, read and buy or purchase what you are selling.  The author of the about article is one of my favourates.  He not only sells great products he teaches you how to use them effectively.  Check this article out than let him & me know what you think.

Have a great day.   Anne

A question was asked can I use Pilates Sun Salutation in my warm up?

The Sun Salutation is not a Pilates exercise is comes from Yoga as do many aspects of Pilates. The Sun Salutation is not a good warm up exercise for a general class. If it is a Yoga class yes this is fine.  It will not give your class the proper functional warm-up needed for a lead up to your cardiovascular component. You need to increase core temperature that a dynamic warm up will do.  In my fit yoga classes I will do many warm up exercises before I do the Sun Salutation or may break it down so I use what is called a flow yoga with many options for head level and lever lengths in forward bending. Forward bending can cause some participants who have heart, high/low problems and clients who tend to be dizzy to be put in a risky situation for their health.

Remember the components of the warm-up shape the class format.

The Warm-up:

• A gradual preparation for increased levels of physical activity

• Reflects current reasearch and accomodates new program trends

• Appropriate to the movements that will be executed during the class

• Prepare muscles and activate energy systems that are required for your class design, style of movement or type of class.

• Mentally and physically

• Body is taken from a rest state to an active state

Think of your primary functions:

1. movement rehearsal

2. elevated body temperature

3. systemic excitation – body is brought to a state of readiness for more strenuous activity, - cardiovascular system –gradual increase in heart, stroke volume, respiratory rate, glucose uptake, metabolic reaction and oxyen availability

4. functional preparation – affects all levels of human functioning and performance –physical, mental and emotional body/mind/spirit. Ensure: the movement rehearsal, elevated body temperature, systemic excitation and functional preparation (your class design ie Kick Box, LowImpact, Step Interval) what ever your class description describes.

2 Phases of your Warm-up:

1. Dynamic Range of motion ROM

2. Muscle and skill recruitment – being specific to the class objective

Indigo children or Adults are the souls that elected to come to Earth to assist in shifting the planet into a more holistic, loving and authentic place. Indigo children are highly intuitive and have the innate ability to sense insincerities & dishonesty. Often making themselves vulnerable.

You will know you have met a Crystal child or Adult just by looking into their large, dreamy, intense eyes. They emit a calm, loving presence. You can sense as they read you energetically and size you up. If you pass their authenticity test, you will begin to feel them slowly warm up to you. Don’t rush it. If you come on too strong they will immediately retreat. If you sit back and wait, you will feel them open up to you and can enjoy their wise lovely, bright and breezy personality. It makes you feel warm inside just being in a Crystal child’s or adults presence. People, especially other children, will flock to them to bask in their goodness. Crystals possess an innate ability for telepathy, performing hands on healings, seeing, hearing, or feeling deceased loved ones, angels, spirit guides and the other side. and have the ability to perform telekinetics. Their psychic ability and development is at a higher and more profound level than most. They often find it hard to relate to others not of a higher frequency?!

Rainbow children are the new generation of sensitive and intuitive children who are coming onto our planet. Rainbow children are very loving, adaptable human beings with incredible wisdom, knowledge of other times and other places, and memories of skills they possess. They have an intuitive knowledge of right and wrong and possess the ability to change a negative situation into something positive. They do not allow themselves to be affected by the negative energies around them, but sometime succumb to negativity just for the experience. They access the Theta brain wave which allows them direct access into the subconscious mind which makes them great healers. It also reminds them of who they truly are.

To learn more about who you are contact Samantha  626-4003 or email daxter@tbaytel.net

sharing knowledge so we all can grow.

Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer,

 Cleveland , Ohio

"To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me.

 It is the most-requested column I've ever written."

 My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once

 more:

 1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

 2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

 4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends

and parents will. Stay in touch.

 5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

 6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

 7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

 8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

 9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.

12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.

 13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their

 journey is all about.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry;

God never blinks.

16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second

 one is up to you and no one else.

20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take

 no for an answer.

21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie.

 Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

 22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.

23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

24. The most important sex organ is the brain.

 25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.

26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years,

will this matter?'

27. Always choose life.

 28. Forgive everyone everything.

29. What other people think of you is none of your business.

30. Time heals almost everything. Give time.

 31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

 33. Believe in miracles.

34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you

 did or didn't do.

35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.

37. Your children get only one childhood.

 38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

 40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone

else's,we'd grab ours back.

 41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

 42. The best is yet to come.

43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

 44. Yield.

45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."

Its estimated 93% won't forward this. If you are one of the 7% who

 will, forward this with the title '7%'.

 I'm in the 7%.

 Friends are the family that we choose for ourselves.

ENJOY SUMMER SOLSTICE