Discover Wellness Health Inspiration Awards:
• Anne Marie Connolly, Rhode Island wellness director
www.getfitri.gov.
• Debbie Ford, NY Times best-selling author
• Jeffrey Spencer, DC, Recovery specialist/ Tour de France
• David Simon, Md., Co-founder, medical director, Chopra Center for Wellbeing
Discover Wellness—How Staying Healthy Can Make Your Rich: Best selling
authors conduct book signings: Barnes & Noble-Huntington Station, N.Y. 9/18/07;
Borders-Chula Vista, CA 9/19/07; and Mission Valley, CA 9/20/07.
Jericho, NY/San Diego, Calif. – Aug. 23, 2007 – Millions of Americans determined
to lead healthier lives are both the inspiration and moving force behind the
first Annual Discover Wellness Month, September 2007 and Discover
Wellness Day, Sept. 18, 2007. Resolutions from key government officials,
special events and awards sponsored by thousands of wellness professionals and
organizers in 50 states highlight the celebration. Visit
www.discoverwellnesscenter.com.
“Men, women and children – individuals and families – are getting involved,”
says Dr. Bob Hoffman, chairman of Discover Wellness and co-author with Dr. Jason
Deitch of the best-selling book Discover Wellness—How Staying Healthy Can
Make You Rich. Dr. Hoffman, will personally bestow the 2007 Health
Inspiration Award to Anne Marie Connelly, Rhode Island’s Wellness Director, on
Discover Wellness Day during ceremonies scheduled in Jericho, NY. Rhode Island
was officially designated as the first “Well State in the Nation” in April 2007
(www.getfitri.gov).
“The goal of living a healthy lifestyle is not only to add years to your life
but also to add life to those years,” says Connolly, who has been proclaimed as
the rock star of wellness. “Life is a gift – cherish every moment you are
blessed with by living well.”
Discover Wellness resolutions include:
New York: State Sen. Carl Marcellino, Oyster Bay (5th Dist); State Sen. Frank
Padavan of Bellerose (11th Dist.) and Mayor Peter Bee, Garden City.
California: U.S. Rep. Ed Royce, Fullerton (40th Dist.); U.S. Rep. John Campbell,
Newport Beach (48th Dist.); U.S. Rep. Darrell E. Issa, Vista (49th Dist.); U.S.
Rep. Susan A. Davis, San Diego (53rd Dist.); Mayor Jim Dear, Carson; Mayor Lesa
Heebner, Solana Beach; and Mayor Claude Lewis, Carlsbad.
Drs. Hoffman and Deitch will conduct book signings: Barnes & Noble, Huntington
Station, NY, Sept. 18, 7:30 p.m.; Borders, Chula Vista, CA, Sept. 19, 7 p.m.;
Borders, Mission Valley, CA, Sept. 20, 7 p.m.
Complimentary special events are scheduled nationwide:
• “Mr. & Mrs. Fitness Day”
• Celebrating healthier lifestyle choices: walking, biking instead of driving
• Library discussions: healthy habits, meditation, yoga, massage therapy, stress
relievers
• Employee ergonomic workstation evaluations at Chiropractic offices nationwide
• Inter-office flexibility contests
• Writing contests, awards: “Who is the healthiest?”
• Free professional exercise equipment demonstrations
• Taste-testing, nutrition education
• Free posture analyses
“Discover Wellness is the largest grassroots wellness initiative to ever reach
the American citizenry – an opportunity to raise the American consciousness on
the importance of nutrition, exercise, healthy thinking and healthy habits,”
adds Deitch. “More people, less is a goal achievable through smarter lifestyle
choices.”
Visit
www.discoverwellnesscenter.com for local Discover Wellness activities.
About Discover Wellness Month
Discover Wellness Month is a national campaign to address the underlying cause
of America’s health care crisis and to raise awareness and encourage
participation of all Americans to learn more about what each of us can do to
experience greater health and abundant wealth.
Discover Wellness: How Staying Healthy Can Make You Rich is available for
purchase on Amazon.com, BN.com, and other online Web sites as well as
www.discoverwellnesscenter.com.
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