We, at Healthitude carefully review our contributing writers and their
material. We would like to introduce you to one of our guest writers, Deirdre Gamill Hock. She is a
Nutrition Specialist, Lifestyle and Weight
Management Consultant and Personal Trainer. She writes for Kansas City Fitness and we have decided to keep her
newsletters in original form. Please click below to read each newsletter (in either xps or pdf format). For more
information about Deirdre, please visit her website. www.fitwell-lifestyles.com
Deirdre's Bio
AARP Trainer for Older Adults
Fitwell Lifestyles was founded on Deirdre's
passion to help people achieve a better quality of life by reaching their health and fitness
goals. This passion developed as a result of the improved quality of life that Deirdre and
her husband discovered when they became healthy and active after years of being obese and
out of shape.
As an American Council on Exercise (ACE) Personal Trainer, Deirdre
started helping others to exercise and eat properly. In order to be able to
consult with people regarding all the issues - physical, psychological, and physiological -
that kept them from achieving a healthy lifestyle, she also became an ACE Certified
lifestyle and Weight Management Consultant Lifestyles Management Associates Nutrition
Specialist.
Content of Newsletter
Have you had your Vitamin D today?
A hot topic in both conventional and alternative medicine is vitamin D deficiency. It appears that the deficiency is widespread and seems to be related to many health concerns including osteoporosis, depression, heart disease and stroke, cancer, diabetes, parathyroid problems, immune function even weight loss....
What's your
Excuse?
I'm on
vacation
Since you treated yourself to
a vacation, treat yourself to exercise, too. This is a great time to
exercise. You have more time on your hands than usual and no work or
prior commitments...
Do Alcoholic Drinks Have a Place in a
Healthy Eating Plan?
Over the last few years, the health benefitsof moderatedrinking have been in the headlines. This has caused some confusion for many people. Does alcohol have a place in a healthy eating plan? While one may choose to include a moderate amount of alcohol in their diet, it's important to understand why that might not be such a good idea...
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