Independent / Small Business Owners

Quote of the Month:
“Health is the vital principle of bliss,
And exercise, of health.”
— James Thomson, Scottish poet (1700–1748)

Shirley Chambliss, a wellness consultant with Nikken, spoke about health and wellness. Although she has a master’s of fine arts degree, she’s passionate about wellness and has studied the topic for years.

“Being the owner of your health is like being the owner of your business,” she said. Some people may think the doctor owns their health, or it all comes from their heritage, but Shirley says we can all be the owners of our own health and invest in the essentials of being well and healthy. She uses the acronym OWNER to stand for oxygen, water, nutrition, exercise, rest.

Quote for the month:
“Happiness is good health and a bad memory.”
— Ingrid Bergman, Swedish actor, 3-time Academy Award winner (1917-1982)

Sybil Michael works with her mother in the family-owned business of Roberts Health Foods in Lexington, KY.

Animal, vegetable, or mineral? Most of us consume one or two on any given day. “People are not getting the proper trace minerals and electrolytes and nutrients in their diet,” Sybil said. Crops aren’t rotated the way they once were and minerals aren’t put back in the water and soil, so a lot of foods today are pretty much nutritionally deficient. Plus, we eat a lot of high-saturated fats and carbohydrates, instead of foods with natural nutrients. Supplementation has become very popular in the last 20 years.