I created this blog to write about and share my attempts to maintain a balanced life. I first began writing on this topic (and other health and fitness issues) when I was hired by Prevention Magazine in 2008 to write for their Buzz Blogs program. My blog can be found at http://buzz.prevention.com/community/category/dina-o. I thoroughly enjoyed this project; however, Prevention ended the program after only a few months. I was left without an outlet to share my many thoughts on overall health and well-being – and so this blog was born!
I intend to write about all topics relating to a balanced life, including:
- overall health and well-being
- fitness
- natural and alternative health
- diet and weight loss
- inner happiness
- recipes for healthful meals
- relationships.
I invite you to join the discussion and offer your opinions, thoughts, and comments whenever you want. I look forward to sharing – and learning – tips to keep us all balanced in an often unbalanced society and world.

Greetings,
My name is Bill Hawthorne, and I represent maacenter.org, a leading web resource for asbestos exposure and mesothelioma cancer information. Our organization is dedicated to increasing awareness of the terrible health consequences of asbestos exposure through the distribution of the best informational materials and public outreach efforts.
I found your site through a search and decided to contact you because of its high environmental and green presence which is extremely important in our movement. Your viewers are extremely savvy and motivated. The promotion of how buildings should now be built using sustainable green products to avoid asbestos and mesothelioma as well as the awareness of past buildings and preventative steps in avoiding asbestos exposure are extremely important. My goal is to get a resource link on your site/blog or even to provide a guest posting to be placed.
I look forward to hearing from you. Please feel free to check out our website. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Bill Hawthorne
bhawthorne@maacenter.org
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