HEALTHY MONDAY TIP for November 17, 2008

Quitting is hard. But recommitting from Monday to Monday can make it easier! Quit with American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout this Thursday, then recommit each following Monday to stay quit.

Add a Healthy Monday tip to your site or newsletter each week – a simple and healthy way to join the movement and remind your audience of better, healthier lifestyles! Get your starter tips here.

Mondays in action

Washington Post's Meatless Monday

Kim O’Donnell’s new Washington Post blog, “A Mighty Appetite”, features a new Meatless Monday recipe at the start of every week. Each recipe is accompanied with a tantalizing review and readers are encouraged to comment – and they do!

About.com says Quit Monday

There's a new message at About.com: Smoking Cessation: don't wait for a special date to roll around. Quit Monday! Hundreds of readers have taken the Monday Pledge, and many more have signed up for About's Healthy Monday newsletter to learn how Monday can motivate healthier behaviors.

J&J provides family caregiver tools

Healthy Monday, along with Meatless Monday, are featured as friends on the newly redesigned StrengthForCaring.com. The Johnson & Johnson Caregiver Initiative provides this site as a tool to support family caregivers with expert advice for keeping their loved ones healthy.

FreshDirect sales show healthy spike

Online grocer FreshDirect sees a hefty lift in sales for the items linked to a weekly Healthy Monday nutrition tip, and the trade press is taking notice. Read about it in Supermarket News.

WVOX radio makes Mondays “Positive”

The “Positive Show” with Andy Cohen, WVOX 1460AM, Westchester, NY, features positive news, events, interviews -- and a Healthy Monday Tip. Listen only on Mondays from 6pm to 7pm est – also on wvox.com.