Anti-Aging Calendar for the week of 11.20.08
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention National Survivors of Suicide Day • The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) will bring together thousands of survivors of suicide loss to share in a day of healing and empowerment through the tenth annual National Survivors of Suicide Day program. A local Survivor Day conference will be held in Indianapolis on Saturday. The program will also be available online at www.afsp.org and archived for one year. | Where: St. Vincent Stress Center, 8401 Harcourt Road, Indianapolis | When: Saturday at 1 p.m. | Info: To learn more about National Survivors of Suicide Day, visit www.afsp.org or call 430-7422 for further details.
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Gravy — is it the state beverage?
Heard this before? “By gosh, gravy is my downright birthright.”
Traditional, albeit fatty foods make us feel good… temporarily, at least. With its big round molecules, ethereal greasy gravy feels good on the tongue as it carries the meat’s flavors and luscious, rendered mammalian body fat. Cue salivation.
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Tia Today: Party the new way
How would you celebrate at the end of 10 weeks of walking, playing games, lifting weights and laughing? The answer for this time is a walkathon the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Call it a new way of launching the traditional Christmas season!
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St. Francis, Anthem negotiate
The Sisters of St. Francis Health Services Inc. announced Friday it would rescind plans to terminate its contract with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Indiana, thereby ensuring patients will continue to receive in-network benefits.
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Tia Today: Live into that
My friend Andrea said, “Live into that, Tia.”
What did Andrea mean? Well, she meant the journey of intentional lifestyle choices.
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Anti-Aging Calendar for the week of 11.13.08
Healthy Holiday Cooking Tips • It’s that time of year again when the holiday party invitations arrive in your mailbox. While food is often the centerpiece of holiday festivities, it doesn’t mean you have to gain extra party pounds during the season. All foods can fit – even traditional holiday goodies – into a healthful eating plan with balance and moderation. For heart health, the type of fat you choose is just as important as the amount of fat. In this class you will learn how to choose the right foods to eat and how to prepare foods in a heart-healthy way. Proper nutrition is essential to managing symptoms of heart disease and preventing further complications. | Where: St. Francis Heart Center, Community Center, 8111 S. Emerson Ave. | When: Today at 6:30 p.m. | Info: Registration required, call 782-4422 or register online at StFrancisHospitals.org/heart.
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We’re cutting too much cheese
If, in no way, I ever see another pernicious blue box of instant macaroni again, I’ll be a happy camper.
Read the ingredients? It should read whole milk, grated sharp cheddar cheese, chopped onion, salt and pepper, paprika and another layer of cheese on top with a splash of more milk. Instead it reads like the ingredients to jet fuel. Where’s the cheese? Make your own, for goodness sakes.
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Tia Today: Return on investment
Is there a worthwhile ROI (return on investment) for getting fit?
The concept of return on investment is often in reference to a financial investment. Investors want a return on their investment of money within a specified time.
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Anti-Aging Calendar for the week of 11.06.08
LaLeche Meets • Pregnant women, nursing mothers, and children are invited to the Greenwood La Leche League monthly meeting. Discussion topics include the family and the breastfed baby, the art of breastfeeding and avoiding difficulties, the advantages of breastfeeding and nutrition and weaning. | Where: Methodist Medical Plaza, 8830 S. Meridian St. (use Community Room entrance at south side of building | When: Wednesday at 10 a.m. | Info: Call 784-8286 or (785) 317-9894.
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About immunity
Look to your health; and if you have it, praise God, and value it next to a good conscience; for health is the second blessing that we mortals are capable of; a blessing that money cannot buy.”
-Izaak Walton, English biographer and author (1593-1683)
We all know by now that a flu shot contains one dose of mercury. As we enter the key months for influenza, are there more ways we can protect our health and lessen our chances of getting sick? You bet.
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