HEALTH MATTERS
"To keep the body in good health is a duty...otherwise we will not be able to keep our mind strong and clear."
---Buddha
A new year is often filled with new resolutions for better
health. If we don’t have our health, everything
else becomes less important; this is why my new year’s resolution for the
Growing Healthy Kids’ blog is to write about HEALTH MATTERS for adults. We will expand our investigative journalism to
bring you information that might otherwise be buried.
Growing Healthy Kids is a movement dedicated
to halting, reversing, and preventing childhood obesity. We educate parents and children by raising
awareness about facts, research, recipes, tips, and resources that help us make
better choices about food, physical fitness, and ultimately, our health. For our children to know how to get to, and
stay at, a healthy weight will take a nation of educated adults.
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| On a recent tour of a new hydroponic farm in Vero Beach, Florida with older adults as part of the Growing Healthy Kids' initiative. That's me on the right. |
Our goal is to reach adults in all 50 states this year and
expand our programs and services to parts of the country where there is an
unmet need to improve health literacy and health outcomes. There is so much joy in sharing good foods,
great recipes, and powerful tips that you can use every day and we are well
positioned to travel where needed to educate adults and kids. We have seen life and health miracles occur when
people learn that when you know what to do, it’s easy to eat right, stay
active, and get a good night’s sleep every night.
Start this year by taking 15 minutes right now with your
family to write down 3 health goals you want to achieve, either individually or
as a family. Use the SMART goal
formula:
Specific-Measurable-Achievable-Realistic-Time-Specific. Here is an example of a SMART goal: My children and I will walk together after
dinner at least 15 minutes two evenings a week. Post your health goals someplace
where everyone can see them.
Be well, dear friends!
In gratitude,
Nancy L. Heinrich, MPH
Founder of the Growing Healthy Kids movement
