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Benefits of eating well
Eating well is vital for everyone at all ages. Whatever your age, your daily food choices can make an important difference in your health and in how you look and feel.
Eating a well-planned, balanced mix of foods every day has many health benefits. For instance, eating well may reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, bone loss, some kinds of cancer, and anemia. If you already have one or more of these chronic diseases, eating well, and being physically active may help you better manage them. Healthy eating may also help you reduce high blood pressure, lower high cholesterol, and manage diabetes. It can be a struggle eating healthy especially if you are stuck in a pattern, this is why you need to be consistent. Eating healthy at home and in the office can support you on your health journey and help others who want to do the same too. A corporate fruit delivery can help in this instance, fresh fruit delivered each week/2 weeks, etc. to your office, you’ll reach your fitness goals a lot faster.
Eating well gives you the nutrients needed to keep your muscles, bones, organs, and other parts of your body healthy throughout your life. These nutrients include vitamins, minerals, protein, carbohydrates, fats, and water.
Eating well helps keep up your energy level, too. By consuming enough calories — a way to measure the energy you get from food –you give your body the fuel it needs throughout the day. The number of calories needed depends on how old you are, whether you’re a man or woman, your height and weight, and how active you are.
Consuming the right number of calories for your level of physical activity helps you control your weight, too. Extra weight is a concern for older adults because it can increase the risk for diseases such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease and can increase joint problems. Eating more calories than your body needs for your activity level will lead to extra pounds.
If you become less physically active as you age, you will probably need fewer calories to stay at the same weight. Choosing mostly nutrient-dense foods — foods which have a lot of nutrients but relatively few calories — can give you the nutrients you need while keeping down calorie intake.
Your food choices also affect your digestion. For instance, not getting enough fiber or fluids may cause constipation. Eating more whole-grain foods with fiber, fruits and vegetables or drinking more water may help with constipation.
Make One Change at a Time
Eating well isn’t just a “diet” or “program” that’s here today and gone tomorrow. It is part of a healthy lifestyle that you can adopt now and stay with in the years to come.
To eat healthier, you can begin by taking small steps, making one change at a time. For instance, you might take the salt shaker off your table. Decreasing your salt intake slowly will allow you to adjust.
switch to whole-grain bread, seafood, or more vegetables and fruits when you shop.
These changes may be easier than you think. They’re possible even if you need help with shopping or cooking, or if you have a limited budget.
Whatever your age, you can start making positive lifestyle changes today. Eating well can help you stay healthy and independent — and look and feel good — in the years to come.
Poinsettia Pavilion has new Business Manager
The Board of Directors of the Ventura Women’s Center, better known as the Poinsettia Pavilion, has announced that Margarida Eidson as the new Business Manager of the non-profit event center. Margarida will be responsible for restructuring the Center’s operations, adding to the client base, and pursuing new avenues for the Center to serve our community.
Margarida brings extensive business knowledge and a diverse background to the Pavilion. Margarida was previously the Human Resources director of a technology services company and the Director of All American Ballet in Ventura. She is now the owner of a small business, which provides bookkeeping, human resources and management services.
To handle the increased responsibilities of managing the Pavilion, Margarida has assembled a team consisting of Mary Jackson, Pam Nothwang, Joyce Abelson, and Brooke Jepsen to assist with serving customers.
“I am so honored and excited for this opportunity. I have been at the Pavilion so many times over the years. I look forward to building on the Pavilion’s wonderful past and helping write the next chapter in its history. My team and I are committed to continue making the Poinsettia Pavilion the premier event location in Ventura.”
Ventura Hillsides Conservancy expands Board of Trustees
The Ventura Hillsides Conservancy (VHC) recently announced the induction of a new president and three new members to their board of trustees. Paul Meehan was elected as VHC president and Steve Doll, John Hankins (VHC secretary) and Ed Wehan, were voted in as new trustees.
“Our new president and board members bring an invaluable depth of experience and passion for our conservation to VHC,” said Derek Poultney, VHC Executive Director.
Meehan, currently an IT advisor for FedEx, has a diverse career history ranging from being a naturalist on the Channel Islands, to a boat captain for Island Packers, to serving as a law enforcement ranger for the National Park Service on Anacapa Island to being a backcountry ranger in Lassen Volcanic National Park. A father of two, he volunteers for animal and environmental causes in his spare time.
Doll, an independent commercial real estate broker, currently serves on the boards of Ventura Fair Foundation, Pier into the Future Foundation, and Ventura Visitors and Convention Bureau. He previously served as chairman of the Ventura Chamber of Commerce and the Ventura YMCA, commissioner for the Ventura Port District, and president of the Ventura Downtown Rotary and Lions Clubs. Doll is a long-time endurance event competitor and co-founder of the Ventura Marathon and Ventura Turkey Trot.
Hankins, VHC Secretary, a lifelong reporter and editor, writes extensively about the political process, the environment and grassroots action. He previously owned the Santa Barbara County News Service and companion News Clipping Service. Now semi-retired, Hankins serves as the editor of Condor Call, the Sierra Club’s newsletter covering Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. He occasionally writes for the Ventura Breeze.
Wehan, served for 16 years on the City of Ventura Parks and Recreation Commission and on the board of the Ventura Visitors and Convention Bureau. He currently is the chair of the Ventura Community Partnership Foundation. Wehan, retired from Decker’s Outdoor Corporation, stays active in the community as a parks, recreation and open space advocate.
Vol. 10, No. 11 – March 1 – March 14, 2017 – Mailbox
Dear Sheldon
There is so much in your Opinion piece that I hardly know where to start. I guess your equivalency between your middle school wandering, off the path, toward stupid that was never perpetrated and only involved two teachers in a simple context of “exercising boredom” and the perpetration by two equally stupid youngsters that “exercised racism” in the context of Black Lives Matter and an alarming hate movement nationwide is most disturbing.
I certainly am not asking that these kids be prosecuted for a hate crime and, to my knowledge, they have not. But in this staid and peaceful community, largely white I might add, most of us are shocked and more than annoyed by the images celebrating the lynching of several African American men.
My granddaughters attend Buena and although they didn’t know the boys they were tearful when they saw the images and discussed it with friends. Apropos of the hurt that can be inflicted, my one Hispanic granddaughter is the VP of the Black Student Union and she felt a wave of nausea about the whole thing.
The comment regarding the “maturating brain” seems, in your context, to rely entirely on biology which is about half the story. Since the act carried out by the boys is a multiplicity worse than a torn up blackmail letter, I am hopeful that there will not be a grandmother around to soothe them very much in the punishment that will and should be applied. That is the compliment of biology that will help in maturing their brains.
In friendly critique,
Karen Helen Szatkowski
Please read my response to this in my column on page 5. This is very important stuff.
Sheldon
Breeze:
Thank you so much for your recent article with the picture of my painting and the notice that Buenaventura Art Assoc. was having a donation request during the month. Our back mirror is just full of hearts from people who have donated. I know we would not have had such a good response without your helpful column. We at BAA all thank you, Mr. Brown and “The Breeze” for helping make this so special.
Karen Wu
Hi Sheldon,
Just picked up my copy of the Breeze at the Ojai Library. I prefer the paper version to read through … accompanied by my early morning coffee. Thanks so much for including Guy Webster even in the Ojai News! And also thanks for keeping your publication so healthy with lots to read. As the local Ventura paper (VC Star)gets smaller and smaller I rely on publications like yours for news and events – Kudos!
Warm Regards,
Myrna Cambianica Education Chair:
Ojai Photography Club
Happiness doesn’t depend on what we have, it depends on how we feel towards what we have.
We can be happy with little and miserable with much.
~ W.D. Hoard
In our last issue we had a GUEST COLUMN regarding Buddy Nation credited to Debra Reeves. Even though Debra is very involved with Buddy Nation this article was written by Cappi Patterson (now they are both famous).
Vol. 10, No. 11 – March 1 – March 14, 2017 – Movie Review
John Wick: Chapter 2
by Manuel Reynoso
4 Palm Trees out of 4
Directed by Chad Stahelski and written by Derek Kolstad and stars Keanu Reeves, Common, Laurence Fishburne, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ruby Rose, John Leguizamo and Ian McShane
Shortly following the events of the first film, John Wick finds himself being violently thrusted back into the life of crime and assassins he sought to leave.
John Wick: Chapter 2 is real fun. And if I could, I would pack it up and call this review done right then and there. But, I have a job to do. So bear with me if this review comes off as a little gushy, but it’s important to express how refreshing a well written story that only seeks to be entertaining and fun really is.
Chad Stahelski directing style really synergizes well with action movies. His attention to detail and his ability to trim out any unneeded fat from the film is what differentiates the John Wick series from the rest of the generic action flicks. There are no “funny” quips or unneeded dialogue in this movie. John Wick dares to tell a story through visuals instead of exposition, I know, who would have thought movies can tell it’s story through actions and visuals? But Stahelski understands this. His decision to completely cut out Ruby Rose’s spoken dialogue was a clear risk, but instead of the generic sexy female antagonist, we got a far more nuanced character. Limited to only sign language, expression and action was where we learned the most about the inner workings of this character.
And a lack of dialogue isn’t just a gimmick for Ruby Rose’s Character, but is a rule that encompasses most of the films cast. We aren’t forced to see the plot move with static dialogue, we are shown the plot move along. John actions have consequences, and they are bloody, and explosive to see. The gun choreography is also some of the best I’ve ever seen. For a two hour movie mostly consisting of gun play, it was varied and creative enough to keep the film from becoming a drag at any point. The attention to detail in Keanu Reeve’s ability to quickly and methodically reload his gun was as entertaining as the gun fights themselves. The hand to hand combat did not disappoint either. While there was some shaky camera work and jump cuts to occasionally mask some lack of contact being made, most of the sparring was painfully real. As actor Common would described, he would wake up the next morning after filming with Keanu completely sore and covered with bruises.
It was this type of dedication to the art of fighting that really makes John Wick the great action series of our time. Keanu Reeves loves to make action movies, and he puts his heart and soul into this character. In various interviews, Keanu recounts taking punches time and time again from fellow actors to get the shots as perfect as he possibly can. Keanu Reeves is John, and it’s just so refreshing to see an actor take on a persona that resonates so passionately with him.
However, John is just one character in this world of crime and assassins, and that where the cleverness of the screenplay comes in. Derek Kolstad’s screenplay made the world of John Wick its own living, breathing character. Seeing how John interacts with the world gives fascinating insight on how the world of assassins operate. We see the power dynamics, economy, distribution of information, and even things as mundane as where the assassins get there suits over the course of the film. None of it feels shoehorned in either. It’s a world that is as believable as it is over the top, but most importantly, it’s just a fun world to be a part of for a short two hours. We can all use a break from serious commentary from time to time. If you’re just looking to have a fun time for an evening, see John Wick: Chapter 2 and do enjoy your stay. 122 minutes Rated R
