Interview with Health & Fitness Educator Debbie Merrill
By erica
snowlake
We herald Debbie Merrill, a
shining angel making a difference in our community, leading the Way with
strength, action, and vision. We first met up at an Earth Day Festival where she
shared Goji berries and her divine enthusiasm.
Beachhead: Tell us of your latest
Quests....
Merrill: 150,000 children
suffering from obesity, transfats in school cafeterias, cut gym programs, people
killing themselves with a fork, 12,000 prescription drug overdoses a year, these
are my current challenges. My mission is to educate the world back to fitness
and health thru exercise, diet, and
FUN!
Beachhead: Noble causes, Skate
Queen!
Merrill: We’re only asking
45 min to an hour per day. People want what i have, (great abs, high energy),
without doing the work, we are all tuned to instant gratification, sitcom
timing, I call it. My idea of exercise isn’t just going to the gym,
either. We can integrate physicality, spirituality, sensuality, and creativity
into everything we do. That’s why you’ll see me skating the bike
path dancing, doing yogaerobics, sun-gazing, and singing affirmations to the
Light all at once.
Beachhead: Cool! How
does Venice rate in skate
history?
Merrill: Skating may have
started in Holland, but Venice takes the prize as it’s Mecca. In-line
skating, line dance skating, disco wheeling, we’ve seen it all birthed
here. I opened Skate Great USA 20 years ago and it’s still going strong. I
teach stars, starters, old farters, anyone with the desire to roll!
(www.skategreat.com)
Beachhead: You are
legendary as the first Skate Brazilian Sambatista in the Venice Carnivale! So
what is your secret Fountain of
Youth?
Merrill: I eat for longevity,
beauty, and health. Debbie Merrill’s Super Philosophy
Nuggets!
Eat fruit, stay
cute
Eat greens, stay keen, clean,
and lean
Eat more Raw Mother
Nature’s Law
Eat less
Live more!
I eat an organic raw food
diet, nothing with a face, no white foods, (flour, sugar, dairy), no
preservatives, alcohol, tobacco, or drugs. I’ve been vegan for 25 years,
raw for 13.
Beachhead: How did you get
into it?
Merrill: By falling down!
Stumbling blocks become stepping stones.I learned the hard way - I ate tofu 3
times a day, whatever you overeat you develop an allergy to. I drank so much
carrot juice I turned orange! Now I host an Internet TV show in 11 cities
nationwide transitioning eating behaviors towards healthier lifestyles. We
feature health tips and talks from the top speakers in the field, we’re
looking for network sponsors to help get the message across.
www.debbiemerrillshow.com
Beachhead:
Name your top energy boosters.
Merrill:
Maca, Spirulina, Goji berries, Hemp protein, coconut butter, cacao, wheatgrass,
and bee pollen.
Beachhead: You are also
a mentor for young women, what advice do you give
them?
Merrill: DANCE! that will give
you the body you want. Look for creative fulfillment for yourself before you
look for boyfriends. Think about how you can touch people’s lives and help
our planet. Nurture a Helping Philosophy - everyone I meet in a day who gets in
my way - is there for a reason! Ask how you can help them or be helped by
them.
Beachhead: Angelic Wisdom
indeed!
Merrill: Believe in a Higher
Power! My inspiration is the Beach, the Ocean. it’s vast, abundant, always
there, it comes, it goes, it always
flows!
Beachhead: You are like the
Muhammad Ali of jive
motivation!
Merrill: Hey! Look at that
Ocean! The same power is Within Us. If we are squeezed, we are perfect, whole,
and complete. We are what we eat, we can take in pure peace. I feel I might have
been here before - as a mermaid or a bird- I love to fly. Both my parents died
in my arms. Doctors and Teachers, lets balance how much we know with how much we
care. I pay 110% attention to my students and I only play up the positive.
Remember - We’ve all got junk in the trunk - to uncover, discover, and
discard, before we say our final regards. To survive we need a tribe of
supporters. AS I GIVE TO THE WORLD, THE WORLD GIVES BACK TO
ME.
Beachhead: Thanks, Debbie,
it’s always a pleasure. For over 100 Healthy Eating Tips
email debbie@rawintheworld.com. Go Raw Now:
Ask Us How! Look for her upcoming book Eat to Look and Feel Great. Peace
Out
Posted: Thu - March 1, 2007 at 12:25 PM