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So you've been hearing that voice again, the one that says you're not doing what you were born to do. That may be true, but how do you figure out what you should be doing? To begin answering this question, examine whether your current career path matches your core interests, beliefs, values, needs and skills. Professional career counselors usually undertake this strategy when attempting to help clients identify appropriate career directions. Here's what I ask clients to help them find their core. Ask yourself these questions, and record your answers: 1. What subjects do you most enjoy reading about? 2. What television or radio programs do you most enjoy? 3. What are your favorite types of movies? 4. What are your favorite hobbies or pastimes? 5. What type of volunteer activities do you prefer? 6. What subjects do you enjoy discussing with friends? 7. What subjects come to mind when you daydream? 8. What have been your favorite jobs? 9. What were your favorite school s...

SECTION VI BODY COMPOSITION AND NUTRITION Your weight and/or body fat was measured during your medical exam. Take a look at the weight allowed for your height as shown in Table 1. If you exceed the weight listed for your height, you may not be over fat. Some well-muscled individuals have body weights that far exceed the values for weight listed on the charts for their age, gender, and height. Yet, only a small percentage of their total body mass may be fat. This standardized PT program meets the requirement to be physically active everyday. However, you will still need to make changes to your diet to so that you can report to IMT at an appropriate body composition. Losing one to two pounds per week is a realistic goal, which is best accomplished by a combination of eating less and exercising regularly. Table 1. Screening table weight. Reproduced from AR 600-9, table 1. People always want to know if a particular food is good or bad for them. No single food choice is necessarily a...

The University of Michigan Integrative Medicine’s Healing Foods Pyramid was conceived by Monica Myklebust, MD, and Jenna Wunder, MPH, RD, in their passion for food in all of its beauty, variety, and healing benefits. The foods we choose to eat are essential to how we care for ourselves. In choosing the healing foods on this pyramid, each one of us contributes to our own health. Click on the categories in the pyramid to access highlights for each food group ...