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For this fifth edition of Davis Wellness, we thought a focus on fitness would be ideal.

The weather is warming, swimsuits are calling from their dusty drawers and high school reunion season is upon us. It’s time to look your best.

If the benefits of regular exercise such as a healthier heart, stronger bones and better mental health haven’t been enough to convince you to work out daily, now is the time to remember the slim waist, toned muscles and endurance you want.

On page 14 of this edition, we tell the story of one local marathoner who started running when he was in his forties to lose weight.

More than three decades later, he has not only kept the weight off but completed 73 marathons and several other distance races.

A morning jog is all it takes, he said.

We also focus in this edi-tion on posture.

Local chiropractors affirm that it an aligned spine is vital for health throughout your body, and you can look for specifics on exactly what it means to stand up straight.

We also expect many of our readers to try sitting cross-legged when they read this month’s magazine.

If you’re curious about

why, check out the article by Islander Editor Tom Bussel-berg about movement science on page 19.

While you are following your curiosity, read up about the relatively new science of glycobiology on page 5.

We learned about how proteins use specific sugars to build a structure of antennas around about half the cells in our body.

Researchers are learning that these networks are an

important part of every major disease.

We celebrate the New Year in January, but I have always felt more like rebooting my intentions for a good life when so much of nature is reborn at this time of year.

The fresh smells of blos-soms, the happily tweeting birds (and teenagers) and the bright green of new grass has me tempted to romp outdoors.

If you’re like me, you’re aching for the quartz and granite cliffs of northern Utah’s canyons.

If you’re like many of our elite student athletes, you’re craving a chance to toss your Frisbee, go for a swim or kick a black-and-white ball.

Don’t fight it.What other outdoor activi-

ties are you looking forward to this summer?

Let us know on our Davis Clipper Facebook page or leave comments on the articles you’ll find from this edition on our website at davisclipper.com/ pages/da-vis_wellness.

You can also download a free copy of the complete magazine at that address.

Next month, watch for a focus on men’s health.

You can also write to me at rpalmer@davisclipper.com with comments on these articles, suggestions for future ones or ideas on how we can better serve the fitness needs of Davis County.

BY REBECCA PALMER

EDITORRebecca enjoys rock climbing indoors and

in Utah’s canyons, yoga and Zumba classes and gourmet cooking. She

holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Weber State University in Ogden.

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HIP FRACTURESProtect yourself from this injury, which increases dramatically for people older than 80

BY REBECCA PALMER

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0705 GLYCOBIOLOGYEssential sugars combine with proteins to help cells commu-nicate

BY REBECCA PALMER

REAL-TIME MRINew technology gives doctors tools to �ight stroke in �irst criti-cal hours

BY Jennifer Majersk, M.D.

and Phil Taussky, M.D.

IN THIS ISSUE ...

04 POSTURE PERFECTLearn the right ways to sit, stand and sleep to protect your spine and nervous system.

BY REBECCA PALMER

08 SOUTH DAVIS REC CENTERFind the �itness plan for you with classes and a weight room, pool, ice rink and more

BY TOM BUSSELBURG

RESEARCH RUNDOWNStillbirths are down, genes are identi�ied for Alzheimer’s and psychopathic brains get a close-up

BY REBECCA PALMER

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CONSIDER A HOME GYMFrom push-ups to crunches and yoga postures, you can do a lot with a little if you start at home

GONE FISHINGPlan day trips with your children or grandchildren to build your relationships and improve your health

MOVE LIKE A BABYDiscover the 20-minute test that is a signi�icant indicator of mor-tality among middle-aged people

BY TOM BUSSELBERG

DANCE AND PLAYIncorporate video games, friends and dance into your workout to make the time �ly

15 YOUR BODY’S DASHBOARDAre service lights going off in your body?

BY BRIAN RODGERS,

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Glyconutrients, or “nature’s sugars,” are plant ploysac-charides that have been shown to help support the body on a cellular level. Your cells need these sugars to communicate properly and work at their best. And your body needs your cells working optimally to be its best. Simply put: when your cells talk, your body listens.

Here’s what NutriVerus powder can do for you: Helps maintain your energy Bolsters your immune system Supports cell-to-cell communication Helps protect your cardiovascular system Supports healthy digestion supports brain function

Stand, sit and sleepStanding or sitting up straight can do

more than just make you look taller, more confident and slimmer, according to chiro-practors at the Integrated Wellness clinic in Bountiful.

In fact, proper posture is key to health, they say. Without it, you can suffer from impaired lung capacity, loss of proper bowel movements, reduced vitality and chronic pain.

Dr. Travis Castillon of Bountiful ex-plained that because our spines or so closely integrated with our nervous systems, the compression and improper balance that come from poor posture can affect the whole body.

“If there’s any interference along the path-way, there can be problems,” he said.

One quick and easy check of your posture is as simple as looking in the mirror. Stand in the way you normally do and then, without moving, see whether your eyes and shoulders are level. For most people, according to an Integrated Wellness representative, they won’t be.

When you are seated, good posture means

having your feet flat on the floor with your knees at a 90-degree angle, according to the website of Integrated Wellness, thewellgroup.com. Your buttocks, back and shoulders should be against the back of the chair, which should fit the natural curve of your spine. Your body weight should be equally distribut-

ed across your hips and your shoulders relaxed and even, not hunched forward.

When you are standing, maintain good posture by keeping your head directly over your shoulders, which should be directly over your pelvis, according to the website. It’s best to keep space between your feet and have one foot slightly in front of the other. Keep tight abdominal muscles and tuck your hips under. Finally, have a slight bend in your knees.

The American Chiropractic Association adds that when standing, you should bear most of your weight on the balls of your feet and that you should let your arms hand natu-rally at your sides.

When sleeping, the American Chiro-practic Association recommends finding a comfortable mattress and sleeping with a pil-low. It also recommends not sleeping on your stomach. If you sleep on your side, a common choice for people who have back pain, put a pillow between your knees. If you sleep on your back, put one under your knees.

BY REBECCA PALMEREDITOR

Most people associate sugar with either quick, delicious energy or harmful weight gain, but one Bountiful mom is spreading the word that many important sugars, also known as glycans, are major players in cellular communication in our bodies.

Tina Peterson started her career in California as a computer programmer, but after studying at Brigham Young University in Provo, she became more interested in near eastern studies and studied topics including child develop-ment and geriatric therapy. When she became a mom, her interest in nutrition led her to learn about the relatively new field of glycobiology.

According to the National Institutes of Health, glycans are a class of fundamental macromol-ecules that comprise living systems, similar to nucleic acids, proteins and lipids. However, relatively little attention has been paid to glycoscience and glycomics, so the National Research Council of the Academy of Sciences created a committee to learn more. That committee found that a better un-derstanding of glycoscience could help in early detection of cancer, help protect against infectious diseases, improve understanding of the immune system and much more.

“Glycans are directly involved in the pathophysiology of every major disease,” reads a 2012 paper about the committee.

Peterson and her colleagues were thrilled to report that the National Institutes of Health com-mittee recommended that glycosci-ence be integrated into high school and college curriculums within five years and included in standardized testing in 10.

She also has a monetary interest in the subject. Peterson is part of Mannatech, a Texas-based

multi-level marketing business that sells nutritional supplements that purportedly provide eight vital glycans to the body.

Glycans come into play when cells combine them with protein to create glycoproteins, which form a hair-like antennae structure around cells. The cells use these structures, along with information from DNA, to communicate things such as fuel needs, immune response and much, much more.

The science has already been used for anti-doping testing in athletes to distinguish naturally occurring glycan molecules from commercially produced ones.

Peterson has taught many classes about glycobiology and believes that our modern diets prevent us from getting all the sugars we need for optimum cell communication.

“It is so profoundly pertinent to human health that if people don’t know about it, they’re bound to suffer the consequences,” Peter-son said.

A booth she sponsored at the recent Health & Wellness Fair showed illustrations of glycopro-tein structures surrounding cells alongside images of fresh fruit and vegetables. Signs said that it would take several times as much fruit today to get the same nutrients as food from fifty years ago. That is because produce is often harvested long before it ripens, so even if fruits have time to create glycans, they disappear by the time the food is on your table, Peterson said.

While the scientific underpin-ning of these “glyconutrients” is widely accepted by academics and doctors, Nobel Prize Laureates have asked that the their research not be referred to unfairly in nutri-

tion marketing programs.Furthermore, researchers from

the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Sanford Children’s Health Research Center published a scathing report about Mannatech and other neutraceutical compa-nies in June of 2008, saying that “except for rare patients with cer-tain types of congenital disorders of glycosylation, the inference that humans can benefit clinically from ingesting these monosaccharides is unsupported by controlled clinical trials.”

Multiple scientific studies performed later using grant money from Mannatech found positive benefits from use of its primary product, Advanced Ambrotose. Many of these have been cata-logued in reputable databases of

scholarly work.Regardless of whether we get

all the glycans we need from our modern diets, Peterson said she doesn’t want anyone to get the idea that fresh fruits and vegetables aren’t important.

“We still need to be eating them,” she said, pointing to a bowl of fresh spinach.

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Leland Powell- Has been practicing for 9 years, is very easy going and great with kids. He has two children and in his free time he loves to ride his BMX bikes. He is very accomodating to patients and is very willing to help in whatever way he can.

Wade Arkoudas - Has been practicing for 5 1/2 years, has a fun and entertaining personality, and loves to laugh and talk with his patients. He works great with kids and has six children of his own, fi ve boys and one girl.

Dr. Jennifer Brown - Dr. Brown has been practicing for many years in our offi ce. She is a family dentist who works wonderfully with patients of all ages. Dr. Brown is very family oriented, with a husband and three wonderful kids at home, she is caring and understanding to your family’s dental needs.

Dr. Leland Pack - Dr. Pack is a great orthodontist. He is very friendly and works well with the whole family. Dr. Pack is not limited to only children and teens, he sees patients of all ages. Come on in parents, we would love to see you for your orthodontic needs too.

Dr. Wible - Dr. Wible is a great family dentist who will make your dental experience one to remember. He is fun and has a vibrant personality that will make anyone love to come to the dentist. Dr. Wible is new to our offi ce, but practiced in California for many years before moving to Utah with his wife and four children. Dr. Wible loves dentistry and would love to see your whole family.

Sugars combine with proteins to help our cells communicateBY REBECCA PALMER

EDITOR

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Maintain bone density toavoid this painful condition

A hip fracture is a serious injury, par-

ticularly if you’re older, and com-plications can be life-threatening. Most hip frac-tures occur in people older than 65, with the risk increasing most rapidly after age 80.

Older people are at higher risk of hip fracture because bones tend to weaken with age. This bone weakening is called osteoporosis. Multiple medications, poor vi-sion and balance prob-lems also make older people more likely to trip and fall — one of the most common causes of hip fracture.

A hip fracture almost always requires surgical repair or replacement, followed by months of physical therapy. Taking steps to maintain bone density and prevent falls can help prevent hip fracture.

Signs and symptoms of a hip fracture may include:

A severe impact — in a car crash, for example — can cause hip

bones, a hip fracture can occur simply by standing on the leg and twist-ing.

Once signs are recognized, patients or their family members must call 911 and be taken by ambulance to the closest stroke center. In Davis County, Davis Hospital has been recognized by the Utah Bureau of EMS as a Stroke Receiving Facility because its emergency physicians are ready to quickly evaluate and treat patients for stroke. University of Utah Hospital stroke neurologists consult live via the University Telestroke Network.

For best results, therapy needs to start right away, and doctors have new tools that make treatments more effective.

In early 2013, the Clinical Neurosci-ences Center at the University hospital completed construction on an ultra-mod-ern angiography suite outfitted with an intraoperative MRI (iMRI). This pio-neering setup is the creation of Dr. Steve

Stevens, chairman of the department of radiology. It allows doctors to pinpoint the precise location and progress of a stroke in real-time, while the patient is experiencing

stroke symptoms. “Right now we base all of our current

treatments on time,” said Stevens. “Time zero, or the onset of the stroke, starts when the patient was last seen well. Stroke neurologists then have up to four and a half hours to give intravenous clot-busting drugs. Catheter-based therapies to remove the clot can extend that time window up to six to eight hours.”

Stevens is confident that with real-time information from the iMRI, physicians will better determine when a stroke started.

“With the new iMRI, we can look at your brain tissue and more accurately determine when stroke began and how progressed it is,” he said. “We are essen-tially shifting stroke diagnosis away from a ‘time clock’ and over to a ‘tissue clock’ for each person.”

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BYJENNIFER MAJERSIK, M.D.

& PHIL TAUSSKY, M.DTaussky and Majersik are assistant professors of

neurology at the University of Utah

In fact, the ASA has created the acronym, FAST, to help individuals

recognize a stroke:Face — Does one side droop?

Arms — Does one arm drift downward?

Speech — Are words slurred or mispronounced?

Time — call 911 now!

Stroke gamechangerReal-time MRI expands treatment options

According to the American Stroke Association (ASA), someone in the U.S. experiences a stroke every 40 seconds. That translates to nearly 800,000 people each year. If it has not happened already, chances are that someone close to you will be affected by stroke, whether they be a parent, child, friend, neighbor, sibling, or even you.

As Stroke Awareness Month begins, it is an opportune time to learn about the signs of a stroke.

For stroke victims, quickly recognizing the signs of a stroke is crucial in order to receive effective treatment and to improve chances of a full recovery.

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GET YOUR FITNESS ON AT THE SOUTH DAVIS RECREATION CENTER

Here is a list of fitness opportu-nities, both in organized classes and otherwise:

are offered continually in 40-

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toddlers

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polo instruction

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ages 12-14

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including yoga stretch, cardio

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and jogging

BOUNTIFUL — So, you’ve decided it’s time to get fit.

The South Davis Recreation Center can help you narrow that goal down, thanks to lots of class choices in a variety of areas, from swimming to racquetball.

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ResearchRundownCompiled by Rebecca Palmer, editor

Alzheimer’s gene identifiedScientists have identified a gene found in AfricanAmerican Alzheimer’s Disease patients that is similar to

genes found in Alzheimer’s patients of European decent, according to a study reported in the Journal of the Ameri-can Medical Association.

African-Americans with the gene were more likely than their white peers to acquire late-onset Alzheim-er’s disease.

The findings mean that researchers can better understand what causes the disease, according to a news release about it. The findings “also may have major implications for developing targets for genetic test-ing, prevention, and treatment,” the authors write.

Infant mortality lower than ever

In 2010, about 25,000 babies in the U.S. died before their first birthday. The rate of 6.1 deaths per 1,000 live births has declined by more than a third since the 1990s, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

Infant mortality rates in the U.S. remai nhigh-er than in most other developed

countries, according to the center, and racial disparities exist. For African-Americans, the rate was 11.6 deaths per 1,000 births and for American

Indians, 7.6 deaths.

Dementia costs skyrocketDementia cost between $159 billion and $215 bil-

lion in the United States in 2010, according to the results of a study conducted by RAND Corp. and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

These costs are equal or greater than those incurred by treating heart disease and cancer, according to a press release about the study.

The study took into account informal, unpaid care and lost wages. Alto-gether, it costs between

$41,000and $56,000 per year to pay for one patient’s dementia care.

About 15 percent of people in the U.S. who are older than 80 have dementia.

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Ancient fish adds new data to evolutionary biologyA study conducted by University of Utah scholars and an inter-

national team of researchers is shedding light on the evolution of amphibians and other land animals.

The team studies the African coelacanth. That fish has fins that resemble limbs, and dwells in sea caves off the coast. It was thought to have gone extinct about 70 million years ago, but a fisherman caught one in 1938.

The fossil record and the availability of living species means that scientists have new information about the fish’s sense of smell, immune system and nitrogen elimination.

Psycopathic prisoners studiedA study of jailed men found differences in two prefrontal regions of

the brain between prisoners who had been diagnosed with psychopathy and those who had not.

In the psychopathic prisoners, two cortexes in the frontal lobes “ex-hibit deficits” when they see pain and distress cues from others, accord-ing to a paper about the research in the Journal of the American Medical Association Psychiatry. Those regions, in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex and orbitofrontal cortex, process risk, fear and decision making.

The study also found that the psychopathic prisoners processed facial cues of distress differently than did members of the control group.

Genetic mutation could ex-plain stillbirths, miscarriages

Researchers have found a genetic mutation that is strong-ly correlated with stillbirths and miscarriages.

About 1 million of these intrauterine fetal death cases occur in the U.S. each year, most often before the twentieth week of pregnancy. In 2009, there were about 2.64 million stillbirths worldwide. In up to 40 percent of cases, no cause is found.

The gene identified mutates in such a way that affected patients are more susceptible to long QT syndrome, a heart disor-der. That same disease has been correlated with sud-den infant death syndrome, according to a report in the Journal of the American Medical Assocation.

Patients in poverty less likely to make lifestyle changes

Heart disease patients who live in rich coun-tries are more likely to make healthy changes in their lifestyles than people in poor companies, according to a study reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

In all countries, a majority of heart attack and stroke patients do not make lifestyle changes after diagnosis.

In the highest-income countries, three-quarters of heart disease patients who had ever smoked quit after being diagnosed. In low-income coun-tries, that figures was 38 percent. In middle-in-come countries, it was 56 percent.

Similar findings were made regarding diets. In poor countries, only 25 percent of patients switched to healthier food after being diagnosed, but in high- and middle-income countries, more than 40 percent of patients did.

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Build a relationship with your therapist, tooIt’s not as easy to hide under layers of clothing during the summer. You’ll want to look

your best in those shorts, T-shirts and bathing suits.

Staying in shape is key.Many lifestyle experts say you

have more than enough space for a makeshift gym inside your home or apartment, no matter how small it is.

“Not everyone can designate an entire room of their apartment, condo or home to exercise; but as long as you have some floor space, you can get a great full-body workout,” says Wendy Froehlich of Homes.com, one of the nation’s top online real estate listing and lifestyle resources.

Whether you live in a man-sion or efficiency, you can stay fit with these great moves:

All you need is a yoga mat and a little floor space to practice yoga; a quiet and relaxing way to wind down, stay flexible and gain strength. Try the poses on your back deck, balcony porch or even your living room.

Get toned with free weights, exercise bands, ankle weights and stability balls. You can do your reps right in front of the television. And the beauty of this inexpensive equipment is that it doesn’t take up much space

inside your home or apartment when you aren’t using it.

For minimal move-ment with maximum impact, try bicycle crunches. You’ll target your core -— specifically your obliques — without disturbing the neighbors.

Simply push off your mat as though you’re doing a push up and rest on your elbows and toes. Keep your back flat and maintain the pose for two sets of two minutes. It’s a challenging but rewarding fitness move that provides a full body workout and especially targets your core.

Pushups, crunches, squats and floor lunges are all classic fitness moves that will help you tone and tighten in your very own home.

A pull-up bar is simple to install in any doorway, so even those in temporary home rentals can target their biceps and back muscles with a few sets each day.

If you live in a multi-story building, become a more active apartment dweller and take the stairs. Did you know that you can burn about 300 calories per hour of house-work? Get a great workout while vigorously cleaning your apart-ment once a week.

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people. In the article, Sir Richard Branson was asked a question about productivity.

Keep in mind, Richard is the founder and operator of the Virgin Group, a 400-company conglomerate. He has an estimated net worth of US$4.2 billion, but also dyslexia and a pretty poor academic track record.

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And Richard Branson is not the only one.Look around you. Who are your idols and

mentors? Look at Tony Robbins, Barack Obama, George Bush, Stephen Covey, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. They run marathons, constantly break their own records and push themselves physically almost daily. (The article I read about Richard Branson was written by Scott Dinsmore, founder at LiveYourLegend.net).

Working out is critical to our physical fitness. Dental health is essential to total body health — it’s all connected. Studies show that people who keep their teeth live ten years longer than people who lose their teeth.

My high school choir teacher, Merilee Webb, taught us something that has stayed with me through the years. “Constancy and consistency is always better than frequency and fervency.”

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Improve health, happiness and have fun by going for a jogThe bombing attacks at the Boston

Marathon last month have brought a new focus on the sport of running, but the sport has been growing in popular-ity since the 70s and 80s.

For Bill Peck of Bountiful, the sport has been part of his life since 1980, he said. The finish line he crossed at the Boston Marathon last month represented his seventy-third completed 26.2-mile race. His other races have included the Wasatch Front 100, which totals 100 miles, and the Squaw Peak race in Provo, which totals 50 miles.

Running for healthPeck started running to lose weight

thirty years ago, when he was about 40.“I was 208 pounds and I thought,

I’ve got to do something about this,” he said.

It turns out that Peck was part of a boom in competitive running that took place in the 70s and 80s. The sport ini-tially gained attention with the men’s marathon victory of Frank Shorter, when a German imposter ran into the stadium ahead of him and the dramatic incident was broadcast on national TV.

The boom was also bolstered by ce-lebrities such as U.S. President Jimmy

Carter taking up running.Peck is nearing 70, and plans to keep

up running. He will run a 50-mile course for his birthday, he said.

That makes his fiancée Jan Hess very happy, and she has also taken up

the sport.“I go out every morning

and run,” he said. “It clears my head out. I’m good for the rest of the day.”

But the benefits are more than just psychological.

“He looks like a 16-year-old in his jeans and T-shirt,”

Hess said, referring to his slim but muscular physique.

Peck and Hess are continuing work that Hess’s son Travis did to help poor families afford cancer treatment before he died on April 5 of this year. Their foundation is hesscancer.org. One of their primary goals is to “encourage fitness as a way to fight and prevent cancer,” according to the website.

Running for funAt the South Davis Recreation Cen-

ter, many people trying to get in shape or lose weight start with running, said personal trainer Karmel Harper. In fact, the center has a personal trainer who focuses on helping runners.

For an increasing number of people, running is appealing because of fun races such as the Color Me Rad 5K. To fight boredom, Harper recommends going outside.

“(Running) works and it’s bor-ing,” she said. “I think it’s better to go outside and run — have a destination rather than running on a treadmill like a rat.”

One great facet of the sport is that almost anyone can do it, and amateurs can compete right alongside pros.

“You can work up to anything,” Harper said. “Your body’s amazing.”

Running rightRunning can seem as natural as

walking, but the National Institutes of Health and health professionals agree that there’s a wrong way and a right

way to do it.The institute recommends the fol-

lowing:Rung with your arms and shoulders

relaxed — avoid hunchingBend your elbowsLean forward slightly while keeping

an upright postureTry for aa smooth strideStrike the ground with the middle of

your footBreathe deeply and rhythmically to

power oxygen to your musclesThe advice comes from nih.gov.

You can get a free running screen to look at your posture and running tech-nique from PerformanceWest Physi-cal Therapy in the Renaissance Town Center in Bountiful by calling Stuart Soundrup at 801-295-3553.

BY REBECCA PALMER

EDITOR

Running by the numbers

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My friend Jay, an expert on automo-biles, could tell you that I am not the best at doing all the preventative

maintenance for my cars. I try to get my oil changed every three months, and have the shop look at what needs to be done, but I am not perfect. On one vehicle in particular, I missed an oil change, and I had a problem. Apparently there was an oil leak. No one had noticed the oil light come on in the car. Then one day the engine stopped working. I could have paid about $27 to have the car checked and have the oil changed. I ended up spending $2000 to get a new engine. The interesting thing is that the car ran well until that fateful day.

Our bodies are very complicated “ma-chines.” There is a lot that can go wrong. Often things build up for years before we even realize that something is amiss. Most chronic diseases don’t just suddenly appear. They take years to take root and cause dam-age before we even realize that they are there. It amazes me how many people come in to see me and their first symptom of diabetes is pain and numbness in their feet. The diabetes

had to have been there for years prior to this symptom. Often we don’t feel that anything is wrong until it is too late.

Most people are not qualified to tell you if your body is healthy or not, just as I am not the person to know if anything is wrong with my car. I recommend that you have a regular thorough physical. This should include a medical history, a physical exam, health screenings such as vision and hearing and laboratory work. Further testing such as spirometry, EKG, carotid flow studies, and other medical imaging should be done as is suggested by your physician. The most important part of the exam is when you and your physician sit down and discuss a treat-ment plan to bring your body to health and keep it that way. Your physician can recom-mend lifestyle modifications, supplements to take, and a prescription, if necessary.

I would have much rather spent $27 for an oil change, and maybe another $200 dollars to repair my oil leak. I wish that we had paid attention to the warning sign of the oil light. We didn’t, and we had to replace an engine. Our bodies are much more complicated

than an automobile. It is not easy to get re-placement parts. I encourage all of you to be thoroughly evaluated by your primary care physician to prevent disease and to catch the disease process early on to prevent damage to your body. We are not just talking about saving money. I am encouraging you to give yourself the gift of excellent health. You only get one body. Take care of it.

What are the warning lightson the dashboard of your body?

BY BRIAN RODGERS, MD

Rodgers is the medical director at the Family Wellness Clinic of

Bountiful. He is president of the Utah Osteopathic Medical Association. He graduated from the Kansas City Uni-versity of Medical and Biosciences.

Do you have treasured childhood memories of spending time outdoors with your parents or grandparents? This summer, take the time to share this experience with your own children. Pack a lunch, put on some sunscreen and take them on your own hiking or fishing adventure.

The time you spend outdoors with kids is where some of their best memories will come from and can be a great way to teach valuable life lessons.

“Beyond fresh air and an expansive play-ground, the outdoors provide an opportunity to pass key values on from one generation to the next, like sportsmanship, environmental stew-ardship and the importance of friendship,” said Mike Holliday, a father of three and world-class fishing guide from Stuart, Florida, who wrote the “FishingKids” series of books aimed at lur-ing kids into outdoor adventure and family fun.

You can get the whole family prepared for your trip in advance:

stories revolve around two best friends, Spinner and Bobber, whose fishing adventures teach them about friendship and responsibility. When fun turns to trouble they look to Spinner’s grandfather, Chief, to help them sort things out. Chief teaches them about fishing, friendship and responsibility. In the FishingKids world, it is always summer, life lessons are learned and everything turns out for the best.

you’re prepared. At TakeMeFishing.org, you’ll find everything you need to know about planning a successful fishing trip with a child. The site is packed with tips and tricks, as well cool tools like a marina finder and a fishing hotspot locator. Kids will enjoy the games in

the Little Lunkers section.

series, FishingKids offers a line of action figures, toys and gear that gives children the opportunity to imagine outdoor adventures even after the boat returns to the dock.

your area, too. Many communities hold youth fishing events and clinics during the sum-mer. These events are often free, and young anglers may take home a bag of goodies from event sponsors.This summer, take the opportunity to get outdoors and connect with the people who matter most.

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Connect with your children outdoors this summer

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Do you have treasured childhood memories of spending time outdoors with your parents or grandparents? This summer, take the time to share this experience with your own children. Pack a lunch, put on some sunscreen and take them on your own hiking or fishing adventure.

The time you spend outdoors with kids is where some of their best memories will come from and can be a great way to teach valuable life lessons.

“Beyond fresh air and an expansive play-ground, the outdoors provide an opportunity to pass key values on from one generation to the next, like sportsmanship, environmental stew-ardship and the importance of friendship,” said Mike Holliday, a father of three and world-class fishing guide from Stuart, Florida, who wrote the “FishingKids” series of books aimed at lur-ing kids into outdoor adventure and family fun.

You can get the whole family prepared for your trip in advance:

stories revolve around two best friends, Spinner and Bobber, whose fishing adventures teach them about friendship and responsibility. When fun turns to trouble they look to Spinner’s grandfather, Chief, to help them sort things out. Chief teaches them about fishing, friendship and responsibility. In the FishingKids world, it is always summer, life lessons are learned and everything turns out for the best.

you’re prepared. At TakeMeFishing.org, you’ll find everything you need to know about planning a successful fishing trip with a child. The site is packed with tips and tricks, as well cool tools like a marina finder and a fishing hotspot locator. Kids will enjoy the games in

the Little Lunkers section.

series, FishingKids offers a line of action figures, toys and gear that gives children the opportunity to imagine outdoor adventures even after the boat returns to the dock.

your area, too. Many communities hold youth fishing events and clinics during the sum-mer. These events are often free, and young anglers may take home a bag of goodies from event sponsors.This summer, take the opportunity to get outdoors and connect with the people who matter most.

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Connect with your children outdoors this summer

Gone Fishing

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Donate bloodMountainStar blood services supplies much of the donated blood for Davis County, its donor recruiter Arlene Sparow said at last month’s Health & Wellness Fair, held at the South Davis Recreation Center.

Donated blood is used in medical procedures including surgeries, trauma cases, cancer treatment and newborn care. It is mostly used in Utah when donated through MountainStar, but can be sent out of state in emergencies.

According to the Red Cross, someone in the U.S. needs blood every two sec-onds. That means more than 44,000 blood donations daily.

Each donation can save the lives of up to three patients, according to a website about MountainStar. For more information, call 877.45. BLOOD (25663) or visit mountain-starblood.com.

You can also donate through the Red Cross at the Layton Donor Center, 852 W Hill Field Road. You can make an appointment to donate by visiting redcrossblood.org/make-donation.

Before giving blood, the Red Cross recom-mends eating a light meal and drinking plenty of water. You should bring your donor’s card and driver’s license or other identification and a list of the medications you are taking.

This month, MountainStar offers eight public opportunities to donate in addition to its Ogden and Provo offices.

BY REBECCA PALMEREDITOR

High blood pressure is sometimes called the ‘silent killer’ because it has no symptoms, ex-cept in extreme cases. It’s critical that the millions of people who have high blood pressure learn how to control it, before it’s too late.

According to the American Heart Associa-tion, more than 76 million U.S. adults have been diagnosed with high blood pressure. The high force of blood flow can damage arter-ies, the heart, kidneys, eyes and the brain. If uncontrolled, high blood pressure increases your risk of heart disease and stroke, which are the leading causes of death in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Fortunately, there are steps you can take to get your high blood pressure under control. These include eating healthfully, maintaining a healthy weight and not smoking.

Eat HealthyWhen it comes to eating healthfully to

help keep blood pressure down, it’s not just about what to avoid – such as lowering your intake of saturated and trans fats, sodium, and added sugars – but about what to add to your

diet so that it is rich in nutrients and fiber. In fact, many experts believe that antioxidants show great promise for reducing high blood pressure and supporting heart health.

To help keep blood pressure down, make sure your diet includes plenty of:

foods

such as salmon, trout and herring

Maintain a healthy weight.Being overweight raises your blood pres-

sure and blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels, as well as lowering the amount of good cholesterol, according to the AHA. So losing even a little weight can reduce blood pressure in many overweight people. The best ways to do that are to modify your diet and get mov-ing.

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LAYTON — As a kid, sitting, rolling and romping on the floor – and then jumping up and running outside — is a common activity.

Most adults, unless they’re aero-bics instructors, don’t spend that much time in similar pursuits.

But, as an adult, especially middle-aged or older, can you get up from a cross-legged position on the floor – unaided or without using a hand or other support?

A study was released late last year of 2,000 middle-aged and older men and women. It looked at their ability to sit and then rise unaided from the floor.

The research was performed by Dr. Claudio Gil Araujo and colleagues at an exercise medicine clinic in Rio de Janeiro. Findings were reported in the “European Journal of Cardiovascular Preven-tion.”

The simple study, which took an average of two minutes, was done in 2002 on adults ages 51 to 80.

“Without worrying about the speed of movement, try to sit and then to rise from the floor, using the minimum support that you believe is needed,” subjects were told.

The health condition of subjects was tracked until near the end of 2011, or date of death.

When differences in age, gender and body mass index were factored in, investiga-tors said the sitting-rising test score is a significant predictor of all-cause mortality.

Subjects in the lower score range

had a risk of death that was five to six times higher that of their peers.

A high score, or ability to per-form the test successfully, “reflect the capacity to successfully per-form a wide range of activities of daily living, such as bending over to pick up a newspaper or a pair of glasses from under a table.”

Even more telling is that a one-point increase in the sitting-rising score was related to a 21 percent reduction in mortality.

“If a middle-aged or older man or woman can sit and rise from the floor using just one hand – or even better without the help of a hand – they are not only in the higher quartile of musculo-skeletal fitness but their survival prognosis is probably better than that of those unable to do so,” Araujo said.

Things to look for in aging are provided by Dr. Frank Wildman, who has created program for baby boomers called Change Your Age.

Do you have difficulty climb-ing up and down stairs?

Consider whether you able to extend your hip backward and straighten your knees for full use of the upright gait.

Wildman suggests looking out at the horizon as you bend and straighten your knees slowly several times, followed by quickly, as if about to jump. If your heels leave the floor when you come up, that’s good.

If you practice bending and ex-tending your knees as if to jump,

it will help you climb stairs and increase the length of your stride.

Do you push off with your hands to get out of a chair?

Doing that instead of using your legs is an example of a lack of ease in moving from one position to another, such as going from sit-ting to standing and vice versa.

Wildman suggests sitting in the middle of your chair and push-ing your pelvis forward and back on your chair without using your hands. Then, before standing up, think that you’re doing to jump without doing so. Just feel the act of standing from a chair on the way to jumping. It should be a feeling of lightening the load.

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Whether you want to get your body ready for swimsuit season or stay fit during the summer months, it’s important to find a fitness routine that you can main-tain. These tips will help you get motivated and keep moving for a healthier body.

Shake things upHaving a variety of fitness

activities works different parts of your body, keeps you engaged in the process, and ensures you have some way to exercise no matter what the weather is like. Lifting weights, swimming, cycling, walk-ing, dancing – there are plenty of ways to have fun as you work out.

Many people choose to include an exercise video game as part of their fitness routines. A study by the University of Calgary Ex-ergaming Research Centre, the American Council on Exercise, and the University of Massachu-setts Department of Exercise and Health Sciences found that when used at an intermediate or high intensity level, “exergaming” can improve your fitness.

And another study, commis-sioned by the American Council on Exercise, found that the Zumba Fitness program– experienced via a game or class – can burn a signifi-cant number of calories due to its level of cardiovascular intensity.

“The dance-based routines within Zumba Fitness Core are specifically designed to sculpt stronger abs and provide an exhila-rating total body workout,” said Liz Buckley, General Manager of the Zumba Fitness video game franchise at Majesco Entertain-

ment. “In fact, Zumba Fitness Core is the only video game on the market to target your core. With 33 different dance styles, and 40 contagious music tracks, you get an incredible amount of variety as you benefit from ‘exercise in disguise.’”

Learn more at zumbafitness-game.com.

Buddy up with someone elseIt’s harder to avoid exercising

when you’ve made a commitment to someone else that you’ll be there. Partnering with a friend can make activities more fun, and you and your partner can help each other be accountable for working out.

to meet. Set ground rules for when it’s acceptable to miss a session and how you’re to communicate.

equally committed.

fitness levels and abilities.You can also buddy up

online. For example, Zumba Fitness Core on Kinect for Xbox 360 enables you and friends to share fitness goals and work together to complete them.

“Utilizing the game’s multi-player feature, two-player on Kinect and four-player on Wii, you can party with friends and work out in a fun, cooperative way,” Buckley said.

Reward yourself Changing behavior is hard,

but little rewards along the way can help you stay motivated. You might enjoy a new pair of walk-ing shoes when you reach 5,000 steps a day or a new DVD after sticking to your plan for 30 days.

won’t help you to set goals you can’t meet – you’ll either injure yourself or be constantly discour-

aged. It’s OK to start small and work your way up.

the rewards are ap-propriate. Enjoying a calorie-laden meal or sugary treat after hitting a goal isn’t the way to go. Look for non-food related rewards that will help motivate you to keep going.

It’s easier – and more fun – than you might think to get in shape for the summer and find a fitness program you love.

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