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Dianne B. Healthy Living Professional

Southern, California
As a dance educator I am interested in all aspects of health for dancers and athletes, and everyone else too. I love to research anything to do with health, both in conventional and energy medicine. Quantum thought and the mind/body connection intrigues me. I enjoy passing information along, so... Full Bio
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Low Thyroid Levels And A Low Thyroid Diet by Dianne B. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating It is not uncommon to hear people both young and old commiserate that they have problems losing weight, because of some kind of minor hormone imbalance. I can personally vou ... Read on »
Ballet Barre Workouts With Some Tips For The Adult Ballet Beginner by Dianne B. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Dance Ballet barre work is a wonderfully configured full body workout. If this were not so, you would not see so many trade marked workouts for Pilates, core muscle training, "boo ... Read on »
Remembering Glenn Gilmour - A Wonderful Colleague and Friend by Dianne B. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Dance On this page from The National Ballet School of Canada's newsletter, poignant passages are written by Mavis Staines and Paul Winston, I won't re-iterate. Glenn was s ... Read on »
What Is CoQ10 And Why Is It Good? by Dianne B. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Coenzyme Q10 is also called CoQ10 or ubiquinone. It is usually described as being an anti-oxidant, which most people associate with correcting or preventing cellular damage, ... Read on »
Prevent Dry Skin, Including A Dry Scalp by Dianne B. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating There are many benefits to adding omega 3 oils to prevent dry skin to your diet. These commonly known benefits are listed below, but first I want to mention that omega 3 fat ... Read on »
Build Strong Bones And Stop Bone Loss by Dianne B. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Bones lose density starting around the age of thirty five, yet you can stop bone loss. Understanding how our bodies build strong bones is not difficult. Incorporating the ri ... Read on »
A Pointe Shoe Exercise - Tips For Pointe Beginners by Dianne B. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Dance Pointe shoe beginners need more than one pointe shoe exercise - naturally. But here is one to get you started, if your goal is dance in pointe shoes . The following descr ... Read on »
A Pointe Shoe Exercise For Perfect Ballet Positions In Press Ups Or Rises For by Dianne B. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Dance A pointe shoe exercise for perfect ballet positions can be practiced sitting down. And by perfect, I mean the best you can do today, right now. Do not compare what you can d ... Read on »
I Hope This Does Not Sound Purely Philosophical About Ballet Training by Dianne B. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Dance I recently heard from a mom who was concerned about her 12 year old daughter's dance training. It seems like her daughter was ahead of her age group in a former ballet s ... Read on »
The Big Dance World And Professional Ballet Dancing by Dianne B. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Dance You are between fifteen and twenty years old and you have suddenly decided that only professional ballet dancing is for you. It is your passion and excludes all else. What a ... Read on »
If You Have Hammer Claw and Mallet Toes Can You Do Pointe? by Dianne B. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Dance Getting into pointe shoes may not be a dream you feel you can fulfill if you have hammer, claw, or mallet toes. Misshapen toes may or may not hurt. They may be related to ar ... Read on »
Dancing Professional Ballet - Is It Too Late? by Dianne B. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Dance I get this question from time to time, sometimes from dancers whose experience with ballet I know, and sometimes from those I have not seen dance, or even walk for that matt ... Read on »
Stop Bone Loss by Dianne B. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating How to stop bone loss, the real explanation is a little technical, so I am just going to quote Dr. Al Sears "Your bones have cells called osteoclasts. Their job is to ... Read on »
Ballet Dance Class And Foot Arch Pain by Dianne B. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Dance In a ballet dance class, there are many types and shapes of feet and some may experience foot arch pain more easily than others. If you have foot pain during or after ballet ... Read on »
The Pace Program - One Simple Exercise Tip For A Life Change by Dianne B. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Dr. Sears’ PACE revolution overturns accepted dogma and reveals a more effective, more exhilarating path to a strong heart, robust lungs and a naturally lean and effort ... Read on »
Adult Ballet Class Exercises - All Prepare You For Pointe Shoes by Dianne B. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Dance If you are in an adult ballet class as a beginner or a returning dancer, every exercise you do will prepare you for getting into pointe shoes , if that is your goal. Every b ... Read on »
Homeschooling Community Served By En Pointe Ballet by Dianne B. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Dance I happened upon this ballet blog post today, and decided to share! Read on »
Dancer Knee Replacement Discussion/Sale On "Essential Anatomy" by Dianne B. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Dance Deborah Vogel discusses knee replacements at The Body Series blog . Follow the link, select Blog at the top of the page. She also announces a special price on "ESSENTIAL ... Read on »
Ballet Injury, Pain And Over Use and Muscle Recovery Time by Dianne B. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Dance I am shocked at the periodic reports I get about dancers' training schedules. Five to six hours a day, and as much as twelve hours on a Saturday, and then maybe two to three ... Read on »
Glycemic Load Chart by Dianne B. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Dance I found this at Dr. Al Sears site, a glycemic load chart . He explains the glycemic index numbers and the glycemic load numbers. Good to know if you're trying to load up ... Read on »