This month has been (mostly) about your good health. After all, February is American Heart Month. For my final February Helpful Hint, be reminded that secondhand cigarette smoke can be as deadly (or more so, as it can be more concentrated) as smoking. Keep your family (and yourself) safe and healthy. Be aware, take precautions, and live the healthiest life that you can. Here's to good heart health all year long!



It's easy to be ambitious when making out the day's to-do list. There's so much to be done. However, don't be afraid to mark off things as low-priority when time runs tight. Then, if jobs go quickly, you might work in one of the low-priority items. If not, don't sweat it. That's why they are called low-priority, so we can bump them without regret. Try it. You'll end the day more refreshed when you do.


HIIT exercises are one of the best things you can do for your health. High Intensity Interval Training. It's easy. Alternate between activity and rest. 5 sit-ups, then take a break. Run up the stairs, then rest. Several knee bends, then several minutes to recover. See? You CAN do this!


Stress is one of the deadliest killers out there. Step back from requests to do more, more, MORE. Set aside time each day for YOU. Relax, chat, read a chapter in a favorite book. You will become more stress-free and healthier in the process. Do it today!


If you have to be in the office, find those healthful moments when you can. Volunteer to get the morning coffee (a walk down the hall), pick up forms from the mailroom (a brisk stroll), and TAKE THE STAIRS RATHER THAN THE ELEVATOR. You can maintain a healthy lifestyle. This is your life. Make the best of it.