Colorado Center for Weight Management Newsletter
Dear Jennifer,
January, and February are a time of reflection and new dedication to self improvement for the new year. The hard work of the previous year and the hope that this year will be as successful invigorates our sense of hope. The resolutions for better health in January, and National Heart Month in February help focus our ambition to improve ourselves this new year.
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| Cholesterol & the heart-smart consumer: foods to eat, foods to avoid |
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A year ago, Alabama pediatrician Laura Sawaya- Cortez thought she knew just about everything there is to know about cholesterol-except her own numbers. “I didn't want to know,” she now admits, since she suspected they were probably too high. Ten years earlier, when she went to a local cholesterol-screening program, her numbers were above normal. “But I was in my mid-twenties then and it wasn't something I worried about,” she says. Last March, motivated by her family history, she finally had her numbers checked with a fasting blood test-and discovered that they were well into the danger zone. |
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The relationship between belly size and hip size appears to be a more useful measure of health risk than the widely used body mass index, or BMI. According to a study published in The Lancet, a calculation comparing waist circumference to hip circumference is a better predictor of heart attack risk than BMI, a measure of weight relative to height. The results have implications for those seeking to assess their health for the new year: a measuring tape may be more useful than a scale. |
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Marian's Blueberry Muffins This recipe has been so popular because it is so portable. Enjoy!
Recipe makes 10 muffins (2 muffins per serving). If you like lemon substitute a lemon pudding packet for one of the pancake packets then add 3 teaspoons of lemon extract. |
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At the beginning of every year you can courageously look in the mirror, and see the person you want to be without fear or hesitation. This is how I see all of you when you come in each week to hash out the weeks trials and tribulations. That person in the mirror is the end result of inspirational moments, moments of true despair, and every emotion in between. Without the struggle there would be no satisfaction when you succeed. To one trying to loose weight perfection is always the goal but is almost never the case. Incremental improvements, on the other hand, are always a sure thing. Whether each week’s improvement is small or large it moves you closer to that picture of perfection in the mirror. Rules for setting AND achieving goals ...
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