Natural perspectives For the health-minded individual
Commercials I have written before regarding my enjoyment of westerns generally, and Bonanza reruns specifically. Access has changed a bit as my family has switched over to online TV or a “la carte TV.” Within the past few weeks I have watched “traditional” TV and I was reminded of just how many commercials there are. AARP, reverse mortgages, annuities, drugs, hair, hearing, and financial investment advising dominated the channel much more than I remember from just last year. I switched around to see what other channels had for commercials. Unsurprisingly, the commercials targeted the audience that of course would be watching. Clothing, toys, action figures, destinations et al were all front and center. They should just cut to the chase and create a Marshalls/Home Goods channel at this point and I can assure you, my wife would watch long and often…please do not tell her I said that. On a more serious note, seeing all this again has reinforced something I have been aware of for quite some time. Allow me to elaborate as I to turn the topic specifically to commercials for food. Think for a moment the commercials you have seen recently for food. What are they? Yogurt is a big one. So is prepared foods from the likes of Oscar Meyer. Not to be left out is the ever popular war for the market share in the mayo, mustard, ketchup, jelly, and peanut butter business. The national chain restaurants are also well represented. Applebee’s, Red Robin, Outback Steakhouse are just a few I see. All happy, smiling people eat there it seems. It makes our children want to go and every parent wants to take them so they too can have the incredible food and amazing family time. You never see a commercial where the father is sitting in a both with a bewildered look in his eyes as to why his wife is mad at him and the children all on their phones paying no attention to anything, but I digress once again.
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Paddle Board Yoga Sunday, February 11, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Try a new practice with the board as your mat, while enjoying the safety of an indoor pool and skilled instructor. Location: Allentown YMCA, 425 15th St., Allentown, PA 18102. Instructor: Melanie Smith. This program is offered free of charge to people affected by cancer. Please call 610-861-7555 to register. Breast Friends Breakfast Tuesday, February 20, 8:30 a.m. Newly diagnosed with cancer and looking to connect with
by DR. GLENN CLEARIE, DC
Helping for 20 years Yes, I have just a tad bit sarcasm here. Not too much. Just a bit. I see these commercials and I say to myself, “Where are the commercials for green beans, broccoli or Brussel sprouts?” Occasionally, I will see an industry wide commercial for oranges yet where are the commercials for mangos or papayas? Which of us, or our children or grandchildren, have verbalized the need to immediately go to the supermarket to get spinach or carrots from the endlessly repeated commercials showing happy kids eating red beets? Or beg to go out to eat at the local farmers market? I feel this way; if I see commercial after commercial for something, then I just do my best to steer clear. If I see a celebrity endorsing “it” I run. Imagine the cost of commercial production these days. From the actors, union employees, studio costs, distribution, logistics, and all the rest, even before it all gets to your door and into your tummy. Most, if not all, are creations of science, not food at all, Frankenfood (I love that word) and bring on worse health in the end. Essentially, you are paying through the nose to get yourself ill and paying through the nose for medical costs. Absurd when you consider it. Hope you give this some thought. My best to you all. “Natural Perspectives” is a health commentary only and does not claim to diagnose and/or make treatment recommendations. Always seek the advice of your health care professional. other women? Current survivor preferring a more casual setting to talk with others who speak the same language? Join us for a sharing discussion over a healthy breakfast. Offered in conjunction with Breast Friends of Pennsylvania. This program is offered free of charge to people affected by cancer. Please call 610-861-7555 to register. Healthy Cooking: Valentine’s Indulgences Wednesday, February 14, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Simple yet elegant Valentine meal ideas. Located at Colligas Community Kitchen, LVHN17th Street, 2nd floor, Allentown. This program is offered free of charge to people affected by
cancer. Please call 610-861-7555 to register. Spring Flower Arrangements Tuesday, February 20, 6 to 8 p.m. Located at the Phillipsburg Floral Co., 95 Baltimore Street, Phillipsburg, NJ. This program is offered free of charge to people affected by cancer. Please call 610-861-7555 to register. Managing Knee Pain Tuesday, February 20, 11 a.m. to noon Aches and pains in your joints don’t have to rule your life. Join us for an informative, interactive session. Presenter: Travis Robbins, MSPT, CSCS, FAAOMPT, owner of Robbins Rehabilitation. This program is offered free of charge to people affected by cancer. Please call 610-861-7555 to register. Restorative Yoga Tuesday, February 20, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Using props in seated and reclined postures for several minutes at a time, your body and spirit are able to release deep stress and tension. Practice healing breath work for deep relaxation. This program is offered free of charge to people affected by cancer. Please call 610-8617555 to register. Living Life to the Fullest Wednesday, February 21, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Death and dying is not a conversation we easily take the time to explore. But discussions around our mortality can be some of the most rational and rewarding acts of a lifetime. This experience will amplify your potential for healing by consciously working on unfinished business. We will explore and investigate our discomfort around the conversations about death, cultivate a joyful heart, and find our essential wisdom. Instructor: Barbara Starr. This program is offered free of charge to people affected by cancer. Please call 610-861-7555 to register. Power of Presence Wednesday, February 21, 1 to 3 p.m. Connect with your inner wisdom through modifying your thoughts, behaviors and relationship with your feelings. You will discover that cancer need not rule your life. Facilitator: Carole Moretz, PhD. This program is offered free of charge to people affected by cancer. Please call 610861-7555 to register. What’s a Previvor? Wednesday, February 28, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. What happens when a loved one participates in genetic testing and is identified as a carrier of an inherited gene mutation? This may put a person at a higher risk of developing certain cancers, such as breast and/or ovarian. What are the next steps in making treatment decisions? Join us for a sensitive discussion with representatives from FORCE, Facing Our Risk for Cancer Empowered. Spouses, adult children, siblings welcome. This program is offered free of charge to people affected by cancer. Please call
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610-861-7555 to register. Unless otherwise noted, all programs are held at the Cancer Support Community 944 Marcon Blvd., Suite 110, Allentown, PA 18109. This program is offered free of charge to people affected by cancer. Please call 610861-7555 to register. The Cancer Support Community of the Greater Lehigh Valley is part of an
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international nonprofit organization that provides support, education and hope to people with cancer and their loved ones. Through participation in professionally led support groups, educational workshops and mind/body classes, people affected by cancer learn vital skills that enable them to regain control, reduce isolation, and restore hope regardless of the stage of disease.
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