Put friends and family in the know

“Olive oil is so expensive. I’m thinking of switching to canola instead. I heard it’s pretty healthy.”

That was the lob my sister unknowingly threw to me at the Thanksgiving dinner table on Thursday.

What I wanted to say was, “Are you kidding?! Come on! Canola oil is a marketing scam that’s about as healthy as a mouthful of refined sugar. And switching it for olive oil is like switching Tang for an orange.”

But in the interest of peace, instead of taking that full-on swing, I showed amazing restraint when I said, “I read a few things about canola. I’ll send you an e-mail on it.”

This sort of thing happens a lot. (Except that I don’t always hold my tongue)

As I confessed a few weeks ago, it can be hard to talk about some of these issues with my friends and family. Sometimes they just don’t want to hear it and look at me like I’m a relentless “health nut.” Other times, I may not even know what they’ve heard or what health problems they’re facing. So while I could send information that would help them, I wouldn’t necessarily know what to send.

So I take the easy way out. I usually end up signing up everyone I know for the e-Alert and just ask them to read it for a few weeks. (Like I’ll do for my sister – again.)

Now you can do the same thing for your family and friends. Simply click below and it will open an e-mail form and your address book. You’ll be able to send a short note to anyone you think would benefit from getting the e-Alerts. (And don’t worry, if they don’t sign up, they’ll never hear from us. In fact, using this method, there’s no way we could even know their e-mail address.)

So if you know someone you think should be getting the e-Alert, this is an easy way to send it without having to forward it every day – or risk becoming as relentless as I am.

Share the HSI e-Alert with a friend

To Your Good Health,

Jenny Thompson
Health Sciences Institute