More healthy tips & tricks to keep you at your best!

1. Concierge Jo-Anna@ orCorporate Caretaking®
Entertain~Engage~Envision
Concierge Jo-Anna~ Choose Your Platform~II!
Everybody’s different, so choose a change in the daily routine that you can manage. I’m offering just a few
guidelines that work, because at 59, I have amassed a bit of tried & true!
- Make sure you always take a multi-vitamin! By the time we get to our food, half the nutrients are gone!
Supplements can never replace nutrition, but after getting blood work done, check & see what’s missing & add
a supplement.
-“Make a joyous noise”-it’s in there for a reason! Singing & dancing are divinely inspirational, keep you in
shape, offset stressful shallow breathing, the list goes on & on. Tap your tribal side & join a chorus or ballroom
dancing club-or go to the Y!
-Never double up on food groups: Burger-no bacon & cheese, except on special occasions! If you want the
fries, skip the dead white flour bun. can always splurge on your birthday or dinner out with friends, but not on
your daily runs. This way, you will never have to diet! I eat burgers, fries, pizza…in whole wheat or pared down
organic forms. If I go bowling with friends, there’s the exception-old-fashioned pizza ,but I’m having fun,&
burning more calories than usual!
-Watch out for “auto-eating”. For example, pasta with tune & capers is already really flavorful & salted. We
automatically reach for the cheese shaker when we see pasta, even though it makes this dish taste
overloaded. Another example, automatically reaching for bread, even with a plate of potatoes. Sure way to
gain weight. Taste your food first & think about whether you need an extra something. Save your high carbs for
an all-star moment & really savor them!
-Find your trigger & re-load! If you know that a call or meeting is setting you up for a Pavlovian “reach for a
snack” response, learn to recognize the trigger, then re-load with something more positive. Examples:
immediately take a walk around the building to get some fresh air & deep breathing. Take out a notebook &
pen your thought, whatever they may be: fantasies, revenge, vacations, to do list…go with it till the trigger
response passes!
-Create a ritual, just for you. I eat alone often, so I make sure I use my brass cutlery from Thailand, linen
napkins & always light a candle. This creates a soothing, indulgent atmosphere that me for my efforts in the
same time it would have taken to scarf fast food & wipe my mouth with paper! Find a ritual that makes you feel
good & that you can manage every day.
-Watch out for avoidable toxins. The list is endless & we would all be running like crazy, so just pick a few
things to improve your environment: Tom’s deodorant instead of one with aluminum in it, which seals the toxins
in your body. A Gia chip to diffuse electromagnetic radiation from cell phones & computers. Organic produce.
You get the idea. Every small change matters!
As always, everything here is “out there” for your review, & I am available to help in any way, but you must
make a change or two that reinforces your health & well-being. And, enlisting those around you always
provides needed support, & is always much more fun! Keep me posted & let me know what you need!
Best, Concierge Jo-Anna
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