A New Year!! ...with the possibility of new and healthy  beginnings.

The resources for this podcast came from "Eating and Living Well"  Wellness Module 7 from www.heretohelp.bc.ca.  Do diets work? Why do so many people diet?  Why is it hard to make healthy choices? Quick tips for healthy living.

We also looked at an interview tih UK Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride who has uncovered a link between mental health and the food we eat.

Our third resource: an article entitled "Fueling your body on a Budget" by Rebecca Parton, SZ Magazine Fall 2009.  Michael Alzamora decided to turn his life around after he got poor results from a fasting blood test.  He said "I had to take immediate action because I have schizophrenia"...lifestyle and sometimes medications exacerbate weight gain.  After a  year of healthy eating and regular exercise, his blood levels were within normal range and he was able to run a half-marathon on behalf of the Schizophrenia Society.