PHILIP TURNER-MORTGAGE BANKER SINCE 1980

My wife and I just completed a 9 week course called "Happier, Healthier You" presented by Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in New London, Connecticut.

The course consisted of roughly an hour long presentation by Mary Ann Nash, Registered Dietician at the hospital on foods, food groups, nutrition tips, exercise and just plain living and eating better. This presentation was followed by a great gourmet meal prepared by Sal Argento, the Executive Chef at L & M Hospital. Sal then spent the balance of the evening demonstrating how easy it is to prepare good, healthy food in a very short time. Lindsay Beckwith, RN, made sure that blood pressure readings were taken each week and encouraged all of us to be proactive about preventative health care.

I have stopped eating a lot of the really bad food that I was consuming on the run each day and have already noticed a difference in how I look at a menu in a restaurant and what foods I buy at the supermarket. It was well worth the cost and a very enjoyable way to spend 9 Monday evenings.

Check it out at: http://www.lmhospital.org/content/HealthierHappierYou.htm

One of the huge benefits of living in southeastern CT is that you can attend US Coast Guard Band concerts for free. This is a band made up of professional musicians, all of whom are members of the US Coast Guard. They present concerts periodically throughout the year. This afternoon they played marches from all over the world. These included pieces by Serge Prokofiev, William Walton, Philip Sparke, John Philip Sousa, Hector Berlioz and John Williams along with various other composers.

If you are going to be in New London, CT try to attend one of their free concerts at Leamy Hall on the grounds of the US Coast Guard Academy. For concert information, visit their website: www.uscg.mil/band.

Hope to see you there.