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| Four Seasons Hemet Herald | February 2015 | 10 February's Reminder: Please update your Roaming Patrol number to (951) 202-4603 and set it up for speed-dial if you have that feature. This is especially important if you are a walking enthusiast or living alone. Don't be caught unprepared if a personal emergency or suspicious activity occurs! Last year, 2014, saw some very significant headway in our community's Emergency Preparedness. We identified that emergency communications and leadership/planning were the necessary "First Steps" in improving our reaction to, and recovery from, any significant disaster — whether man-made, or an act of nature. To those ends, we are proud to announce that we are near completion of an Amateur Radio (HAM) Station for emergency communications, thanks to the board's approval for expenditures, the cooperation of the Euclid Management staff, and the tireless efforts of Bud Piraino! This will give us the ability to communicate with outside assistance organizations and government agencies in the event of a catastrophic event — and could be a focal point for developing a HAM club for all of our "HAMster" residents. We have developed procedures for setting up an Incident Command Post and instituted a series of drills to critique and improve our efforts. And we have a continuing training program to sharpen our skills. Please consider becoming a Street Captain for your block, or area. Please check the Four Seasons' calendar for meeting days and times (generally the last Monday of the month at 6:30 pm in the Ballroom). If you are not sure whether or not this is something you would like to participate in, please attend one and "peer over the fence" to see what it could mean for you. This won't involve a large commitment of time, but will provide valuable service to you and your neighbors. In that vein, we want to encourage anyone with a marketing/recruiting background to join us in establishing a program to achieve an even greater level of participation in community emergency preparedness. Emergency Preparedness Committee Health Matters Question: What will be my New Year's Resolutions? Below are some suggestions… Let us toast to a healthy new year. Year after year we make resolutions to exercise regularly, eat well, and give up smoking and other bad habits. Following such basic rules can cut heart disease risk by 80 percent, diabetes risk by 90 percent and cancer risk by 50 percent, according to the Harvard Nurses' Health Study. Here are some healthy suggestions: Wear a pedometer. New research suggests that routinely wearing a pedometer encourages people to walk about an extra mile each day, lose weight, and lower their blood pressure. Don't forget strength training, involving both the upper and lower body. Too many people neglect resistance exercise, particularly women for whom it's crucial for preventing muscle and bone loss with age. Don't pop too many vitamins. Enthusiasm for vitamin pills is high, but evidence for their benefits is low. Try to get vitamins from foods and consider a multivitamin for insurance. Eat at least two fish meals per week. The evidence is strong that the oils in darker types of fish, such as salmon, tuna, mackerel and herring, are beneficial for the heart and brain and may even lower risk of cancer. Drink water. No matter where you are, water should always be the first thing you reach for when you're thirsty. Water truly is essential. Budget your food as you do your money. A rough guideline for daily caloric intake: Multiply your ideal body weight by 10 (i.e., 1,200 calories if you want to weigh 120 pounds) and then add another 600 calories if you're moderately active, a few hundred more if you're very active. Divide those calories out across the day to keep yourself well fed. Don't drink too many calories . It's easy to drink calories without noticing: that egg nog latte at Starbucks has nearly as many calories as a Big Mac. It's okay to have one as an occasional treat, but consider it a meal, not a drink. Sleep eight hours a night. Adequate sleep makes you feel better, decreases risk for cardiovascular disease, boosts memory and reduces the likelihood of being in a car accident. For any questions or a needs assessment visit please contact Jennifer Trebler at (951) 663-1060. Inland Empire Hospice soon to be…