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Volume 10, Issue 2
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This SUMMER
Practice these five healthy habits for a
summer that looks, tastes and feels great.
1. Buy a fabulous summer hat. It will shield your face, hair, scalp and eyes
against the sun’s damaging rays … and you’ll look stylish everywhere
you go.
2. Moisturize with sunscreen. Keep your skin soft and supple with a
moisturizer that doubles as a sunscreen (SPF 15 or higher). Apply it in the
morning and as needed throughout the day, and your skin will escape
summer dryness and sun damage.
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fruits, vegetables and herbs to last you into fall.
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Lola’s On A Roll
Summer 2010
Wise Health
Wise Woman
HAP takes care of you while you take care of everyone else.
Quitting, Losing and Better Living
One Wise Woman’s iStrive Story
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As a HAP member of more than 20 years, Marj
Allison knows her benefits well. So when she
decided to quit smoking about two years ago,
she turned to one of HAP’s resources, iStrive for
better health BREATHE™ for smoking cessation.
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In This Issue…
Health
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Advice
Quitting, Losing & Better
Living One Wise Woman’s
iStrive story.
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Ages & Stages Women’s
health in the 30s, 40s and 50s.
Lola’s On a Roll How one HAP
member got rolling thanks to
HAP’s HealthTrack.
Cancer Should Be the Only
Hard Part Discover a world of
resources for cancer patients
and those who love them.
Take 5 This SUMMER Practice
these five healthy summer
habits.
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HAP Advantage Get fit at
the YMCA with a discount,
compliments of HAP.
Breathe. Stretch. Strengthen.
Balance. Discover the antiaging benefits of yoga.
Cover photo: Lola Holton at Skate World in Troy
Cover photo by: John Sobczak
Ask Zonya I really don’t like
vegetables; can I just eat fruit
instead?
Communication Breakdown?
Three strategies for
communication success.
Ask Dr. Bolton HAP’s Chief
Health Officer answers your
questions.
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Women Helping Women
HAP Wise Woman readers
share their lifestyle tips.
Nutrition
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Unscrambling the Facts
Villains or vitamins? Discover
the truth about eggs.
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Greek Isle Breakfast Skillet
Try this healthy, savory
summer recipe.
Events
15 Calendar of Events
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iStrive is a personalized online health coaching
program. You start by taking a health risk
assessment, a series of questions that determines
health status. iStrive SUCCEED™ assesses your
health risks, lifestyle and even level of readiness
and commitment, then creates a completely
customized plan to help you improve your health.
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To view a video of Marj’s journey,
please visit hap.org/worksite.
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Detroit YMCA locations. It’s one
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Fitness
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Generations: When the Kids
Move Away, Wise Women
Play Tips for making emptynest time your best time.
It’s Fun to Play at the
YMCA … and Now,
It’s Less Expensive
Today, healthier and more confident, Marj still logs in to iStrive to
stay on track. “I review the programs I’ve done so far. Even though
I know what I should be doing, it’s a good reminder and puts it all
together,” she adds.
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Editorial Advisors
Tiffany Baker
Mary Beth Bolton, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Diane Edwards, R.N.
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Gina Jones
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Irita Matthews, M.P.H., J.D.
Susan Schwandt, A.P.R.
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In the process of
conquering cigarettes,
Marj gained weight.
She turned to iStrive
for help again. “I
decided to enroll
in the nutrition
(NOURISH™) and
weight management
(BALANCE™) programs
at the same time,”
Marj Allison
Marj says. “Over the
course of several
months I lost all the weight I’d gained. I started
eating healthier, managing portions and
exercising. The two programs complemented
each other – everything you do is so interrelated.
It’s something simple you can do to better
yourself and iStrive is personalized for you. For
example, following the nutrition program, when
I input how many servings of different foods I
have per day, it lets me know if I’m right on, or
need to concentrate more on dairy or protein.”
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What changes would you like to make?
BALANCE™ for weight management
BREATHE™ for smoking cessation
NOURISH™ for nutrition improvement
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MOVE™ for physical activity
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CARE™ for Your Back for back pain
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Senior Marketing Specialist
Meribeth Tyszkiewicz
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Wise Advice
Wise Health
Generations:
When the Kids Move Away, Wise Women Play
Summertime. It’s a time when fledgling birds leave their
nests … and it’s a season when grown children often follow
suit … preparing to leave their home nest for college.
What’s a Wise Woman to do with all that space and time?
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Send cards or letters to people you don’t generally
write to, and let them know something you
appreciate about them.
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Practice random acts of kindness. Help a stranger
at a store, or simply pick up a piece of litter.
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Start a gratitude journal. In a nice book or on a
simple sheet of paper, list daily the things that are
working in your life. It can be simple things, like a
good conversation, the shoes on your feet or the
food in your fridge.
Reconnect
If you’re married, empty-nest time is an ideal opportunity
to reconnect with your spouse. Arrange date nights, make
social plans with other empty nesters or take up a hobby
together. Make your relationship your priority. If you’re
a single parent, you’ll have more time to rekindle old
friendships or pursue a new relationship.
Redecorate
Gather friends and rent hilarious movies. Create
your own joy group, focusing on laughter as fun and
healing.
With the kids’ gear out of the closets,
bedrooms and garage, it’s also an ideal
time to give your house a fresh look
and a new beginning for your newfound
space.
Donna Marie, professional life coach
and HAP’s Revive facilitator, adds
these pointers to help combat the
loneliness or sense of loss that often
occurs when children leave home:
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List 100 things you want to
experience. You have many
years ahead of you. Write them
quickly with little judgment. For
example, go to Hawaii; write a
book; learn to knit; spend time
walking in the woods.
It’s also a good time to revisit your personal health. Exercise, visit your doctor and
get your health screenings, and take time to prepare healthy meals and snacks.
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Ages & Stages
Women’s Health
In your 30s
Ectopic Pregnancy. “If you think you’re pregnant and
you experience abdominal pain or irregular bleeding, get
medical attention,” advises Jennifer Milosavljevic, M.D.,
OB/GYN at Henry Ford Medical Group. “While chances
are your pregnancy is normal, ectopic pregnancy is the
number-one killer of women in their first trimester.” An
ectopic pregnancy occurs when the baby begins to develop
outside the uterus, most commonly in a fallopian tube. The
pregnancy cannot continue to birth. About two percent
of pregnancies are ectopic, but the numbers have been
rising. “If caught early, there’s opportunity for medical
management,” says Dr. Milosavljevic. “If diagnosis is
delayed or the fallopian tube ruptures, surgery is needed
immediately.”
In your 50s
Menopause. In menopause, the body stops making
estrogen. Experts believe that lack of estrogen, which used
to keep the urethra and bladder lining plump and healthy,
may contribute to bladder weakness in some women. You
may experience stress incontinence … when coughing,
sneezing or heavy lifting causes urine to leak. The good
news? There are things you can do.
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Cut back on caffeine as it may irritate the bladder.
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exercises to lengthen intervals between urination.
Increase by 15 to 30 minutes until you’re
comfortable for about four hours.
If these tactics don’t help, many treatment options are
available, so talk to your doctor.
In your 40s
Perimenopause … is a natural process of menstrual cycle
changes, leading to menopause, says Kenneth A. Ginsburg,
M.D., M.B.A., Director of Reproductive Endocrinology and
Infertility, Henry Ford Medical Group. “In this time of life
it’s important to focus on the basics of good health to make
sure the transition is as smooth as possible.” Dr. Ginsburg
recommends:
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Maintaining an ideal weight by eating a balanced,
low-fat diet and exercising every day.
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time for yourself.
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Resources are available through Vita, the Wellness
Center at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital or
the Center for Integrative Medicine at the Henry
Ford Medical Center in Novi.
“Above all is education and understanding – for the
patient, her partner and her family,” Dr. Ginsburg adds.
“Perimenopause is not a disease. Talk to your doctor and
get information – understand what’s going on.”
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Wise Advice
Wise Health
Ask Zonya
Zonya Foco, R.D., author,
HAP Weight WiseSM facilitator,
TV host and national speaker
A:The Dietary Guidelines for Americans
recommendation is that adults consume 7 to 13
half-cup servings of fruits and vegetables daily. If
you ate all your servings in fruits alone, you would,
over time, consume about 200 more calories a
day than you would if half of these servings were
vegetables. This is because fruit naturally contains
more sugar than most vegetables. Those extra 200
daily calories add up to a 20-pound weight gain by
the end of a year! Vegetables also provide other
valuable nutrients that fruit doesn’t, such as iron,
chromium and B-vitamins.
Including vegetables in your daily routine
enables you to “eat in quantity”
without filling up on too
many calories. Any way
you look at it, vegetables
are the center of both a
weight-conscious and
disease-fighting diet.
It may be true that
you’ve never liked
vegetables … yet. Just
remember, studies show
children and adults generally
accept a new food by the 11th
try! I highly encourage you to
post a list on your refrigerator of
vegetables that you consider:
“OK, I’ll eat these weekly,”
and
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if cooked in new ways.”
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Lola’s On a Roll
I really don’t like
vegetables; can I just
eat fruit instead?
Try new recipes; visit a farmers market for truly
FRESH vegetables. Make a date to go to a Chinese
restaurant and order a stir-fry with vegetables – they
know how to make veggies taste great! I think you
may be surprised. Once you push yourself across this
“bridge into the unknown,” you will have benefits for
your body and palate to enjoy!
Lola Holton of Detroit was just fine. At least that’s what she
told herself. Yet she was always fatigued, felt as if she had
the flu and she had been told her blood sugar was high … but
according to Lola, she was fine.
Her medical records said otherwise. That’s why Melissa
Zwicker, R.N. and health coach, called Lola one day in August
2009 as part of HAP’s HealthTrack program. “HealthTrack
gives HAP members with chronic conditions the opportunity
to speak one-on-one with a registered nurse,” Melissa
explains. “Usually patients are pretty excited about that.”
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Lola, however, was not excited. “I thought, I am too
busy – I don’t have time for this,” recounts Lola, recalling
the day Melissa called her. “I’m so grateful now that
I let down my defenses and decided to listen. That
was the beginning of my success and understanding
what I needed to do to get healthy. I’m sure I conveyed
resistance, but Melissa was
patient. I remember telling
her ‘I don’t have a clue how
in the world I got diabetes.’
Nobody in my family has
it, yet they say it’s genetic.
I went on and on, but she
just listened patiently. Then
she’d talk softly and tell me
she understood, and it’s
Melissa Zwicker, R.N.
something we can handle
and Lola Holton
together.”
One of Melissa’s recommendations for Lola was regular
exercise. Lola nixed yoga or walking, but one activity
interested her. “Up until 15 years ago I was roller
skating every weekend,” Lola says. “So with Melissa’s
encouragement, I dusted off my skates, called the rink
and enrolled in a Sunday evening training workshop.
I’m there at 6 p.m. for my hour-long lesson, then I enjoy
the ‘open skate time’ until 9 p.m.” Now, Lola also roller
skates Monday evenings and on Fridays which is gospel
night. She’s also taken up Hustle dance lessons at her
church every Wednesday. “I am feeling good,” Lola
enthuses. “I did everything Melissa asked me to do. She
never gave up on me, and she really made a believer out
of me. HAP’s HealthTrack is a chance for you to feel your
best. And there’s nothing better than that.”
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For more information, log in at hap.org or contact
HAP’s HealthTrack toll-free at (800) 288-2902.
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“HAP’s HealthTrack is a chance for
you to feel your best. And there’s
nothing better than that.”
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Lola Holton
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Wise Advice
Wise Fitness
Breathe. Stretch. Strengthen. Balance.
What’s the difference between being threatened by a vicious dog and
being late to work? According to your body … nothing. “When we’re
stressed, whether it’s because we’re stuck in traffic or facing a real
danger, our bodies trigger the same changes,” says Barbara Swaab,
Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (ERYT) at Take a Deep Breath in
Orchard Lake. “During times of stress, our breath becomes erratic, and
there is a direct relationship between how we’re breathing and our
state of health. One thing we teach in yoga is awareness of how you’re
breathing throughout the day.”
Keep Your Cool
Communication
Breakdown?
A small study in 2008 at Duke University found that regular yoga
practice eased menopausal symptoms like hot flashes, fatigue, sleep
disturbances and lack of energy.
Bend, Don’t Break
Three strategies for communication success
Miscommunication can lead to misunderstandings, which
contribute to our overall stress level. To help you deal with
the boardroom bully or the partner who knows how to push
your buttons, we offer these three communication tips
from Joyce Weiss of West Bloomfield, a conflict-resolution
specialist (www.joyceweiss.com). Practiced regularly,
these strategies should help you experience less conflict
and have more constructive conversations.
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Use the Power Talk Formula. “It’s a three-part
process,” explains Joyce. “Start with ‘I feel …’
which shows your emotional response. Second, say
‘when…’ – a nonjudgmental statement. Close with
‘because…’ to communicate how it affects you. As
an example, you might say, ‘I feel frustrated when
I have to ask for help, because I’m not the only one
who works here,’ versus ‘You’re all a bunch of slobs,
why don’t you pitch in and help once in a while.’ ”
Don’t use “you.” Starting a discussion with “you
always” or “you never” usually doesn’t lead to a
productive conversation. Make a point of dropping
these accusing statements from your vocabulary
when you’re trying to be constructive. “During a
stressful situation, it’s going to help,” notes Joyce.
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Practice Verbal Aikido. A form of Japanese martial
arts, Joyce suggests translating Aikido principles
into a communication tactic. “Most of us push back
when somebody pushes our buttons,” notes Joyce.
“That’s when conversations begin to sound like this:
‘No, you can’t.’ ‘Yes, I can.’ ‘No, you can’t.’ ‘Yes, I
can.’ Nothing gets resolved. Instead, when someone
verbally pushes you, try an Aikido move, step back or
redirect. As an example, imagine someone at work
says, ‘You’re always late.’ If you say, ‘No, I’m not,’
you start to look defensive. Instead, counter with
the question, ‘Always late?’ Then he or she has to do
the explaining. You’ve just gained control. They will
usually respond with less aggression, such as ‘Oh,
well, it’s just once in a while …’”
Lastly, don’t overreact. It may not be about you at all.
Maybe your co-worker or spouse is just having a bad day.
Take time to think first. Saying nothing may be the best
response.
Barbara says, “Regular yoga practice helps to maintain bone density
so we’re less likely to have a fracture as we age. Weight-bearing work
in yoga is different than lifting free weights in a gym. Postures like
‘downward dog’ and ‘plank’ involve supporting your own body weight
on the hands, wrists and feet, which helps maintain bone density.
“Yoga is not about being the most flexible person, or whether
you can or cannot stand on your head. Yoga is just working
the body to become a little more flexible.”
Stand Tall
“If we don’t use our muscles, they start to weaken,”
says Barbara. “Yoga keeps muscles longer, stronger
and more flexible, and that helps prevent shrinking
as we age.”
Take 20 Seconds to Balance
Good balance is important because it can help
prevent falls. “Women in their 20s can balance
on one leg for 20 seconds, and that decreases to
about two seconds for women in their 60s,” says
Barbara. “It doesn’t have to be that way. Practice
your balance. People say they don’t have time,
but you can practice when you brush your teeth –
just try standing on one leg while brushing!”
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Wise Health
Wise Health
Help Is a Call Away: Toll-Free (800) 227-2345
Linda is proud
to wear “Survivor.”
Whether you are a patient or a friend or family member of
someone who has cancer, the American Cancer Society’s
toll-free telephone line offers help every hour of the day or
night, every day of the year, in 176 languages.
“Our toll-free number is the gateway
to receiving all types of services,” says
Mitzi Cardona, Community Program
Manager for the American Cancer
Society. “Whether you want to speak with a nurse about
side effects, need a ride to a treatment, need help with
housework or simply need to talk, we are here for you, and
all our services are free of charge. We have a database of
resources within Michigan and across the United States.
Dealing with cancer is hard enough. Finding the help you
need shouldn’t be.”
Here are just a few of the many resources
available through the American Cancer
Society:
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Cancer Should Be the Only Hard Part
When Linda Crossman of Taylor received a diagnosis of
breast cancer, she knew the road ahead wouldn’t be easy.
She was right. Her treatments included a mastectomy,
removal of lymph nodes, months of chemotherapy, as well
as a year’s worth of intravenous medication treatments to
prevent the spread of her cancer.
Chemotherapy treatments left her exhausted, sometimes
causing her to sleep 14 hours a day. Certain medications
left her with intense joint pain from head to toe, while
others gave her sores inside her mouth. “I remember
when I first looked like a cancer patient, it was after my
first chemotherapy treatment,” recalls Linda. “My hair
was gone, my eyes were red. If you envision what a cancer
patient looks like, that was me.”
Through it all, Linda’s family rallied around her, and for her
and other people with cancer, that made all the difference.
“I was surrounded by a lot of good people who cared about
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me, wanted me to get well and get through it. And I did.”
Personal Health Manager – This binder serves as a
thorough organizing tool to take you through your
journey. It includes information on your specific
diagnosis, questions to ask your doctor, a place to
hold insurance documents, resources for support
and more. Ideal for patients and caregivers, it’s free
and available in nine languages.
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Clinical Trial Matching – Experts focused on clinical
trials work to match interested patients with
appropriate clinical trials in their area.
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Look Good, Feel Better – Patients undergoing
chemotherapy often experience changes in their
hair and skin. This program, available at numerous
sites throughout southeast Michigan, provides a free
makeup kit worth more than $200, plus sessions
with cosmetologists to learn to tie turbans and
scarves, style wigs, use eyebrow pencils and more.
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Reach To Recovery – If you’ve been newly diagnosed
with cancer, this program partners you with a
survivor – making an effort to partner you with
someone close by who is the same gender and
ethnicity, and had the same type of cancer.
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Transportation Service – Operators help arrange
transportation to treatments.
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Quit Line – Free counseling and the tools you need
to quit smoking.
More information about these services and other
resources from the American Cancer Society can be
found at www.cancer.org.
In addition to her family, who accompanied her to
appointments, cooked for her and visited her in the
hospital, Linda joined a support group, which she still
attends. She also participates in a local 24-hour American
Cancer Society Relay for Life event each year (held at tracks
and parks in communities nationwide, including 55 events
in the Detroit area alone). “People there are all walking for
the cause, for support, for money, for people they love, to
one day cure cancer. That’s what it’s all about,” observes
Linda.
“I was surrounded by a lot of good people
who cared about me, wanted me to get well
and get through it. And I did.”
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Wise Advice
Wise Members
Ask Dr. Bolton
Mary Beth Bolton, M.D., F.A.C.P., Board Certified Internal Medicine,
HAP Senior Vice President and Chief Health Officer
Q:
A:
I’m concerned about the safety of the HPV vaccination (Gardasil®) for my daughter.
What do you recommend?
It’s important to discuss with your doctor the risk of the disease versus the risk of the vaccination. For
women, the human papillomavirus (HPV) increases the risk of cervical cancer. Every year in the U.S. about
11,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer, and almost 4,000 die.
Gardasil®, the vaccine, was developed to protect against HPV strains that cause most of these cancers. The
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends vaccinating girls beginning at age 11.
Side effects have included mild fever. Some girls have reported headache or nausea, and some have fainted,
which is common in pre-teens and teens after injections. Some additional rare side effects have has also
been reported, although it is not clear whether the vaccine caused these cases. Discuss your concerns with
your family doctor.
Q:
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Our family spends a lot of time outdoors in the summer. What are the symptoms of
dehydration, and who is most at risk?
Children and the elderly are typically most at risk for dehydration. Children have a larger surface area
compared to their body mass, so they can heat up faster than adults when air temperature is warmer than
body temperature. Children also produce more heat, sweat less and may not remember to drink fluids. The
elderly lose their sense of thirst. All of these add up to an increased risk of dehydration. (The risk increases
in children who are overweight or rarely exercise.)
This shouldn’t prevent you from enjoying the outdoors this summer, as long
as you use sunscreen and know how to prevent heat-related problems.
Women Helping Women
Wise women share tips for successfully managing their many roles.
When you get an invitation to a HAP event – go.
I’m new to HAP; I just joined this past October. When I received an invitation,
I decided to attend the HAP Weight Wise program. I was apprehensive; it was
out of my comfort zone, but I decided to go anyway and I went by myself. I
don’t know what I was worried about – I happened to run into a co-worker of
mine, so that was nice, and the other attendees were great. The atmosphere
was energetic … I think it was the fact that it was all women, and we were all
enthused about learning healthy habits – plus the instructor, Zonya Foco, was
so good, she made it exciting. I felt like I was on a little mini vacation retreat.
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Since I attended the HAP Weight Wise program, I’ve lost 18 pounds. I walk
every day for at least 20 minutes, and I changed some of my eating habits. I
stopped frying as much, incorporated more
salads, drink more water and eat more fruit.
(I never used to buy fruit. Now, on Sundays
I go to Meijer, buy fruit and make a point
to eat it.) Some of the best parts of getting
healthier are my knees don’t ache anymore,
and I can walk a flight of stairs with no
problem. And when people tell you they
notice you’ve lost weight, does your head
swell, or what? HAP is cool! I look forward
to the next HAP health education event –
I’ll be the first one to sign up!
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Michele Reed-Dixon, Ecorse
Join Us On The Web
Do you want to hear more
from Zonya on important
topics, such as label reading,
emotional eating and staying
motivated to exercise?
Zonya is available when you
are, at hap.org.
To access recorded webinars,
log in and visit the Healthy
Living section, you’ll find the
webinars under the Weight
Wise page.
Join Us In Person
This fall, we will host more
HAP Wise Woman memberonly events such as Revive and
MoveWell Every Day. Log in at
hap.org for topics and details!
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Encourage children and elders to drink periodically, even if they are not
thirsty, and teach your family these early signs of dehydration:
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or sticky mouth
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Headache
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Do you have a great story or tip to inspire other Wise Women?
Send an e-mail to us at [email protected].
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Wise Nutrition
Unscrambling the Facts
They look harmless enough. A tiny, rounded
shape, a smooth, fragile shell. Yet eggs have
been blamed for high cholesterol, heart
disease and stroke. Truth is, research shows
no link between eggs and heart disease. In
fact, one 70-calorie egg helps your:
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Brain: Choline found in eggs supports
the structure of brain cells and helps
transmit messages from the brain to
muscles.
l Heart: Choline helps break down
homocysteine, an amino acid that may
contribute to heart disease.
l Weight: Protein satiates hunger.
l Eyes: Lutein and zeaxanthin also
found in eggs help prevent macular
degeneration.
Wise Events
Greek Isle Breakfast Skillet
Prep: 8 minutes
Cook: 15 minutes
Serves 4
Ingredients
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 cup frozen
hash-brown potatoes
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1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped
red bell pepper
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
3 large eggs
4 egg whites
1-1/2 cups crumbled
fat-free feta cheese
Directions
Heat the olive oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high
heat. Add the potatoes, onions, bell pepper, oregano, salt
and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, until the vegetables are
tender, about 6 minutes.
Meanwhile, lightly beat the eggs and egg whites in a medium
bowl. Reduce the heat under the skillet to medium; add the
eggs and cook until almost set, lifting the edges frequently
with a spatula to let the uncooked egg flow underneath, about
3 minutes.
Sprinkle the feta cheese over the frittata. Cover the skillet;
reduce the heat to low and cook until the cheese melts slightly,
about 3 minutes more. Cut into 4 wedges.
The Omega-3 Mystery
Ever wonder how the omega-3 got into those
eggs labeled “omega-3 enriched”? Chickens
that are fed plants, insects, flax seeds and
algae produce eggs with twice the omega-3
of conventional eggs. Content varies, and
even the eggs highest in omega-3 contain
only about 10 percent of the omega-3 found
in three ounces of salmon.
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Nutrition information for 1 serving
Calories: 154
Carbohydrates: 9 g
Protein: 16 g
Fiber: 1 g
Fat: 6 g
Sodium: 691 mg
Weight Watchers Points per serving: 3
Reprinted with permission from: Mix it Match it 1000+
Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Combinations
©2007 Weight Watchers International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Chef Paul
Learn healthy cooking tips
and recipes with one of HAP’s
favorite healthy lifestyle experts,
Chef Paul Penney. You may have
seen him on the FOX2 Morning
Show’s healthy cooking segments,
or met him at the HAP table during
your company’s health fair. Catch
Chef Paul Penney
Chef Paul at The Farmer’s Market
in Canton this summer. He’ll be whipping up easy,
healthy recipes using wonderful Michigan produce!
Visit www.cantonfun.org for all the details.
Concert of Colors
The 18th annual Concert of Colors will take place
Friday, July 16 through Sunday, July 18, 2010.
The Concert of Colors is metro Detroit’s free annual
diversity music festival. It is presented by ACCESS/Arab
American National Museum, New Detroit Inc. and the
Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) with the goal of
bringing together metro Detroit’s diverse communities
and ethnic groups by presenting musical acts from
around the world. This festival has become a beloved
highlight of metro Detroit’s summer festival season.
More information at www.concertofcolors.com.
NSO 5K Detroit RiverRun & Walk
It’s time to start training for this fall…
Neighborhood Service Organization’s (NSO) fourth
annual NSO 5K Detroit RiverRun & Walk takes
place on Saturday, September 11, 2010 beginning
and ending at Rivard Plaza along the beautiful
Detroit RiverWalk. The 5K RiverRun also includes
a kiddie run, wheelchair race, and health fair.
Proceeds from the event support the programs and
services that NSO
provides to the
most underserved
in our community.
Registration
begins at 7 a.m.,
Kiddie Run at
8 a.m., and 5K
at 9 a.m.
Participants can pre-register online at discounted
rates through September 3 – $25 for individuals or
$100 for a team of five. All participants receive a
2010 RiverRun T-shirt. To learn more or register
online visit www.nso-mi.org or call (313) 961-4890
extension 1069.
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