It might be Friday, but we stayed in tonight. We participated in Leah Segedie’s Twitter chat, #Ashamed, to raise awareness for the Georgia advertising campaign by Strong4Life attempting to curb the rampant childhood obesity epidemic in the state. If we’d been at the bar like everyone else celebrating TGIF it would have been standing room only. According to Leah there were 544 people tweeting on #Ashamed tonight. “I worked harder on that party than any I’ve ever done,” Leah told us shortly after the chat ended.
To show just how powerful social media is, or maybe how powerful Leah Segedie at BookieBoo and Mamavation is, this Twitter chat was organized practically over night and had a lot of interest, as that count of 544 shows. Additionally, Leah shared other stats, like 13 million impressions and 4859 tweets posted in the one-hour chat.
Leah told us she had two goals for #Ashamed. “First, to petition Strong 4 Life to take the billboards down. Second, to talk about the issue in a way that’s not shameful and gets the word out.” The public outcry over this campaign has been loud enough that some have already been taken down. The hope is that tonight’s nearly 600 voices on Twitter will remove them from the remaining areas, like Atlanta.
“Just take the damn things down,” Leah shouted. “It’s over and done with.”
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Is your diet the cause of your killer migraines? Can changing what you eat really make a difference in the intensity and frequency of your headaches? Join DietsInReview.com’s Migraines & Diet Twitter chat (#DIRMigraine) on Monday, January 30 to find out how changing what you eat may – or may not – help ease migraine pain.
Our hosts are Harvard Medical School headache specialists Paul Rizzoli, MD and Elizabeth Loder, MD plus health writer Liz Neporent. As authors of the brand new book, Harvard Medical School’s The Migraine Solution, they’ll answer all of your questions about food triggers and migraine management.
DIR’s Migraine & Diet Twitter Chat
Where: Twitter.com/DietsInReview, @DietsInReview
When: Monday, January 30, 2012 at 8:00p EST / 7:00p CST
Hashtag: #DIRMigraine
No RSVP is necessary!
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Hastily responding to every cell phone beep, email alert ding and news feed notification bing are the familiar ways a lot of us spend our waking hours every day, whether we are at work, or worse, 
at home spending some down time with family.
“The speed at which information is coming at us can get overwhelming,” says Google’s Gopi Kallayil, a marketing manager for Google+. Kallayil, also a yoga teacher, says she sees more people in Silicon Valley, the heart of the high-tech industry, turning toward yoga and meditation as a way to find a centering reprieve from the stressful blitz of the fast-paced digital world.
With the physical and mental health of these computer-habituated people at risk, many high-tech industries have adopted wellness programs that go beyond a gym membership and a monthly massage. Recognizing the hyperactive tendencies of those caught in the whirlpool of tweets, status posts and microblogs, companies such as Google and Twitter have incorporated “urban-wellness” programs that include yoga and meditation specifically designed to allow people the time to unwind, unclutter, and most importantly, unplug.
“Twitter is really into this,” says Deborah Burkman, meditation teacher for Twitter. “There is a whole mindfulness program they’re trying to build there. Like a lot of companies, they’re concerned about the well-being of their employees and they’re big believers in trying to have people be consciously connected.”
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Spend the first Monday of the new year with the DietsInReview.com team in our first Twitter party of 2012! We’ll have all of our experts gathered in one place to ignite an exciting and inspiring conversation about not just sticking to your resolutions but helping you establish healthy habits you can see through for years to come.
DIR’s New Year’s Twitter Party!
Where: Twitter.com/DietsInReview, @DietsInReview
When: Monday, January 2, 2012 at 8:00p EST / 7:00p CST
Hashtag: #DIR12
No RSVP is necessary!
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Are you one of the millions of Americans who depend heavily on your laptop or cell phone to get you through the day? Do you come home from work and instead of spending quality time with friends, exercising or doing chores you 
find yourself logging on to your Facebook or Twitter account? Do you incessantly check your email, the weather report or the news hoping something exciting will snap you out of feeling bored with your life? Do you feel lost without some sort of digital device that can dole out information in less than a few seconds when you have a burning curiosity about something?
If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions, a digital detox plan might be the best gift you can give yourself this year.
Read these steps, tips and guidelines designed to help you dismiss digital depression. When you are finished reading, shut down your computer, turn off your Smartphone, completely unplug, and give yourself a well-deserved break.
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