July Wellness News and Events

July Featured Causes and Events


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National Blueberries Month

The North American Blueberry Council (NABC) is a non-profit agricultural association representing cultivated blueberry growers and marketers in the United State and Canada. The NABC as established in 1965 and its members currently represent approximately 70% of the North American cultivated blueberry crop

National Ice Cream Month

In 1984, President Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month and the third Sunday of the month as National Ice Cream Day. He recognized ice cream as a fun and nutritious food that is enjoyed by a full 90% of the nation's population. In the proclamation, President Reagan called for all people of the United States to observe these events with "appropriate ceremonies and activities."

The International Ice Cream Association (IICA) encourages retailers and consumers to celebrate July as National Ice Cream Month. In 2010, National Ice Cream Day will be Sunday, July 18.

National Recreation and Parks Month

NRPA encourages recreation facilities and parks across the country to kick-off summer programs, promote outdoor physical recreation, and pull together volunteers to make their outdoor space a thriving center of community activity.

This year’s theme is “Celebrate, Advocate, Recreate!” NRPA is encouraging members, agencies, and citizens to plan events and initiatives that remind local decision makers and the community of the exciting and vital role that parks and recreation play in the lives of Americans.

National Grilling Month

Grilling is applying food directly to the heat and flame of a grill. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has prepared a fact sheet on Grilling and Food Safety. Armed with the fact sheet, you can enjoy many delicious, healthy and safe meals.

UV Safety Month

Fireworks Safety Month

Cell Phone Courtesy Month

National Make A Difference to Children Month

Social Wellness Month

National Wheelchair Beautification Month

Smart Irrigation Month

Baked Bean Month

Family Reunion Month

National Culinary Arts Month

National Horseradish Month

National Hot Dog Month

National Veggie Hot Dog Month

National Recreation and Parks Month

Sandwich Generation Month

The Registered Dietitian Pamela Ofstein, MS, RD, LDN

 Pamela B. Ofstein, MS, RD, LDN

 Blog. Pamela Ofstein

Website. eDiets

Twitter. @PamRD_eDiets

Facebook. Pamela Ofstein

LinkedIn. Pamela Ofstein

Pamela Ofstein is the Director of Nutrition Services at eDiets.com since 2003. eDiets.com is one of the leading providers of online diet and fitness services.

As head of the Nutrition Division, Pam represents eDiets in the following areas:
1.   Develops, Designs and Implements the company’s nutritional components, including all product offerings, food plans and meal development.

2.   Involved with the review of nutritional branding and marketing initiatives.
3.   As the Nutrition Expert and Company Spokesperson she is responsible for all nutrition media, public relations, web videos and podcasts. Pam has appeared on NewBaby.com, ITunes, iGot2Know.com, ExerciseTV, myalli.com, film productions (television commercials and recipe videos) and radio talk shows. She has contributed articles to Cooking Light, Best Life, Redbook, Maxim, Boston Herald, Washington Post, Miami Herald, Sun Sentinel and local magazines.

Decoding Food Labels

Pam takes you to the Supermarket

Since there is always room to work with the public and community sector, Pam owns and operates a private consulting practice Pamela B. Ofstein & Associates for over the past ten years promoting health and educating individuals on renal disease, diabetes, child obesity, weight-management and general nutrition health. Serving the public allows Pam to continue to lend her expertise as a national spokeswoman for a vast array of media venues.

Pamela Ofstein offers

Nutritional Tips, Post Pregnancy for Newbaby.com

Pam is the author of Look and Feel Great Through Nutrition, A Simple Guide to a Healthier You. The book is practical, easy to understand and designed for the public to control weight, improve energy, and enhance overall health.

“I think we can all agree that things in life need to be less complex. Understanding nutrition and ways we can improve our health should be just that – simple and easy. With so much information available it is easy to get caught up in nutrition overload. My goal is to reach out and provide the essential health and nutrition points that can be useful and make you think, ‘Aha, I understand this’."

 

Look and Feel Great Through Nutrition

Pam discusses her new book - a 60 minute guide to Nutrition, Health and Dieting.

Pam is a member of the American Dietetic Association and serves on the board of the Florida Council on Renal Nutrition/National Kidney Foundation. She received her Certification in Adult Weight Management from the Commission on Dietetic Registration. Pam is the co-founder of the Annual Renal Professionals Forum Seminar. Some of her accomplishments include being named “The Young Recognized Dietitian” and the recipient of the “National Kidney Foundation Dietitian Exemplary Practice Award.”

The Registered Dietitian Felicia D. Stoler, DCN, MS, RD, FACSM

Website. Felicia D. Stoler, DCN, MS, RD, FACSM
Host of Honey We're Killing the Kids!

Felicia Stoler's Reel

The Registered Dietitian Marjorie Geiser, MBA, RD, NSCA-CPT

What Registered Dietitians are saying about Nutrition, Food and Health. 

Marjorie Geiser, MBA, RD, NSCA-CPT

Websites.

MEG Enterprises

Just Jump! Blog

MEG Fit Health News Blog

Twitter. megfit

The Registered Dietitian Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD

What Registered Dietitians are saying about Nutrition, Food and Health. 

Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD

Websites.

Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD

Intuitive Eating

Twitter. @Etribole

Blog. Nutrition Info 411

The Health Benefits of Laughing

Having a good laugh usually makes us feel positive about ourselves.
This can be a factor in motivating a person to lose weight.

Health Benefits of Laughing

A research published in the International Journal of Obesity discovered laughter can be beneficial in weight control.

Laughing helps burn calories by increasing the heart rate by 10 to 20 percent: The metabolism increases as well, meaning you will burn more calories at rest once you have stopped laughing.

Scientists calculated 15 minutes of laughter a day will burn 10 to 40 calories, depending on a person’s weight and the intensity of the laughter.

Laughter can relieve physical tension and stress, leaving your muscles relaxed for up to 45 minutes after.

Laughter triggers the release of endorphins, which promotes an overall sense of well-being.

Laughter improves the function of blood vessels and increases blood flow, which may benefit the cardiovascular system.

Laughter may benefit people with diabetes. One study showed after watching a comedy, the group had lower blood sugar levels than they did after listening to a boring lecture.

Don’t laugh just to lose weight. Laugh because it feels great,
because it is healthy for you and
because we take ourselves too seriously.
It’s time to lighten up.

The Registered Dietitian Debi Silber, MS, RD, WHC, The Mojo Coach

Debi Silber, MS, RD, WHC

The Mojo Coach

Website. The Mojo Coach

The Mojo Coach Blog

Twitter. @themojocoach

What Registered Dietitians are saying about Nutrition, Food and Health.

April Wellness News

April 2010 Current News and Resources in Nutrition, Food, Health, Recalls/Safety and Disability Rights. Encourages awareness and inspires ideas for Journalists, Educators, Consumers and Health Professionals.


April Monthly Events: Alcohol Awareness Month; Autism Awareness Month; Cancer Control Month; Child Abuse Prevention Month; Informed Women Month; Injury Prevention Month; International Customer Loyalty Month; IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) Month; Month of the Military Child; National Donate Life Month; National Occupational Therapy Month; National Parkinson's Awareness Month; National Youth Sports Safety Month; Prevention of Animal Cruelty Month; Women's Eye Health and Safety Month; World Habitat Awareness Month; Celebrate Diversity Month; Community Spirit Days; Emotional Overeating Awareness Month; Florida Tomato Month; Global Child Nutrition Month; National Garden Month; National Pecan Month; National Soft Pretzel Month; National Soy Foods Month; Jazz Appreciation Month; Keep America Beautiful; National Humor Month; School Library Media Month; Stress Awareness Month

What are Registered Dietitians Saying About Nutrition, Food and Health?

What Registered Dietitians are Saying about Nutrition, Food and Health.
To view the quotes on an interactive calendar visit What are RDs saying on Dietitians-Online.