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Table of Contents: January 2018
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- 2018 Fit Crawl - Registration Open
- How Tragedy Changed Jon Wells Life
- Articles of Interest
- January Event Recap
- Creating a Healthier Home
- Monmouth University Annual Kids Day
- WE Support Inaugural Meeting
- 2018 Health and Wellness Conference
- Other Local Events
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Its not too late... sign up now and join us on February 3rd!
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How a local, young man turned a life threatening tragedy into a life worth living.
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Once upon a time there was a young man whose world came to a crashing halt in a matter of seconds. A 16 year-old who went from running the high school basketball court, with college scouts filling the bleachers, to comatose.
That young man woke from his coma on July 9, 2005. The first words he heard were “you might have to teach him to tie his shoes.” Even from the stark whiteness of his hospital bed, he assumed it had to be a nightmare. And what was the pounding in his skull? He chose to go back to sleep and let this dream play out until it was time for his basketball game.
When he woke up again, reality smacked him in the face. Doctors and his parents hit him with a barrage of big, bold phrases: “serious car accident”, “severe head trauma”, and “coma.” The body beneath the sheets horrified him; 43 pounds gone in 5 medically induced days. His body quivered when he asked it to walk and his hands faltered when he begged them to lift coins off a table. His mind failed to remember a room only seconds after he left it.
He was a shell of the man he could have been. But even in the darkest, scariest moments, he knew hope wasn’t lost.
I’m sure by now you’ve guessed that I’m telling my own story.
I’m not usually a “third person” sort of guy, but for the accident chapter of my life, it feels right to observe it all - to speak from above and beyond the fears, failures and losses. I’ve spent the last decade of my life working incredibly hard to never let that accident define or dictate who I am and what I am capable of. I’ve built a business completely focused on guiding others towards physical fitness, empowerment and inner strength.
That sounds overwhelming, right? Especially if you are feeling like you’ve hit rock bottom and you cannot imagine a way to claw your way out. But my daily practices for total transformation are shockingly simple.
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Five Myths About Exercise
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What to eat before, during and after a workout
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- Athletes should stave off dehydration with sports drinks.
- Crunches and abdominal exercise will trim belly fat.
- Protein powders are a good way to bulk up.
- Endurance exercise is best for cardiovascular health.
- If you work out consistently, you’ll lose weight.
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Ever get to the gym, realize your starving and had nothing to eat before your plan to run 5 miles. Or you opted for a heavy lunch and are having a hard time getting motivated for that spin class. It's not surprising that what you eat before a workout impacts your performance and that hydration is a key element before, during and after exercise.
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Creating a Healthier Home
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WEforum welcomed
Clare Broderick
, founder of
Greener, Cleaner LIVING
at our January Kick-off meeting hosted by
Navesink Wellness Center in Rumson. Clare created the company to help people thrive with less harmful toxins, energy and waste to truly benefit your well-being, home environment, wallet and community.
We asked Clare to share
THREE TOP TIPS
for creating a healthier home.
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Water:
Drop the plastic water bottles and swap in home-filtered water (pitcher, tap or whole-house) in reusable glass or stainless steel bottles. Save $300/year on 50 cases – offset the cost of filtration, avoid sickness from water pollutants/contaminants/BPA, save valuable natural resources, and reduce ocean plastic pollution.
Cleaners:
Swap out conventional cleaning & laundry products and avoid parabens, fragrances, and harmful caustic additives to improve indoor air quality, reduce allergies, asthma & respiratory inflammation, skin conditions, cancer and chronic illnesses. The air in our homes is 2-5 times as dirty as the air outside, and cleaning products are the major culprit. Our bodies are in contact with our clothes and sheets 24x7, so making swaps in laundry room eliminate absorption of cancer-causing ingredients through your skin. Going concentrated saves $100’s/year, easily offsetting the cost of making the switch.
Food:
Say no to GMO’s. The genes of most conventional grains, vegetables, and fruits have been modified to allow the plants to survive huge dousings of pesticides (weed killers, such as Monstanto’s Round-Up glyphosphate product). Here’s just one example of the harm done to human health: when we ingest food made from crops with these reproductive gene modifications, our reproductive systems are negatively affected, multiple studies have shown, increasing the risk for infertility, birth defects, cancer and chronic illnesses. Thankfully more and more products with the NON-GMO and ORGANIC labels are on the shelves – always go NON-GMO!
Repeat lecture date and time TBD. You won't want to miss this.
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Monmouth University in partnership with
Monmouth Medical Center: Annual Kids Day
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Monmouth University
's OceanFirst Bank Arena
was bursting with energy the morning of January 18th, as elementary students from across the county filled the arena for the Women's Basketball Team’s Annual Kid’s Day.
WEforum Group was thrilled to
coordinate this wonderful event and thanks
to
Dr. Margaret Fisher
and
WEforum's Wellness Ambassadors
for bringing such amazing energy to the arena.
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WEsupport had its first meeting of the new year on January 10th. The group tackled strategies for post holiday transitions back into school and schedules. We also created a private page on
Facebook
for ongoing support, feedback and questions as they arise in between meetings.
WEsupport
is a Support Group for mothers navigating their child's ADHD and other sensory
integration related disorders.
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Save The Date
WEforum Health & Wellness Conference
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Thank you to our first 2018 sponsors.
We appreciate your support to make vital health care information accessible to the entire community.
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Other Local Events of Interest
Free Meditation
courtesy of OhanaLa (
www.OhanaLa.com
) -
As things get hectic during the holidays, find time to meditate and soak in the benefits of transitioning through the holiday season. Classes are always free and open to all. Details below:
Wednesday, January 31st,
11:00am - 12:00
Meditation for Coping with Grief
210 Front Street, Red Bank
Thursday, January 25th
,
7:00pm
Healing Point Acupuncture
740 River Road, Fair Haven
Call to reserve a spot:
732-758-1234.
Every Sunday - 5:15 pm
Guided Meditation with added Full Moon and Yoga Nidra
(once per month closest to Full Moon)
623 River Road, Fair Haven
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When you
educate
a woman, she
empowers
her family,
and together
WE
can
evolve
a community.
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