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" We are who we are and what we are today because of the choices we’ve made over time.” While this quote applies to just about every facet of our lives, it came from Dr. Bruce Miller of Dallas, Texas, during a seminar on the role that nutrition plays in our daily lives and overall wellness. “…Choices we’ve made…” places the burden and responsibility for wellness totally on us…not our doctors, not our friends, not society, not the government, but us! That’s quite a responsibility. Are you up to the task? Do you have the tools available to accept this responsibility? Are you willing to make the changes necessary to enjoy optimum wellness? Do you understand the relationship of the foods you eat to your overall wellness? While this may seem like an overwhelming challenge, you now have a new resource available to help you sift through the volumes of data and information concerning your wellness – The Health Awareness Forum.

Hi, my name is Chuck Jumpeter and I am excited about the opportunity to contribute to this forum and provide you with the information to not only help you answer those questions, but also to make quality choices concerning your health and wellness.

Starting in January of 2006 I’ll be publishing articles covering all aspects of Nutrition and Wellness. We’ll start with a few articles that will create a basic understanding of the Nature of Nutrition, then progress through articles that will address many of the more common health complaints and challenges that we face on a daily basis. I’ll be providing tips and techniques to help you understand and incorporate all this data into your daily lives. There will be opportunities for you to submit questions and suggest topics. I’ll use the Forum to address as many of your concerns as possible and will be available for personal consultations by request.

As time goes on, I’ll work hard to ensure that the Forum is addressing your needs and helping you meet your wellness goals. Your feedback will be an essential part of this process and I hope that you will take the time to write and share your comments with me.

With that said, I wish you all a very joyous, peaceful and healthy holiday season and a prosperous New Year. See you in ’06.

Yours in Good Health,

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Hi, my name is Charles P. Jumpeter – Chuck, if you please – and I have been leaving footprints on this planet since August 20th, 1945. I was born and raised in a small town called McAdoo, located in the western edge of the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania. My federal service began almost immediately after I left Penn State in 1966. First it was a 3-year stint with Uncle Sam in the U.S. Army – I went from Ft. Monmouth, NJ, to Permasens, Germany, to beautiful Vung Tau, South Viet Nam before landing with the FAA in February of 1970 as a communications technician at the NY ARTCC. My career with the FAA has been long, fruitful, and quite diversified. From 1970 through 1987 I held a variety of technical positions from Comm. Tech, to Central Computer Complex (CCC) Tech, to CCC Technician-in-Depth, to CCC Crew Chief, to Proficiency Development Specialist before landing in the Employee Involvement Process as a consultant in July of 1987. I am still with the FAA – although, retirement is very close at hand – and working in my current capacity as a Cultural Change Consultant, a field I’ve truly come to love. While troubleshooting and repairing complex electronic systems was challenging and fun, helping people deal with their personal growth and development, cope with the complexities of organizational change and development, and improve their overall health and well being has become my passion.

In 1980 I began a parallel career in the health and wellness industry. This all started because I am an avid golfer and a serious allergy sufferer. My allergies were so severe that I could not spend more than an hour or so outdoors during the “growing season” without being completely miserable. Runny nose, itchy, swelling eyes, constant sneezing would send me scurrying for the nearest air conditioned room…there goes the handicap! Over-the-counter drugs were not getting the job done, and the doctors didn’t help. I was looking for alternative solutions when a friend of mine introduced me to a Certified Nutritional Consultant. She recommended a nutrition program and within weeks my allergy symptoms were fading. I have been virtually allergy free for the past 25 years. I have been studying and working with her and numerous other wellness professionals since that time. In 1999, I founded the East End Health Consortium (EEHC) in Riverhead, NY. The vision and charter for this organization is:

“We create knowledge, understanding, and a passion for, ‘A healthy mind, in a healthy body, in a healthy environment’, in all the people we know and meet.”

Through the EEHC and my own business, Jumpeter Wellness Associates, I have been lecturing in the field of wellness and nutrition throughout Eastern Long Island, North Eastern PA, and at the FAA’s headquarters in Jamaica, NY. I will not only continue, but also expand this area of my business throughout retirement.

I am looking forward to this opportunity to share some of my learning and insights into the world of health and wellness with all of you in the months and years ahead.

Yours in Good Health,

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And This Little Piggy Went Home
Or Did It?
By Chuck Jumpeter
June 3, 2009

I’m sure all of you have heard and probably used at one time or another, that old nursery rhyme, “This little piggy went to market, this little piggy stayed home. This little piggy had roast beef, this little piggy had none, and this little piggy went wee, wee, wee all the way home” Does that bring back a few memories of childhood? Well over the past weeks we’ve been hearing a story about a different little piggy. One that doesn’t make us smile. One that we certainly don’t want to share with our children or grandchildren. One that can and has caused serious problems. What piggy can do all this? Of course, I’m speaking of the swine flu or, in techno-talk, the H1N1 virus.

It seems that every year we hear of a new strain of flu bug that is going to be more problematic than any we’ve encountered before. We’re told how our flu vaccines are not effective against the constantly mutating varieties of bugs that are trying to make us sick. Our bodies and our overall health are constantly under attack by these organisms.

Dr. Stephen Chaney, Ph.D., of the University of North Carolina, notes, “The flu vaccine is completely ineffective against this new strain and the most commonly used flu medicine has relatively little effectiveness. There are some newer flu medicines that appear to have some effectiveness against the swine flu, but they also have some significant side effects.” He suggests that if you should come down with the swine flu that you have a serious discussion with your doctor about the risk versus benefit of these medicines for someone of your age group and health status.

These bugs seem to be everywhere, just waiting for a chance to take up residence in their next victim. Throughout April and early May we watched as the swine flu kept reaching higher levels on the CDC’s pandemic scale. Lately it seems the threat is gone. But is it?

On May 20th I watched a report on TV that noted we currently had 5710 cases of swine flu reported in 47 states. On May 26th that number was 6764 cases in 47 states and with 12 deaths. When you consider that it is not even “flu season” these numbers can be alarming. The fears are that this virus could mutate and come back in a more deadly form during the coming fall flu season.

You may also have noticed that most of the victims of this flu have been small children. This is no coincidence since the immune system in young children has not yet fully developed, leaving them more vulnerable to colds, allergies, and the flu.

While it may seem that we are at the mercy of this and numerous other nasty bugs, there are some really easy things we can all do to minimize our risk and improve our chances.

During the peak of the current outbreak we heard numerous people, including the president, give us some straightforward and simple steps to help protect our health. These are all wise actions and bear repeating here:

Wash your hands
Cover your mouth when you sneeze of cough
Stay home if you are sick
Keep your children home if they are sick
Avoid day care for children

Additionally, hand rails, doorknobs, TV remote controls in hotels, and office phones are all likely places to contact these bugs. Carrying a little spray bottle of hand sanitizer and using it frequently after contacting these areas can help protect you and your loved ones.

Wise words, indeed, I guess mom was right all along! Also, you can get up to date information and other common sense tips via the web at www.cdc.gov/swineflu.

There is one other key element necessary to help us avoid, or, at the very least, minimize any effects of the swine flu or any other flu, and that is your health. Maintaining a vital, healthy immune system is our single best defense against these and other bugs. Approximately 80% of our immune system originates in the cells lining the intestine. The colds we get as children help us develop an “immune memory” that we need to fight off infections in the future. The antibiotics we take destroy these cells and, while they kill the bugs, they also destroy all the good bacteria in our intestines thereby making us more susceptible to disease. It is critical for all of us, young and old alike, to replace these “good bacteria” and keep our immune systems functioning properly.

Here are some simple steps from Dr. Chaney to bolster your health and keep your immune system functioning at its peak efficiency.

Start by eating right, getting plenty of sleep, exercising regularly and focusing on the positive. Then, add a supplement program to fill the gaps.

For adults, he recommends the Shaklee’s Vitalizer Wellness Program which includes Vitalizer Click Here for Vitalizer , a Cinch Drink Click here for Cinch and NutriFeron Click Here for NutriFeron. Vitalizer contains 80 bio-optimized nutrients necessary for your health. The Optiflora pearls in Vitalizer also provide the friendly bacteria necessary to restore your gut health. Cinch provides a quality vegetable protein source to build strong muscle and NutriFeron, which was developed by a Nobel Prize winner, provides a purely natural means of supercharging your immune system.

For kids he recommends Shaklee’s new Incredivites Click here for Incredivites along with a Cinch drink or Meal Shake Click here for Meal Shakes.

Finally, for infants he recommends Shaklee’s Multivitamin & Multimineral Powder Click here for Shakleebaby. It contains inulin – a complex carbohydrate found in Jerusalem artichokes – that encourages the growth of healthy bacteria in the intestine and, therefore, supports a strong immune system.

In times like these an ounce of prevention is definitely worth a pound of cure. So, eat healthy foods, exercise, get your rest, think positive thoughts and take your supplements and maybe, this little piggy will truly go home for good.

If you’d like some help on getting started on one of these programs, just drop me a note and I’ll be glad to assist you.

Yours in Good Health,

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