November 2017: Table of Contents
  • Fit Crawl 2018
  • Event Recap - Community Conversation
  • Article - Enhanced Understanding of the Gut Microbiome is Helping Medicine
  • Article - Under New Guidelines, Millions More Americans Will Need to Lower Blood Pressure
  • Meet Joe Durso and Kitch Organic
  • WEsupport ADHD - Update
  • Article - 5 Tips for Surviving the Holidays
  • Conference Save the Date and Local Events
Save The Date
3rd Annual FIT CRAWL - Saturday, February 3rd

Registration Opens
December 10th
Event Recap:
Community Conversation
On November 1st, WEforum and Monmouth Medical Center, RWJ Barnabas Health joined forces with The Source to host its second installment of WEforum’s Community Conversation expert panel series. This time, the conversation focused on the undeniable correlation between chronic diseases and the standard American diet. This free community event took place at Red Bank Regional High School bringing together parents and young adults to critique the controversial documentary film, “What the Health” that’ s made waves with its stance on how what we eat affects our health, the environment and how business, industry, and public policy negatively influence the American diet.
Thank you for all who attended our recent Community Conversation event where three panelists described in our above synopsis debated what was fact and what could be misinterpreted in the wildly controversial documentary What The Health . 
Dr. Josh Axe, DNM, DC, CNS, a certified doctor of natural medicine, doctor of chiropractic and clinical nutritionist with a passion to help people get healthy by using food as medicine, wrote a review of the documentary and details where What the Health went wrong and where they got it right.  This article may make you start to rethink your health and how you should source your food.  Isn't time to take your health seriously by understanding what you are putting into your body?
Follow Up: What the Health? What changes can you make?
What The Health panelists, Anndrea Yetter, clinical nutritionist, health coach and chef, and Marcy T. Ragan , chef and owner of Relish Your Chef , help to answer some basic questions for those of us who are trying to make healthy, easy, non-stressful changes to what we eat and how we prepare our foods.
 
Read More about what our panelists say about: Things We Can Do In Our Kitchen
WEforum Wants to Know: 
How... Enhanced Understanding of the Gut Microbiome is Helping Medicine
Why... Under New Guidelines, Millions More Americans Will Need to Lower Blood Pressure
This article explains some of the most recent developments in understanding the links between our "guts" or microbiome and disease and importantly, how to alter the balance of good and bad bacteria in our microbiomes to help cure a wide range of diseases.  Diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease, autism, multiple sclerosis, obesity, diabetes and chronic-fatigue syndrome all seem to have links with the microbiome. While much more research is needed, some exciting developments are underway. 












The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology have issued new guidelines for the definition of high blood pressure lowering the definition from 140/90 down to 130/80. In so doing,  the number of men under age 45 with a diagnosis of high blood pressure will triple, and the prevalence among women under age 45 will double. Few risk factors are as important to health. High blood pressure is second only to smoking as a preventable cause of heart attacks and strokes, and heart disease remains the leading killer of Americans.


Meet Joe Durso & Kitch Organic


Gathering a Community at the
Table for Health


When you enter Kitch Organic’s flagship location on Red Bank’s west side you can’t help but notice the communal table anchoring the dining space. It’s the symbol for what Joe Durso set out to do when he opened KO in October 2015. Patrons gather, strangers and friends, to enjoy the one thing that truly brings people together from every walk of life - a good meal. Joe Durso takes it one step further by serving his customers a meal that is good for you. Kitch Organic was founded with the goal of bringing people together to experience clean, natural food together - as a community. And if Joe Durso has his way, Red Bank is just the beginning.

WEsupport:   Support Group for mothers navigating their child's ADHD and other sensory integration related disorders
WEsupport i s a volunteer-based peer support group of women helping women, by providing a setting to share their common experiences and concerns, gather information, provide emotional and practical support and encouragement for one another.

Stay Tuned for Next Meeting - January 2018


Disclaimer: WEsupport is not a substitute for professional care and should not be used in place of appropriate professional treatment, evaluation, or intervention. While group members may be professionals or experts in the field of health, all group members are there as participants only.
WEforum Wants to Know:
 5 Tips for Surviving Holiday Parties

It all kicks off this month--the parties, toasts, gatherings that add pounds to the scale that even with the most fervent New Year's resolutions are hard to reverse. This article provides some practical strategies to enjoy but not overindulge this holiday season. Here are 5 Tips to help you through the holiday season

Save The Date
WEforum Health & Wellness Conference
Fall 2018
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, November 29th, 11:00am - 12:00 - Meditation for Coping with Grief,
              Stephy's Place , 210 Front Street Red Bank. Stephy's Place

      Thursday, November 30th , 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)— Synergy Yoga , Fair Haven . SynergyHotYoga

Girls Matter - A Unique Fitness and Mindfulness Program for Teen Girls. Specifically designed to develop healthy lifestyle habits, promote positive body awareness and introduce safe outlets for daily stressors in an encouraging environment. 4 week sessions/2x weekly - Monday is Fitness and Wednesday is Mindfulness. Winter Session begins January 22, 2018. Reserve your spot today or to learn more:  www.fuelfitness.com

Want to learn more about WEforum or get involved, drop us a note HERE .

Mark your calendar for our
2018 Kick-Off meeting
January 17, 10:00 am - Location TBD
When you educate a woman, she empowers her family,
and together WE can evolve a community.