For Balanced Health
Manifest your desire for healthy longevity through daily rituals of self-care.
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Delightful Designs for Small Landscapes
When I am present in nature, I am delighted, fulfilled and truly connected to my source.
My first garden design was off the back porch of my parent's home in Sheridan, IN back in the 70's. It included lots of pretty pink flowers and allowed me to know the renewing and calming power and fulfillment of this earthly action.
Since then, I have designed many small spaces and a few large ones. Follow along with me on my passionate journey and if you want a little help with your small design project send me an email with the details.
Discover and Grow Reading Club
The Spring 2025 book has been discussed. If you missed joining in, you are encouraged to read it on your own and discover the main discussion points of this platform's study HERE. The planning for our Fall 2025 read is happening now. Our readings support the dimensions of awareness as described above. What ideas do you have for books that support expanding awareness to study this year ?
Learn more about our past readings by clicking here.
A Month of Inspirations for Living Intently
Learn to feel the energy of Calm with our ONLINE PRogram options
Live with Intention.
When our life is created with intention, we cultivate what we desire through our actions. For me, an intention for how I wish my life to unfold supports my dream of developing specific inner qualities as I evolve. It’s more about my personal inner growth than a to-do or bucket list. As the co-creator of your life, living with intention allows you to create the life of your dreams.
Learn to feel the energy of Calm with our ONLINE PRogram options
Learn to feel the energy of Calm with our ONLINE PRogram options
Each new season allows for self-renewal.
Resolve to feel calm and connected to self through this four-week online zoom-based program:
Discover Your CALM with
Breath and Meditation.
OR
Connect and CALM with Breath
Find your calm in the midst of chaos with one of these weekly programs.
If you are looking for a one time offering, this program may meet your need: Pamper Yourself with Breath
Visit our Events Page for more details.
Email: joetta@dietforbalancedhealth.com if you are interested in registering, to ask questions and for payment options.
T'ai Chi Chih: A mindfulness practice
An old Eastern saying, “The ones who keep their concentration in the soles of the feet throughout the day will heal a thousand ills."
Discover, Integrate, Empower - Together as you expand your awareness of your mind-body connection through movement.
Contact JoEtta if you desire her to teach T'ai Chi Chih at your site: joetta@dietforbalancedchealth.com
For both current and past students:
Students access practice videos here.
Our Education Partner: Colorado State University
In the fall of 2024, the CSU Adult Fitness Program welcomed JoEtta as their T'ai Chi Instructor leading participants in the form known as T'ai Chi Chih.
Class meets on Fridays at 12:30PM for members of the CSU Adult Fitness Program.
For more information about CSU's Adult Fitness Program, use the link below.
Culinary And Culture Awareness grows with new skills
Handouts for our 2025 National Nutrition Month® Celebration
Culinary And Culture Awareness grows with new skills
My cultural awareness and culinary skills have expanded with some new content this month. Watch me learn and grow as I practice making street taco tortilla rounds and fruit salsa. (Click the image above to watch how to make fruit salsa.) Enjoy the Triple Fruit Salsa recipe here.
Food Safety Myths and Tips
Handouts for our 2025 National Nutrition Month® Celebration
Culinary And Culture Awareness grows with new skills
Click the link below and join the food safety bust. Handouts on food safety are in PDF form and easy for you to download. Expand your food safety awareness and discover how to keep your family's food safe.
Handouts for our 2025 National Nutrition Month® Celebration
Handouts for our 2025 National Nutrition Month® Celebration
Click the link below and join the celebration. Handouts are in PDF form for you to download. Use the link below for the nutrition month PDF party. Take a nutrition quiz and play some games, too. Tips to increase your daily consumption of fruits and vegetables here.
Earth Day awareness all year
Click the link below and join the observance of Earth Day with a short educational video.
Explore our Earth Day action videos.
Learn why becoming a guardian of Earth matters to us.
The Eat Right and Reduce Food Waste PDF is here.
Empower Yourself with our Inspirations
Sometimes, we need to expand our awareness with a quick glance of an inspirational graphic.
Our Discover and Grow Book Reading Club finished our discussion of The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho in winter of 2024.. This book inspired us to look deeply into our younger self to discover the dreams for our life that we abandoned. There is no time like the present to chase your dreams. Check out the inspiring graphics from the book here.
Our Community Partner: AIMS Community College in Greeley
AIMS Community College in Greeley graciously hosted the 2023 World T'ai Chi and Qigong Celebration on April 29, 2023. A variety of people attended from never done T'ai Chi Chih to seasoned teachers. In the mix of thirty-five attendees were students of Qigong who moved in their own way. All attendees celebrated in unity through breath and movement. Photos of this event may be seen here.
RDN - The Expert in Nutrition and Dietetics
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist - RDN
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist - RDN
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist - RDN
"Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) are food and nutrition experts with a minimum of a graduate degree from an accredited dietetics program and who completed a supervised practice requirement, passed a national exam and continue professional development throughout their careers," states the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics on the eatright.com site.
Credentialed professions identify their practitioners as trained experts. It’s a qualification in a profession, much like the MD credential for your primary care medical provider, aka, your physician or doctor. Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) are credentialed practitioners in the nutrition and dietetics profession. Most often when someone uses the term “dietitian”, they are referring to an RDN.
As a legally protected title, “Registered Dietitian Nutritionist” is only awarded to those practitioners who successfully completed specific educational requirements, passed a national exam, and continue life-long learning through a focused professional development plan reviewed by a nationally recognized credentialing agency. For the RDN, this agency is known as the Commission on Dietetics Registration.
It is illegal for any other practitioner to use the title of RDN. Many states are also adopting the title “Board Certified Dietitian” or "Licensed Dietitian" to distinguish the RDN as the nutrition expert in their state.
Often confusing to the consumer is the term “nutritionist” Anyone can call themselves a “nutritionist”. There is no legal or even standardize definition of this term. Nor is there any entity regulating its user's educational background, training, and ethical behavior which may result in unqualified health care recommendations that cause people harm.
No matter what someone calls themselves “dietitian” or “nutritionist”, check their credentials to make certain you are employing a qualified nutrition expert to work with you to reach your nutrition and well-being goals. (1)
(1) "What is an RDN?", Eatright.org. https://www.eatright.org/about-rdns-and-ndtrs Accessed 2025.03.04
RDN's Engage with policy makers
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist - RDN
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist - RDN
Click on the links below to take political action on the listed issues. Remove parts of the written letters, like Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, that may not apply to you. Write your own personal story/feelings about these issues in the area provided. Of course, fill in the boxes with your personal information so you reach your elected senator or representative.
Congress votes on some of these issues March 14, 2025.
Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (H.R. 879)
To send a letter in support of this act: Click HERE
Urge Congress to Avoid the Impact of a Federal Shutdown, Extend Critical Waivers and Protect Nutrition Programs
To send a letter in support of this act: Click HERE
Support Nutrition Research and Protect Public Health
To send a letter in support of this act: Click HERE
Action Needed: Tell Congress to Oppose Changes to SNAP and School Lunch Program
To send a letter in support of this act: Click HERE