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© Jacquelyn Johnston, M.Ed. Do you like trying out the foods put out in tester booths in the supermarket? As I chatted with the lady doing the display yesterday I thought: goodness, do people realize that all that food in boxes is contributing to the national diabesity epidemic? In the supermarket yesterday and the offerings
© Jacquelyn Johnston, M.Ed. Wasn’t it awe-inspiring, to see two million people there, all sharing the common hope of a better future? Wasn’t it heart-warming to know that so many from all over the world were sharing in the same sentiment at the same time? The Inauguration closed one chapter of history and opened the
© Jacquelyn Johnston, M.Ed. How many machines have you tried out at the Gym? I enjoy using most of them at mine, from the rower to the abduction and adduction ones, plus the elliptical and the ones for the pecs and glutes. When it comes to cardio, however, I prefer a power-walk in the open
© Jacquelyn Johnston, M. Ed. Which hemisphere do you live in? Where I live, in Vancouver, Canada, we have just experienced the heaviest snowfalls in decades. Snow creates the proverbial winter wonderland here in Vancouver, but also traffic snarl-ups, slippery roads thanks to black ice, flight delays that had passengers sleeping on the floor in
© Jacquelyn Johnston, M.Ed. Are you ONE or THREE? Am I what? Statistics at the end of the last century used to say that half of the North American population was overweight. Today, in 2008, it isn’t 50% any more. Three out of four are overweight. So imagine you’re part of a quartet. Are you
© Jacquelyn Johnston, M.Ed. Want a failsafe Cure-All? I was recently at a super seminar on arthritis when something struck me about the audience. Most of the attendees were obese. When the seminar was over, there was a line-up to have a word with the speaker, a rheumatologist. The Doctor had inserted subtle hints throughout