December 3, 2014
Joy Cooper†presents Heidi Wooten (right)†with a gift basket†for being named 91¹û¶³´«Ã½?s Fittest Employee†of the Month†for October. To receive this award, an employee must†be caught practicing †overt wellness behavior and attitude.â€
The Wellness Committee is on the lookout for a November/December recipient!
Here's a message from Heidi regarding her†personal wellness plan?
When I was diagnosed with breast cancer, it was a total shock and my life changed in an instant.††I had always been super healthy (or I thought I had been!) with no weight issues.††I ate whatever I wanted and never really exercised seriously.††Once my doctors determined that the cancer was not the result of genetic mutation, I was told that my cancer was most likely the result of environmental factors.††At that point I knew I had to make more informed decisions about the things that I ate and exposed myself to.††I began doing significant research and made the personal decision not to take the recommended chemotherapy treatment, but rather to manage my health with a more holistic approach. After seeing several different oncologists, I finally found one that was supportive of this approach.††In partnership with her, I studied and learned so many things about the foods that we eat and the chemicals we expose ourselves too. As a result, my diet changed drastically to include many more fresh fruits (honey crisp apples are my favorite!), vegetables, and fish and I removed over 90% of processed foods from my diet. In addition, I don?t drink or eat from anything that is not made from BPA free materials and I now only use organic household cleaning solutions. My doctor also recommended strenuous exercise at least 5 hours per week as studies now show that this can reduce the chance of breast cancer recurrence by as much as 50%.††I am now at 1 year cancer free and it is amazing how much better I feel!
The Wellness Committee is on the lookout for a November/December recipient!
Here's a message from Heidi regarding her†personal wellness plan?
When I was diagnosed with breast cancer, it was a total shock and my life changed in an instant.††I had always been super healthy (or I thought I had been!) with no weight issues.††I ate whatever I wanted and never really exercised seriously.††Once my doctors determined that the cancer was not the result of genetic mutation, I was told that my cancer was most likely the result of environmental factors.††At that point I knew I had to make more informed decisions about the things that I ate and exposed myself to.††I began doing significant research and made the personal decision not to take the recommended chemotherapy treatment, but rather to manage my health with a more holistic approach. After seeing several different oncologists, I finally found one that was supportive of this approach.††In partnership with her, I studied and learned so many things about the foods that we eat and the chemicals we expose ourselves too. As a result, my diet changed drastically to include many more fresh fruits (honey crisp apples are my favorite!), vegetables, and fish and I removed over 90% of processed foods from my diet. In addition, I don?t drink or eat from anything that is not made from BPA free materials and I now only use organic household cleaning solutions. My doctor also recommended strenuous exercise at least 5 hours per week as studies now show that this can reduce the chance of breast cancer recurrence by as much as 50%.††I am now at 1 year cancer free and it is amazing how much better I feel!