Hi Reader,

This Weekly Habit it's all about the Habits of planning, preparing and training for life’s emergencies and the habit of tracking your own Health Vitals & planning your Health Journey..

We have advice from an Incredible Paramedic Guest Expert on Life & Health emergencies, first aid, and how to level up your response training.

You will learn How to build Health Habits for First Aid scenarios and a fun, educating way to connect grandparents, children and well all of us really... on emergency response situations with others.

But, let's not forget about YOU! and Your Health Vitals - I have the most brilliant Health Habit Tool to share with you...

Prepare yourself to welcome I ♥️ My HealthTM into your Health Habit Kingdom.

So Let's begin...

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But, before we start...

Think how good it will feel to share this newsletter with anyone whose health you care about (Link to Sign Up page) and let the Health Habits Ripple-Effect Happen (mexican wave style :)

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1. Life-Saving Habits: Emergency & First Aid Habits with a Paramedic Guest Expert Dawn Holden

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This week on The health Habits Podcast - LISTEN HERE - we were so fortunate to have an incredible Paramedic guest expert Dawn Holden on the show. Dawn has over a decade of experience of being a paramedic, here in the UK and brings her wisdom, advice and Health Habits onto the show for us all to takeaway brilliant nuggets from her vast experience.

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Dawn shares that our response comes down to education and exposure to develop skills that will help you handle an emergency. She gives examples of CPR, Cardiac Arrest, Burns, Choking and the most common ways health emergencies come into our world.

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This week's podcast episode with Dawn gives you insight on:

• How to respond in emergency settings & reducing fear
• How to get training & preparedness for emergencies
• How to build a Health Habit & reminders around First Aid
• How to educate our children on emergency response situations

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The 3 Biggest Reasons Most Bystanders Don't Act In Emergency Situations:

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1. Fear - feeling frozen or helpless to act. The situation has no default training for you. You have no experience of such a thing, so you feel unable to engage in the management of it.

2. Lack of Knowledge - Simply not knowing what to do. Like above except you might of experienced another emergency and not have fear, but lack the specific knowledge on what to do. Or memory - how many times was it?

3. Worry of Litigation - Dawn explains that it's important to note that there has never been a judgment against a bystander in the UK or USA. The courts look favourably on a person coming to the aid of another human being in an emergency situation.

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​Level Up Your Training Using These Free Resources Recommended By Dawn

There are many ways to access training for emergency response and Dawn says we need to refresh regularly to prevent knowledge and skill decay. Studies showed using the app on a quarterly basis was much better for recall and then putting the training into action, than a single 1-off session.

There is also resources for doing a stock-take on your First Aid kit at home. Do you even have a First Aid Kit? It's time to go get that Health Habit checked - because if you need it, then 'meant to do it' won't help.

So do try to include some of these emergency and first aid refresher trainings into your calendar, into your home. Book it & Buy it.

Remember - If it ain't scheduled it ain't real!

1.St John's Ambulance, UK

​https://www.sja.org.uk/​

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2. Life Saver App - Free & available globally​
​https://life-saver.org.uk/​
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Google Lifesaver app link​
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3. Red Cross First Aid Links:​
UK
​https://www.redcross.org.uk/first-aid/book-a-first-aid-course​
USA
​https://www.redcross.org/take-a-class/first-aid/first-aid-training​
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4. NHS First Aid Kit List:​
​https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/accidents-first-aid-and-treatments/what-should-i-keep-in-my-first-aid-kit/​

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Dawn introduces us all to her amazing alter-ego Paramedic Panda - her adorable and incredible series of childrens' books that she has poured her expertise into to educating "our next little generation of lifesavers"

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This has to be top of the Christmas Gift List for all my Health Habit community - for children, parents, grandparents...

what a lovely way to one day potentially help to save someone's life ♥️

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Link to Dawn's website:

Dawn Holden - Panda Paramedic Books:
Currently available on Dawn's website & coming soon to Amazon
​https://www.pandaparamedic.com/​

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Listen in to the end of the episode where Dawn shares the meaning of Health and her personal Health Habits, a great 2 For 1 around mental & physical health and how being Bubbly is a top Health Habit!

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I was blown away by Dawn's humble approach to the massive contribution she makes to changing peoples' lives. This is a lovely chat with an incredible human being - so listen in HERE, feel inspired & then go buy the book for a little (& big ) person in your life!​
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2. I ♥️ My Health : The Habit Tool For A Healthier You!

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This week's Blog article (Read HERE) introduces you all to The Health Habits Coach I ♥️ My HealthTM tool. This powerful tool helps you track your everyday health, wellness, as well as build your preparedness for future emergency and acute health situations.

In 15 minutes per month!

It's here for my community for Free!

After 9 months and 13 sessions, I reluctantly have to say goodbye to my gorgeous coaching group participants and I don't like to just cross my fingers that they keep their Health Habits going.

So I designed this tool for them & now it's here for you!

It's really helpful for people in their 40's, 50's & 60's to connect with their health journey and engage in lifestyle health self-management in a simple, quick and accessible way.

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Why Is I ♥️ My HealthTM Such A Valuable Tool?

It's easy, accessible at home and affordable. The tool motivates towards self-care and bring out positive vibes, as it keeps you forwards focused towards your personalised health & wellness north star(s).

Your Habit Change journey broken down into an easy, monthly 15 minute habit. Little, Little...Often, Often, you will nurture, develop and maximise your daily efforts and habits and in so doing quietly transform your health.

The I♥️MH tool also helps prepare you for an emergency, by ensuring you never stop noticing your health signs around your body’s vital health data. This habit will track your data, your personal experience of your health and has in-built re-motivational activation energy baked in.

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Key Benefits from this 15 min Habit:

• Get to know your body’s vital health data which can be transferred to healthcare professionals for chronic, acute & emergency settings as you will know your personal ‘normal’ data not a population ‘average’
• Get to realize & recognise how well your health and wellness goals are going? Need to level up a bit? Need to celebrate a win you missed noticing?
• Get to make improvements in real time along your health & wellness journey with ageing.
• Optimize your Healthspan: prevent disease & feel healthier.
• Get to experience immediate and short term benefits that come from changing lifestyle habits for health. You will be picking up dividends along the way - not just hoping to feel healthier in the future

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BUT! SAFETY MESSAGE!

This is a HABIT TOOL and it is NOT a DIAGNOSTIC TOOL. You are using it to support healthier lifestyle choices and NOT clinical decision making. Any medical conditions or clinical advice needs to be with a qualified medical professional - see your Dr or health care professional.

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So How Do You Set It Up?

How To Set Up The I♥️MH Tool

You Will Need:

• A Dedicated notebook - A5 - keep it in same place in your home or same bag, treat it as important documentation. This is precious to you - I♥️MH
• A Calendar - wall calendars are the best; or where you write such as a diary, a planner. But it’s ok if you’ll only actually use a digital calendar eg phone, that’s ok, better to be doing it in any shape or form, than not at all
• Allocate & Prioritize a Monthly 15 min slot (appt) with yourself 1 x month. Same date, same time!
• Don’t forget the heart icon ♥️ to put it on the calendar, on the notebook, visualize it each time - it’s a very important part of the brain-training around this Health Habit.

(remember I have degrees and Masters' in Psychology and Behavior Change for Health :)

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Data Kit Bag (aka The I♥️MH Kit List)

5 To Thrive:

1. Weight Scales
2. Blood Pressure Monitor - ask your Dr or Pharmacist for their recommendation
3. O2 Sats Monitor (the one that goes on your finger that measures O2 as a percentage)
4. Thermometer - T'c (or f)
5. Blood Glucose Monitor (Home Test) - ask Dr or Pharmacist for recommendation

All of the above cost $15-30 and you will likely already have several of them at home. You now have all the apparatus to get to know your 'normal' or 'healthy' data levels.
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How To Set Up Your Notebook As A Habit Tool:

Inside your notebook - you have the left hand page & right side page. Set up using the following template:
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On the Left Side Page of your notebook each month write your results, data for your ‘5 To Thrive’ Health Vitals that you’re tracking:

DATE: Day/Mth/time

• WEIGHT =
• BLOOD PRESSURE =
• O2 % & HEART RATE =
• TEMPERATURE =
• BLOOD GLUCOSE = (can do at different time appropriate to eating)

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Then on the Right Hand Page of your Notebook write the following 2 prompts on the Right side page (½ page for each):

1. How You Doin? (The Joey Review of your last mth)
2. North Star Actions (direction for your health change)

How You Doin? (Review of the last month)

• What’s been going on? - eg holidays, celebrations, ill health, bad weather?
• What Challenges have got in your health’s way?
• What Wins have you had?

North Star Actions (plan for change in the next 4 weeks)

• Diet: Food & Drink habit - 1 x focus? (set goal)
• Movement & Activity habit - 1 x focus? (set goal)
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A Couple Of Tips:

1. Select your day & time for each month. Eg 5th of each month at 8am. Be consistent each month to build a habit and make sure your vitals aren’t impacted by a different time of day eg weighing yourself before breakfast versus end of day after dinner is not a fair comparison.

2. Do not focus on the actual data number too much (you are not a Dr) and it makes things more emotional. Focus on building a sense of what is ‘normal’ or ‘typical’ for you? What is your trend? Up - Down - Same? Now you know where you're at you can keep on building...

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Wall Street Urban Legend

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Every time you check your calendar - for anything - which is everyday - your brain will see that ♥️ and you will think of your health - your HEALTH HABITS - that is self-care in action - powerful brain training towards becoming healthier with no effort.

I know this tool is incredible and it works. Give it a try, I think you’ll be amazed at how impactful it will be over time, for your health, for your life.

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One More Very Important Thing

I know from the 1000+ people I’ve coached that this kinda stuff often needs extra support in the beginning.

A bit unsure of how to get started? Want to feel guided, to build a bit of traction?…If that’s how you’re feeling then it’s simple - JOIN my membership program.

The HEALTH HABITS membership program is a low cost, accessible way to get this tool, get your health landscape mapped, get personalized support around which Habits to target 1st? And so much more…experts, dedicated community, LIVE monthly Ask Me Anything coaching...and much more.

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Launching soon: SIGN UP HERE to get added to my waitlist so you don't miss a beat and I will be in touch soon with the details.

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The Last Response

Do take a stock take of your first aid kit and re-do some emergency responder training using the free resources. Download that LifeSaver App (the clues in the name!). Consider how your family, friends, our communities & society needs some Paramedic Panda and go buy someone the book for Christmas.

Try out the I ♥️ My HealthTM tool - go on, make a start and begin to see in action, just how The Health Habits Coach is a good friend to know for your health.

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Thanks so much for being in this amazing community. I hope you enjoyed this week's edition of The Weekly Habit :)

Until next week...I hope you STAY REALLY HEALTHY!!

Clare x♥️

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