It’s a Matter of Fact

As a matter of fact, March is National Nutrition Month®.  The American Dietetic Association created this campaign to raise awareness and education about eating healthy.  This program helps people make healthy diet choices, while encouraging them to raise their physical activity level.  “It’s a Matter of Fact” is this year’s NNM’s slogan and means just what it says.  Get the facts about nutrition and get on your way to a healthier, happier you.

Obesity is an increasing health issue in America.  According to WebMD, 30 percent of the population is obese and 65 percent are overweight or obese.  Obesity can lead to very serious, and sometimes fatal, health conditions including Type II Diabetes and heart disease. 

WebMD offers two calculators on their site.  The first will give you an estimate of how many calories you are burning during physical activity.  This will help if you want to lose weight and have to lower your caloric intake and increase your physical activity level.   

The second calculator will give your estimated body mass index (BMI).  A BMI of 29.9 or over indicates a very high risk of serious health problems.   

With the information from the American Dietetic Association and the help from WebMD’s calculators, you no longer have an excuse.  Get the facts, get healthy and stay happy.

Not Health News-But Noteworthy

In November, my boyfriend and I got a very rude awakening, literally, on a Wednesday at 5:30 a.m.  Our phone number had mistakingly gotten programmed as an overflow number for Clark County’s Section 8 Housing waiting list.  After we figured this out, we called the housing authority, who told us there was nothing they could do about it and to call our phone provider. 

We called Embarq and they took down our cell phone number, told us to disconnect our phones and said they would call us back.  When we didn’t hear from them for two days, we called them and decided to record the conversations.  We then editted the audio and make slides to go along with it.  We then posted the video on YouTube. 

In January, Tim Pratt, a social services reporter for the Las Vegas Sun, called me wanting to write about the problem. 

I’m glad that this story got out there, because at the time, no one wanted to lift a finger to help resolve the problem.  By problem, I don’t mean that my boyfriend and I were without a phone for 3 days, but the fact that people were trying to get through to Housing and instead, got our answering machine.