The Ten Habits of Highly Effective Brains

10 lifestyle options you can follow to maintain, and improve your vibrant brains by Alvaro Fernandez, co-founder and CEO of Sharp Brains. He is the co-author of The Sharp Brains Guide to Brain Fitness: 18 Interviews with Scientists, Practical Advice, and Product Reviews, To Keep Your Brain Sharp.  It has been recognized as a Best Book by AARP.

Here are two habits to learn about and practice. Read the other 8 habits in upcoming newsletters!

1.  Learn what the "It" is in "Use It or Lose It"--a basic understanding will serve you well. Click here to read more.

2. Take care of your nutrition.  The brain only weighs 2% of body mass but consumes over 20% of the oxygen and nutrients you intake. Read more here!

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Free Fair Day!

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Vendor Information - Free Fair Day - September 11

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FREE Day at the Fair Sept 11

FiftyForward Presents Free Fair Day (9/11/12)
Mary Hance to serve as emcee for midday program

Come to the Tennessee State Fair for a better than fair deal on September 11 as FiftyForward Presents Free Fair Day.

From health and wellness, to lifelong learning and social style, FiftyForward puts the focus on YOU to offer a little something foreveryone to nourish and nurture.

Hosted by Mary Hance, The Tennessean's "Ms. Cheap", the focus of the free day from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. is Revitalize, Rejuvenate, and Reinvent your life! A special program from noon - 2 p.m. will provide tips, advice and entertainment to help you chart the course to a new you.

Complimentary bag lunches including food from local restaurants will be offered to the first 300 guests. Walgreens is providing branded totes for the first 300 guests as well as information on wellness including its popular walking program.

FiftyForward is offering a limited number of booths for $50 to vendors who offer a positive, unique or proactive message to reach this audience.

For more information regarding booths at this special event or future FiftyForward functions, please contact Sally Solesby at FiftyForward Knowles (615/743-3400 or ssolesby @fiftyforward.org). To learn more about FiftyForward and its initiatives, visit:www.fiftyforwardknowles.org)

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Summer Bounty - Gazpacho!

One of the many wonderful things to enjoy in July is summer's bounty.  Vegetables are at their peak and the tastes are delicious. I'll admit that I'm not a tomato lover but I do love growing them!  I feel that the perfect way to enjoy my summer bounty is by making gazpacho.  Smooth or chunky, this cold soup is a great way to drink your veggies and enjoy the fruits of your hard work. 

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The Best of the Best

 We all know to maintain a healthy lifestyle we need to eat more fruits, vegetables and grains.  But which ones are the healthiest, the best of the best?  Nutrition Action Health Letter has compiled a factbook that calculates a score for many foods by adding up its percentage of the recommended daily intake for five nutrients plus fiber and carotenoids. These scores can help you choose superstars at every meal!  Top fruits include guava, watermelon, kiwi, papaya and grapefruit; vegetables include kale, spinach, collard greens and Swiss chard; best beans are soybeans, pinto beans, chickpeas and lentils and top grains are quinoa, amaranth, buckwheat, bulgur and barley.

Try this Mighty Bowl of Goodness recipe that includes some of these healthy foods -- click here!
OR
Try this Vegetable Barley Soup -- click here!

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Genealogy Seminar - August 11

Genealogy Seminar
Saturday, August 11, 2012
10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Featuring J. Mark Lowe, CG, FUGA

DISCOVERING THE RECORDS OF TENNESSEE, KENTUCKY & WHISKEY STILLS
Learn about the wonderful records that tell the story of our Kentucky & Tennessee Ancestors.  
Understand why our Ancestors were searching for limestone-filtered flowing springs
and abundant fruit and grain.   Discover the Kentucky & Tennessee record groups
that will help tighten migration travel routes and destinations.  

LOCATION:  FiftyForward Knowles, 174 Rains Ave, Nashville, TN 37203
(across from the entrance to the Tennessee State Fairgrounds.)

REGISTRATION FEE:  $35 per person includes lunch and hands-on worksheets.  
To register, Contact Deborah Stillwell at 615-743-3487 or dstillwell@fiftyforward.org.

Mark is a full-time professional genealogist, author and teacher who researches primarily in original records and manuscripts throughout the South.   A native of Robertson Co, TN, he has held many offices with genealogical groups and professional organizations.  He was president of the Association of Professional Genealogists, Vice President & Secretary of the Federation of Genealogical Societies, Vice President of the South KY Genealogical Society.  He is an instructor for the IGHR (Samford University’s renowned school of genealogy in Birmingham, AL) and the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy UGA, Director of the Regional In-depth Genealogical Studies Alliance (RIGS Alliance), a Fellow of the Utah Genealogical Association (FUGA) and was awarded the APG – Grahame T. Smallwood Jr. Award; and is a member of the board of the Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society to name just a few of his many accomplishments and activities.   He has also worked on the genealogical TV series “African American Lives 2”, “Faces of America” and NBC’s  “Who Do You Think You are?”

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