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4 - The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, February 10, 2010 HEALTH AND COMMUNITY NEWS 21st Annual Black Heritage Festival to Host Health and Wellness Fair on Grand Festival Day The 21st Annual Black Heritage Festival, presented by the City of Savannah and Savannah State University is hosting a Health and Wellness Fair on Grand Festival Day, Saturday, February 20, 2010 at Savannah Civic Center, 301 West Oglethorpe Avenue. Doors will open at 9:00 A.M.Health and Wellness Fair, sponsored by American Diabetes Association, Lilly USA, Inc. and Aetna, is a FREE full-day interactive, educational event designed to educate all people affected by diabetes. The family friendly health and wellness fair will feature free health screen ings, giveaways, kids' zone, and healthy soul food cook ing demonstrations and tast ings. Also, various work shops on diabetes care will be offered throughout the day. Registration for those work shops begins at 9:00 A.M. and is open to the public. Diabetes is a chronic disease that has no cure. There are an estimated 23.6 million children and adults in the United States, or 7.8% of the population, who have dia betes. If present trends continue, one in three Americans, and 1 in 2 minorities, bom in 2000 will develop diabetes in their life time. Diabetes among African Americans is reach ing epidemic proportions and the projected growth of this disease is expected to sky rocket. African Americans are 1.6 times more likely to have diabetes than non- Latino whites. 25% of African Americans between the ages of 65 and 74 have diabetes. One in four African American women over 55 years of age has diabetes The mission of the American Diabetes Association is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affect ed by diabetes. With Aetna's and Lilly's support, the American Diabetes Association is committed to improving the lives of African Americans with dia betes and their families through Grand Festival Day Health Fair and community outreach programs such as Diabetes Day and Diabetes University. New Mt. Olive to hold Usher’s Anniversary The Officers and Members of the New Mt Olive Baptist Church 835 Chevis Road, would like to invite the community to join us in celebrating our Usher’s Anniversary on Sunday, February 21, 2010, at 3 p.m. The theme is Ushers in Ministry. Pastor Pusha of True Love Missionary Baptist Church 777 Gwinnett St., will be our guest speaker for his grand occasion. We look forward to see- Pastor Scotty Mitchell ing you all there. And as always, when you need us, feel free to call. Scotty L. Mitchell, Pastor, Corey Taylor, Usher Board President. 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The fact is losing weight is easy, it is the easi est part of lifestyle manage ment and health restoration. The hard part is making up ones mind to make the nec essary changes. I find however that most persons talking about losing weight are secretly still looking and waiting for that miracle pill, or potion, that will peel the weight off, without any effort on their part, and in a week. And then, they can go off to the mall, for that brand new wardrobe. Today, there still is no weight loss miracle. The way to lose weight begins with: Understanding that not everyone is meant to be a size 6 or 8. Many per sons look at others and think “ I want to look like THAT”. Well, we are all differ ent, and can not and will not be like some one else. We need to be a healthy size and weight, with a protective layer of fat, and enough water in the body for proper fluid balance and lubrication of joints and organs. We need a healthy view of ourselves and a layer of acceptance of who we are. Keep a record of what you are eating. What we eat are the building blocks of our health and strength. Protein, carbohydrates, fats and phy tonutrients, and the right amount of water. Keeping a record is keeping an awareness of the Carolyn Guilford, CNC choices we’ve made to give our body the best nutrients possible for the work it needs to do. Access your reasons for eating foods that keep you from reaching your goal. Every thing we do and done for some benefit to us. Many times we keep doing the same things, even when the benefit is no longer a benefit to us. That is called HABIT. Reassessing why we do what we do can really help us move forward in life to do great things for our selves and for others. That is a good thing. (During nurs ing school, my study group went to Shoney’s and Spanky’s almost everyday for fried chicken fingers and French fries. It served a pur pose then, and now we are all over it!) Find ways to manage the stress that does not involve eating. During stressful times we let our guard down, pretend we’re hopeless while we eat -that thing we want, name your weakness here . We need a plan for managing stress. So that when the stressful event happens we are ready to pull something from our bag of tricks. Planning, is all it takes. Do you have a hobby? What do you like to do?. Sew, read, walk, go to the library, muse um, park, go for a ride? Know something you like that can get your mind off the current madness, and on to something that makes you smile. What about that friend you meant to check on, or the cards you were going to send? The trick is to set your mind on something else. So, for how to lose weight there is no secret, and no miracle. Eat smaller meals, with more fruits and vegetables and less meat. More fish. Eat fewer sweets. Desert once a week, not every day. Eat at home more. Drink water with meals, save calories by avoiding sugar laidened sodas and juice drinks. Exercise. You knew that was in the mix. Just find one you like and get with it. And, go to bed early for more sleep, and more restful sleep. Sleep has so many benefits. Including regulat ing hormones insulin and cortisol which assist with fat loss. But of course you already knew all of this. We’ve always known it. It is the only way. If you are still in denial, wait on for the secret miracle and continue to risk your life. If you’d like more informa tion on creating a lifestyle of health, or joining the Health Restoration program please call me at 912 236-8987 for a Free Consultation. Nutrition Consulting Saves Lives! Carolyn Guilford at Health Restoration Consulting P. O. Box 2814, Savannah, GA 31402 www.Healthrestor ation 101 .com MUMC Ranked Among the Top in the Nation for Clinical Quality The clinical quality at Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) ranks among the top 5 per cent in the nation according to a new study by HealthGrades. Memorial University Medical Center is one of only 269 hospitals nationwide (out of 5,000 hospitals analyzed) to be named among the HealthGrades Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence™. It is the only hospital in the Savannah area to earn the recognition. The eighth annual HealthGrades Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence study reviewed the outcomes of 40 million patients who were hospital ized in any of the nation's 5,000 non-federal hospitals between 2006 and 2008. “It is a tremendous honor to be considered among the top 5 percent in the nation for clinical quality. Our physicians and Team Members work very hard every day to consistently pro vide world-class care right here in Savannah. We don't think anyone should have to leave the area to find the best doctors or treatments - it's all right here at Memorial,” said Ramon Meguiar, M.D., sen ior vice president and chief medical officer at MUMC. 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