Hi there--I just started a meetup group for Fitness Walking in Fort Tryon Park in Washington Heights. Come meet others who want to walk in beautiful Fort Tryon Park, wth views of theHudson River. C'mon, walking is fun and good for you, plus laughing is mandatory.

http://www.meetup.com/Northern-Manhattan-Fitness-Walking-Group/?gj=wg2_ej1b

Green Carts are a terrific idea. Let's move further.

I was thrilled to hear that the NYC Health Department District Public Health Offices are distributing Health Bucks worth $2 each, which people can use to buy food at Farmers markets. Now, we need the other half of the equation to be either promoted or subsidized too.

How much longer can we as a nation drag our feet over climate change and the health impacts on the earth and all its inhabitants?

Join me at the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday Oct. 24th. 

We've all been inundated with media reports about the dangers of overweight, the pluses and minuses of various new diets, and flashing internet ads about miraculous weight loss plans and pills. Gaining weight around our middles is thought to be particularly dangerous to our health.
 

We're not just talking about looks here--it's not what you weigh only--it's where the exra body fat is.  And the more weight you carry around your waist, the more at risk you are for

So many people are using an artificial sweetener in the hope that it will help them lose weight.

Are you as amazed at the news as I am?

Today, I read a New York Times story about how common it is for people to have many conditions.

I'm always interested in how to reach more people so I can help them identify, describe, and reach their healthy living goals. Online media like this blog is one terrific way. But why do some posts pique the interest of dozens, hundreds of people and others "fall on deaf ears"? I'd love to know. So.....