Exercise has important cancer-prevention power. Several cancers — especially breast and colon cancers — have been consistently linked to exercise, with both cancers more common in people who are inactive, out of shape, and overweight. When people ask themselves, “I wonder what I can do to reduce my risk for getting cancer,” few people realize that exercise is a great cancer-risk reducer. In a survey published in the journal Patient Education and Counseling less than one in ten adults identified exercise as a cancer prevention tool. So you wanna cut your risk for cancer, whistle for Fido and start getting Fit As Fido!
How can you get started?
You first read about Kevin Kramm and his incredible work compounding medicines for our pets at Fit As Fido’s celebrity spotlight. As you’ll recall, Kevin formed Center Pet Pharmacyafter people learned he was compounding medicines to make it easier for sick children, like his own daughter Hadley, to take and asked if he could make medications easier for their pets to take too.
Now you can read a bit more about Kevin’s work in today’s Washington Post. Congrats to Kevin and keep up the great work you do!
Open any newspaper and you’ll probably be hit with a headline screaming out a bad economic report — high unemployment, downturn in the housing market, drop in the stock market. Heck, I was out enjoying a pleasant evening walk with the wheatens last night and as a car passed us I was assaulted by the ravings of a radio talk show host describing economic woes. Yes — things need to improve. But when times are bad and you’re feeling stress and distress, turn and look at the nearest dog, who’s sure to wag his tail, flash you a grin, and offer hope for a brighter tomorrow.
It’s easy to feel frustrated and hopeless — what can I do? Well — there’s a lot you can do! And it doesn’t have to take money. You can volunteer your time to brighten someone else’s day, which will likely make yours brighter, too.
Here are a few simple suggestions for the dog lover:
- Not able to leave your computer? Then vote for a Pepsi Challenge Food Bank for Pets project that’s hoping to provide pet food for families in need in the Gulf region
- Get your dog certified to be a therapy dog and take him to visit people in nursing homes, hospitals, or other facilities
- Don’t have a dog? Then volunteer to walk a neighbor’s dog or dogs at your local shelter
So the next time you hear a headline spouting doom and gloom, turn to Fido and ask, “What can we do to help?” Helping replaces doom and gloom with hope. Your dog wouldn’t bury his head under the sofa when bad news hits — so do what Fido does. Get a leash, go for a walk, breath in the fresh air, and make plans for helpful action.
As you know, migraines are one of my specialties — with my new book The Woman’s Migraine Toolkit ready to hit the bookshelves in a couple of months. This new book gives specific advice on healthy lifestyle habits — exercises, stress management, diet, sleep, and nicotine avoidance — that have been proven to reduce migraines.
A new study published in the journal Neurology showed that when teens have poor lifestyle habits, they have more headaches. Researchers from Norway linked excess weight, inactivity, and smoking to increased headache risk.
Compared with teens following Fit As Fido healthy lifestyle habits:
- Overweight teens were 40 percent more likely to have headaches
- Inactive or sedentary teens were 20 percent more likely to have headaches
- Teens who smoked were 50 percent more likely to have headaches
So what’s a busy mom to do to reverse bad health habits in the family? Get Fit As Fido! You’ll improve your health and help fight those nasty headaches!
Toby tries out the Pom rescue blankie - super soft!
We just received the Pom rescue blanket we ordered from that amazing seamstress Pomeranian Bella. Unable to resist the Diva fabric, we ordered this as a gift for our next door neighbor’s rescued Cairn terrier, Sophie — who’s totally Diva! Bella crafted the most beautiful blanket — soft, thick, and a perfect size for a bigger dog, too!
Bella has now added US Marine Corps, camouflage, blue checked, and pink checked prints to her selection of fabrics. Make sure you get one of these great blankets for your pooch. Your pup will thank you for the soft, two-sided blanket — and you’ll be helping Pomeranian rescue!
Better get to work Bella! I ordered two more blankets this morning for MY terriers!
Toby packs up his blankie gift for Sophie. Shh -- don't tell him his own blanket will be in the mail soon!
Looking for a fun way to get in a bit of exercise and dog training at the same time? Tired of the same old neighborhood walk? Fido no longer waiting eagerly at the dog when you ask about heading out in the yard to play? Then come to Animal Friends on Camp Horne Road in Pittsburgh September 18th for a Fit As Fido class to spice up your time with Fluffy!
Spend an hour and a half with me and aerobics instructor Janet Atutes and learn how you can get a great workout, reinforce Fido’s training skills, and have a great time. You’ll have so much fun and be so focused on your dog that you’ll forget you’re working muscles you may have forgotten about for years! You’ll learn great Fit As Fido health tips and have a chance to buy discounted copies of Fit As Fido, personally pawtographed for you!
So what are you waiting for?! Sign up today! Looking forward to seeing you and your adorable pooch September 18th!
Just received word from Bella. She has tirelessly been working her nails to the quick stitching up blankies for Pom Rescue. And mine’s about to hit the mail!
This pom is obviously such a whiz at the sewing machine that she was able to get some exercise in with her fab pink weights while waiting for her photographer to snap her photo!
I’ll have my blankie soon — how about you? If you didn’t order yet — there’s still time. Check out the details below.
Each blankie is 24″ x 36″ and is two layers of Blizzard Fleece. If you go to www.southerncaliforniapomeranianrescue.com and make a $15 tax deductible donation, be sure to tell them which blankie you want and give them your address for shipping. Pomeranian Bella and her mommy will then send you your blankie!
Check out this link to decide which fabric will be perfect for your pooch!
When you see blogs about different rescue groups, do you ever think — I wish I could do something to help. Now you can — and get a snugly blanket for Fido in the bargain!
Southern California Pomeranian Rescue is offering darling blankets from a Pomeranian Bella! Go to the Pom Rescue home page and scroll down until you get to the words “Order a Blanket!”
Each blankie is 24″ x 36″ and is two layers of Blizzard Fleece. If you go to www.southerncaliforniapomeranianrescue.com and make a $15 tax deductible donation, be sure to tell them which blankie you want and give them your address for shipping. Pomeranian Bella and her mommy will then send you your blankie!
Check out different fabric designs you can choose: Blue Westies, Blue Dalmations, Pawprints on red, Pink Diva, Pink Westies, Yellow Duckies, and Pawprints on snow.
Ordering is easy — just click on the Paypal donation button and add a message about which blankie you’d like Bella to send in the message box. Don’t tell, but I ordered the Pink Diva, which will make the perfect gift for my neighbor who does Cairn terrier rescue!
Bella’s waiting — order your blankie today! And if you need more information, you can contact Bella through her secretary at Kmorris@southerncaliforniapomeranianrescue.com.
