{"id":3571,"date":"2018-05-22T21:40:27","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T02:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=3571"},"modified":"2018-05-22T21:36:40","modified_gmt":"2018-05-23T02:36:40","slug":"3571","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=3571","title":{"rendered":"Marana Vradenberg: Certified Personal Fitness Trainer, Nutrition Specialist, diabetic, Working with Vets and JuJitsu, Too."},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9596\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3571-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/MaranaFinal.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/MaranaFinal.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/MaranaFinal.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>Marana Vradenberg is a certified personal fitness trainer and a nutrition specialist working on bringing her expertise to Veterans and others who are overcoming life changing situations. Marana has found that her journey through diabetes and blindness gives her what it takes to demonstrate and assist others in overcoming adversity.<br \/>\nShe lost her sight and nearly lost everything to diabetes and has accepted the challenges by asserting herself into learning more about nutrition and fitness. She is working with a company that has developed a new tool for diabetics that will show in real-time whether one\u2019s  glucose levels are heading up or heading down. This partnership works well with accessibility as Marana uses <!--more--><br \/>\nthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dexcom.com\">Dexcom<\/a> device along with her app in her phone to give her the information she needs to control diabetes.<br \/>\nFrom Jujitsu training and training others Marana is always moving forward and living her life to the fullest. Blindness is her base-line and everything else faced head on. She is hoping to share her experience and show others that life can begin after blindness.<br \/>\nJoin Marana in this fast paced interview as marana talks about blindness and her journey with diabetes.<br \/>\nYou can follow Marana on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/maranaloop\">@MaranaLoop<\/a> and contact her through <a href=\"mailto:MissMarana@gmail.com\">email<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for listening!<br \/>\nYou can follow us on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br \/>\nOn the web at <a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br \/>\nSend us an <a href=\"mailto:info@blindabilities.com\">email<\/a><br \/>\nGet the <a href=\"https:\/\/appsto.re\/us\/demUab.i\">Free Blind Abilities App<\/a> on the App Store.<br \/>\nGet the <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.blindabilities.android.blind&#038;hl=en_US\">Free blind Abilities App on the Google Play Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9598\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3571-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/MaranaFinal.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/MaranaFinal.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/MaranaFinal.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/MaranaFinal.mp3Marana Vradenberg is a certified personal fitness trainer and a nutrition specialist working on bringing her expertise to Veterans and others who are overcoming life changing situations. Marana has found that her journey through diabetes and blindness gives her what it takes to demonstrate and assist others in overcoming adversity. 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