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From the Editor

As a teenager, I remember listening to a motivational speaker talk about how people often say that the high school years are the best years of your life. He cautioned us not to fall into the trap and told the audience that high school is “the best years of your life — so far.” He reasoned that if the best is over by age 18, what do you have to look forward to?

As I’ve grown older, I’ve learned to appreciate those words more and more. I want every year to be the best year of my life so far, each year a building block for the next. Learning and maturing is a lifelong endeavor, with more surprises, good and bad, always around the bend. Even stumbling blocks and heartache grant perspective and become integral parts of understanding and life wisdom down the road if we wait and are willing to see it.

Living both in the present and for the future, keeping an eye out for today’s joy and tomorrow’s hope, starts with a healthy lifestyle. In this issue, we offer advice and encouragement for taking care of body, mind and spirit to help ensure that your best years are still to come. Diets and weight loss aren’t the point; the great days and years ahead are.

May 2012 be the best year of your life — so far!

Jennifer Bondurant

From the Associate Publisher

One of the most common New Year’s resolutions is to enjoy life more. Given the hectic, stressful lifestyles that millions of Americans live, this resolution is definitely a challenge. However, it seems to me that in order to enjoy life more, you need to accomplish some of the other most common New Year’s resolutions first. They are: (1) spend more time with friends and family; (2) get in shape; (3) lose weight; (4) quit smoking; and (5) get out of debt. Don’t these sound familiar?

If you don’t feel good or like the way you look, it is hard to enjoy life to the fullest. Good health provides you with the energy needed to enjoy your friends and family and to be a productive person. I hope this issue of City Magazine will be a resource guide and introduce you to some of Jefferson City’s health professionals who can set you on the right track to accomplish some of your New Year’s resolutions that will help you enjoy life more in 2012.

Happy living!

Tami Turner