Wishing You Warmest Wishes For a Beautiful New Year of Peace and Happiness. “Being a coffee drinker and smoker, whitening gave me back the confidence of my natural color.” Kelli B. 201 W. Tipton Street, Seymour, IN 47274 • (812) 523-4545 • www.SeymourFamilyDentistry.com George C. Mansfield IV, DDS • Weldon Thurman, DMD • Seymour Family Dentistry • 812-523-4545 News from the Office ™ Keep on beginning and failing. Each time you fail, start all over gain, and you will grow stronger until have accomplished a purpose — not the one you began with perhaps, but one you’ll be glad to remember. ~ Ben Stein Researchers are studying the negative effects of sitting for extended time periods, both at the office and by the TV. Dr. Allan Hedge, a professor at Cornell University, says for every half- hour working in an office, people should sit for 20 minutes, stand for eight minutes and then move around and stretch for two minutes. Health experts, including Dr. Hedge, have guidelines that say people should get a combined two to four hours of standing and light activity spread throughout the workday. And research from NASA, reported in e Wall Street Journal, shows that standing up to two minutes 16 times a day while at work is an effective strategy for maintaining bone and muscle density. Scientific evidence shows that when people have occupations in which they are on their feet for more than two hours a day, there is a reduction in the risk of developing key chronic diseases, says John Buckley, a professor of applied exercise science at the University of Chester in England, and lead author of the guidelines. Some ergonomics experts warn that too much standing can create greater risk for varicose veins, foot problems and artery disease. Dr. Hedge says, “e key is breaking up your activity throughout the day. Sitting and standing all day are both bad for you.” FOR BETTER HEALTH: Get Up, Stand Up, Move Around Get that brighter smile for 2018 Plus TWO YEARS of FREE WHITENING! “When I whitened, I knew my smile would be brighter. But, I was told my face seemed brighter, too.” Kristie A. Call today and reserve your time to get the brighter smile that YOU deserve. Before After Thank You Our dental family continues to grow every month due in no small part to your generous referrals. If you have a friend, family member or colleague you feel would benefit from the amazing care we provide here at Seymour Family Dentistry, we’d be honored to help. Feel free to pass out the enclosed referral cards to spread the word. To show our appreciation, you will receive a $40.00 credit on your patient account every time you refer a friend or family member to us! As always, thank you for your continued confidence and support!
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Wishing You Warmest Wishes For a Beautiful New Year of
Peace and Happiness.
“Being a coffee drinker and smoker, whitening gave me back the confidence of my natural color.” Kelli B.
201 W. Tipton Street, Seymour, IN 47274 • (812) 523-4545 • www.SeymourFamilyDentistry.com
George C. Mansfield IV, DDS • Weldon Thurman, DMD • Seymour Family Dentistry • 812-523-4545
News from the Office™
Keep on beginning and failing. Each time you fail, start all over gain, and you will grow stronger until have accomplished a purpose — not the one
you began with perhaps, but one you’ll be glad to remember. ~ Ben Stein
Researchers are studying the negative effects of sitting for extended time periods, both at the office and by the TV.
Dr. Allan Hedge, a professor at Cornell University, says for every half-hour working in an office, people should sit for 20 minutes, stand for eight minutes and then move around and stretch for two minutes.
Health experts, including Dr. Hedge, have guidelines that say people should get a combined two to four hours of standing and light activity spread throughout the workday. And research from NASA, reported in The Wall Street Journal, shows that standing up to two minutes 16 times a day while at work is an effective strategy for maintaining bone and muscle density.
Scientific evidence shows that when people have occupations in which they are on their feet for more than two hours a day, there is a reduction in the risk of developing key chronic diseases, says John Buckley, a professor of applied exercise science at the University of Chester in England, and lead author of the guidelines.
Some ergonomics experts warn that too much standing can create greater risk for varicose veins, foot problems and artery disease. Dr. Hedge says, “The key is breaking up your activity throughout the day. Sitting and standing all day are both bad for you.”
FOR BETTER HEALTH: Get Up, Stand Up, Move Around
Get that brighter smile for 2018Plus TWO YEARS of FREE WHITENING!
“When I whitened, I knew my smile would be brighter. But, I was told my face seemed brighter, too.” Kristie A.
Call today and reserve your time to get thebrighter smile that YOU deserve.
Before After
Thank YouOur dental family continues to grow every month due in no small
part to your generous referrals. If you have a friend, family member or colleague you feel would benefit from the amazing care we provide here at Seymour Family Dentistry, we’d be honored to help.
Feel free to pass out the enclosed referral cards to spread the word. To show our appreciation, you will receive a $40.00 credit on your patient account every time you refer a friend or family member to us! As always, thank you for your continued confidence and support!
This publication is provided as a courtesy/gift subscription to the patients and friends of: George C. Mansfield IV, DDS; Weldon Thurman,DMD; General Dentists, 201 West Tipton Street, Seymour, IN 47274; Phone: 812-523-4545 www.SeymourFamilyDentistry.com
Again, thank you sincerely for letting us serve you. We really appreciate the trust you have placed in us, and we promise to do everything we can do to provide you with the very best services.
Many, Many Thanks
Beauty. Each day we come across beauty in a number of shapes and forms. It’s a shame, then, that many people have become so accustomed to this beauty that it largely goes unappreciated. I suggest looking again at the people, plants, gadgets, and build-ings around you and taking a moment to appreciate what makes them so special.Have Simple Pleasures. A good cup of coffee when you first wake. Time spent playing with children. Cooking a nice meal in the evening. These may not seem terribly exciting, but they are some of the simple pleasures I enjoy in life. If you slow down for just a moment and take the time to appreciate these “ordinary” events, life becomes instantly more enjoyable.Connect With Nature. Nature is an amazing healer for the stresses and strains of modern life. Eating lunch in the park, tending to a vegetable garden in your backyard, or watching the sunset are just a few simple ideas for how you can enjoy the outdoors on a daily basis.Laugh. E. E. Cummings once said “The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.” How very true. Never be too busy to laugh, or too serious to smile. Instead, surround yourself with fun people and don’t get caught up in your own sense of impor-tance.Connect With People. In so many ways, it is our relationships with people that give us the most happiness in life. Perhaps, then, the best way to enjoy your work more is not to get a raise or a promotion, but rather to build rewarding relationships with your co-workers.
Contagious Optimism for a Happy New Year!
Learn. There is a strong link between learning and happiness. Given this, there is no excuse not to be stimulating your brain and learning something new each day. My favorite way to find time for learning is to make the most of the commute to and from work. Audio books and podcasts are great for this purpose.Rethink Your Mornings and Evenings. Are the mornings a mad rush for you to get out the door? Do you switch off the TV at night and go straight to bed? There are profound benefits of establishing a routine in the morning and evening. For ex-ample, in the morning you may choose to wake an hour earlier and spend the time working on yourself, whether it be reading, writing or exercising. In the evening, consider spending some time just before bed reviewing your day or in meditation.Celebrate Your Successes. During a normal day we are sure to have some minor successes. Perhaps you have successfully dealt with a difficult customer, made a sale, or received a nice compli-ment for your work. These aren’t events worth throwing a party for, but why not take a moment to celebrate your success? Share the experience with someone else, reward yourself with a nice lunch, or just give yourself a mental pat on the back.
Being able to experience and delight in personal pleasures doesn’t mean ignoring those whose day had very little pleasant-ness in it. We’re all intertwined and interconnected. And yet, some days the best any of us can do for others is to notice our own blessings. They’re the well we draw from to be able to help. And in noticing them we acquire an optimism that can grow and stretch and spread and catch on.
In times like these when what's going wrong is far more obvious than what's going right, and being afraid is easy and can even seem sensible, we need to infect one another with whatever optimism we can get hold of. Mindfully being unaware of the state of the world and appreciating the little things that, if lost, would seem a whole lot bigger, breeds optimism.
It's funny where it comes from, that feeling of uplift that can just take over and make you feel lighter than air. Here a just a few ways you can become more aware of the optimism in your life:
