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Inside Russell Wilson’s nine-meal, 4800-calorie diet to cut weight – ESPN (blog)
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Russell Wilsons diet consists of lean proteins, fruits and vegetables. It is also entirely free of dairy and gluten.
Sheil KapadiaESPN Writer
RENTON, Wash. -- When asked about Russell Wilson's focus on improved eating habits this offseason, Philip Goglia said he views himself more as a food coach than as a nutritionist.
"He was an animal about it," Goglia said of Wilson. "The f---ing guy buried himself in this, and it's epic to see, because that really validates him as a complete athlete."
Search for Goglia's name, and you'll find links to his work with a bevy of celebrities, including Kim Kardashian and Chris Pratt. An article on the Entertainment Tonight website labeled him the "nutritionist to the stars." But Goglia also has worked with plenty of athletes -- most notably NBA players Kevin Love, Carmelo Anthony and Rudy Gobert.
This past March, at the urging of his wife, Ciara, and former trainer Gunnar Peterson, Wilson found himself in Goglia's office in Santa Monica, California.
"He came in feeling as though he was too heavy and not mobile enough," Goglia said. "And he wanted to get his weight down. He was over 225. He felt as though he needed to be leaner and stronger and more agile. And that's my wheelhouse."
Pre-breakfast: Tablespoon of almond butter and a tablespoon of jam Breakfast: Two cups of cooked oatmeal, six whole eggs, fruit, chicken breast Snack 1: Fruit and 12 almonds Lunch: Eight ounces of protein with a yam or a cup of rice or a potato and a vegetable Second lunch: Eight ounces of protein with a yam or a cup of rice or a potato and a vegetable Snack 2: Fruit and 12 almonds Snack 3: Fruit, 12 almonds and whey protein Dinner: Fish or steak and vegetables or salad Snack 4: Fruit and a tablespoon of molasses or shredded wheat, applesauce, almond butter and jam
Injuries were the story of Wilson's 2016 season. He suffered a right high ankle sprain in Week 1 and an MCL sprain in his left knee in Week 3. Wilson never missed a game and earned praise from his teammates for playing through pain, but the injuries limited his mobility and essentially made him a non-factor in the run game.
Wilson rushed for a career-low 259 yards, and the Seattle Seahawks ranked 23rd in rushing efficiency. They'd never finished worse than seventh in Wilson's first four seasons. A side effect of Wilson's injuries was that he got heavier because of the limits on what he could do for conditioning.
"It was definitely tough," Wilson told ESPN.com. "I normally run a lot in practice and after practice, the off days and everything like that. And I couldn't really do much because of my ankle and my knee."
Standing in the hallway between the team's indoor practice facility and the locker room, Wilson breathed heavily in between sentences. He'd just put in extra conditioning work with the Seahawks' other quarterbacks following the team's final minicamp practice. It was precisely the type of work he couldn't participate in during last season when the main focus was to have him feeling his best on game day.
Wilson has paid attention to what he puts in his body since entering the league in 2012. He has had his own chef and has tried to eat healthy for years. But after 2016's injury-riddled campaign, he has re-examined many aspects of his usual routine in search of an edge. Wilson is hoping he has found one with a new meal plan that calls on him to eat nine times a day and cut out both dairy and gluten.
"Still doing it religiously," Wilson said. "Just trying to really focus on trying to eat really, really well and have great nutrition. I think it's critical. It allows you to wake up feeling good, feeling strong. It allows you to excel throughout the day and have tons of strength and energy. So I think it's really important for me. And I love food. I'm from the South, Virginia. So for me, I have to be really conscientious of what I eat. And also, my dad had diabetes. So I try to really pay attention to what I eat and try to do a really good job of that."
Goglia said when Wilson visited him in March, Wilson was consuming about 2,700 calories a day. Goglia bumped that number up to 4,800 when planning Wilson's meals. In other words, he wanted Wilson to eat more even as he was trying to cut weight.
"When you think metabolism, everybody will think fast or slow," Goglia said. "And it's not. Metabolism is ultimately hot or cold. The definition of a calorie is a heat-energy unit. So if calories are heat and metabolism is a function of heat, and if fat is a lipid and only converts to energy in a hot environment, it just makes sense that you have to eat a certain amount of calories to generate enough heat to burn fat. And that's counter-intuitive to every civilian out there.
"Every fat guy will say, 'Food makes you fat. I eat one can of tuna and an apple a day.' And that's why they're fat. Not enough caloric heat. Especially in athletes. Athletic temperatures are huge metabolically. They have a big metabolic load. The more muscle you have, the more food you need. That's the baseline concept."
So what has Wilson been eating?
The plan changes weekly, but typically, he starts with a tablespoon of almond butter and a tablespoon of jam before his first workout.
Next is a big breakfast that includes two cups of cooked oatmeal, six whole eggs, a fruit and a chicken breast.
Wilson's mid-morning snack is a fruit and 12 almonds, and then he has two separate lunches, each consisting of eight ounces of protein (two chicken breasts) with a yam or a cup of rice or a potato and a vegetable.
"One of the important things with Russell and the elite athletes is that none of the foods he consumes are inflammatory foods, which means no yeast, no mold, no dairy, no gluten," Goglia said. "Dairy's like eating moderately hard phlegm. It adversely affects oxygen. No dairy, no breads -- muffins, bagels -- nothing that is yeast, mold and gluten-bound. So starches are always one-ingredient guys like potatoes or rice or yams or oatmeal. If it's got more than one ingredient in it, he couldn't eat it."
In the late afternoon, it's another snack of a fruit and 12 almonds. Wilson later repeats that while adding in some whey protein.
At dinnertime, the main course is fish or steak and vegetables or a salad on the side.
"A fatty fish like salmon, sea bass, black cod, arctic char," Goglia said. "They actually increase your body's ability to promote deep REM sleep, reduce inflammation, release more growth hormone. So it's a very efficient protein to consume in the evening. And if not fatty fish, then steak. But a lean steak like a filet or flank or hanger steak. The high iron count in these red meats will also increase hematocrit and promote deep REM sleep."
The vegetables Wilson rotates in are beets, asparagus, kale and spinach.
And finally, there are two options before bed. If the next day is light to moderate training, it's a fruit and a tablespoon of blackstrap molasses, which Goglia said leads to a high energy level upon waking up.
If the following day involves more intense training, Goglia prescribes what he calls mash: shredded wheat, applesauce, almond butter and jam.
"You crunch all this s--- up in a bowl, eat it and go to bed," Goglia said.
Wilson said his chef makes the healthy foods taste good. Some of his meals are consumed at home, and others are prepared at the team facility with help from the Seahawks' nutritionist. During the spring, Wilson would bring food with him to the facility to make sure he stayed on track.
When Wilson first met with Goglia in March, he weighed over 225 pounds with 16 percent body fat. Recently, he measured in at 214 with 10 percent body fat. He said he's committed to staying with the program because he's seeing results, but the changes have not been easy.
"I love cheese -- hence Wisconsin," Wilson, a Badgers alum, said with a laugh. "I love cheese, so that's always something that you've got to be careful of."
Goglia allows Wilson to scratch that itch for one meal per week.
"Date night," Wilson said. "Ciara and I get to eat pretty good."
The meal structures are evaluated and adjusted every seven days, depending on how Wilson is feeling and his training schedule. But Wilson said he feels better than he ever has before and wants to play next season at 215 pounds or less.
"He really has a Ferrari-like structure metabolically," Goglia said. "But his metabolism is one that is so efficient, it'll bite him in the ass, too, if you're not on point with his particular lipid structure. If you're under calories, it'll crash and burn quick. But on foods, following the right pattern of balanced macronutrients -- like literally, a third, a third, a third for fats, proteins and carbs -- he'll change quickly, too. And that's exactly what he experienced."
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Its true what they say: Your gut really is like a second brain. So, when its off balance, it can seriously affect your mood, digestion, and energy. The good news is that its pretty easy to keep your gut in tip-top shape. A first step? Try the regime Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Aniston and Elle Macpherson swear byan alkaline diet.
By eating alkaline-promoting foods to effectively battle the acid we consume in things like caffeine, alcohol and some processed foods, it will help balance pH levels in your blood and urine, says Dr. Josh Axe , DNM, DC, CNS. Our body needs to be at a slightly alkaline state to perform optimally, so eating an alkaline-promoting diet can, for some, make a significant difference.
According to a 2012 review published in the Journal of Environmental Health, eating this way not only helps gut health but an array of other chronic diseases. It can lower the risk of mortality and incidence of diseases such as diabetes, arthritis, and osteoporosis. It can also help improve muscle mass, decrease your risk of hypertension and stroke, reduce inflammation and chronic pain, improve vitamin absorption and immunity, and aid in weight management.
Our lungs and kidneys have a tightly controlled mechanism to regulate the pH of our blood. Diet can, however, affect the pH of your urine, says Robert Glatter, MD. The metabolism of foods leaves a so-called residue or ash, and those who follow the diet believe that this ash can have an effect on the acidity of your body.
So which foods should you avoid and which should you load up on? Youll want to stay away from eating a lot of dairy, including cheeses such as parmesan, American, mozzarella and cheddar cheese. Meat and cured meats like bacon are also good to eat less of as is poultry, and canned sardines and tuna. Go slow on eggs, refined grains, alcohol, soda, caffeine, and artificial sweeteners.
Confused as to what you should have? A diet rich in raw fruits and veggies:
Mushrooms, spinach, alfalfa, cucumber, broccoli, cauliflower, snow peas, and Brussels sprouts are great to eat for those on an alkaline diet, says Axe. And opt for organic when possible, which is produced in a more mineral-dense soil, so itll offer greater benefits.
Axe explains that cooking can reduce the alkalizing effect, so eating fresh produce in their natural, raw states can help maximize absorption. Or, you can also try lightly juicing or steaming, as this process isnt as harsh as frying, sauting, or another type of high-heat cooking technique.
According to Structure Houses registered dietitian Benjamin White, PhD, despite their acidic nature citrus fruits are actual an alkalizing agent on the body. Citrus fruits like oranges have citric and ascorbic acids and taste sour, but they are actually alkaline-generating once theyve been digested and absorbed.
Tomatoes, lemons, limes and grapefruits are also alkaline rich. When drinking alcohol, or just starting your day, have water with lemon or lime for an alkaline, detoxifying drink. Another good option? Add a tablespoon ofraw, unfiltered apple cider vinegar (and a teaspoon of raw honey) to a glass of water.
Watermelon, bananas, dates, and figs also are foods to integrate as are tomatoes, avocados, cherries, apples and grapes. Oils such as olive, coconut, avocado, are beneficial as are quinoa and wild rice. If you are reducing acid-rich foods, its important to make sure you consume alkaline foods high in calcium (broccoli, almonds, white beans and leafy greens), essential fatty acids (flax-seeds, chia-seeds), and protein (tofu, beans, nuts).
At the end of the day, you have to eat what works for you.
The actual reason its a healthy diet is based on the principles of fresh, natural and unprocessed foods, says Glatter. Unfortunately, some foods that can be good for you are eliminated, as theyre just simply a bit more acidic.So, if youre craving an omelet for breakfast, feel free to have it. Just balance them out with foods like spinach or kale, which are alkaline producing.
BIO: Isadora Baum is a writer and content marketer, as well as a certified health coach. Shes written for Bustle, Mens Health, Extra Crispy, Clean Plates, Shape, and Huffington Post.
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9 Things to Know If You’re Thinking About Starting a Raw Food Diet This Summer – Reader’s Digest
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Raw is all the rage Courtesy Fiona TappThe raw food diet is the hot new trend in wellness and health circles. If you're curious about this approach, you can try eating raw for a day with these recipes. The movement has grown steadily as an extension of veganism. Raw food advocates believe that processing and cooking food reduces its nutritional benefits; followers find they eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables and claim that this approach has physical and mental benefits. Melanie A. Albert is an intuitive cooking expert, author, and speaker, who is passionate about good, wholesome, and healthy foods. She has been a leader in wellness, integrative medicine, and nutrition for over 15 years, and her sprightly energetic vibe is a walking advertisement for the foods she promotes. I met her in the Arizona desert for an intuitive cooking class where she showed me how to make fresh, delicious foods from locally grown ingredients. By local, I mean they were grown steps from where we cooked! Albert talked about how she has become more interested in alternatives to cooking lately and has actually just taken a course on becoming a professional raw gourmet. She explained how the natural properties of food in its original grown state can be very appetizing, especially on warm summer days. "Raw food makes sense in our diets especially when the weather is hot and our bodies naturally crave cool foods. When you think about it, foods that cool naturally grow when the weather is warm. In the hot summer, it's all about melons, tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers, which are all full of water and very hydrating." As I prepared Albert's recipe of dinosaur kale, fresh veggies, and nuts in the heat of the Arizona sun at The Farm at South Mountain, just 15 minutes from downtown Phoenix, I had to agree this type of cuisine certainly suits the warmer weather! If you are intrigued by this trend read on to see what you need to know...
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Fitness star Jackie Warner reaches plea deal in DUI case: ‘Nothing she did that day was conscious’ – Los Angeles Times
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Celebrity fitness trainer Jackie Warner agreed to a plea bargain Wednesday after prosecutors lowered the pending charges against her to a single misdemeanor count, allowing her to avoid time behind bars.
Warner, 48, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of alcohol-related reckless driving, also known as wet reckless, the Los Angeles County district attorneys office confirmed.
A judge sentenced her to a two-year probation term and ordered her to complete a 12-hour drinking and driving program.
A source close to Warner who was not authorized to speak publicly said she had taken Ambien, the sleeping medication, and woke up in police custody with no recollection of what happened.
Prosecutors said on Feb. 24, Warner smashed her car into an electric pole near Hacienda Place and Holloway Drive in West Hollywood. Next, she drove to a 7-Eleven store, where a Los Angeles County sheriffs deputy tried to take her into custody.
Prosecutors said she reversed her vehicle toward the deputy and crashed into a sheriffs patrol car.
She was originally charged with a felony count of assault upon a peace officer and three misdemeanor counts: driving under the influence, driving with a .08% blood-alcohol content and hit-and-run driving, prosecutors said. She faced as many as six years in prison if convicted.
On Wednesday, the original charges were dropped and Warner pleaded to the new, lesser charge.
Nothing she did that day was conscious, said her defense attorney, Shawn Holley. I feel that we would have prevailed at trial, but I understand the reasons she wanted to accept the D.A.s offer and move forward with her life.
From 2006 to 2008, Warner starred on the Bravo docu-soap Work Out, followed by another Bravo show, Thintervention. She has also published diet and fitness books and was a part-owner of a Beverly Hills gym.
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Precise Devices: Fitness Trackers Are More Accurate Than Ever – ConsumerReports.org
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So why do trackers seem to help some people but not others? Our survey, plus interviews with experts, uncovered some strategies that can help you get more out of your device.
Be social. Using the devices with others can be a powerful motivator. Fitbit says that people who use the devices with online friends log an average of 700 more steps per day than those who go solo. Wendy Beck agrees, competing with other users in virtual challenges. It just makes me get up and move, Beck says.
Reward yourself. Financial or other incentives might also help, says Mitesh Patel, M.D., at the Penn Medicine Center for Health Care Innovation, Perelman School of Medicine in Philadelphia. That can be especially true when youre starting. He recommends trying an app that gives cash rewards for meeting your goals. One such app is StickK, a program developed by behavioral economists at Yale University that lets you set a goal and a monetary stake and have a friend enforce it.
Keep it simple. Eric Topol, M.D., a cardiologist and digital-medicine researcher at Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif., tells patients that if they dont want another electronic device in their lives and dont want to track their heart rate, they can just use their smartphones to count their steps.
Think in bouts. Many trackers now allow users to schedule Move alerts after every, say, 30 minutes of inactivity. And research suggests that long periods of sitting can be especially harmful.
Watch what you eat. If you want to lose weight, diet is key, no matter how much you exercise or which device you use. You can never out-train a bad diet, says Ross Steiner of Steiner Strength in San Francisco. I dont care how many steps you do.
And resist the urge to use a workout as an excuse to splurge on a big meal, he says. Though the calorie-counting feature on trackers may not be very accurate, many pair with apps, such as MyFitnessPal, that have food databases, allowing you to record what you eat. That could make you more conscious of what you eat and prompt you to make wiser food choices.
Stick with it. Our survey and other research suggest that many people give up on trackers within a few months. But more than a quarter of people in our survey who currently wear their device have been using it for one to two years, and 16 percent have been using it for more than two. So if you can force yourself to stick with a tracker through that initial period, using the deviceand regular exercisecould be more likely to become a lifelong habit.
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FITWELL: Getting Students and Faculty Active at UCLA – Campus Rec Magazine (press release) (blog)
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The University of California (UCLA) implemented a program, FITWELL, with intentions to activate wellness on campus for faculty, staff, students and recreation members. The program is set to empower and motivate members, along with educating them on overall wellness, stress management, general health, fitness, exercise, nutrition and weight management.
Along with providing one-on-one services, including: personal fitness training, nutritional counseling, chair massage and Pilates, FITWELL gives patrons plenty of programs to choose from; with some being specifically tailored to faculty and staff, while others are targeted more towards students. Jeremy Chance, the FITWELL coordinator in strength and conditioning zones at UCLAs John Wooden Center, gave some insight on the various programs and classes offered.
FITWELL makes it easy for members to find a place to work out [with their accessible open recreation space in three facilities] and makes it hard for patrons to skip a workout with their Move Mail reminders. Move Mail, according to Chance, is a subscription-based email reminder sent twice a day (10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.) to remind those subscribed to the emails to get in a small workout.
These emails include videos or links to videos for exercises that can be done in an office or work setting, said Chance. Each email includes a short list of exercises to be completed as a break Simply put, its a reminder to get up and move.
More information on FITWELL, the programs offered and UCLA can be found on http://www.recreation.ucla.edu/fitwell.
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Fortune ranks Broward company No. 1 best workplace for millennials South Florida Business Journal When it comes to benefits, Ultimate offers onsite massages, meditation, acupuncture, cupping, stretching and exercise classes including Pilates and yoga. Additional perks include workplace car washes, a basketball court and game room, a Starbucks at ... |
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Cyber, electronic warfare blur tactical, strategic lines – C4ISR & Networks
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One of today'sfrequentlyemerging adages is that the character of war is changing. The rapid pace of technologies and nascent domains of war such as cyberspace are turning what used to be tactical issues into issues of strategic importance.
If we dont win the cyber/[electronic warfare] fight, then the maneuver fight may not matter because we may not get to it, Maj. Gen. Wilson Shoffner, director of operations at the Army's Rapid Capabilities Office, said in early June, noting that the decisive fight may well be the electromagnetic spectrum as opposed to maneuver.
Moreover, if communications are disrupted via jammed radioswhich are increasingly more susceptible to cyber and electronic attacks as demonstrated in Ukrainethen campaign plans could be significantly affected.
To help close operational gaps and harness the evolution of commercial technology, the Army recently held its second Cyber Quest exercise, which is a cyberspace and electronic warfare experimentation and collaboration event held at the Army Cyber Center of Excellence in Fort Gordon, Georgia. It involves a search for emerging technology, ideas and concepts that could yield solutions for future requirements in realistic and replicated operational environments.
The Army is working to test new technologies to help inform requirements, doctrine and operational concepts in the cyberspace domain. Photo Credit: U.S. Army This exercise works to inform future Army planning, said Maj. Gen. John Morrison, commanding general of the Army Cyber Center of Excellence, during a June 28media call.
The Army identifies operational gaps that get passed to industry, academia and acquisition teammates who come to Cyber Quest with capabilities that are put in the hands of soldiers, Morrison said. The soldiers handling the equipment help to determine how these solutions might inform future requirements, doctrine and operational concepts, he added.
Cyber Quest will assist the Army in its requirements process. Morrison pointed out that the service is in the midst of developing requirements for a number of operational gaps identified for the exercise.
This will allow the Army to have solid operational concepts that underpin requirements and better inform the acquisition process.
If we develop requirements today, and seven years from now were trying to field a capability in the cyberspace domain, it simply will not work. Were behind before we even start."
The 40 capabilities brought to Cyber Quest by 27 vendors this year were tested in scenarios developed by Army Training and Doctrine Command that incorporated many of the threats that would originate from near-peer adversaries.
Everything was done with an eye toward the near-peer adversary, according to Lt. Col. Stephen Roberts, the lead project officer for this year's Cyber Quest exercise. Capabilities and measures were made to look like those seen in the battlefield, he said, so they could be assessed against specific real-world threats.
Morrison said some scenarios were built in where critical systems were spoofed, meaning the adversary was actually trying to make forces think something was happening inside the operational environment that wasn't actually occuring.
Solutions for defensive cyber operations capabilities were also tested. Some of these solutions are things that would be utilized to defend our networks and provide an operational edge for us to not only detect new attacks against our network but then also remediate those attacks in a rapid fashion, Roberts said.
Currently, it takes hours or days to detect or remediate these issues at the tactical edge. he noted. The service is trying to get that time frame down to minutes.
The exercises also served to conduct risk-reduction efforts for government-developed solutions and programs. Program managers and program executive offices put forth programs of record while labs such as the Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center provided four separate systems within the EW space, Roberts said.
Morrison said these government solutions were undergoing operational assessments of capabilities being examined by acquisition teammates deeper than where current programs of record are. This, he said, allows soldiers to get their hands on kits to provide feedback and take the right risk-reduction direction.
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Life after 50: Newark Senior Center hosting open house – Newark Post
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Im not old enough for the senior center!
I cant tell you how many times I have heard that since I became executive director 10 years ago. If you are brave enough to stop by for a visit, I think you will see that we are not your ordinary senior center; we are first and only nationally accredited senior center in the state of Delaware and continue to be a model center throughout the nation.
There is a saying in the senior center community if you have seen one senior center, you have seen one senior center. All senior centers have their own unique personality, offer a variety of programs and services and choose to meet the needs of the community in many different ways. I would like to invite you to visit the NSC at 200 White Chapel Dr. in Newark on July 13 from 4 6 pm or July 14 from 9 am noon for an open house.
The open house will showcase the various programs and services provided by the center. If you are not familiar with the center, I think you will be amazed at the variety of programming designed to meet the needs of the 50-year age range of the population that we serve.
Yes, our age is 50 and over. There are many opportunities to appeal to our younger members and plenty of inspiration as we admire the older participants at the center. If you are already a member of the center, you will learn more about all that we do offer and the new programs and services that continue to meet the changing needs of our community.
You are welcome to stop by anytime, tour the center and see what sets us apart. We are pleased to offer: a therapeutic pool, supervised fitness center, exercise classes to meet every level of ability, enrichment opportunities like the computer club, discussion groups, art classes, language classes, endless social opportunities and a wonderful freshly prepared lunch each day. We also have many volunteer opportunities that enhance every area of our center and make our Meals on Wheels and Meeting of Minds programs possible.
The NSC is also home to a Social Services Director / Caregiver Resource Center. Many resources are available to assist individuals with: insurance questions, caregiver support, housing, financial coaching other service that may help people to age in the community.
The NSC fills many needs for individuals and for the community. Please join us at the open house and please come with an open mind.
Carla Grygiel is chair of the Delaware Aging Network and executive director of the Newark Senior Center. She writes a monthly column in the Newark Post that highlights issues facing seniors in Newark.
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Caregivers, Kupuna Must Plan Ahead to Survive a Disaster – Hawaii News Now
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By Craig Gima AARP Hawaii
If you are a kupuna or caregiver, especially if you take care of someone with dementia, the time to prepare for a major storm or disaster is now, before a disaster happens.
Hurricane season started June 1 in Hawaii. But disasters here could also include tsunami, power outages and even an earthquake.
Preparation for a disaster involvespreparing and practicing a disaster planandstocking and maintaining a disaster supply kit.
Caregivers and kupuna need to come up with a detailed disaster plan that involves creating a support network of neighbors and friends. Family caregivers may not be able to reach a loved one in an emergency, especially during an evacuation. Caregivers of people with dementia will also need more than one person to watch over a loved one to help keep them calm and to make sure they dont wander away.
State Emergency Management officials are recommending you keep a 14-day supply of food for each person in the disaster supply kit. Thats significantly increased from whats suggested for the mainland and previous recommendations in Hawaii of three to seven days of supplies. The concern is that harbors could become unusable in a disaster and Oahu could run out of food before the ports can be reopened.
If you need to evacuate your home, dont assume that the nearest school will opened as an emergency shelter. Toby Clairmont, executive officer of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, said that some facilities, especially older sites that had been designated as emergency shelters in the past, are being re-evaluated to see if they would safely survive a disaster. See if a relative or friends home in a safe area can be used as a back-up shelter and its a good idea to line up more than one back-up shelter in case the first one is not available.
Check your home to see if it is engineered to survive a severe storm and to see if it isoutside tsunami and flood zones. If you live in a concrete building on an upper floor, you may be better off to shelter in place during a storm or tsunami.
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