Asthmatics should always eat less than their capacity.
The patient should fast for a few days on lemon juice with honey and thereafter resort to a fruit juice diet to nourish the system and eliminate the toxins. Gradually, solid foods can be included.
The patient should, however, avoid the common dietetic errors. Ideally, his diet should contain a limited quantity of carbohydrates, fats and proteins which are acid-forming foods, and a liberal quantity of alkaline foods consisting of fresh fruits, green vegetables and germinated gram.
Foods which tend to produce phlegm such as rice, sugar, lentils and curds as also fried and
other difficult- to- digest foods should be avoided. Breakfast may consist of prunes, orange or berries or a few black raisins with honey.
Lunch and dinner should consist of a salad of raw vegetables such as cucumber, lettuce, tomato, carrot and beets, one or two lightly cooked green vegetables and wheat bread. The last meal should preferably be taken before sunset or at least two hours before going to bed.
Roller derby's still a new sport. So, while I do have certain "rules" for myself, I also leave room for evolving out of them.
As far as I'm concerned, there's no "always" and no "never" about anything. "Right" and "wrong" are also subject to evolution, over time. Put simply: keep an open mind.
Another part of my philosophy on coaching is this:Assume everyone in the room has ADD.
who's ready for this to make a comeback!
Now, I don't mean to offend anyone with that statement.
Not to get to too politicky on you, but I don't even believe in "ADD" as a "learning disorder."
Because... when an entire generation's got it... Well, I guess that's not a disorder anymore, is it? It's just the way things freakin are!
So... I remind myself, when coaching:
Think about how short your attention span is, and how much blah blah blahing you yourself can handle before it's time to look at shiny things...
And try to keep that in perspective.
In coaching, I feel it's important to keep things moving:
Say a little, do a little. Do something else, elaborate a little more, do something else, switch back to the first thing. Not necessarily in that order, but you get the idea.
Think about the complexity and intensity of the game: offense, defense, and point scoring are all happening at exactly the same time!
So the people that play this sport... well... they're smart! With quick brains that need constant stimulation.
photo blame: Rinkrat
Basically, the sport is complex. So are the players, so should be practice.
That said, breaking it down into bites at a time, building up in complexity as things move along, and ending with something very complex seems to work for me.
Try it, and let me know how that works for you. I'm not giving out any fish today... just telling you how I fish.
Even though though that's a weird analogy for me. Being a vegetarian and all.
Part 4 is coming soon...
Have a megolific supercalifragilistic RAD day today!
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Just thought you needed to know. That's the reality of it.
There are just as many different styles of coaching as there are personality types. I'm sharing what works for me, and by no means saying it's the only way.
It's the best way for me, you may be different.
That said, here's my basic philosophy on coaching:
When I put the whistle on, I'm clocking in. I don't need to be anybody's friend or favorite person.
My intention is to impart information efficiently; and the ethic that roller derby (in that moment) is the most important thing in the entire world. We can be friends after practice is over.
About 10 minutes into nearly every training camp I coach, you feel the strange energy shift in the room.
Everyone was so excited a minute ago, now they're on the ground doing planks. Or push-ups. Or squats. Maybe lunges?
And I'm patiently explaining it's not a punishment, it's a gift and you can almost hear everyone thinking collectively;
Hey, I thought she was into magic, sparkles, and kittens... what's happening here?"
In truth, I'd rather not have to give out so many plank, squat, and push-up gifts.
That would be amazing. It would mean that everyone has the mentality of a professional athlete, ready to show the highest respect to their coach through intense discipline and focus on the moment.
But the truth is, not everyone knows how to be a good student, right away.
As coach, that's your job to impart. Can't take all the talking and giggling while you're coaching personally. Just have to redirect everyone and teach them a better way to get the most out of their time.
So teaching that is usually my first lesson.
So the very first rule I have is:
Do not to start talking until everyone else has stopped.
That sounds so simple, but I see coaches in every city just walk into a noisy room and start talking! And then they wonder why a) nobody listens b) nobody respects their authority.
I don't do this because I'm starving for attention, or authority.
In fact, if I were to think about it like people paying attention to me, I'd *probably* freak out and stammer over every word.
When I coach, though, it's not about me. It's about roller derby.
It's a fine, but important distinction.
The reason everyone needs to pipe down is so we, as a group, can focus our group intention on raising our collective potential through the sport of roller derby.
That kind of magic just doesn't happen when there's side conversations and shenanigans going on.
So, as coach, I consider it my first priority to make it clear that I'm there to impart information and an ethic that roller derby, in that moment, is the most important thing in the world.
And we can totally be friends after practice is over!
Part 3 next time....
Have a super mind blowingly focused special magical cuter than a kitten RAD day today!!!
Parting gifts:
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My daughter Meg had to make a two minute film as part of an art project about "Flight" ....
she decided on the theme of a red balloon that flies away ... loosely based on "The Red Balloon" and with the help of our lovely little friend Sophie .... they filmed at our local beach on a cloudy winter afternoon.
Meg in her role as film maker.
Her little actress Sophie worked like a real trooper running up and down the beach again and again .....
(so good to work with good actress and she only wanted to be paid in lollies !!!)
The dogs managed to swindle their way into the film too.
The final shot of the balloon slowly flying out of sight ....
and it's a wrap .... now the editing begins, I can't wait to see the finished product. Well done girls, what a great team !!!
