January, 2003 - Happy New Year!

Suze makes a New Years Resolution (2003)

As another January 1st approaches, I am once again considering making a New Year's resolution. Through many New Years gone by, I've made and broken many resolutions. I realize I haven't given my resolutions enough thought, nor had the commitment to stick to them. Resolutions made at the last minute won't work. Resolutions won't work if you aren't commited to them.

www.healthylivingonline.org/profiles/suzeny2003.html

Antibacterial soaps are a wash.

They may be no better at killing germs than regular soap, recent evidenct shows. Researchers at the Columbia University School of Nursing asked 238 New York City residents to wash their hands daily with either antibacterial soap or regular soap. After one year, all the hand-washers had fewer bacteria on their hands, but the antibacterial group showed no difference from the regular group.

Source: Consumer Reports onhealth Vol. 15 No. 1

January is also:

National Glaucoma Awareness Month

• Signs of Possible Eye Trouble in Adults - Any changes in the appearance of your eyes or vision should be investigated further. Read further for some examples of changes to look for.
  
  www.healthylivingonline.org/newsletter/2003/01/adulteye.html

Cervical Health Awareness Month

• Cervical Cancer - Cancer of the cervix is one of the most common cancers that affect a woman's reproductive organs. Various strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted infection, are responsible for at least 95 percent of cases of cervical cancer.
  
  www.healthylivingonline.org/newsletter/2003/01/cervical.html

National Volunteer Blood Donor Month

• Q&A: Donating Blood - How much blood is donated each year and how much is used? This and other questions answered.
  
  www.healthylivingonline.org/newsletter/2003/01/donatingblood.html

National Birth Defects Prevention Month

• Pregnancy: Weigh to Grow - You're pregnant, right? So you get to eat as many french fries as you want, right? Wrong! You need to be careful about how much weight you gain during your pregnancy. Gaining too much or too little can be harmful to you and your baby. How many pounds you need to add depends on how much you weigh when you become pregnant.
  
  www.healthylivingonline.org/newsletter/2003/01/weightpregnancy.html

19th - 25th Healthy Weight Week

• Is your diet up-to-date? - New recommendations have changed the standard advice.
  
  www.healthylivingonline.org/newsletter/2003/01/newdiet1.html

• How many calories do you need? - This chart lets you calculate the average daily number of calories you need to maintain your current weight.

www.healthylivingonline.org/newsletter/2003/01/howmanycals.html

• A new food pyramid - This food pyramid, adapted from one developed by Harvard nutrition researcher Walter Willett, M.D., is consistent with the Institute of Medicine's new dietary guidelines. Unlike the government's official dietary pyramid, however, this pyramid distinguishes between healthful and unhealthful carbohydrates and fats: It puts whole-grain foods and vegetable oils at or near the base, while relegating animal fats as well as carbs from refined foods to the top.

www.healthylivingonline.org/newsletter/2003/01/newpyramid.html

January Birthdays and Anniversaries:

Happy Birthday to:

1 - Holly (Jalex4)

1 - Lilysdogs

16 - Michelle (Patch120)

20 - Anne (Ballard)

Happy Anniversary to:

4 - Karen and Sonny Schmidt (karens84)

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Pam looks back over the year and realizes that good things have happened.

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January's Poll

It's a new year. I'm going to. . .

• lose weight
• improve my health
• work on my relationships
• find a better job
• get organized
• exercise more
• control my spending
• take it day by day
• make amends with someone
• do nothing different
• do a combination of the above
• other (please comment)

Cast your vote!
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