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Vol. 5 No. 11, November 2013 Copyright 2013 by Wolf J. Rinke

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IN THIS ISSUE
1. NEW CPE PROGRAM--HOT OFF THE PRESS
2. NUTRITION NEWS YOU CAN USE
3. SAVE UP TO 16% ON CPEUs PLUS GET A FREE ETHICS COURSE
4. BEAT THE BAD ECONOMY AND HOLIDAY BLUES
5. AN INEXPENSIVE ONE-OF-A-KIND HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAL FOR TOUGH TIMES
6. HOLIDAY HUMOR BREAK
7. ABOUT THE EDITOR
8. PRIVACY STATEMENT AND SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION

I would like to wish you and your loved ones a happy, healthy and wealthy Holiday Season.

HOLIDAY INSIGHT BREAK
The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved--loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.
--Victor Hugo
Source: Make It a Winning Life, Perpetual desk calendar, (Unique Holiday Gift—See section #3 for special offer)

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This manual will help you to:

• assess risk factors associated with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and other autoimmune diseases.
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• assess complications associated with SLE.
• differentiate medications used to treat SLE and their potential use in other autoimmune diseases.
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• differentiate which therapies are best for treating inflammation, depression, cognition and stress.
• explain the potential benefits of alternative/complementary treatments for autoimmune diseases.

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2. NUTRITION NEWS YOU CAN USE
Breastfeeding May Make Your Child Smarter
This study analyzed data on 1,312 young children to examine the relationship of breastfeeding duration with child cognition at ages 3 and 7 years. Findings indicated that by age 7, longer duration of breastfeeding correlated with higher verbal and non-verbal skills, equaling an IQ of about four points higher for children who had been breastfed for a year compared to children who received less breastfeeding. The researchers concluded: "results support a causal relationship of breastfeeding duration with receptive language and verbal and nonverbal intelligence later in life."
ACTION STEP: Help your patients become more knowledgeable about the benefits of breastfeeding. When you enter the keyword "infant nutrition" in the search field at www.easyCPEcredits.com you will find ten different CPE programs, including the 5th Edition of "Nutrition for Infants & Young Children," C243, approved for 12 CPEUs. (For details go to http://www.wolfrinke.com/CEFILES/C243CPEcourse.html.) Also available in electronic format.
Source: Belfort, M. B. et al., Infant Feeding and Childhood Cognition at Ages 3 and 7 Years: Effects of Breastfeeding Duration and Exclusivity, http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1720224.

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4. BEAT THE BAD ECONOMY AND HOLIDAY BLUES
by Wolf J. Rinke, PhD, RDN, CSP

Things are tough. And our politicians are doing everything they can to make things even tougher. The economy is in the dumps, plus the holidays are coming, which is a melancholy and sad time for many people. So it's time to get depressed, right? Wrong! Time to take the following action steps that will enable you to make this a happy and healthy holiday season, no matter how the economy has impacted you:
Have "Plastic Surgery"
If money is tight for you, have "plastic surgery." Get rid of your credit cards or at least put them away until things turn around. (Keep only one with you, and use it for emergencies only.) Establish a holiday budget in advance. Make up a gift list that insures that you stay within the budget. Avoid keeping up with the "Joneses." They don't care anyway, and it won't make you happy, because there is always something better. You will be much better off to expect less (see the next paragraph). Want to do something extra-ordinary for that special someone? Make a gift yourself! For example, write a beautiful poem, sign it and put it in a frame. It will be more appreciated than even the most expensive gift you can buy! (Also take a look at the special offer in section #5. It's a unique gift that everyone will love. It's inspirational, will keep on giving forever and is really inexpensive.)
Expect Less--Get More
Superwoman (that's Marcela my wife for more than 45 years) and I discovered this concept on a trip to Maine. We had driven a full day from Clarksville, Maryland, to Kennebunkport, just to find "no rooms at any inn." So we continued our travels to Portland. By the time we found a vacancy at a Howard Johnson it had gotten dark, it was pouring rain, and we were starved. So we settled for dinner at an adjoining restaurant which was truly mundane and nondescript in every way, causing us to have very low expectations. They did however have a "North Shore Live Lobster Special" which caught our attention. Given that Marcela and I love lobster (in fact that is one of the primary reasons we go to Maine), we both apprehensively ordered the special. We just knew that the lobster was going to be overcooked and tough. To our surprise we were served a delicious cup of Clam Chowder, followed by Mussels with Fennel, a perfectly tender and sweet 11/4 pound lobster with fresh corn and passable French fries, followed by a delectable Strawberry Shortcake for dessert; all of that for only $15.95. We were absolutely blown away. In fact, although we subsequently ate in many other restaurants which had a much nicer ambiance, none provided the same quality and value of food for the rest of our six day trip through Maine and Nova Scotia. So why not give it a try: Expect less, you might just get more.
Turn Off the News
The media's axiom is: If it bleeds it leads. (Think of all the bad economic news you've been subjected to.) It's time we inoculate ourselves against this insidious virus--the incessant reports of bad news. The problem is that we hear the same bad news over and over again, and we begin to believe that that is the way things are for everyone. After a while that feeling becomes a self-fulfilling reality. I know it happened to me. So now I watch a lot less news, and feel much better, thank you.
Make Love Not War
Tonight, when you put your children to bed give each one a really big hug and tell him/her from the bottom of your heart: "I love you, and I'm very proud to be your parent." And then shut up. Do not continue the sentence with "but" because but erases everything you have said before. Repeat the exercise with your spouse. Your spouse and children are the most important people in your life. So do not waste another day without giving them lots of hugs and kisses.
Give the Gift of Unconditional Love
The most powerful gift you can give anyone any time of the year, but especially during these tough times, is to accept people the way they are--not the way they ought to be. It makes virtually all other strategies I'm sharing with you here superfluous.
Choose to Be Happy
It was Abraham Lincoln who said: "Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." You see, happiness is a state of mind that you and only you control. So don't wait for the economy to turn around or for others to give you happiness. Make a choice to be happy and then make it happen! One of the best ways to do this is to learn to get pleasure from people, not things. Create the opportunity to spend the majority of your available time with the people you love and deeply care for. That's what will give you powerful joy.
Manage Stress
To deal with the holiday stressors master the most effective stress control system of all time:
- Change the changeable
- Accept the unchangeable
- Remove yourself from the unacceptable
Also make quiet time for yourself and treat yourself to whatever truly helps you relax, may it be a hot tub, a movie, a walk in the woods.
Decrease Conflict
Whenever you find yourself moving in the direction of conflict, simply and sincerely say: "You are right about that." The primary reason that you have a "need" to be right is to feed your ego, and feeding your ego tends to disempower you and others. To insure that you are not sounding like a parrot, use these derivations: "That's an interesting perspective"; "I have never thought of it that way"; or "I see what you mean."
Give the Gift of Listening
To really listen, you have to learn to make your own mind quiet and give the other party your undivided attention. The act of active listening--not giving advice--is one of the most wonderful gifts you can give during these stressful times. (For additional details read the 2nd Edition of The Power of Communication: How to Increase Your Personal and Professional Effectiveness, http://www.wolfrinke.com/CEFILES/C247CPEcourse.html.)  
Take an Inventory
No matter how tough things are for you right now, it helps to take a verbal, or better yet, a written inventory of all the good things still left in your life. If you set this up as a ledger with the credits (positives) and debits (negatives) on one sheet of paper, you will usually find that no matter how bad things appear to be, the positives in your life still outweigh the negatives.
Manage Your Response
Increase your awareness of what or who "pushes your buttons." For example, if your parents want to make you into the person they have always wanted you to be during the holidays by asking hurtful questions such as, "When are you going to live within your means?" or "When are you going to get married?" Modify your typical response by visualizing those comments as water floating off a duck's back. Remember, how you respond is always your choice.
Hang Out With Positive People
If the holidays bring you together with people who are suffering from "stinking thinking," make sure that you minimize the time you are together with them. For example, instead of staying at a relative's house, stay at a local hotel. Or, if you find it difficult to be with certain family members, build in some other activities that give you a legitimate reason to minimize your time with them. That way you can carve out some positive re-energizing time.
Make Yourself Laugh
Laughing can keep you healthy. So enjoy the humor break that follows in section #7 and make yourself laugh.
Source: W. J. Rinke,  Beat the Blues: How to Manage Stress and Balance Your Life 2nd Edition, (C242), approved for 28 CPEUs, available at http://www.wolfrinke.com/CEFILES/C242CPEcourse.html. Also available in an electronic format.

5. AN INEXPENSIVE ONE-OF-A-KIND HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAL FOR TOUGH TIMES

Tis the season for gift giving,
These calendars improve one's living!!  
No ideas for your friends yet,
These are the perfect gifts to get!!
Motivation throughout the year,
Order these and spread the cheer!!
Don't be left out in the cold,
Order these for young and old!!

     

6. HOLIDAY HUMOR BREAK
An elderly man in Florida calls his son in New York. The father says to the son, "I hate to tell you, but we've got some troubles here in the house. Your mother and I can't stand each other anymore, and we're getting a divorce. I've had it! I want to live out the rest of my years in peace. I'm telling you now, so you and your sister shouldn't go into shock later when I move out."
He hangs up, and the son immediately calls his sister in New York and tells her the news. The sister says, "I'll handle this!" She calls Florida and says to her father, "Don't do anything until we get there! We'll be there Wednesday night."
The father hangs up the phone and hollers to his wife, "Okay, honey, they're coming for Thanksgiving. Now, what are we going to tell them for Christmas?"

7. ABOUT THE EDITOR
Dr. Wolf J. Rinke, RDN, CSP is the president of Wolf Rinke Associates--an accredited provider of easy to use CPE self-study programs for nutrition professionals since 1990 available at www.easyCPEcredits.com. He is also a highly effective management consultant and executive coach who specializes in building peak performance organizations, teams and individuals, and an author of numerous CPE home study courses, audio/video programs as well as several best selling management, leadership and self-development books including Make it a Winning Life--Success Strategies for Life, Love and Business. In addition he is an internationally recognized keynote speaker and seminar leader who delivers customized presentations that combine story telling, humor and motivation with specific "how to" action strategies that participants can apply immediately to improve their personal and professional lives. Preview a demo at www.WolfRinke.com or call 800-828-9653.
If you have questions, or would like him to address a specific issue or topic in this eNewsletter please e-mail him at WolfRinke@aol.com.

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