If today is a sign winter has finally come to an end for this year. Most of us attending the Coffee Club this morning agreed that it is time to get serious about getting fit. Some of us want to lose a few pounds for a summer trip. Others are planning to attend a family […]
Today our coffee club was in the middle of discussing the weather and wishing for spring when out of the blue Uncle Bud ask, “Does anyone know why it is important to stretch?” We knew where he was headed because he is so into his exercise program and wants us to enjoy the benefits of
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Last week Fran shared with the coffee club that she had discovered she was diabetic. We expected Uncle Bud to show up this week with a world of knowledge about diabetes. We were so surprised when, instead, he told us he had not had time to research the subject enough to engage in a productive
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Some people find it easy to stay motivated once they accept the challenge to make healthy lifestyle changes. Well, guess what. If you are one of those people you are the exception. Yep, that is what the entire coffee club group agreed upon today. Okay, not the entire group. Not Uncle Bud, he is always
Today while visiting with the coffee club the discussion came up about the holidays. It is hard to believe Thanksgivings and Christmas are so close. Uncle Bud reminded us that the older we get the closer one Christmas seems to get to the next. As you know by now it does not take Uncle Bud
So you can’t run. That is no excuse not to be active. Just walk. Walking is a good way to start your journey to good heart health. According to a study done at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory briskly walking can lower your risk of high cholesterol, high blood pressure and diabetes. Each of these conditions
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Today at the coffee shop the conversation turned to exercise. Well, the truth is, we really shared the reasons we don’t like to exercise. Uncle Bud, you know about Uncle Bud, he is the guy everyone calls uncle but he is none of our uncle. He got our attention when he said, “exercise scares me”.
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Those of us at the coffee club this morning got a good laugh when one of the members starting sharing her knowledge about diabetes. No, there is absolutely nothing funny about diabetes. But it was funny to realize our dear Uncle Bud knew less about the subject than Fran. But that did not keep Uncle
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The members of our coffee club ask Uncle Bud to review some of the information we discussed a few months ago about diabetes. As you remember Uncle Bud enjoys reading, doing research and most of all sharing what he learns with us once a week at the coffee club. We admit with our busy lifestyles
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“If you live long enough you will get old”, was the first thing out of Uncle Bud’s mouth this morning. After thinking about it we realized it was a true and profound statement. There is no way around the fact that no one can stay young forever. It did not take long for the conversation
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