Allison Roe Run2Heal NewsOur next Run2Heal event is planned for late 2007 – we’ll keep you posted on developments, when, where etc, but in the mean time…………
Celebrate World Osteoporosis Week - Buy a T-shirt and start exercising!
Run2Heal wanted to contribute to this great cause and here’s what you can do to help too! Buy a Run2Heal ASICS Duotech t-shirt and $5 per t-shirt will be donated to the Osteoporosis New Zealand in support of the wonderful work the organisation is doing with bone health awareness and prevention. By exercising in your t-shirt you will be helping to prevent osteoporosis.
And it’s a Bonus Price for a Great Cause!
$25.00 per t-shirt, with $5 per shirt going to the cause. And, we’ll deliver your shirts free of charge until 31 October 2006. Normal retail is $60.00! To order your Run2Heal t-shirt online go to www.run2heal.co.nz and click on MERCHANDISE in the left hand column. So easy. Next Challenge
THIS Friday 20 October between 8.00 a.m. and 1 p.m. Run or walk a replica of the milk crate mountain that appears in the Anlene advertisement on television. And if you haven’t tried Anlene, all dairy, 99% fat free milk and yoghurt enriched with essential bone nutrients, then join me down at Queen Elizabeth Square/Downtown Auckland in your lunch time to sample them. See you there!
World Osteoporosis Day and The Bone Health Mountain
New Zealand joins a major international awareness campaign sweeping through more than 40 countries. World Osteoporosis Day is being marked in Auckland this Friday, 20 October, from 7.30am to 2pm, with the Bone Health Mountain Mission taking place at Queen Elizabeth Square (bottom of Queen Street), Auckland. Run or step up the bone health mountain with Allison Roe and other celebrities. Allison will lead the charge up a 5 metre high milk crate mountain constructed to make Osteoporosis top of people’s minds. Other events around world to raise awareness about this preventable disease can be seen at: http://www.osteofound.org/activities/world_osteporosis_day/2006_activities.php In addition to the celebrities, Lynda McNamara, a 37 year old Osteoporosis sufferer will be there to run up the mountain with Allison. Whilst many people perceive the illness to be an ‘old peoples’ disease’, Lynda knows differently having suffered from osteoporosis for 5 years. In fact, bones can begin to break down after the age of 25, so it is important that people maintain bone health throughout their lives. Osteoporosis is on the rise, with over 50% of women and up to 30% of men in New Zealand who live into their sixties suffering a fracture related to Osteoporosis. This event is to help educate people about the importance of diet and regular exercise to maintain strong bones. Julia Gallagher from Osteoporosis New Zealand said about the day and the event, “It is great that we are doing something so public; an event like this brings attention to this disease, because it really is the silent epidemic - many people simply don’t know that they are at risk or that they have got it. We want this event to bring osteoporosis to people’s attention and encourage them to take some proactive steps with their diet and exercise so that it does not become an issue.”
When it comes to diet here in New Zealand, there is a misperception about bone health being solely to do with calcium intake and so many people believe that because of a ‘high dairy diet’, bone health shouldn’t be an issue. In fact, vitamin D and vitamin K are also key in calcium absorption. Anlene, the milk product endorsed by Allison Roe in New Zealand is not just calcium rich, but is enriched with vitamin D for calcium absorption and the Phyto K protein, critical for bone mineralization.
What We Need to Know about Cancer?
Well known Auckland doctors Monica and Gerald Lewis have written a book entitled Cancer: A Threat to your Life? The book and CD are available for $39.99. Monica who is highly regarded for her work with women’s hormonal issues and Gerald, a leading Cardiologist, have a strong natural approach to health and wellness. The book covers medical and holistic approaches to cancer treatment.
Says Monica “Both Gerald and I perceived the confusion and despair in our patients as they searched for answers and straws to clutch. There are so many alternative therapies that are available, as well as conventional surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The book gives people an honest, unbiased and scientific opinion on their options for treatment:
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