How to Make God Laugh

The past three weeks haven't gone like I'd planned. Having our van Goldie totalled is not exactly how I wanted to start the month.

I had several things on the calendar: a trip to Vegas for my 19th wedding anniversary. A "birthday" party for Family Chiropractors turning 10 years old. Launch my new web page for the Q-Link Personal Energy System. Begin an expanded workout routine (I'd have some extra time each morning since school was out for the summer and I could leave home a little later). Write two or three e-mails each week. Go toTennessee to see my Dad for Father's Day and do some strategic planning, write some articles, etc. out by the lake.

Last year when I went to Tennessee, I saw the movie "Collateral". It starred Jamie Fox as Max the taxi driver and Tom Cruise as Vincent, the Hit Man. There's a great quote in it, right after Max figures out what Vincent is really up to. Max is more than a little upset with the idea of driving this guy around while he kills people, so Vincent tries to calm him down a little:

"We're into Plan B. Still breathing? Now we gotta make the best of it. Improvise. Adapt to the environment. Darwin. 'Shtuff' happens, I Ching--whatever man, we gotta roll with it."

The accident we had on June 1st definitely put me into my own Plan B. (Ironically, it was on the way home from carpool, a few hours after I'd finished making my grandiose plan for June.)

Some folks say the easiest way to make God laugh is to show him your plan.

I've given myself Vincent's Little Pep Talk more than a few times lately. And even though I haven't been 100% (and have been sleeping when I should have been working), I still got most everything finished that I wanted to.

And I realize that in every mis-hap there is the seed of equal or greater benefit, if you're open to finding it.

I'm not recommending Car Crash as a tool for success. But I am recommending that you have an eraser handy when you make your plans, buckle up on the way home...

...and don't forget to breathe.

Dr. Vince

P.S. One goal that I'm very happy about finishing is my Q-Link page. The Q-Link is a personal energy pendant that gives you focus, clarity and helps you concentrate like a Chess Champ. It's helping with my recovery, and I know it will help you improve your performance, too. Cruise on over to Dr. Vince's Q-Link page and see for yourself.

Santa in a Swimsuit?

Summer's here (at least it feels like it!). That means two things: swimsuits and ice cream. And those two don't mix well (for me at least).

It seems like there's are always excuses for a sugary treat. For me lately, it's been dance recital and Memorial Day. Last weekend it was my wedding anniversary. Then it'll be my birthday. And family birthdays. Fourth of July. Back to school. Heck, it's Thursday, let's party!

But the swimsuit always tells on us. Sort of like Santa Claus (it knows if you've been bad or good).

A lot of us worry more about what we look like on the outside that we do on the Inside. That's just the way we are. Like we say in the office, if your spine were in front, you'd probably take better care of it.

So, today's tip will cover both areas. It'll help you shed fat so you look better on the outside. And help you lower your triglycerides, to help prevent heart disease and diabetes, among other things, and keep you working better on the Inside.

Your Start to Summer Look Good/Feel Good Tip:

Eat more fish oil.

Why?

In a recent study, published in the medical journal Diabetes, healthy male subjects were put on a high-fructose diet for six days. At the end of the six days, the subjects' triglyceride levels had nearly doubled.

But when researchers gave them fish oil in addition to the high-fructose diet, the triglycerides still went up, but only half as much.

Another study, published in the University of Missouri's Journal of Exercise Physiology, shows that taking fish oil before each meal significantly increases fat burning during exercise - and leads to greater weight loss.

So, how much fish oil does the trick? Study participants took eight fish oil capsules throughout the day (4 grams total). Each capsule had 300 mg of EPA and 200 mg of DHA, the active fatty acids in fish oil.


Stay Cool,

Dr. Vince

P.S. The www.drvinceonline.com