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Vol. 6 No. 3, March 2014 Copyright 2014 by Wolf
J. Rinke
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IN THIS ISSUE
1. NEW CPE--HOT OFF THE PRESS
2. NUTRITION NEWS YOU CAN USE
3. HOW TO SAVE UP TO 16% ON CPEs
4. HOW TO CONQUEOR STRESS--PART I
5. HEAR WOLF "HOWL"--I MEAN SPEAK
6. HUMOR BREAK
7. ABOUT THE EDITOR
8. PRIVACY STATEMENT AND SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
INSIGHT BREAK
"Your greatest pleasure is that which rebounds from hearts that you have made glad."
--Harry Ward Beecher 1. GREAT VALUE CPEUs
The Power of Communication: How to Increase Your Personal and Professional Effectiveness, 2nd Edition, Wolf J. Rinke, PhD, RDN, C247, 20 CPEUs, $129.95, or C247E (electronic version), $114.95. (I guess talk is cheap.)
Do you have few misunderstandings, disagreements or fights? Do your patients, employees, colleagues, spouse and children follow your instructions virtually all of the time? Are you able to persuade people to do what you want them to do even if they don't feel like it? Are people anxious to follow you? In short, are you getting all you want at work and at home? If your answer is "no" to at any of these, then this program is for you.
Approved by CDR, CBDM
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1000, 1040, 1050, 1070, 1130, 6000, 6020, 6070, 6080, 7000, 7020, 7150, 7190, 7200.
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2. NUTRITION NEWS YOU CAN USE
Antioxidants May do More Harm than Good for Certain Cancers
The common understanding is that antioxidant supplements are beneficial especially for cancer patients. A growing body of evidence suggests that high doses may do more harm than good in patients with certain types of cancer. Researchers gave Vitamin E supplements and acetylcysteine to mice with early stages of lung cancer. Instead of slowing the tumor's growth, the tumors multiplied and grew more aggressively. Researchers concluded that "antioxidants may accelerate the growth of early tumors or precancerous lesions in high-risk populations such as smokers and patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease…"
ACTION STEPS: Help your patients become more knowledgeable about the benefits and disadvantages of supplements. When you enter the keyword "supplements" in the search field at www.easyCPEcredits.com you will find nine different CPE programs to help you with that.
Source: V. I. Sayin, et al., Antioxidants Accelerate Lung Cancer Progression in Mice. Sci. Transl. Med. 6, 221ra15 (2014), http://stm.sciencemag.org/content/6/221/221ra15.abstract?sid=9bb62cb4-9ab0-49b3-b02f-79fba4115b6e.
3. HOW TO SAVE UP TO 16% ON CPEs
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4. HOW TO CONQUEOR STRESS--PART I
By Wolf J. Rinke, PhD, RDN, CSP
It's no secret. Life has become too fast. Most of us are overwhelmed, over-committed and over-informed. Even though some stress is good for us, for example the excitement (stress) you experience when you are getting ready to go on vacation or start a new project, lots of other stress, especially the type that you experience when you feel out of control, is bad for us (dysfunctional stress). It turns on your flight or fight response and causes your body to produce more adrenaline and hormones such as cortisol, norepinephrine, epinephrine and DHEA-S which increase your blood pressure and pulse, tense your muscles and diminish the effectiveness of your immune system. Dysfunctional stress will lead to fatigue, frequent headaches and upset stomach. Long-term dysfunctional stress contributes to chronic health problems such as high blood pressure, heart disease, depression and memory loss. It may also lead to family breakdowns and injuries, especially on the job.
Basic Stress Reduction Techniques
Here are the three most powerful stress reduction techniques that will enable you deal more effectively with virtually all stressful situations:
1. Change the Changeable
Don't like something? Change it! Don't fret, complain or whine…just do it! I just don't know how to say it any other way. Remember, you don't have to do anything you don't want to do. Alright, you caught me, there is one thing you have to do--die. No choice--not yet. Everything else is a choice. So what can you do? Get rid of the words "I have to . . ." It generates "victim" behavior patterns. And victims experience dysfunctional stress which may make you sick.
2. Remove Yourself from the Unacceptable
Find something unacceptable? Get out of the way. Sitting next to a smoker? Get up and sit somewhere else. Being followed by someone who is overdosing on road rage? Move out of her way, and let her have a "coronary" without your help. Working for a toxic boss? Start shopping for a new one. Whatever you do, just do it without fretting, whining…I know you're catching on!
3. Accept the Unchangeable
There are lots of things beyond your control. Your parents. No matter how much you would like them to be different, they won't be. So love them the way they are, not the way they ought to be. (By the way, that is a great prescription for getting along with all people!) Bad weather. Get a grip, deal with it. Learn to associate any type of bad weather with prior positive events in your life. For example when it is rainy, misty or foggy, I've taught myself to think back to my days in Germany. When it's freezing cold, I think of cuddling in front of a toasty warm roaring fireplace with my Superwoman. Getting older. Accept it. You are beautiful just the way you are! A wise person once remarked, "God doesn't make junk." In fact, evaluating both my physical and emotional health, I have never felt better in my life as I do right now. (I just celebrated my 70th birthday.) One reason is that I have never been as content and at peace as I am right now. So don't sweat your chronological age--something that you can't change. Instead, take care of your body…that's something you can have a positive impact on right now. Death of a loved one. Grieve and by all means get help from a counselor or support group. Then get on with your life. No matter how long you grieve, your loved one will not come back.
In the next issue of this eNewsletter we will review 15 other powerful stress reduction techniques.
Source: W. J. Rinke, "Beat the Blues--How to Manage Stress and Balance Your Life," 2nd Edition, accredited CPE program, approved for 28 CPEUs, available at http://www.wolfrinke.com/CEFILES/C242CPEcourse.html.
If you don't need CPEUs and would like in-depth help with this read or listen to "Make it a Winning Life: Success Strategies for Life, Love and Business," available at http://wolfrinke.com/MIWL.html.
5. HEAR WOLF "HOWL"--I MEAN SPEAK
"Winning Management: Taking Team Performance to the Next Level."
Sep. 24, 14. Philadelphia, PA. Chairperson: Joe DeBenedetto, philadelphia@ims-online.com.
This full day seminar may be open to you if your company is a member of the Institute of Management Studies (IMS). Contact the chairperson for specifics.
Recommend me to the meeting planner of your upcoming state or local dietetic association and I will help make your next meeting a "howling success." As a way of giving back, I speak to ADA groups at significantly reduced rates.
6. HUMOR BREAK
While on a road trip, an elderly couple stopped at a restaurant for lunch. After finishing their meal, they left the restaurant, and resumed their trip.
After driving for about 30 minutes, the elderly woman realized that she had left her glasses on the table.
To add to the aggravation they had to travel quite a distance before they could find a place to turn around, in order to retrieve her glasses.
All the way back, the elderly husband became the classic grouchy old man. He fussed and complained, and scolded his wife relentlessly. The more he chided her, the more agitated he became. He just wouldn't let up for a single minute.
To her relief, they finally arrived at the restaurant. As the woman got out of the car to retrieve her glasses, the old geezer yelled, "While you're in there, you might as well get my hat and the credit card."
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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