
LoneStart Wellness New Post: Beyond holiday stress and on to damage control . . . More . . .
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We’re eating too much. We’re spending too much. There’s no time. We’re not ready for the holidays. We have stress. And then, all of a sudden, the holidays are over, and now we feel let-down, depressed, even more stressed and, to add insult to injury—guilty. ...

LoneStart Wellness Keynote speaker today at the TIHCA (Texas Indigent Health Care Association) annual conference in Austin. “Discover the Power of Self.”

LoneStart Wellness New Post. Is wellness fundamentally important? Is it an "add-on" or an integral value? Read more . . .
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Believe it or not, there are individuals and organizations that look at wellness more as a “luxury item” than as a value, more optional than necessary. But, what happens if rather than an add-on, we viewed wellness as an integral part of our being? Our foundation.

LoneStart Wellness The December "Wellness in the Workplace" e-newsletter is out . . . As employers look to squeeze more productivity out of downsized workforces (and it's becoming more of a squeeze), it's a good time to consider how much obesity is dragging down the bottom line, and how investing in promoting wellness can begin to turn it around. . .
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We would like to thank all of our hospital and corporate clients and individual participants who made 2009 a successful year for LoneStart Wellness - and in the process, made it a successful year for themselves and their organizations. ...

LoneStart Wellness LoneStart / TORCH OpEd. A proven solution, a strategy that works.
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Our boisterous national conversation about health care in America has been partisan, negative and focused on many things other than what we need to do to encourage people to take better care of themselves and use our finite health care resources more wise

LoneStart Wellness Gobble, Gobble . . . But Not Literally! New post. Let us spoil your Thanksgiving meal. Here goes . . .
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Thanksgiving is a week from today, and this means we’re going to be gobbling. The average Thanksgiving meal, without seconds, adds up to about 3,000 calories—and you’ll need to walk about 29 miles to burn those calories. Sorry. Call us the “Thanksgiving Grinch.”

LoneStart Wellness "Some Like It Hot." New Post. Spice up your life (always good advice)--and with fire on your tongue and a tear in your eye--your health.
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Spice it up, mix it up, make it happen! The world is full of many wondrous things—like hot peppers. (OK, we may not all agree that hot peppers are “wondrous” things, but guess what? They’re good for you.)

LoneStart Wellness New Post. "Think Sick--Be Sick: The Nacebo Effect." It's the placebo's evil twin. Think "mind over mind." Read more . . .
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Some call it the “placebo’s evil twin.” But the nocebo effect is real, and it really can make you sick. While a placebo effect (Latin for “I shall please”) refers to health ...

LoneStart Wellness The November issue of "Wellness in the Workplace" is out! Read it here--and pass it on.
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. . . And the holidays are on the way. The LoneStart Wellness annual holiday poster is ready for distribution. If you would like to receive a pdf of the 11 x 17 poster with your logo included, please CONTACT US. ...

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New Post. A recent study finds kids’ cereals
contain 85 % more sugar, 65 % less fiber and 60 % more sodium
than adults’ cereals.
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The percentage of children who are obese has more than doubled, and among adolescents the rates have more than tripled since 1980. Obesity is a risk factor for chronic health conditions such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease and metabolic syndrome. ...

LoneStart Wellness Busy week. We're making a 1-1/2 hour presentation/ workshop, "Making Sense of Wellness (and why this matters to all of us) to the E.P.I.C. Captive Insurance Group in San Diego tomorrow. Then off to L.A. Back in Austin for the weekend!

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New Post: "Bad Mood, Food & Stress" read more . . . http://wwwlonestartnowcom.blogspot.com/2 009/10/bad-mood-food-and-stress.html
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We all live hectic, busy lives. It seems almost as if our very culture and society prime us for self-neglect—rewarding us for being constantly on the go, hard at work, and for placing ourselves last in the chain on our list of things to pay attention to every day.

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New blog post: "Brain Snacks . . . A Few Nutritional Thoughts." At the same time we're improving our health, we're proving to ourselves . . . read more http://wwwlonestartnowcom.blogspot.com/2 009/10/brain-snacks-few-nourishing-thoug hts.html http://wwwlonestartnowcom.blogspot.com/2 009/10/brain-snacks-few-nourishing-thoug hts.html
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Americans spent $11 billion last year in the self-help market. We think we’re buying solutions. We hope we’re improving ourselves. What we’re buying a lot of is—image. The image of who we want to become.

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New Post. Make Health Your Choice. Changing the Status Quo . . . Taking Control . . . and "Diabesity?" Read more here: http://wwwlonestartnowcom.blogspot.com/2 009/10/changing-status-quo-taking-contro l-and_02.html
LoneStart Wellness and Well-being: Changing the Status Quo . . . Taking Control . . . and “Diabesity
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We all agree health care costs are out of control. Many also agree, so is health care itself. But health—that’s another story. To greater and lesser degrees, we do have control over our own health. ...



















