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Very few individuals realize that 80% of their facial appearance with aging is due to sun

exposure and subsequent damage. All the brown spots (“age spots”), broken blood vessels on the face, fine lines, and sagging skin are caused almost entirely by sun! What about the “worry lines” between the eyes, deep smile lines, upper lip lines (lipstick runs uphill), and the sagging jowls and neck?

These unfortunate processes caused from prior sun exposure can be improved dramatically with innovated and virtually pain-free cosmetic procedures performed by Dr. Handler.

The Thermage CPT procedure painlessly heats damaged collagen under your skin to tighten and lift sagging skin on the neck and jowls. The Thermage CPT procedure utilizes ra-diofrequency energy (not laser) to uniformly heat the dermis while the epidermis is cooled and protected. This heating of the dermis causes immediate collagen contraction followed by new collagen production over a period of time. The procedure also encourages a natural repair process that results in further tightening and younger-looking skin. It is also an excellent non-invasive and pain-free procedure for tightening “crepe” skin on the abdomen of men or women and sag-ging skin on the upper arms. With only one treat-ment, results work over a 6-month time period to slowly lift and tighten the involved areas with results lasting 3-4 years. There is NO downtime and NO pain! The Thermage CPT system has been utilized by physicians for over ten years

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HealtH & Beauty6 Sarcoma: a rare cancer that can arise anywhere8 Genetic testing and counseling empower those

at risk for hereditary cancers19 July fitness tip from Heartland Rehab:

Preventing CrossFit injuries25 Migraine and dizziness

by Dianna Randolph, AuD, CCC-A28 Spiritually Speaking Healing the Sacred Wound

by Sister Mary Thill42 Elephants, tigers, and P.T. Barnum

by Douglas Schwan, DC, Dipl ac43 Sound Advice from Northwest Ohio Hearing

Clinic, by Randa Mansour-Shousher, AuD, CCC-A

Dear Readers,Thank you for picking up the July issue of Healthy Living News. In keeping with what has become a long-standing HLN tradition, this month’s cover (p. 5) is dedicated to the Marathon Classic, which returns to Sylvania’s Highland Meadows Golf Club the week of July 15 through 21. It’s hard to believe, but we’ve been helping to promote this extremely popular tournament, which is among the oldest on the LPGA Tour and the largest single sporting event in our region, for 17 years now. Our congratulations go out to Judd Silverman and his wonderful staff and volunteers, who work tirelessly behind the scenes to make this event possible.

We’re also excited about the pending grand opening of St. Clare Commons, a Fran-ciscan Living Community offering assisted

living, specialized dementia care, rehabilitation, and skilled nurs-ing, which is slated for September. Don’t miss the article on page 39 about Dr. Anu Garg, who recently joined the facility’s growing team

of caregivers as medical director.Also in this issue, certified genetic coun-

selor Kelly Morse of ProMedica’s Hickman Cancer Center shares her insights on the im-portance of cancer genetic testing (p. 8); Mercy Children’s Hospital Administrator Barb Mar-tin extends an invitation to area families to attend this year’s Mercy Go! Camp (p. 12), a fun-filled, family-friendly day organized to promote better nutrition and exercise habits among kids; AAA Northwest Ohio announces the appointment of their new president and chief executive officer, Edgar V. Avila (p. 23); and Toledo Orthopaedic Surgeons welcomes

hand specialist Dr. John Houghtaling to their team of physicians (p. 41).

If you haven’t had the opportunity yet, we strongly encourage you to check out the all-new www.hlntoledo.com, which launched last month. The new website provides readers a greatly enhanced experience and offers our advertisers an even greater value for their investment with us. We’re thrilled with the interest the website has already generated, which includes visitors from over 15 states and even the UK and Ireland. Visitors are spend-ing an average of two hours and 45 minutes on the site, which is a wonderful testament to the quality of HLN news content.

Until next month, stay safe, active, and healthy!

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by Amanda Manthey34 a Walk in the park Poking around near Williamsburg

by LeMoyne Mercer40 Gardening success stems from proper watering44 At Temple of the Dragon, “quieting the self” is key

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The week of July 15 through 21, the Marathon Classic presented

by Owens Corning and O-I returns to Sylvania’s historic Highland Mead-ows Golf Club. Now in its 28th year, the tournament is among the oldest on the LPGA Tour and is the largest single sporting event in our region, drawing an average of 70,000 spec-tators from Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan.

This year’s Marathon Classic will be played for a purse of $1.3 million.

With Marathon as the title sponsor, the tournament will return to televi-sion in 2013 with all four rounds to be televised live on The Golf Channel. Each day’s telecast will be shown in the US and 160 countries around the world.

“We are elated to have Marathon Petroleum as the title sponsor, which will keep the tournament going strong for years to come,” states Toledo Classic, Inc. Board Chairman Rich-ard Hylant. “Marathon’s long-term commitment to the tournament, along with the support of our loyal presenting spon-sors Owens Corning and Owens-Illinois, provides the solid financial founda-tion to potentially increase the money raised for area children’s charities. We are incredibly proud of the his-

tory of the tournament. Now with the live broadcast on The Golf Channel for all four days of the tournament and larger purses in the future, we are in a position to elevate the tournament to a new level.”

Marathon Petroleum Corporation President and CEO Gary R. Heminger states, “We’re proud to be supporting children’s charities through this pre-mier LPGA event. We see a bright future for the tournament. Mr. Farr has left us a great legacy, and we are looking forward to partnering with Toledo Classic, Owens Corning, and Owens-Illinois to continue the tournament’s suc-cess. We are committed to keeping it a favorite among LPGA players and fans.”

2013 charitiesThe Marathon Classic will once again donate net proceeds to several Northwest Ohio children’s charities, including Bit-tersweet Farms, Diabetes Youth Services, Imagina-tion Station, Serenity Farm Equestrian Center, Special Olympics Ohio, Sylvania Area Family Services, To-

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Stellar commitment listEight out of the top 10 players on the current LPGA money list have com-

mitted to compete in this year’s tournament, including (in order of their ranking from #1 to #9) Inbee Park, Toledo native and 2012 LPGA Player of the Year Stacy Lewis, Beatrice Recari, Suzann Pettersen, I.K. Kim, Jiyai Shin, defend-ing champion So Yeon Ryu, and Na Yeon Choi.

Other notable play-ers who have commit-ted to participate in the

tournament include Paula Creamer, Juli Inkster, Morgan Pressel, Karrie Webb, Angela Stanford, Cristie Kerr, Azahara Munoz, Michelle Wie, Brit-tany Lincicome, and Sandra Gal.

This year’s sponsor exemptions include top-ranked woman amateur Lydia Ko and Bowling Green, Ohio native Caroline Powers.

Tournament schedule of events

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SARCoMA A rare cancer that can arise anywhere

Most cancers are identified by the specific organ or body part

in which they originate—lung can-cer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, head and neck cancer, etc.—even if they have the propensity to me-tastasize to other parts of the body. But the family of can-cers known as sarcomas can arise from virtually any of the body’s con-nective or supportive tissues, such as skin, bone, the lining of the blood vessels, cartilage, ligaments, tendons, or muscles.

As Rex Mowat, MD, of The Toledo Clinic Cancer Centers explains, “Sarco-mas are very rare cancers that occur in many differ-ent types and subtypes. A few examples of the numerous forms include chondrosarcoma, which develops in cartilage; osteosarcoma, which occurs in bone; angiosarcoma, which develops in blood vessels; and Ewing’s sarcoma, a bone cancer that occurs primarily in children.”

Dr. Mowat goes on to explain that the various sarcoma types and subtypes fall under two major catego-ries: soft-tissue sarcomas and bone sarcomas. Each year in the United States, there are approximately 6,000 to 7,000 cases of the former and about 2,000 cases of the latter. The most common of the soft-tissue sarcomas is Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor, or

GIST, which can arise anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract but occurs predominately in the stomach.

Because sarcomas are so rare and can arise anywhere in the body, there’s no effective way to screen for them. How they present in terms of symp-

toms depends on where in the body (or in what type of tissue) they occur. For instance, GIST might cause bowel obstruction, bleeding, and abdominal pain, while a sarcoma in bone tissue might cause pain and swelling at the site of the tumor. How-ever, the most common presenting symptom is a lump, with or without ac-companying pain, which must then be imaged and biopsied. Dr. Mowat notes,

“Many sarcomas are sent out for specialized cytogenetics testing to identify specific genetic abnormali-ties of the tumor, which can be very helpful in achieving diagnosis.”

Treatment usually involves sur-gery, sometimes with radiation and/or chemotherapy. Some patients can even be treated with a pill. The drug Gleevec®, for example, can be used to treat GIST (it’s also effective against myeloid leukemia). “The best way to treat sarcoma is a team approach, involving medical, surgical, and ra-diation oncologists along with other specialists,” says Dr. Mowat. “With sarcoma, it’s often orthopedic tumor

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specialists who make the diagnosis and initiate treatment. In fact, sarcoma patients are commonly referred to large tertiary centers that have an orthopedic oncologic surgeon—a bone doctor trained in oncology—on staff.”

What causes most cases of sarcoma is largely unknown. One of the few known triggers is prior radiation exposure. Also, Acquired Immunode-ficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is known to cause a very specific kind of sarcoma, called Kaposi’s sarcoma, which is characterized by purplish nodules on the skin. Certain chemical exposures and hereditary syndromes may play a role in triggering sarcoma, as well.

The encouraging news is that the five-year survival rates for sarcoma are relatively good. According to Dr. Mowat, the rate is approximately 50 percent for soft-tissue sarcomas and 70 percent for bone sarcomas. GIST, the most common soft-tissue form, has a survival rate of about 80 percent because it is usually discovered at an early stage. Dr. Mowat also points out that younger sarcoma patients typically have even better outcomes

than adults do. “Children tend to be in better overall health than their adult counterparts, and for some reason their tumors just seem to respond better to treatment,” he explains.

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For more information, please call the Toledo Clinic Cancer Centers at 419-479-5605.

Extended Thursday evening hours at TMA offer early start to weekend

Beginning July 11, the Toledo Museum of Art (TMA) will offer

extended Thursday evening hours, experimental programs, and Mu-seum Café selections as part of a realignment of its hours to better serve working adults.

All main Museum and Glass Pavil-ion galleries will be open Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., an ad-ditional five hours. The new hours are designed to increase accessibility for visitors with different schedules and to enable the Museum to experi-ment with diverse programming options for those looking to start the weekend a bit earlier.

The change was inspired both by the popularity of the weekly program It’s Friday!, which offers late hours and festive programs, and by conversations with members of TMA’s Circle 2445, which aims to attract visitors ages 24 to 45 to the Museum.

“Extending evening hours on Thursday makes a lot of sense,” said Circle 2445 chair Dustin Hostetler. “Many working adults already have a busy social calendar, and offering extra hours makes the Museum and its programming more accessible to

that demographic.”Proposed events include eclectic

café menus, including a sushi bar, music and drinks; as well as programs such as art films and poetry slams. Descriptions of events planned can be found at www.toledomuseum.org/calendar.

Now in its 10th year, with the support of Fifth Third Bank, It’s Friday! will continue its popular programming of live music, wine tastings, extended Family Center hours, special lectures, public tours, and glassblowing demonstrations. Friday hours will also be 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. beginning in July.

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Actress Angelina Jolie’s recent New York Times op-ed, in which

she revealed she had undergone a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carries a hereditary gene mutation that significantly increases breast-cancer risk, has thrust cancer genetic testing into the spotlight and headlines all over the world.

Genetic testing revealed that Jolie carries a faulty BRCA gene, which, according to Kelly Morse, MS, CGC (Certified Genetic Counselor), of the Hickman Cancer Center, located at ProMedica Flower Hospital, raises a woman’s chances of getting breast cancer to anywhere from 50 to 86%. In fact, Jolie’s mother and aunt, who also carried this hereditary mutation, both lost their lives to breast cancer.

Jolie’s proactive decision was, no

doubt, an extremely difficult one, but it was hers to make because she chose to inform and empower herself through genetic testing and counseling.

Though most cancers are not inher-ited, heredity can play an important role when it comes to cancer risk. “About 5 to 10 percent of all breast cancers are thought to have a he-reditary cause. It’s about the same for colon cancer and a bit higher, about 10 to 12 percent, for ovarian cancer,” explains Morse, who is the only board-certified genetic counselor dedicated only to cancer genetics in Northwest Ohio. “The goal of genetic testing and counseling is to target those families with a hereditary cancer link, inform them of the risks, and educate them on what screenings or lifestyle changes would be appropriate for them,” she adds.

When patients and their families come to see Morse for genetic counsel-ing, they discuss the patient’s personal history as well as their family history going back three or four generations to determine who had cancer, what type

of cancer they had, and at what ages the cancer developed. If a hereditary link is suspected, Morse recommends genetic blood testing for the patient and at-risk family members.

The factors Morse looks for that could indicate a hereditary cancer link within a family—and therefore might justify genetic testing—include:

• Young age of diagnosis, for example breast cancer or colon cancer developing prior to age 50.

• Certain subtypes of cancer, such as triple-negative breast cancer.

• Multiple cases of the same or similar cancers within a family (e.g., breast and ovarian cancer are common in families with the BRCA mutation, and colon and endometrial cancer are common in families with Lynch syndrome).

• Multiple generations affected by cancer.

However, as Morse notes, it’s impor-tant to recognize that the vast majority of cancer cases are not hereditary; most are sporadic and randomly occurring. Also, a positive genetic test result does not mandate a treat-ment option as significant as double mastectomy. “Surgery is not the ap-propriate option for every woman with the BRCA mutation, and that decision must be made between the patient and her physician. Mastec-tomy and breast reconstruction may require several surgeries before the reconstruction is complete. A young woman with a known BRCA muta-tion might opt instead for additional screening through breast MRI and mammogram starting in her mid-20s and continuing throughout her life,” Morse says.

Similarly, if a man in his mid-40s develops colon cancer and is revealed to have Lynch Syndrome, genetic test-ing of his children would determine whether they have the same genetic mutation as their father. In that case, they would be advised to begin colon-cancer screening via colonoscopy in their 20s rather than wait until age 50—the usual recommended age for initiating colonoscopy.

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“Some people just don’t want to know because they’re afraid they’ll dwell on the risk of getting cancer. For example, that 50 to 86 percent chance of developing breast cancer with the BRCA mutation might seem overwhelming to a young woman. However, because of that informa-tion, we would recommend that she proceed with screening as if there has been a positive result until actual testing confirms it or proves otherwise,” says Morse.

People with a hereditary cancer risk might also be reluctant to undergo genetic testing because they fear they’ll be discriminated against by employers or insurers if the results come back positive. Morse assures patients and their families that leg-

islation is in place—specifically the Genetic Information Nondiscrimina-tion Act (GINA)—to protect them against any such discriminatory ac-tions. GINA does not, however, cover long-term care, long-term disability, or life insurance.

Consultations with Morse, which typically last about an hour and require a physician’s referral, are about em-powering patients and their families with knowledge so they can make informed choices. “If they choose to proceed with genetic testing, my role is to make sure they’re giving informed consent and that they understand what the results can tell them and how they might affect their family,” Morse states.

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Cinereous vulture chick hatches at Toledo Zoo

A male cinereous vulture chick, hatched on May 11, is on exhibit at the Toledo Zoo. This

hatching is of particular interest because it is the first successful hatching for the chick’s parents, a bonded pair that has lived at the Zoo together since 1995. The breeding was recommended by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Species Survival Plan for cinereous vultures.

The parents produced a viable egg earlier this year, which keepers removed to incubate safely at the Zoo’s off-exhibit Avian Breeding Center and replaced with a wooden replica egg so the birds’ natural incubation activities were not interrupted. After the chick hatched successfully, keepers returned him to his parents’ nest—inside an empty egg that was big enough to fit him—where he “hatched” again in his parents’ care.

Cinereous vultures are a near-threatened species originating in Europe and Asia, where their wild populations are decreasing. The word cinereous refers to something that is the color of ashes (cinereous vultures are a smoky-black color). This is one of the world’s biggest birds of prey, weighing up to 30 pounds with a wingspan of 8 to 10 feet.

The vulture family is on exhibit near Primate Forest. This is one of several “Zoo-born newborns” that include ring-tailed lemurs, a gib-bon (both near the vulture exhibit), and twin polar bear cubs, Suka and Sakari, at the Zoo’s Arctic Encounter exhibit.

While you’re at the Zoo, don’t miss Wild Walkabout, presented by Mercy, which takes you to the fasci-nating natural world of Australia. The adventure starts with a walk-through wallaby exhibit and continues with dingoes, kookaburras, and more. In the Reptile House, check out the huge saltwater crocodile brought here by Block Communications, Inc.—at 17 feet long, the largest in North America!—along with some of Australia’s deadliest snakes. Or relax in the Museum of Science with a Great Barrier Reef exhibit that showcases the intrigue of Australia’s coastal waters. Wild Walkabout runs through Sept. 2. ❦

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Mercy Children’s Hospital offers day of family fun and fitness

We hear it in the news almost every day: Obesity in children

is reaching epidemic proportions. In fact, obesity is the number-one issue facing our kids here in Lucas County.

Not content to accept this unhealthy “new normal” in our community, Mercy Children’s Hospital continually seeks innovative ways to promote better nutrition and exercise habits among kids and their families.

One of the most fun-filled of these initiatives is Mercy Go! Camp, to be held on Saturday, July 27 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the Central Catholic High School Campus. Now in its second year, Mercy Go! promises a wide variety of fun, informative,

healthy activities for the whole family, including mini sports camps, bounce houses, a photo booth, Mini Life Flight rides, and health and safety exhibits for kids, as well as health-education opportunities, exercise tips, healthy recipes, and even line dancing for adults.

“About two years ago, we started to dialogue about how to promote healthy lifestyle choices in children, and we decided a one-day camp that combines families and fun would be a great way to achieve that,” says Mercy Children’s Hospital Adminis-trator Barb Martin. “We were thrilled with the outcome of last year’s event, which attracted about 450 children

and adults—including grandparents, which was wonderful—and we hope to build on that success this year.”

Martin further explains that this fun event puts the focus not just on kids but on the entire family because that’s the best way to promote lifestyle changes in children. When the whole family gets involved in a healthy activity, such as walking or biking, it’s much more likely to become an ingrained habit for the child.

Mercy Go! Camp begins with a welcome and a quick, healthy breakfast followed by a one-mile walk to get everyone up and moving and into the spirit of the day. Mascots for area sports teams and organizations, such as UT’s Rocky the Rocket, the Mud Hens’ Muddy and Muddonna, and Mercy’s Hugs the Hippo, will be join-ing in the exercise fun and competing with one another to the delight of kids of all ages. Area organizations such as the Toledo Zoo, Imagination Station, and Kohl’s Kids in Action will have exhibits at the event, as well.

“We’re especially excited this year to offer women’s health education opportunities and other health in-formation for adults. These exhibits are a big hit with parents who often

have a lot of questions that they might be afraid to ask their doctor,” Martin says.

The mini sports camps, which are recommended for children ages five to 12, include basketball, volleyball, cheer and dance, and soccer. Each child will have the opportunity to participate in two. The camps will run for an hour in the morning and then for another hour after partici-pants break for lunch. Martin notes that the camps are just long enough to keep kids engaged and give them a good feel for the sport but not so long that they get bored and fatigued. “Athletes and coaches from Central Catholic High School will present the camps,” she adds.

All Mercy Go! participants will have the opportunity to fill out a raffle ticket at the beginning of the event, and prizes that promote fit-ness or family togetherness, such as bikes and scooters, bike helmets, and fun activities, will be auctioned off throughout the day.

Mercy Go! Camp is just one example of the programs Mercy Children’s Hospital is implementing to help com-bat childhood obesity. “This summer, we’re also launching an initiative tar-

geting morbidly obese teenagers,” Martin says. “Twelve children will be selected to participate in the program, which will encourage them to adopt a healthier life-style and lose weight. At least one adult guardian must participate in the program along with each teen. In addition, we’ll be implementing a program for third graders in the school system that focuses on nutrition and exercise.”

Martin is grateful to Central Catholic High School for host-ing Mercy Go! Camp and making their entire campus, including the gyms, available for the event. “That makes it possible for us to hold activities either indoors or outdoors so we can offer this fun family event rain or shine,” she remarks.

For more informa-tion on Mercy Go! Camp or to register, please call 419-251-6372 or visit mercyweb.org/mercygo. ❦

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The housing market looks to be getting stronger, which could be

taken as an omen of more generally good economic news to come. After all, home values are an important barometer of consumer wealth. Home construction is a significant fraction of the U.S. economy. Both of those elements had taken significant hits in recent years.

The rebound in home pricesThe average home value (as mea-sured by the S&P/Case-Shiller 10-City Composite Home Price Index) shrank 33% from 2006 to 2009.1 But 1 . Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. The S&P/Case Shiller 10-City Composite Home Price Index is an un-managed index that is calculated monthly to reflect the average prices recorded for single family home sales in 10 major U.S. cities--Boston, Chicago, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Diego, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Data are as of January

since those difficult days, home prices have begun to recover. As of the latest data (at the end of 2013’s first quar-ter), the S&P 10-City Composite had

gained 5.4% from its recession low, and most of that gain took place

during the past year.1

Overall, S&P/Case-Shiller home price indexes cover 20 met-ropolitan real estate markets around the

United States. All 20 of those markets showed solid gains from their year-ago levels in the March 2013 report. Phoenix, which saw some of the steep-est price declines of the past decade, led the way with a 23.2% recovery. Of the remaining 19, Detroit was the 2013 and reported on March 26, 2013. The S&P/Case Shiller 10-City Composite Home Price Index has been calculated monthly from then-current market reports since May 2006; index values prior to that date were calculated from historical real estate transaction records using the same methodology. You cannot invest directly in any index. Past performance does not assure future results.

only city whose rate of growth did not increase.2

Homebuilding follows apaceWith home prices rising, construction activity should recover as well. Hous-ing starts are now up 23.6%, year over year, supporting a solid growth trajectory in 2013. More importantly, new housing permits, a leading in-

2 . Source: Home Prices Accelerate in January 2013 According to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, S&P Dow Jones Indices press release, March 26, 2013.

dicator for future construction, have been rebounding even more strongly, to a 925,000-unit pace in January, the highest rate since June 2008.3

Builders are building because de-mand has picked up, as evidenced by the shrinking inventory of unsold homes. New home sales surged nearly 16% to an annual rate of 437,000 units in January—the strongest gain since July 2008. Existing home sales came in a little weaker, but in both cases,

3 . Source: Trends & Projections, Standard & Poor’s, March 2013.

The housing recovery: Will it last?by Scott D. Brown

the data have maintained an upward trend since last June, keeping the housing recovery in place.4

Other measures of market strength come from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). As of January, NAR’s measure of buyer traffic is up a whopping 40% from year-earlier levels, but the companion measure of seller traffic has held steady. That’s resulted in a near-record low of in-ventory for sale—it would take just 4.1 months to eliminate the supply of unsold new homes. The inventory of existing homes, at 4.2 months, is the lowest since April 2005, when the housing boom was near its peak.5

A third measure of market pros-pects is the monthly expectations survey by the mortgage bank Fannie Mae. They report that nearly half of the people they polled (48%) believe home prices will go up in the next 12 months. The number who fear home prices will decline was just 10%, the lowest level ever recorded in the survey. Similar numbers believe that rental prices will also go up in the year ahead.6

Capitalizing on the recoveryThere are significant implications in this turnaround for investors as well as homeowners. Certain industries stand to benefit from a housing re-covery. Homebuilders themselves are not the only business actors who stand to gain from a turnaround. Home-furnishing and consumer-electronics retailers tend to benefit from increased real estate activity. Further down the road, so do certain manufacturers.

If you’d like to learn more, please contact Scott D. Brown, First Vice President, Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Toledo, OH, at 419-842-5312. Web address: http://fa.morganstanleyindividual.com/thefadel browngroup/.

Because of their narrow focus, sector in-vestments tend to be more volatile than in-vestments that diversify across many sectors and companies.

The appropriateness of a particular invest-ment or strategy will depend on an investor’s individual circumstances and objectives.

Article by McGraw Hill and provided courtesy of Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor. The author(s) are not employees of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stan-ley”). The opinions expressed by the authors are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Morgan Stanley. The informa-tion and data in the article or publication has been obtained from sources outside of Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley makes no repre-sentations or guarantees as to the accuracy or completeness of information or data from sources outside of Morgan Stanley. Neither

4 . Source: Trends & Projections, Standard & Poor’s, March 2013.

5 . Source: Trends & Projections, Standard & Poor’s, March 2013.

6 . Source: Consumers’ Positive Housing Attitudes Withstand Fiscal Concerns, Fannie Mae press release, April 8, 2013.

the information provided nor any opinion expressed constitutes a solicitation by Morgan Stanley with respect to the purchase or sale of any security, investment, strategy or product that may be mentioned.

Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor(s) en-gaged Healthy Living News to feature this article.

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ability and Inclusion, shared his story and stories from his book. Pinsky wrote for The Orlando Sentinel for 15 years until he was let go in 2008.

Ginny Thornburgh, the Director of Interfaith Initiative, American As-sociation of People with Disabilities, asked him to collect various stories of people with disabilities and write a book. The goal of the book would be to empower and motivate congrega-tions and their leaders to include and fully welcome children and adults with disabilities. Pinsky wondered if he was the best choice to author the book, since he did not have a disability himself and wrote only six articles on disability in his 15 years at the Sentinel.

Thornburgh told him he was the perfect author to write on disabilities and worship spaces because, “You will tell the disability stories with mastery and in a way the common members of the congregations will understand.” The stories in the book would instruct and possibly change some barriers in various congregations.

So through email and phone calls and visits, he gathered 64 stories of people and various faith congrega-tions. Some stories told of people who conquered disabilities or coped with them. Others told how many families who had a member with a disability faced poverty. Still other stories told of mental illness and how some congregations responded to persons with disability by changing small things first, and then by mov-

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“People listen to sermons, but they remember stories.” Wow.

When author and columnist Mark Pinsky said that, I knew I was going to remember the stories I heard this day.

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Faith & Values (www.ToledoFAVS.com), a website that provides in-depth, nonsectarian news coverage of religion, faith, and spirituality in the Toledo area, moderated the panel.

The book is not only a story book of persons with disabilities, but it also offers a “best practice” guide for general readers. To paraphrase, most accommodations can be done at little or no cost, adaptive tech-nology is getting smaller and less expensive, and probably a big trend he found in places who reach out and welcome those with disabilities: the pews fill up.

Millions of people in the United States have spiritual needs that are not being met because their churches, synagogues, meetinghouses, mosques, or temples aren’t accessible to persons with disabilities. People with disabilities often skip attending religious services because their places of worship are not accessible to them. It seems ironic that the very thing that can help us cope with disability—our faith—can be out of our reach.

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 offers no relief in making places of worship accessible. It guarantees that people with disabilities won’t be denied employment or promotion because of their disabilities. It also promises accessibility for transportation to services and public accommoda-tions such as restaurants, museums, libraries, parks, daycare centers, doc-tors’ offices, hotels, schools, and retail stores. It does not apply to houses of worship or facilities controlled by religious organizations (except

in matters of employment).

Rel ig ious leaders need to respond to the spirit of the law, which is to in-clude all people and welcome all people, some-thing our faiths seem to embody. Many places of worship have tried to address accessibility challenges but sometimes are slow to make changes because costs are pro-hibitive. Some church boards make decisions to spend their limited budgets

on other church needs because they cannot justify making changes for “a handful of worshippers.” But all need to be welcome. People with disabilities have many gifts to offer their places of worship.

There is hope. Ginny Thornburgh, Director of the Interfaith Initiative at the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), has resources that

can help. The Mission of the AAPD Interfaith Ini-tiative is to support people with disabilities and their families as they seek spiri-tual and religious access, and to bring the powerful and prophetic voice of the faith community to the 21st

Century disability agenda.Thornburgh has a rich array of

resources for those who want to get started or continue making their places of worship accessible. Three classic disability/faith publications, edited and coauthored by Thorn-burgh, offer a thorough overview of interfaith accessibility issues: That All May Worship, An Interfaith Welcome to People with Disabilities; From Barriers to Bridges, A Community Action Guide for Congregations and People with Dis-abilities; and Loving Justice, The ADA and the Religious Community.

Instead of being overwhelmed with what our places of worship need to do to be more accessible for those with disabilities, we should be hopeful with the AAPD Interfaith Initiative. This movement offers some realistic ideas. According to the Initiative, for many people with disabilities, spiritual and religious access is just as important as access to education, employment, healthcare, transporta-tion, and community services.

Thornburgh is a trailblazer in worship-related accessibility. As she visits various sites, she observes, “I give a lot of talks. After I have described the barriers to full participation for children and adults with disabilities in their congregations—those are barriers of architecture, communications, and attitude (the biggest of barriers)—I say, ‘There are no barriers to God’s love; there should be no barriers in God’s House.’” ❦

Sister Karen Zielinski is the Director of Canticle Studio. Canticle Studio is a part of the Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania, OH’s overall advancement effort and has a mission of being a creative center where artists generate works, products, and services in harmony with the Mission of the Sisters St. Francis. She can be reached at kzielins@sistersosf.org or 419-824-3543.

July fitness tip from Heartland Rehab

Preventing CrossFit injuries

CrossFit training is catching on quickly all across the nation. Not

appropriate training for beginners, CrossFit advocates a mix of aerobic exercise, body-weight exercise, gym-nastics, and Olympic weight lifting. CrossFit describes its strength and conditioning program as “constant-ly varied, high-intensity, functional movement” (Glassman, Greg. “Un-derstanding CrossFit.” The CrossFit Journal. Retrieved 2/18/2012) with the stated goal of improving fitness.

CrossFit workouts are typically short, 60 minutes including warm up and cool down, with 30 minutes or less of it being intense, demanding all-out physical exertion focusing in on the workout of the day (WOD). They combine elements such as sprinting, rowing, jumping rope, climbing rope, flipping tires, weightlifting, carrying heavy objects, and many body-weight exercises. Equipment used includes barbells, dumbbells, gymnastics rings, pull-up bars, kettlebells, medicine balls, and boxes for box jumps.

The aim of CrossFit is to physi-cally prepare people for whatever life might throw at them. It is not about following a particular routine, but about constantly varying workouts.

Unfortunately, such intense training can lead to injuries if participants fail to use proper technique (form) or understand the risks involved and take steps to mitigate them. The old adage is true: prevention is the best medicine. To avoid injury during CrossFit training and competi-tion—or during any high-intensity workout program—keep these tips in mind:

Don’t do too much too quicklyWhile the common CrossFit attitude is to push, push, and push yourself some more, doing too much too quickly can cause in-jury. Injuries can occur by increasing intensity too quickly, changing the type of training, and increasing load.

All of these challenges require your body to adapt and recover to build strength appropriately. Gradually work your way up to achieving your goals. Work with your quali-fied trainers to determine the appropriate pace of your progres-sion. Everyone is different, so avoid comparing yourself to other CrossFitters and friends.

Understand your limitsYou will have an individual-ized plan, and knowing your limits needs to be part of it. It is criti-cal that you build recovery time into your training schedule. You need one to two days of rest per week if you are doing intense CrossFit training. The rest is critical for your fatigued muscles to recover. Fatigued muscles can result in altered exercise form, which can cause problems with other

muscular and ligament structures. With adequate recovery, your mus-cles will gain strength and not break down with overuse injuries.

When in doubt, stretch it outIt is important to do an active warm-up that includes dynamic stretches to warm up your muscles and joints. This increase in blood flow prepares you for high-intensity workouts. A post-workout stretch is critical for muscle recovery. Whether using a foam roller, a stretching strap, or just

static stretching, a flexibility pro-gram can help you avoid injury.

It all starts with a strong coreIt is crit ical to maintain a strong core. Your

abdominal muscles and your lumbar musculature must work together to support your spine and extremi-ties during your CrossFit workouts. There are many CrossFit activities that require a strong core. For in-stance, do not perform “kipping” or “muscle ups” until you can do at least five good pull-ups with efficient

core and shoulder stability. Listen to your trainers and/or your physical therapist to know your limits and your basics.

Don’t cherry pick your WODs Selecting certain CrossFit activities while skipping others can create havoc with your workout program and your body. The WODs are de-signed to work specific body parts and rest others so you will have bal-ance and recovery. Consistency is important. Work with your trainers to determine if there are specific WODs you should avoid due to prior injury or functional limitations.

Focus on formSlow down a little during your work-outs and focus on your form, skill level, and technique. The better you perform with technique and form, the more improvements you will make. You will have better results and less pain. Try to avoid focusing only on time and reps. Listen to your body and adapt your workouts as necessary.

As a good rule of thumb, never ignore a pain or problem for more than three to five days. Also, never ignore a pain or problem if you are noticing

Religious leaders need to respond to the spirit of the law, which is to include all people and

welcome all people.

ing forward to inclusion.He added that more and more

people in society are becoming dis-abled. Three major demographic trends are converging. They include people returning from war; people in their twenties and thirties surviving neonatal surgeries; and aging Boom-

ers with knees wearing out, hearing loss, and vision problems.

The day continued with a panel discussion that offered faith leaders of all faiths insights on how to include and welcome people with disabilities in their congregations. David Yonke, journalist, author, and editor of Toledo

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compensatory movements during your training. Seek out a qualified medical professional (MD, physical therapist, or massage therapist) to help evaluate the problem and guide your treatment and rehabilitation. The sooner you treat, the quicker you’ll recover!

The four most common CrossFit InjuriesAs mentioned, injuries do occur with CrossFit training and competition, typically as a function of poor form, inadequate knowledge, fatigue, and overuse. Here are the four most common:

1 Low back pain/strain

The low back is a common area for injury and can be strained when the muscles are stressed secondary to a sudden movement, lifting something that is too heavy, or lifting something utilizing poor mechanics. As a result of the injury, the muscles in the back can become inflamed, ir-ritable, tight, and tender to the touch or go into spasms.

The image shown displays the muscles of the low back. Many times this injury can be avoided by incorpo-ration of the abdominal muscles when lifting along with proper mechanics.

Treatment options: hot packs/ice packs, strengthening/stabilization, stretching, postural training, mas-sage/soft-tissue mobilization, body-mechanics training, ultrasound, and electrical stimulation.

2 Achilles tendon injuries/calf strains

Strains of the Achilles tendon and calf musculature are common in activities requiring high-intensity and plyometric activities. Rapid acceleration, sprinting, and jump-ing place these areas at higher risk of in-jury. Poor form and inadequate muscle recovery also in-crease the risk of this injury.

Treatment options: ice, rest, ultra-sound, deep-tissue massage/soft-tissue mobilization, ASTYM, gentle stretching after acute symptoms, appropriate footwear, and evaluation of foot biomechanics.

3 Knee pain/knee strainThe condition is often character-

ized by a diffuse ache over or just

below the knee cap after periods of activity (especially running, stairs, lunges, and squatting). Pain can also be felt at night and first thing in the morning as these are often times of day where inflammation is the greatest due to prolonged periods of immobility. The condition can start without a known cause but can often be traced back to a period of increased activity level, a change in training regime, a return to activity after a period of lay-off, or a change

in shoes.Culprits that often lead to

the development of training-induced knee pain include weak inner quadriceps mus-

cles, hip abductors, external rotators, and gluteal muscles.

Collectively, weakness of these muscles can force the limb to internally rotate with weight bearing, which affects the track-ing of the knee cap. Also, tight-ness in the hamstrings, calf

muscles, IT band, and hips can further irritate the knee. Finally, altered gait mechanics, especially a prolonged or excessive pronated phase of the gait cycle, can contribute to overuse at the knee.

Treatment options: Rest/ice in acute phase, addressing flexibility issues that are contributing factors, evaluation of foot biomechanics, strengthening of appropriate musculature, and soft-tissue work/ASTYM.

4 Shoulder impingementThe rotator cuff is comprised of a

group of four muscles in the shoul-der: supraspinatus, infraspinatus, subscapularis, and teres minor. These muscles help hold the head of the humerus (ball) inside the shoulder socket by providing strength and sta-bility. This muscle group also assists in moving the arm inward (internal

rotation), outward (external rotation), and to the side (ab-duction).

The image shown displays the rotator cuff muscles. The most commonly injured muscle in this group is the supraspinatus.

Pain is usually located at the anterior aspect of the shoulder and can increase by bringing the arm outwards or sideways. These movements of the arm are usually weaker as well. The injury occurs because the tendon of the supraspinatus (a tendon con-nects muscle to bone) is injured and inflamed because of overuse of the shoulder, sudden movement of the shoulder, improper mechanics, or a

fall onto the shoulder.Treatment options: Hot packs/ice

packs, rest and maintain ROM and strength, ROM, strengthening/stabi-lization, ultrasound/phonophoresis/iontophoresis.

Don’t ignore injury or delay treatmentPhysical therapists are instrumen-tal in an injured CrossFit athlete’s speedy recovery—unless the injury is such that other medical interven-tion, such as surgery is, needed. The key to dealing with CrossFit injuries is early detection and quick action. Listen to your body and act quickly with rest and ice or other medi-cal interventions. Injuries that are ignored turn into bigger and more

expensive injuries. They create com-pensatory movements and abnormal joint mechanics and ultimately lead to multi-joint injuries and chronic conditions. ❦

Heartland Rehabilitation Services has five locations in the Toledo, Ohio and Bedford, Michigan areas with knowledgeable staff to assist with your physical and occupational therapy needs. Each location also offers a monthly membership for a small fee, with no contract, and the expertise of licensed clinicians to help you with your exercise routine. If you have any questions about Heartland Rehabilitation Services or how physical and occupational therapy can benefit you, please feel free to contact Jim Berger at 419-787-6741 or visit us at www.heartlandrehab.com.

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and the proper use of one’s senses. “I was first introduced to Ayurvedic

cooking on a trip to San Diego,” said Jane Anspach, a frequent shopper at Deepam India Deli and Food Market. “I’ve personally experienced the many health benefits that it offers and was thrilled to find Revathi’s market right here in Northwest Ohio. While the food contains all homemade ingredients; is free of additives, food flavorings, and sugars; and contains minimal salt, it’s also delicious!”

For Chillapalli, taking the time to inform her customers of the health benefits of lighter Indian food and the intricacies of Ayurvedic medicine is all in a day’s work. Whether she is preparing a vegan or gluten-free dish for her catering services or simply adding heart-healthy spice to her tandoori chicken, Chillapalli works toward her goal of showing custom-ers what authentic Indian food has to offer. After that, she leaves it up to the customers to make their lifestyle choice.

Deepam India Deli and Food Market is located at 7406 W. Central Avenue in Toledo, and is open Monday-Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Sunday from 12 to 6 p.m. Specials and class schedules can be found on Deepam’s Facebook page. ❦

The plethora of salads, chicken dishes, and fruit smoothies that

line the cases of Deep-am India Deli and Food Market provides a light-er aroma than hungry passers-by might come to expect from an au-thentic Indian market. To store owner Revathi Chillapalli, her decision to stray away from hit-or-miss spices that might turn away picky eaters has allowed her busi-ness to attract a broader customer base.

“Our goal was to reintroduce Indian food to people who previously were turned off due to many restaurants ‘Americanizing’ it,” Chillapalli said.

Her quest to re-imagine the per-ception of Indian food has made her heart-healthy dishes a lunchtime staple in Toledo-area hospitals. Although not typically considered hospital fare, Chillapalli’s chicken, rice, and salad creations sell out most days. By paying careful attention to the health benefits of Indian-style cooking, Chillapalli is serving a nourishing reminder to local residents: Indian delicacies are more than meets the eye.

As another workday begins, Deepam India Deli and Food Market opens for business. Chillapalli can be seen rotating be-tween greeting customers at the counter and sprinkling her mixture of seasonings into the coconut rice or a customer favorite, butter chicken. In Hindi, deepam means “light,” which conveys the “bright, light, and clean” atmosphere of her store. In addition to the wide-array of salads, chicken meals, and rices, Chillapalli serves healthy mango-strawberry smoothies that are made with yogurt free of ad-

ditives, like sugar and sodium, and full of probiotics, good bacteria essential

to digestive health.Three years ago,

Chillapalli decided to add another dimension to her store by becoming a wholesale distributor. Grocery items such as curry, turmeric, ginger, garlic, and ready-to-eat meals have encouraged many customers to try their hand at cooking authentic Indian cuisine. After eight years in busi-

ness, she has found that lending an ear to note the wishes of her customers has not only improved her business, but also given those customers a unique opportunity to learn the secrets behind cooking lighter Indian cuisine.

“I offer cooking classes that were requested by customers wanting to learn more about how to cook the food,” Chillapalli said. The monthly, hands-on cooking workshops are an inviting experience. Customers eat their freshly prepared creations while Chillapalli explains the health benefits of each product used. Al-though she frequently raves about the digestive benefits of Indian fare, Chillapalli said her customers were

initially surprised to learn that most of the spices she

uses have anti-inflam-matory and possibly anti-cancer properties. Her familiarity with a life

science called Ayurvedic medicine has fueled her vision

of combining a smart diet with a more holistic lifestyle. According to the Chopra Center founded by Dr. Deepak Chopra, Ayurvedic medicine offers a body of wisdom designed to help people stay vital while real-izing their full human potential. It provides the guidelines on ideal daily and seasonal routines, diet, behavior,

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AAA Northwest ohio Names edgar V. Avila new President and Chief executive officer

AAA Northwest Ohio recently announced that Edgar V. Avila

has been named President and Chief Executive Officer and is leading the 142,000-member club.

Edgar replaces past President and CEO Robert (Bob) Walters, who passed away on March 29 after a long illness. The Club and their Board of Trustees would like to recognize the contribu-tions Bob Walters made to improve the Club during his three years at the helm. AAA Northwest Ohio would not be where they are today without Bob’s great leadership, enthusiasm, and commitment to service.

When Bob announced he was taking a medical leave of absence in February, the Board of Trustees of AAA Northwest Ohio appointed Edgar as Interim President to lead the organization and to begin implement-ing their strategic initiatives. With Bob’s passing, the Board of Trustees officially appointed him as President and Chief Executive Officer.

Edgar began his involvement with AAA Northwest Ohio in April of 2012 when he accepted a position as Board Member. His background is

in finance and business, having held senior level executive management positions with KeyCorp, Inc., PNC (formerly National City Bank), and The Bank of New York. He obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Banking and Finance from The University of Toledo. As Senior Vice President and Managing Director with KeyCorp, Inc., he oversaw the delivery of administrative and in-vestment management products and services to institutional clients throughout the United States. He also man-aged the administration and investments of bond financings, integrating major lines of businesses due to bank acquisitions or mergers. Edgar also brings experience in the staffing and recruiting industry, most recently as an independent Executive Recruiter and Consultant, and as a small business owner.

As the new leader of AAA North-

west Ohio, Mr. Avila would like to acknowledge the commitment and perseverance that the AAA North-west Ohio Senior Leadership Team

and employees exhibited during what has been a difficult time. With all the challenges put before them, they accepted the adversity and kept this Club moving forward. “When I asked them what kept them going, their dedication to serving our members was at the top of the list. The employees’ loyalty to this Club and to its members is among the best I have seen in all my years in the business world,” commented Avila.

AAA Northwest Ohio serves eight counties in Northwest Ohio through six branch offices. The Club provides Travel Services, Emergency Road Service, Insur-ance Services, and three local Car Care Plus Auto Maintenance and Repair Centers to AAA members and non-members in the communities served. ❦

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Laurels Pathway to Home program puts rehab goals and progress in focus

Guests in a rehab facility work with a wide variety of profes-

sionals during the course of their care—including, among others, nurses, physical therapists, occupa-tional therapists, speech therapists, and social workers. Each of these professionals has certain objectives unique to their discipline that they need the guest to achieve before he or she can safely return home. Of course, each rehab guest has a unique set of aspirations in mind, as well. With everyone involved in the pro-cess viewing the situation through a different prism, it’s all too easy for communication to get muddled and for guests to lose sight of what they need to accomplish—or why they’re even in rehab.

At The Laurels of Toledo, a skilled nursing and rehabilitation center located at 1011 Byrne Road, the staff has implemented an innovative pro-gram to ensure everyone stays on the same page—both literally and figuratively—as the guest progresses through the rehabilitation journey. The program, called Pathway to Home, is a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach that helps guests and their caregivers develop a cohesive set of goals. This information is then posted

in the guest’s room so everyone, in-cluding family members, can monitor and track the guest’s progress.

“The primary goal of Pathway to Home is to improve communication from the moment our guests arrive from the hospital until they transi-tion to their home. We’ve found that implementing the program has really helped with that communication piece. When patients can help develop and track their own goals, there are far fewer unplanned discharges because they understand what they need to accomplish before they’re ready to

go home and they know their ob-jectives are included along with the nursing, therapy, and social-work goals,” explains Julie Leidel, Rehab Services Director for The Laurels.

One Laurels rehab guest, Ms. Melody Roberson, liked the Pathway to Home concept so much that she transferred to The Laurels late one evening from another facility due to the poor customer service and lack of communication she encountered there. She stayed with The Laurels for four weeks while recovering from surgery and was highly impressed with the care she received and the facility’s staff—especially Laurels nurse Henry Allen who helped lift her out of the car and into a wheel-chair when she arrived and then took the time to greet her family and establish rapport and trust. She was so impressed with Allen that when she was getting ready to transition home, she requested that her “red carpet celebration” be held a day early so he could attend.

Guests’ family members also ap-preciate the Pathway to Home program because many of them have jobs and busy schedules and are unable to visit when they can get face time with the therapy team. Having the printout in the guest’s room allows them to go right to the bulletin board and immediately see their loved one’s progress.

The Pathway to Home begins when the guest arrives at The Laurels. The

therapy team performs an evaluation and adds their short-term, mid-term, and long-term goals to the program. The Nurse Manager, therapy team, and a social worker also go to the guest’s bedside to explain the clinical goals as well as to discuss the guest’s goals and incorporate them into the Pathway plan. The process is very collaborative, and the team continu-ally monitors the guest’s progress and makes adjustments to the plan as needed.

Once the Pathway to Home goals are 90% achieved, a pre-discharge transition-to-home meeting is sched-uled with the guest and family. At this point in the guest’s rehab journey, a home assessment will already have been completed, but the meeting presents an opportunity to review the results, including any modifications or equipment that might be needed

for a safe transition home. The meeting will also cover the

guest’s home-exercise program. “They will already have been doing an in-dividualized exercise program here, but the question we need to answer is, can they do it without our help at home? So, for two or three days prior to discharge, they come to the therapy clinic for open gym time, during which they practice complet-

ing the exercises independently but under our supervision,” says Leidel.

Prior to discharge, the Nurse Manager will go over all the guest’s medications, explaining what each is for, and the occupational and speech therapists may incorporate medicine-management education if needed. Also, the team will review any equipment or service needs to ensure they’re met before the guest returns home.

Three to five days before discharge, the guest will be provided education on any specialized treatments or procedures, such as skin or wound care, oxygen use, ostomy care, or dialysis, if applicable.

When guests actually transition home, they’re given a copy of the finished Pathway. “They’re always extremely proud to receive it. Many guests think of it as a diploma they’ve

earned for all their hard work. We also send a copy to the guest’s physi-cian to apprise them of their current status,” Leidel states. ❦

The Laurels of Toledo accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and all private commercial insurances. A physician’s order is required to obtain outpatient services. For more information, call 419-536-7600 or visit www.laurelsoftoledo.com.

According to the American Speech-Language Hearing As-

sociation (ASHA), dizziness is one of the most common complaints in medicine and is reported to affect 20-30% of the general population. Migraine is also a very common dis-order, with prevalence in the general population ranging from 6-20% in men and 17-29% in women. Thus, 3-4% of the population can be ex-pected to experience both dizziness and migraine. In reality, however, the co-occurrence of symptoms is much higher than that. Specifically, vertigo, which is the sensation of perceived motion without actually moving, is reported by up to one-third of people who have migraine, and general diz-ziness or unsteadiness is reported by up to three-quarters of all patients with migraine.

Migraine headaches are believed to be a neurological disorder in which certain triggers can cause an imbalance in brain chemicals, such as serotonin which regulates pain. It can also trig-ger changes to the trigeminal nerve, which then releases chemicals that irritate and cause swelling of blood vessels on the surface of the brain, sending pain signals to the brainstem.

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Typically, dizziness due to migraine begins early in life, but it is not unusual for vertigo to replace the headache in women after menopause.

There are many factors that can trigger a migraine. As part of manage-ment, patients are usually aware of triggers that may cause a migraine. Diet plays a large role in migraine management. Some foods that may trigger a migraine include cheese, chocolate, nuts, and certain fruits, such as bananas, figs, and avocados. Foods that contain caffeine, aspar-tame, or MSG and foods that are processed, such as smoked meats, are common migraine triggers. Other triggers include stress, hormonal changes, physical activity, sensory stimuli (bright lights, unusual smells), and environmental factors, such as a change in season or barometric pressure.

A vestibular migraine is vertigo associated with a migraine either as a symptom of a migraine or as

a related but distinct neurological disorder (Wikipedia). It is the second most common cause of vertigo behind benign positional vertigo (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov). It is commonly misdiagnosed as Meniere’s disease, but it is 5 to 10 times more prevalent (Cherchi M, Hain TC. Migraine-as-sociated vertigo. Otolaryngol Clin N Am. 2011;44:367-375).

Vestibular mi-graines can present in many different ways. There may be a feeling of actual vertigo, the patient may complain of feel-ing lightheaded, or they may say they just don’t feel right. These symptoms can last a few minutes to hours or days. Some patients may com-plain of a fluctuating hearing loss or even

unilateral tinnitus (ringing in the ears). Also, the patient may have migraine symptoms without the pain associ-ated with a migraine (ASHA).

In patients with basilar migraines, vertigo, hearing loss, tinnitus (ring-ing in the ears), and coordination problems are often noted. Sometimes a patient with a history of migraine

may not notice any ves-tibular problems until many years later.

Dizziness due to a mi-graine is usually diagnosed through a thorough case history. Knowing a pa-tient’s family history of migraines is very impor-tant since migraines are hereditary. Also, know-ing specifics about the patient’s symptoms is very important; is there a history of motion sick-ness, visual sensitivity, sensitivity to light and

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At Northwest Ohio Hearing Clinic, we see many patients that complain of dizziness. After we get a thorough case history, we also will perform a complete audiological evaluation, including vestibular testing, to make sure the patient’s dizziness and/or vertigo is not caused by any other type of disorder, such as Meniere’s disease. We work closely with several oto-laryngologists in the area to help diagnose a dizzy

patient and get them on the road to recovery.Treatment for migraine-induced dizziness/

vertigo usually is done by migraine treatment. Often, the physician will prescribe medication as a preventative or symptom reliever. Lifestyle change, such as a change in diet or activity level, is often another treatment for patients with a history of migraine. The use of biofeedback and acupuncture has been known to help alleviate the stress that may trigger the headache and vertigo. Some patients receive benefit from ves-tibular rehabilitation through physical therapy to improve their balance and gate.

There are many different causes of dizziness and vertigo, and migraine is just one of them. At Northwest Ohio Hearing Clinic, we will take the time to help determine the cause of your dizziness. If you or someone you know suffers from dizziness, call our office to schedule a consultation.❦

Dianna Randolph, AuD, CCC-A, is a Doctor of Audiology with Northwest Ohio Hearing Clinic, located at 1125 Hospital Dr., Suite 50 in Toledo (419-383-4012) and 1601 Brigham Dr., Suite 160 in Perrysburg (419-873-4327).

It was my mom, a retired school teacher, who first read in the newspaper about the Gradu-

ate Patient Advocacy certificate program being offered at the University of Toledo. She circled the article, highlighting the course offerings and online flexibility, and attached a post-it note scrawled with: “Can you ever learn too much? This sounds great! Love Mom.”

Admittedly, I was not initially enthused. I had many rapid-fire reasons why I could not do this now. Like many, I work fulltime, and in this econo-my, I work part-time too. I have obligations. I scarcely see my bed before mid-night. Where was I going to find the time? Profes-sionally, what could I be taught that I wasn’t already doing? I already advocate every day for patients who are chronically and terminally ill as a Health Care Representative for a Medicaid/Disability vendor at a local hospital. Wasn’t I already an advocate? For nearly a decade, I have volunteered as an advocate, exposing child molesters and raising public awareness, including leading a state-wide legislative effort (SB17). Didn’t that make me an advocate? I help take care of an aging parent and have squared off with plenty of doctors on behalf of my loved ones over the years. Wasn’t that advocacy? I already had a Master’s degree and had not slung a book bag for school in over a decade. Do people in this age of technology even carry book bags? Like most people, I had a plethora of good reasons why I was too busy to do this now.

Fast-forward two graduate certificates (Patient Advocacy and Child Advocacy) later, and suffice it to say, Mom still knows best!

Going back to graduate school and earning these graduate certificates is probably one of the better decisions I have made in a long time. I had not considered all the benefits of doing

this when my Mom initially was angling me with post-it notes, newspaper clippings, and phone calls that were thinly disguised as, “How is your day going dear?” These calls increased in short order and always just “happened” to conveniently circle back to “and did you follow

up about the patient advocacy program today?” as only a mom/educator could do.

My original procrastination and excuse making was really rooted in fear of being a non-traditional student and was admittedly (I now know) a bit shortsighted. I had not fully considered the coursework and up-to-date resources that would be used, which despite my daily work in the trenches, I did not even know existed. I had not considered

all of the amazing people (professors and students alike) from corporate America, not-for-profit orga-nizations, and private caregiv-ers who would comprise our classes. I had not considered that I would be pushed academically to think critically and creatively when advocating for patients.

It was amazing to interact, through technology and this virtual classroom, with people from all walks of life (and from across the country) who recognize the need for patient advocacy. The networking resources, contacts, and connections that are readily established in the University of Toledo’s graduate Patient Advocacy program have been outstanding. The sharing of ideas and back-grounds greatly expanded my knowledge base and helped shape and further develop the skills that I use every day in advocating for uninsured patients professionally. Equally important, the Patient Advocacy program made me a better,

Mom still knows bestby Claudia Yvonne Vercellotti

well-rounded patient advocate for those post-it-note-blazing family members I love in my own life.

What is worse than being sick with a chronic illness or watching helplessly as a loved one or friend is newly diagnosed with a life-threatening illness? Few things are worse than not knowing your options or how to navigate the healthcare maze in a healthcare crisis. Where to begin? Few among us have planned for all the con-tingencies in a healthcare crisis. Having complet-ed the University of Toledo’s gradu-ate Patient Ad-vocacy program, I am better equipped profession-ally and personally with skills and a mini-network of other advocates I now know and can call upon for advice or guidance personally and professionally.

The notion of advocacy is conta-gious. Completing the Patient Advocacy program was a natural springboard to the graduate Child Advocacy cer-tification. If we cannot protect the most vulnerable amongst us, what real good do any of us really do? The national child abuse statistics are staggering. One in three girls and one in six boys will be sexually abused before the age of 18. Who among us does not know someone personally or professionally affected by this crisis?

The University of Toledo’s graduate Child Advocacy course format was the same in that there was tremendous flexibility with the courses being of-fered online and the access to leading, trailblazing professionals in the field has been tremendous. In the Child Advocacy program, we were taught by experts in Human Trafficking who have done groundbreaking work in the area of research, public awareness, and legislation. We were taught by forensic interviewers whose niche specialty is interviewing perpetrators and child abuse victims that aid law enforcement in high-profile child-abuse cases. We were taught by child advocates within our community who are leaders in their field running successful child-abuse-prevention agencies rooted in evidence-based best practices. Our coursework was fresh and relevant.

The graduate Child Advocacy pro-gram is really for anyone who wants to ensure the safety of kids within our community. As the technology boom continues, so do crimes against kids.

The Child Advocacy program really expanded my knowledge base both on the lifelong impact of child abuse as well as the need for a comprehen-sive community response to child abuse. It renewed my own privately held conviction that we each bear a responsibility, not as a “mandated reporter” of child abuse, but as an “unapologetic advocate for kids.”

Why? Because it takes a second to abuse a child and a lifetime to overcome it.

The gradu-ate Patient and Child Advocacy programs at the University of To-ledo are an excel-lent opportunity

to expand your knowledge base, sharpen your skill set, and pick up some new tools to help you profes-sionally or personally be a voice for those who need it the most. ❦

Claudia Yvonne Vercellotti works as a Health Care Representative for Chamberlin Edmonds & Associates at the University of Toledo Medical Center, where she secures Medicaid/Social Security eligibility for chronically/terminally ill patients. Vercellotti has over 20 years of professional experience conducting investigative research interviews for several distinguished sociologists at area universities, earning her research acknowledgements in numerous academic journals.

Since 2002, Vercellotti has publicly advocated for the rights of child-sexual-abuse victims and actively lobbied to reform state laws, which included testify-ing before the House and Senate in Ohio, Denver, and the District of Columbia.

In 2004, her advocacy skills helped re-open a 20-year-old, unsolved homicide investigation that resulted in a murder conviction. Vercellotti’s efforts have been published in local and national print, television, and radio media, earning her acknowledgements in several nationally published books and an Oscar-nominated documentary.

Currently, Vercellotti holds a Mas-ter’s degree in Criminal Justice with an emphasis in Forensic Psychology (MCJ) and a B.S. in Criminal Justice with an emphasis in Psychology. She has also completed the graduate Patient Advocacy (GPAC), Child Advocacy, and Elder Law certificate programs at the University of Toledo.

In 2012, Claudia was awarded the Judith E. Starkey Advocacy Award for her outstanding contributions in patient advocacy, and she is a member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.

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Spiritually SpeakingBySister Mary Thill ever known. He never talked much

about his experiences in Vietnam, but I knew that he had seen things he could not forget and his life was just not the same though he tried very hard to forget the bad by doing a lot of good. He was the linchpin for our family after the deaths of our parents, and we feel the loss deeply, especially during the holidays and family celebrations. The 4th of July found most of the family gathered at the lake with him and his wife, Dianne, for days of fun and food and fireworks. He was the Fireworks King of Lake Minniwawa!

At the Vietnam Memorial, I saw many veterans of the war and other wars paying their respects to those named. I heard veterans telling their stories, saying that wars exact such a heavy toll and wondering why we still fight them. I saw pictures of the fallen left at the Wall by family members along with flowers, medals, and newspaper clippings. The atmo-sphere was solemn until the Latino Festival across the river started up at noon. It somehow lightened up the atmosphere a bit, and I think that it was a good thing. I even saw a Huey helicopter that someone had restored and flown in to the site for all to see. That was the kind of helicopter my brother flew in Vietnam.

He used to talk about flying the helicopter. He was a pilot before he joined the Army and told me he had to unlearn what he knew about flying a small plane in order to fly a helicopter. I recently had a ride in a helicopter here at the medical center, and I saw how different it is, and I was reminded of my brother as we flew from Toledo to Sylvania where I could see where I lived. It was a very peaceful experience.

As I think about freedom, our veterans, and my brother, I’m re-minded of an article I recently read in Health Progress (May-June, 2013) about the importance of caring for

our veterans. The article, entitled “PTSD The Sacred Wound,” was written by Edward Tick, PhD. The term “Sacred Wound” intrigued me, and I was surprised to learn that it’s a Civil-War-era term used to describe how those veterans felt after fighting that terrible war on our own soil. They would say how hard it was to do anything when they came back home and that “everything hurt.” In today’s medical terms, this same feel-ing is called PTSD—post-traumatic stress disorder.

Dr. Tick’s use of “Sacred Wound” seems to fit the holistic wound that veterans experience when they return from war. The body, mind, heart, and spirit are all affected by the veteran’s experience in war, and all aspects of the wound need to be addressed by those entrusted with their care. Dr. Tick writes, “When we call PTSD Soldier’s Heart, it honors the weight and sorrow that permanently dwell in a veteran’s heart. It honors that they are wounded and must carry that heaviness their entire lives. It honors that life may be more difficult for them and they took these wounds for us. It calls for an empathic and generous response from our hearts.” I sensed this wound in my brother, I sensed it in the veterans at the Wall, and I see it in some of our patients and visitors here at the medical cen-ter when I engage in conversation with them or sometimes just share a look or a smile. I like to think that hospitals like St. V’s have a special ministry for people with these “sacred wounds” that is evident in the way our patients are treated by the entire team of caregivers. It does indeed take a team, a village, a community of healers to heal these sacred wounds.

Sister Mary Thill is a Sylvania Franciscan Sister. She is Patient Liaison for Mature Health Connections at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center. She can be reached at 419-251-3600.

Healing the Sacred WoundHuman societies have known since ancient times that veterans need and deserve ministry as an essential component of their healing. This ministry is certainly ministry to the most wounded, underserved, needy and deserving among us, and it must include examining, wrestling with and providing guidance and relief for profound and complex wounds to heart and soul. —Edward Tick, PhD

Visiting the replica of the Vietnam Memorial Wall at International

Park last month helped me see just what price was paid for the freedom we like to celebrate during our 4th of July celebrations. My brother, Jim, flew helicopter missions in Vietnam bringing back the wounded to base camps in order to save as many lives as he could from the ravages of that

terrible war. He believed in what he was doing, and I believe he paid a high price for his commitment to his country.

Jim was not one of those named on the Wall, but he did die in 2004 at the age of 55. He wasn’t the same after he came back from Vietnam, but he was the most generous, compas-sionate, and loving person I have

American Heart Association teaches Hands-only™ CPR to beat of “Stayin’ Alive”

Do you know the two simple steps of Hands-Only™ CPR?

Then you’re ready to help save a life. The American Heart Asso-ciation is continuing the national awareness campaign teaching Americans how to perform Hands-Only CPR to the beat of the Bee Gees’ hit “Stayin’ Alive.”

Sudden cardiac ar-rest is a leading cause of death with nearly 360,000 out-of-hospital cases occurring every year in the United States. When a teen or adult has a sudden cardiac arrest, survival depends on immediately receiving CPR from someone nearby, especially since survival rates drop as much as 10% for every minute that goes by without intervention. The Bees Gees’ hit song “Stayin’ Alive” has more than 100 beats per minute, which is the rate you should push on the chest during Hands-Only CPR.

“The iconic song’s beat is an easy and fun way for people to remember the correct rhythm for CPR chest compressions, and makes them feel more confident doing it,” said Allyson France, senior director of the Northwest Division of the American Heart Association. “If

you begin Hands-Only CPR to the beat of the Bee Gees’ ‘Stayin’ Alive’ immediately on a teen or adult who collapses from sudden cardiac arrest, you can double or

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In fact, Hands-Only CPR has been shown to be equally effective as conven-

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As part of the second year of the national Hands-Only CPR campaign, the American Heart Association has debuted new TV and radio public-service announce-ments, digital promotions, and a one-minute Hands-Only CPR demo video to train Americans in the life-saving technique.

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relatively inexpensive. This stimulates the economy in a variety of ways, including increased revenues from products sold to the consumers and taxes generated from those sales. Investors, on the other hand, have a different perspective.

For bond investors: As interest rates fall, the prices of previously issued bonds tend to rise. The new issues are offered at lower, less appealing rates. That makes bonds with higher interest rates much more desirable and that much more in demand. On the other hand, those who plan to hold their bonds to maturity aren’t really affected by falling rates, with the exception of reinvestment risk.

One way issuers may take ad-vantage of falling rates is by calling their outstanding bonds and issuing new bonds at lower rates. Once the higher-interest-paying bonds are called, investors looking for a fixed rate of return are faced with lower-yielding fixed-income alternatives. To offset this risk, it’s important to have a diverse portfolio of fixed-income investments with a variety of maturities and call features to withstand fluctuations in rates.

For stock investors: Falling interest rates tend to have a positive impact on the stock market, especially stocks of growth companies. Companies that tend to borrow money to finance expansions tend to benefit from de-clining rates. Paying lower rates of interest decreases the cost of the debt, which may positively affect a company’s bottom line. The stock prices of those companies may rise as a result, driving the market in such a way that prices of other stocks may follow suit.

When the Federal Reserve decides to raise interest rates, its goal is usu-ally to slow down an overheating economy. Changes in interest rates tend to affect the economy slowly—it can take as long as 12 to 18 months for the effects of the change to per-meate the entire economy. Slowly, as the cost of borrowing increases, banks lend less money and businesses put growth and expansion on hold.

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You have many choices for inpa-tient rehab. Take the time to choose the right one for you in order to make your rehab more successful. At Otter-bein Portage Valley and North Shore, excellent care in a non-institutional setting is our mission. We’re proud of our many years of helping men and women get well and get home quickly!

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9 Reputation: There are many facilities with stellar reputations

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As for the best choice of liquid, drink lots of water. You should consume water before, during, and after com-petition to keep your body properly hydrated. Drinking enough water before and during your run will help your endurance and give you a better workout. Water cools the body and lubricates the joints. You should drink

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Sports drinks, such as Gatorade or Powerade, help the body replen-ish sodium and potassium quicker. These drinks were designed for the endurance athlete who is working out longer than one hour.

Keeping your body properly hy-drated with the right fluids is essen-tial to your safety and your fitness performance. When you hear the phrase “Drink up,” make sure you consume the right fluid on your next athletic journey.

Amanda Manthey is a former collegiate runner at Eastern Michigan University. She writes about running and fitness on behalf of Dave’s Running Shop.

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Woodville 4th of July Celebration 5K Friday, July 5, 2013, S. Cherry St., Woodville, Ohio. 5K Run/Walk starts at 6:30 p.m. Kids one-mile Fun Run starts at 6:05 p.m. A nice out and back along the Portage River on Findlay Road, starting at Trail Marker Park in Woodville Ohio. For more information, please contact the race director at janagy@hotmail.com.

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7:15 p.m. 8K Race starts at 7:30 p.m. Live band (Boo Yeahs) from 7:00 to 10:30 p.m. Swimming in the quarry until dusk. For more information, please contact the race director at jeff.taylor@davesrunning.com.

Delta Chicken Run 5K Saturday, July 13, 2013, 8:00 a.m. at Delta Municipal Park in Delta, Ohio. This will be the 40th annual Delta Chicken Run, which is the 2nd longest standing road race in Northwest Ohio. The Chicken Run is a special event for the community and its surrounding counties. The 5K partnership with the Delta Chicken Festival has been in existence for over 50 years.

There is also a free one-mile fun run for kids at the conclusion of the 5K around 9:00 a.m. No registration is needed for the fun run. Shirts will be available for purchase while supplies last. A free pancake breakfast for all runners in the 5K will be served from 6:00 a.m. to approxi-mately 10:30 a.m. A ticket is included in your race packet. Pre-registration ends at midnight on Tuesday the 9th. It is $20 and includes a shirt. Day-of-race registration is $25 with limited shirts. Race packet pickup is from 6:45 to 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 13th.

For more information, please con-tact the race director at enlutton@hotmail.com.

5th Annual Rose Run, 5K Run/Walk & Kids 1K Fun Run Saturday, July 20, 2013 at 10 E. Center Street in Petersburg, Michigan. 5K Run/Walk starts at 8:30 a.m. Kids 1K Fun Run starts at 8:00 a.m. Rose Run Virtual Run starts at 7:30 a.m. Started by the family of Rose Marie Hunt, who lost her life to breast cancer in January 2009, The Rose Run has raised more than $50,000 for breast cancer research, ovarian

cancer research, and the Volunteer Fire Department in Petersburg. Join us again this year on a beautiful, flat

course through a small town. For more information, please contact the race director at jessica@theroserun.com.

Tigertown 5000 Saturday, July 27, 2013, 9:00 a.m. at 103 W. Young St. in Liberty Center, Ohio. Ricky’s 1K Kids Run starts at 8:00. 3.1-mile (5K), accurately measured course through the Village of Liberty Center on smooth roadways with some gentle hills. Please note: Due to safety regulations, absolutely no dogs, rollerblades, or bicycles are permitted on the course during the race. For more information,

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This year, there will be two separate programs for the Toledo and Findlay areas. The Toledo program will meet Monday and Thursday nights at 6:30, and the Findlay program Monday and Wednesday nights at 6:30. For more information, including the location of training facilities, please visit davesrunning.com. ❦

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Today, the best way to see Colonial Williamsburg is still on foot. Second best is to take a carriage ride. The advantage of the former is that you can proceed at your own pace, tour-ing historic shops, homes, gardens, and public buildings.

At the Visitor Center, you can buy passes that provide access to historic buildings and gardens. If you have not been to Williamsburg before, this is a good investment. The tour guides, in period dress, are exception-ally well informed and helpful. On return visits, you may choose to just wander the streets, peek over fences into gardens, and stop at the shops and taverns. You can see about 80% of what you want to see at no charge.

And there is a lot to see. Not only is the recreated town quite pictur-esque, but the historic atmosphere is augmented by theatricality. You might, for example, “eavesdrop” on some women in colonial era dress who are concerned that Redcoats have been sighted in the neighbor-hood. They are concerned about possible depredations. Or, Patrick Henry might show up to deliver a rousing address from the porch of the court house.

My favorite regularly scheduled event is the march of the fife and drum corps from the Military En-campment near the Capitol up Duke of Gloucester Street, turning down the Palace Green to the Governor’s Palace. A close second is the chance to watch craftsmen at work—the silversmith, shoemaker, harness and saddle maker, cabinetmaker, or brick maker. Behind the Peyton Randolph House, we watched carpenters using 18th century technology construct a

post-and-beam outbuilding.Because we have visited Williams-

burg numerous times, Shirley and I now are typically satisfied with a one-day walk through the Colonial District. But there is a lot more to see in the area.

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Poking around near Williamsburg

Last October, Shirley and I were looking forward to our annual

fall pilgrimage to Savannah. That was before Hurricane Harry, the Internet weather guy, said the extended fore-cast was for a solid week of rain and high winds.

Williamsburg, another of our fa-vorite destinations, seemed like a reasonable alternative. In the spring, the formal gardens are lovely. In the autumn, the foliage takes over and the weather is mild. All year long, there are costumed docents and re-enactors to help bring history to life. Even those for whom history was the least favorite subject in school tend to change their minds after a visit to Colonial Williamsburg.

Williamsburg served as the capital of the colony of Virginia from 1699 until 1780 when it was relocated to Richmond during the Revolution. The palace of the colonial governor is there as well as the College of William and Mary, so both the political and intellectual headquarters were within easy walking distance of each other. Thomas Jefferson spent formative years at both ends of town. The Virginia House of Burgesses met there, so several of the other Founding Fathers gathered to discuss current events either formally or in the taverns.

nial Parkway is the restored village of Jamestown, founded in 1607 as the first permanent English settlement in the New World. (The Roanoke colony mysteriously vanished in 1590.) About 500 colonists arrived on three ships: Susan Constant, Discovery, and Godspeed. Full-size replicas are tied up at Jamestown. Two questions came to mind when we toured the ships: How did they ever manage to squeeze 500 passengers into such small vessels; what made them think they could cross the Atlantic in boats that were far smaller than the ferries that now ply the James River?

The local Indians welcomed the new arrivals and offered no objec-tions to their selection of the site for Jamestown.

Possible reasons for not objecting:

• The Indians were basically just nice, hospitable people.

• The land the English chose was too swampy for agriculture anyway.

• The tidal water was too brackish for drinking.

• What the settlers initially thought were “wild turkeys” turned out to be the local mosquitoes.

(“Sure, you white guys can live down there if you want, but we In-dians know the three most important things about real estate—location, location, location.”)

Within a few months, 50 of the colonists had either died or been car-ried off in the clutches of the “wild turkeys.” By 1610, only 61 of the 500 remained alive. At the living history interpretive site, there is an Indian

village adjacent to Historic James-towne (with an “e“) with its replicated buildings based on historic records and archeological evidence. Further evidence is still being uncovered because the area remains an active archeological site. We were there for the 400th anniversary in 2007 when the archeologists were as frenzied as Indiana Jones about recovering metal buttons from some long-decayed English tunic and other contents of the Jamestowne village dump. The Visitor Center explains the process and displays an impressive number of these artifacts.

A few miles away is Yorktown, the third point on the Historic Triangle. Yorktown, as every school child used to know, is where the British surren-

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The fife and drum corps makes a stirring presentation down Duke of Gloucester St. in Williamsburg.

You can tour full-sized replicas of the three ships that brought the original settlers to Jamestown in 1607.

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manded by Comte de Grasse prevented the British from escaping by sea. You can tour the siege lines and visit the Moore House where the Articles of Capitulation were negotiated and signed.

In 1862, the same area was part of

the campaign of Union Gen. George McClellan to take the Confederate capital at Richmond by moving up the peninsula from Fort Monroe. The Peninsula Campaign achieved the same level of success that McClellan enjoyed in all the other Civil War campaigns he conducted. History buffs will tell you that McClellan was a magnificent planner but when it came to execution he was an un-paralleled dud.

If you haven’t gotten your fill of Colonial, Revolutionary, and Civil War history yet, consider visiting one or several of the plantations on the James River between Williamsburg and Richmond. Just head up scenic Rt. 5 and pull off at Sherwood For-est, home of President John Tyler, or Evelynton, or Berkley. My favorite is Shirley, the 1753 Queen Anne man-sion that has been the home of the Hill and Carter families for eleven generations. All of these plantations offer tours of the homes, outbuild-ings, and formal gardens. Because the James River was the easiest and safest way to travel for most of the last 400 years, the great plantation

houses face the river rather than inland. Today, guests arrive via the back door—not that that’s a bad thing by any means.

Another destination we can rec-ommend is Smithfield on the south bank of the James down river from Williamsburg. Smithfield is the quaint historic town reached via a pleasant drive past fields of cotton and peanuts. It is best known, though, as the pork capital of the inhabited universe. When we visited in October, they

were having a festival with music, antique cars, and walking tours of the Historic District. (If there is a town in Virginia without a Historic District, it just ain’t try-ing.) On the street corners, there are colorfully painted, life-size pig statues in the same mode as the cows of Chicago and the frogs of Toledo. Shops feature the two most desirable products of the community—antiques and genuine Smithfield dry-cured country hams.

When Shirley and I visit the Tidewater, we camp at Chippokes State Park just across the river from Williamsburg. At that point, the James is quite broad and not spanned by a bridge. A free ferry, however, offers a half-hour ride back and forth. The state park, in addition to the camp-ground, has a historic plantation (yes, another one!) that makes it a worthy destination in its own right.

The plantation dates from 1619 and is named for Choupokes, an Algonquin Indian chief who befriended the set-tlers at Jamestown. It has remained a working farm ever since. One of the attractions of the park is the Farm and Forestry Museum with farm animals, exhibits, and demonstrations. The collection of tools and implements shows the evolution of farm equip-ment over the past 400 years.

The mansion house on the planta-tion was built in 1854 by Albert Jones. There were predecessor mansions, of course, one of which I mistook for the house on our first visit. It is said that

the mansion survived the Civil War because Jones sold his fruit brandy to both sides and neither wanted to jeopardize their access to it. The plantation changed hands several times after the war and, in 1967, was donated to the Commonwealth by the widow of Victor W. Stewart as his memorial. Stewart, by the way, was born in Fostoria in 1880 and was buried in the garden behind the mansion in 1965.

The garden features an allee of crepe myrtle trees and roses. Nearby there are outbuildings with displays of antique furniture, kitchen and household implements, and a 1941 Packard Model 160 owned by Mr. Stewart. It is an unrestored original thought to be the only survivor of 800 that were built. One of the volunteer docents said Mr. Stewart used to give him rides around the plantation in it when he was just a wee lad.

While we were in Virginia, Shirley continued to monitor the Weather Channel website. Eventually, Hur-ricane Harry rescinded his prediction of horrendous weather in Savannah. “My bad,” he said. “Y’all can come on down.” So we did.

One of the advantages of traveling the way we do is that we can alter our plans at any time. After a stopover in Charleston, we were glad to be

back in Savannah again. The historic squares. River Street. Forsyth Park. Fresh seafood out on Skidaway Island. Bonaventure Cemetery. Done them all a couple dozen times. Doesn’t matter. Like comfort food, Savannah is always appealing. Even if we have to spend a week or so Chippoking around Williamsburg first, it’s all just a walk in the park. ❦

LeMoyne Mercer is the travel editor for Healthy Living News and the regular contributor of A Walk in the Park.

The antebellum mansion at Chippokes was spared during the Civil War because both sides wanted access to the fruit brandy made there.

Eating well isn’t just about eating right; it’s also about eating safe! With the summer picnic and barbecue season upon us, there are lots of opportuni-

ties for fun and feasting with family and friends (pardon my alliteration).But humans aren’t the only organisms that appreciate warm weather and

outdoor dining. Foodborne bacteria love these circumstances, too. In fact, they love them so much that they positively multiply when presented with food and a nice, warm day! That means if you’re not careful in how you prepare, transport, and serve your picnic foods, the result of this bacterial population explosion could be a nasty foodborne illness for you and your fellow picnickers. #fN>i~]O@x6Q#fN>i~]O@x6Qf>i~]O@x

Picnic safetyClean hands and surfacesFood safety starts with proper hand washing—before you even begin setting out your food. In case there’s no running water (or there is run-ning water but no soap!) at your picnic destination, be sure to carry hand-sanitizing gel or wipes for quick cleanup. Also have on hand some sani-wipes so you can clean hard

surfaces like picnic tables, which are a popular “target” for birds flying overhead.

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who will continue learning at St. Clare Commons.

“I am familiar with the techniques of Behavior Based Ergonomic Therapy that will be used at St. Clare Commons and look forward to working with its originator, Dr. Govind Bharwani, to improve senior care in Northwest Ohio,” Dr. Garg shared.

According to Dr. Garg, treating the whole person is the proper way to practice medicine. Diet, exercise, environ-ment, involvement in the community, good communication, and much more are factors in one’s wellness, not just medicines and diseases.

She also noted that with dementia diag-noses becoming more prevalent, it is important that communities adapt and improve training for professional caregivers, families, and the general public. Dr. Garg plans to foster collaboration with the many resources in the area to achieve that goal.

Shawn Litten, Executive Direc-tor of St. Clare Commons, noted that the whole team is excited about the partnership with Dr. Anu Garg and UTMC, “Dr. Garg brings a fresh perspective and a passion you don’t see every day. A passion to do things right, make things better, create bet-ter outcomes, and improve lives.”

He added, “That’s important to St. Clare Commons and the Sisters of St. Francis, our sponsors.”

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regard, as they will repeatedly lift the cooler lid in search of cold bev-erages. Consider packing drinks in one cooler and perishable items in another. Foods like chicken salad and desserts in individual serving bowls can be set directly on ice in a shallow pan. Also, be sure to drain off water as the ice melts and replace the ice frequently.

Feel the heatAt the other end of the temperature

spectrum, we have picnic foods that need to be kept hot. They should be held at a minimum temperature of 140 degrees. Wrap them well and place them in an insulated container until you’re ready to serve them.

Avoid the Danger ZoneThe temperature range between 40 and140 degrees is known as the “Danger Zone” be-cause in that range, bacteria can multiply rapidly and lead to foodborne illness. Make sure any per-ishable foods you serve, whether cold or hot, are not left out for any longer than two hours—or one hour if the air temperature is above 90 degrees. Foods that are left out any longer than this should be thrown away.

Prevent cross contaminationCross contamination—or the transfer of bacteria to a food from another food, surface, or cooking utensil—is a major cause of foodborne illness. To avoid this on your picnic, keep raw meat, poultry, and seafood wrapped and stored separately from fresh fruits and vegetables or any other food intended to be eaten without cooking. Clean your produce under cold, running water before packing it in the cooler.

Grilling and food safetyGrilling presents ample opportuni-ties for foodborne illness, as well. To help keep harmful bacteria at bay, marinate foods in the refrigerator, not on the kitchen counter or outdoors. If you plan to use the marinade on your cooked food, set aside a sepa-rate batch of it before applying it to raw meat, poultry, or seafood. Do not re-use marinade. If you plan to cook meat partially before you grill in order to reduce grilling time, do so immediately before you grill. Cook all foods thoroughly, using a meat thermometer to verify that a safe internal temperature has been reached.

To keep just-grilled foods out of the temperature Danger Zone, move them to a warming rack until you’re ready to serve them. Also, to prevent cross contamination, never handle grilled foods with utensils or dishes previously used to handle raw meat, poultry, or seafood. Otherwise, bacteria from the raw food will be transferred to the cooked meat—and then to you.

While we don’t tend to give it much thought, it’s also important to check grilled foods for foreign objects. For example, if you clean your grill with a bristle brush, there’s a chance some of the bristles will detach in the process and make their way into the food.

Fruit and veggie food safetyThere’s no question that fresh fruits and vegetables are an important part of your healthy diet. However, some can carry harmful bacteria from the

soil they were grown in or as a result of how they were handled or stored. How you shop for fruits and veggies at your local store can actually help protect you from foodborne illness.

Look for produce that has not been bruised or dam-aged. When selecting pre-cut pro-duce, such as watermelon or bagged beans, make sure they are refriger-ated or surrounded by ice. Bag fruits and vegetables separately from raw meats, poultry, and seafood. If a store employee is bagging your groceries for you, insist that they do the same. When you get your produce home, store it in a clean refrigerator at a temperature of 40 degrees or lower.

Any questions?A lot more information on preventing foodborne illness is available at www.fda.gov/Food/FoodborneillnessCon-taminants. This site is well worth visiting because foodborne illness is serious business, and certain bac-teria, such as Listeria, are especially dangerous to children, older adults, pregnant women, and those with a compromised immune system or a chronic medical condition, such as diabetes. Also, keep your eyes and ears open for news of food recalls, such as the warnings about canta-loupe and sprouts that made head-lines in the recent past.

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Until next month, eat well, eat safe, and have fun! ❦

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St. Clare Commons welcomed Anu Garg, MD, to the growing team

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Dr. Garg is board certified in Hos-pice and Palliative Medicine. She has focused on and championed better senior care since 2007 and is currently

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Previously the Fellow of Geriatric Medicine at Cleveland Clinic and

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For gardeners, the month of July is a great time to sit back and enjoy

the fruits of all their springtime labor. At this stage of the game, it’s best to retire to a shady spot and leave any heavy-duty gardening or landscap-ing tasks until cooler weather returns in fall. However, given the intense heat and reduced precipitation levels of July, at least one gardening chore is inescapable this month—watering.

While providing moisture to plants might seem fairly intuitive, proper watering is one of the most com-monly misunderstood elements of gardening. Sure, there’s the oft-heard guideline of providing one inch of water per plant per week. But this guideline is relatively meaningless when you factor in different soil consistencies (one inch of water will penetrate about 12 inches in sandy soil but only about four inches in

clay), variations in temperature and humidity, the various microclimates present in any given landscape, and the particular watering needs of each different plant species.

Reaching the root zoneWhile there really is no one-size-fits-all formula for watering, it’s gener-ally better to water plants deeply on a less-frequent basis than to water them lightly but more frequently. Frequent, light watering promotes shallow-rooted plants that are more prone to heat stress, wilting, and disease. Consider that you want the moisture to penetrate all the way to the root zone of the plant—or even deeper to encourage a drought-resistant root system. Depending on the plant, this is usually somewhere between six and 18 inches deep. It takes time for the water to penetrate

to that depth, so don’t assume a quick spritz with the garden hose once a week will be adequate.

Deep watering is best achieved by positioning the end of a garden hose at the base of the plant and adjusting the water flow rate to a trickle. Leave it in place until the soil all around the plant is well soaked, and then move on to the next plant.

Save time and money with a soaker hoseIf you have a lot of plants in need of moisture, watering them all deeply with a single hose may be impracti-cal. In this case, a soaker hose may be the best solution. Soaker hoses have pores all along their length that weep moisture, making them ideal for watering rows of plants. You can also wind them through landscaping beds, encircling trees and shrubs at the dripline, which ensures that water will be directed to the young-est, farthest-reaching roots.

These hoses can be left in place above ground (perhaps con-cealed by mulch) or even buried a few inches in the soil. One of the great-est advantages of water-ing with a soaker hose is that it cuts your water consumption consider-ably—by as much as 75 percent compared to a sprinkler.

Keep the foliage dryIn addition to driving up your util-ity bills, overhead sprinkling with a conventional oscillating or impulse sprinkler keeps the plants’ foliage wet, which predisposes them to fungal diseases—such as black spot on roses and powdery mildew on lilacs. Droplets of water clinging to your plants’ foliage can also act like tiny magnifying glasses and actually burn unsightly holes right through

the leaves.

Water earlyDifferent gardeners may favor wa-tering at different times of day, but watering early in the morning is usually your best bet. One reason is that the temperature is usually cooler and there is less air movement in the morning, so you tend to lose less moisture to evaporation than you would when watering in the middle of the day. Another is that if you do get any moisture on the foliage while watering, it will likely dry out quickly. In contrast, if you water in the evening and get the foliage wet, the moisture will tend to remain there all night long, providing the perfect environment for fungal diseases to flourish.

Watering container plantsPlants grown in containers require a different watering approach than

those planted in the ground. The soil in containers tends to drain and dry out more quickly (especially those hanging baskets), so a good daily soak-ing is usually necessary in July (unless Mother Nature happens to oblige with a drench-ing rain). Spreading a layer of mulch over the soil surface in con-tainers will help retain moisture, but you have

to keep a close eye on the moisture level of the soil nonetheless.

Also, if you feed your hanging baskets and other container plants frequently, fertilizer salts may begin to encrust the soil surface. To help leach these salts out of the soil and prevent this buildup, it’s a good idea to thoroughly flush the container with (fertilizer-free) water until it runs through the drainage holes about every other week. ❦

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Toledo orthopaedic Surgeons welcomes new hand specialist

Proper function of the hands is something we tend to take for

granted. But if that function is some-how impaired, simple activities of daily living, such as buttoning a shirt, opening a jar, eating with a fork or spoon, picking up small objects, or typing on a computer keyboard, can suddenly become almost insur-mountable challenges.

According to orthopaedic surgeon John Houghtaling, MD, who special-izes in hand and upper extremity surgery, “The hands pack a lot of complicated anatomy into a very compact space and provide a lot of important function for people. When that function is lost or compromised, the patient’s quality of life can really suffer. It’s particularly gratifying when you can help someone get that back.”

In August of 2013, Dr. Houghtaling will be joining the team of physicians at Toledo Orthopaedic Surgeons, located at Wildwood Medical Center, 2865 N. Reynolds Rd. His special expertise in hand and upper extremity surgery will further broaden the already expansive continuum of orthopaedic services that Toledo Orthopaedic Surgeons

offers our community, which includes physical therapy, X-ray and MRI im-aging, a full line of durable medical equipment, and ultrasound-guided injections—all under the same roof.

Born and raised in the small farm-ing town of Reese, Michigan, near Saginaw, Dr. Houghtaling completed his undergraduate and medical school education at Michigan State Univer-sity; his internship and residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at McLaren Regional Medical Center in Flint, Michigan; and his fellowship train-ing in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery at the University of Alabama. It was during his residency training that Dr. Houghtaling discovered he really enjoys treating conditions af-fecting the hand.

Among the most common condi-tions he sees and treats are carpal tunnel syndrome, which is a pinched nerve in the wrist that typically causes numbness and tingling in the three middle fingers and thumb; “trigger finger,” or tendonitis in the hand that causes a finger to lock or catch in a bent position; and arthritis in the hand, especially the thumb.

“If we catch carpal tunnel or trig-ger finger early enough, we can often alleviate them with splinting and steroid injections. For arthritis of the thumb, there are also good splints we can use to make everyday activities less painful, though that won’t stop the progression of the disease. If all else fails, there are safe and ef-fective surgeries for all three of these con-ditions. For example, arthritis of the thumb can be treated surgically by removing the dam-aged bone and recon-structing it with extra tendon material,” Dr. Houghtaling explains.

Carpal tunnel syn-drome can have a significant impact on the sufferer’s quality of life. Patients with this con-dition very often complain that they awaken repeatedly throughout the night and have to “shake out” their hands to alleviate the numbness. This can happen as often as 10 to 15 times per night. Because they can’t get a good night’s sleep, they usu-ally can’t function well during the day. Numbness in the fingers when talking on the telephone or driving a vehicle with the wrist extended is

also a common complaint.According to Dr. Houghtaling,

treatment usually begins with splint-ing at night to hold the wrist straight and relieve pressure on the nerve. “In some cases, this resolves the problem completely. But if we try splinting

for several months with no success or numbness is present all the time during the day, we would then look to surgery as the next option,” he says.

The surgical procedure Dr. Houghtaling uses, which involves cutting the liga-ment that’s pinching the nerve to alleviate the pres-sure, is performed endo-scopically on an outpatient basis and takes only about 10 minutes. “The first night

after the surgery, many patients report getting the best sleep they’ve had in months,” he adds.

Raised on a farm, Dr. Houghtaling describes himself as a down-to-earth person who was brought up with good morals and values, which he tries to bring to work every day. He has also observed strong values and an excellent work ethic in everyone on the Toledo Orthopaedic Surgeons team, noting, “Everyone here has been so nice and welcoming to me.

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Much to my editor’s chagrin, I tend to

procrastinate when it comes to writing my monthly articles. July was no exception, and I started by surfing the news looking for story

ideas. I was intrigued when I came across an article where a rather large Bengal tiger in an Israeli zoo was being treated with acupuncture to manage chronic ear pain. Seems all traditional medical approaches had failed.

While I am not sure I want to open my practice to patients who could eat me, I do appreciate the power of alternative medicine when it comes to our furry friends. It reminded me of a decades-old story about an elephant in P.T. Barnum’s circus. Seems the big guy was walking with a nasty limp and in obvious pain. The famous show-man had tried numerous traditional veterinary approaches in the cities he traveled through until he reached Davenport, Iowa, the home of my alma mater, Palmer College of Chiropractic (now Palmer University). Mr. Barnum wondered if a chiropractic approach might help and sought advice from experts at the College. After careful examination of the pachyderm, it was determined that he suffered from a pinched nerve due to a subluxated vertebra. Of course, diagnosing it was a far cry from “adjusting” it back into place. It took a couple of days, but they eventually settled on an approach involving a four-foot piece of lumber and a sledge hammer. Interestingly enough, after a couple “adjustments,” the elephant was up and around and on his way.

Patients I see in the office are of the two-legged variety but, none-theless, are interesting. I love what I do, and I find it very satisfying to take someone with years of depression and anxi-ety with dependence on heavy-duty drugs and see treatment lead them out of a world of despair, or fibromyalgia patients no longer struggling with pain simply to get out of a chair.

Studies using MRI scanners, which can

measure brain activity, conclusively show that pre and post treatments with acupuncture can almost instantly change perceived pain levels in the brain. Chiropractic adjustments have been shown to relax and release energy to flow down through the spinal cord into the organs, prompt-ing better function.

Many chronic-pain and anxiety disorders are due to a faulty feed-back loop between the body and the brain. Nerve energy cycles back in a positive feedback loop that can incapacitate patients. “Breaking” this loop is important in returning balance to a patient and allowing them to re-engage in activities of daily living.

Many alternative-medicine disci-plines work to restore total balance to a body and, in so doing, allow that body to restore its own health—the way replacing frayed wiring in your car’s engine will allow it to run at optimum levels.

In fact, I’ve always found it inter-esting how different approaches in alternative-medicine often describe the exact same thing in different ter-minology. For example, in chiropractic, we speak of “nerve energy” and the innate healing intelligence of the body. In Traditional Chinese Medicine we talk about qi (pronounced ‘chi’) en-ergy and removing blockages. In fact, many Eastern disciplines, such as Tai Chi, Yoga, Transcendental Meditation, and others, are just training programs designed to gain conscious control over this healing energy of the body. Even martial arts disciplines center on focusing this energy to break boards and concentrate power in punches and kicks to devastating effect!

In 30 years of practice, I have seen some amazing things. I remember starting out and a good friend of mine was starting his medical practice in

Family Medicine. He offhandedly remarked to me that he wondered if I felt “limited” as a doctor because I chose a health profession that resists the use of drugs. Thirty years later, I recall Cindy, the young girl who pranced into my office and announced to a full waiting room, “Dr Schwan got me pregnant!” (Through fertility acupuncture!) There was Gladice calling from the mall laughing—the same Gladice whose neighbor found her with her head in her oven after suffering disabling depression for over 30 years. I think fondly of Jennifer who lost over 100 pounds utilizing weight-loss acupuncture techniques. And the list goes on and on. I think back on these cases and smile. No, my medical friend, I don’t feel limited at all. And, in fact, some of your colleagues have stopped in to learn these techniques to add to their practices.

Thomas Edison once said, “The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest the patient

in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and the preven-tion of disease.” That Tommy was a smart man, and his 1902 prediction is coming true as patients take owner-ship of their own health and begin to shy away from the billion-dollar take-a-pill-a-day-for-life Big Pharma pressure! ❦

Dr. Schwan is available to entertain your group while educating on a wide variety of alternative-medicine topics, including chiropractic, acupuncture, herbal medicine, nutrition, vitamins, etc. He is a graduate of the International Academy of Medical Acupuncture & Palmer College of Chiropractic and president of Schwan Chiropractic & Acupuncture Clinic in Toledo, Ohio. He is an author, lecturer, and one-time stand-up comedian. He has practice locations near Toledo Hospital and Perrysburg, OH. For more information on alternative medicine, please visit our website at www.acupuncturetoledo.com.

Q: I’ve been noticing ads in my local newspaper from hearing

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not the only one with this confu-sion. There is a significant difference between a hearing aid dispenser and audiologist. All audiologists are hear-ing aid dispensers, but not all hearing aid dispensers are audiologists.

The primary difference is edu-cation level. Audiologists possess doctorate and master ’s degrees, meaning they have two to four years of education beyond the nor-mal undergraduate degree from a university. Hearing aid dispensers typically need only a high school diploma as a minimum.

Both audiologists and hearing aid dispensers are maintained and regu-lated at the state level, but beyond that, audiologist are examined and certified after a one-year internship

from the national academy board. Because of audiologists’ extensive training and education, they have the knowledge to assess and assist in determining the type of hearing loss, what pathology may be leading to a certain type of hearing loss, and the treatment of choice along with physicians.

In other words, hearing aid dis-pensers perform hearing tests to fit hearing devices. Audiologists, on the other hand, can perform hearing, balance, tinnitus, and other tests related to hearing. They can also fit hearing aids if appropriate.

Only audiologists are certified and qualified to diagnose, treat, habilitate, and rehabilitate hearing loss. Audi-ologists are trained in anatomy and physiology, amplification devices, and cochlear implants. Essentially, audiologists are the whole package in regards to diagnosing and treating your hearing loss.

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is the outward ripple effect that occurs when an individual learns to “quiet the self.” So many conflicts—from disagreements with coworkers, to squabbles with other drivers on the road, to wars between nations—arise from egocentric thinking, the notion that “my way is the right way.” Sub-limating the self, on the other hand, not only calms the individual, but also tends to carry that calming ef-fect outward to the rest of the world.

That’s not to suggest that the world won’t continue to present challenges. “Just because we want good lives doesn’t mean we’re not going to have problems. Unpleasant things are going to happen regardless. But we believe everything happens for a reason and provides a vital learning experience. What we teach through the chaos of training is that life is much simpler than we make it. We make it difficult. The training pushes you to let go and lighten up,” Arden observes.

A myriad of health benefits ac-company the strong self-defense and combat skills that traditional martial arts training provides. The cultivation of mind, body, and spirit

promotes greater health and fitness, greater vitality and energy, stress re-lief, weight control, decrease of joint pain and inflammation, improved mental clarity and focus, improved balance, a more positive spirit and outlook on life, a greater sense of harmony, increased peace of mind, and much more. Anyone ages 4 to 104, with any level of experience and physical condition, can benefit from these traditional arts.

“Even people who seek out Kung Fu and know the philosophy of it soon discover that it’s much more than they thought,” says Arden. “The training starts to open their eyes in so many ways. They learn to breathe correctly, stand correctly, eat correctly, and take a look at themselves in every moment of every day to see how much stress they—not the world—are putting on themselves.” ❦

Temple of the Dragon is now located at 435 W. Dussel Drive in Maumee, Ohio. For more information about traditional Chinese martial arts or to schedule a free introductory lesson, please call 419-344-1559 or visit www.templeofthedragon.com.

At Temple of the Dragon, “quieting the self” is key to self-defense,

better health, and serenity

The martial arts would appear, on their face, to be different

techniques for fighting and self-de-fense—in other words, projecting energy outward to protect oneself from attack or to defeat an adversary through superior strength and skill. Even the word “martial”—which can be defined as “pertaining to or suggesting war”—would seem to support this perception. But the tra-ditional forms of the martial arts, though developed for the purpose of defending the self, are really more about directing energy inward to defeat the self.

As Sifu Aaron Arden, who teaches traditional Chinese martial arts at the Temple of the Dragon, states, “The arts taught here are used for chang-ing the self by fighting the self with the tools that are given. Even in a

fighting situation, it is never about the opponent, and it never was.”

Further elaborating on this phi-losophy, Arden explains that when students are in class and made to hold a position that causes the body pain, they have two choices before them: accept the pain or walk away and quit. This same choice of mind over matter comes into play when a student is sparring in class or a tournament and afraid of being hit or even when a person is confronted by an attacker in a dark alleyway. Of

course, everyday life presents a myriad of mental, emotional, and physical challenges that can be overcome by defeating the self. “It still comes down to quieting the self, quieting the mind, and remembering what you’ve been taught. It’s 95 percent mental and only five percent physi-cal,” Arden says.

The Temple of the Dragon teaches six art forms, including the “external” styles Shaolin Kung Fu, Shuai Chiao, and Chinese Kenpo and the “internal” styles Tai Chi, Pa-Kua, and Hsing-I. They also offer authentic classes in Yoga and Ch’an (Zen) Meditation.

One of the more popular art forms offered at the Temple of the Dragon is Tai Chi. Arden notes that many middle-aged people are choosing to learn this art form not so much for self-defense, but to take advantage of its numerous health benefits. “Tai Chi helps them de-stress and relax while slowly and methodically open-ing up the joints. The movements are executed very slowly and gently so you get into great shape without hurting your body,” he says.

What exactly constitutes “tradi-tional” martial arts and how do they differ from the eclectic blend of art forms taught in many schools? The traditional arts represent a lineage of instruction that has been passed down untouched and undiluted from generation to generation. At the Temple of the Dragon, these traditional arts—which are rooted in Zen meditation, Yoga sutras, and philosophy—remain intact and are taught by traditional instructors in a traditional setting to cultivate stu-dents’ body, mind, and spirit. It’s about much more than just kicking, punching, and body exercises. With-out understanding the philosophy and spiritual component underlying the art forms, these are just empty movements.

One of the more intriguing aspects of traditional martial arts philosophy

Sifu Aaron Arden

Energy drinks. The new fountain of youth? The way they are being

marketed and consumed, you would certainly think so!

There have been health warnings, but Business Week recently reported that US energy drink sales are up by 6.7 percent to $9.7 billion in the year ended May 19.

So, maybe the health warnings are just that—warnings—since any health issues haven’t dented sales volumes. Or so you might think. There is one health warning that just won’t go away: Energy drinks aren’t for adolescents under the age of 18. For the latest information on this cau-tion, be sure to read “Energy Drinks: What Teenagers (and their Doctors) Should Know” in the February 1, 2013 issue of Pediatrics in Review from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

The definition of an energy drink these days tends to assume some level of caffeine as well as sugar. But all energy drinks are not made the same. I use three different energy drinks from the same company for

three different reasons, and only one includes caffeine and none contains sugar.

This company specializes in prod-ucts that include mangosteen as an ingredient. What is mangosteen? It is a fruit native to Asia (the national fruit of Thailand) that includes a host of antioxidants not found in other fruits and that are responsible for over 200 properties to improve wellness. Those antioxidants are called xanthones. See my article in the June issue of Healthy Living News, “Let Food Be Thy Medicine,” for more information about xanthones.

So, the company’s energy products all contain mangosteen (for its anti-aging properties) along with other ingredients that might be familiar to you if you have studied energy drinks.

One of my “drinks” (actually, a powder that is mixed with water or other liquid to make a drink) can be a day-long drink for sustained energy and focus. My husband and I start each day with this drink. This

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contains no sugar.The second of the drinks is used

for recovery from exercise, muscle building, and anti-aging and can be used at any time of the day. This drink contains no caffeine or sugar.

The third of the drinks is normally used as an immediate, short-term performance booster, in the morning or afternoon, before a workout. It facilitates your body to create nitric oxide. If you are working out, drink this about 15 minutes before the ex-ercise, and you will most often find yourself with extra stamina to reach your performance goals. This drink also contains no caffeine or sugar.

Sweet but no sugar!Energy drinks are notori-ous for their sugar content. Not my products. The first drink includes stevia, a natural sugar substitute, to sweeten it. The other drinks include no sweeteners what-soever, yet they are very tasty! Red Bull, the market leader, contains 27 grams of sugar in its 8.2-ounce can. Monster contains 27 grams of sugar per serving, but each 16-ounce can contains two servings. That’s about 14 teaspoons of sugar.

As mentioned, I drink the first drink every morning, even when I don’t

plan exercise. Not only does it give me seemingly limitless energy, but it also helps me to focus and makes me feel that I can accomplish anything! I call it my “invincible drink.” Some-times, I am dragging in the morning. Then I mix this drink in six to eight ounces of water or juice, and 15 to 20 minutes later, I am literally “off and running.”

This drink contains only 21 calo-ries. It includes 150 mg of caffeine, less than many other popular drinks, including store-bought coffees. Besides mangosteen, other herbal ingredients include gaba (a neurotransmitter),

panax ginseng (improves memory and focus), green tea (supports cardiovascular), taurine (pro-vides electrolyte balance), apple polyphenols (increases energy,

reduces fatigue), and gotu kola (helps mental acuity and cogni-tive health). It is priced at $31 for 20 servings plus shipping,

handling, and tax.The second drink, which promotes

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it, combine one packet with ten to 12 ounces of water—stir it rather than shaking it.

I can help you get all three products for a special price of $99, plus ship-ping, handling, and tax. It should be obvious that the cost of my favorite products beats the ones you buy at gas stations and grocery stores, plus the ingredients are much more healthy.

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Crohn’s Disease recapWe have mentioned mangosteen in passing in this article. But since you can see my ad accompanies the article and mentions how I have much bet-ter health while living with Crohn’s Disease, I will recap my experience.

You can find a complete article devoted to my commentary in the April, 2013 issue of Healthy Living News.

As mentioned earlier, mango-steen is a fruit native to South-east Asia and also grown around the world in subtropical areas such as Colom-bia, the Philip-pines, Hawaii, Sri Lanka, and some areas of Africa. Its peach-sized, d a r k - p u r p l e fruit includes an outer “rind” layer that is inedible but contains an amazing array of

“phytochemicals” (native chemicals) that are famed for their healthy prop-erties. It has inner white sections that are very tasty but don’t contain the myriad of “xanthone” antioxidants. I drink mangosteen juice made by a company that processes the entire fruit and makes it good-tasting by adding other antioxidant-rich fruit juices, such as cherry and blueberry.

Doctors diagnosed me with Crohn’s Disease over 40 years ago as the cause of my recurring high fevers, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and weight loss. And my eyes were very bloodshot.

While I was grateful to learn a cause so prescribed drug therapy could alleviate the symptoms, I became very

concerned about the side effects these drugs

caused after so many years. After follow-

ing doctors’ advice and taking these drugs for 30 years, I learned about mangosteen juice

and decided to give it a try. And I found medical doctors more familiar

with “alternative medicine” who helped me make the

change.After two weeks of drink-

ing only about an ounce of mango-steen juice each day, I experienced an increase in energy and friends thought I looked so much better. I no longer had migraine headaches and increased the amount I drank to one ounce in the morning and one ounce with dinner. After about three to four months, I realized that the side effects from recent surgery were gone. No discomfort at all.

Under the guidance of these two excellent medical doctors, experienced in alternative medicine, I was able, with periodic blood monitoring, to eliminate all the prescription medi-cines I was taking for Crohn’s. I am still drinking mangosteen juice and probably will continue for the rest of my life. A number of people have contacted me after reading articles in the last three Healthy Living News issues. Many have started drinking mangosteen juice and enjoying other mangosteen-based products. They are all relating improved health and energy.

Free sampleTo get a free sample of the first “in-vincible” drink that I mentioned in this article, give me a call at 419-343-9189. I can also give you more details about all of the drinks, mangosteen juice, and how I helped myself deal with Crohn’s with the care of my physicians. Feel free to ask for a copy

hydrate and cleanse to keep your body feeling naturally en-ergized and alert. Ribose is a key en-ergy-creating build-ing block, according to researchers, that powers every tissue in your body. Simply mix one packet with ten to 12 ounces of water to keep your-self running at opti-mal levels.

This drink is best compared to sports drinks like Gatorade, Powerade, SOBE, and others. What you will find is that calories are substantially fewer—only 22 calo-ries compared to three to six times that in other drinks. You will find no sugar compared to at least 30 grams. You will find 1 carb compared to at least 30. You will find 5 grams of protein compared to none in many of the others. This drink is priced at $39 for 20 servings, plus shipping, handling, and tax.

The third drink, the one that pro-vides an immediate energy boost, can ignite your cardiovascular perfor-mance, exercise performance, sexual wellness, your energy, or your mood. Its formulation, which contains all natural ingredients with no sugar or caffeine, has been found to promote nitric oxide, the “miracle molecule,” in your body. It helps keep your blood vessels relaxed and dilated, delivering the critical nutrients and oxygen for

peak performance of your muscles, tissues, and or-gans.

“The Miracle Molecule”You may not be familiar with nitric oxide. Go to www.Nitric Oxide.org for as much informa-tion as you need! This chemical has been found to be critical in human biology. Its discovery was considered so im-portant that the

responsible scientists earned the Nobel Prize for their work in 1998. And yet, it is unknown by most. According to the website, “nitric oxide acts as a vasodilator, causing the blood vessels to expand. This function has obvious benefits to the circulatory system . . . Nitric oxide also has been shown to stimulate the brain, help with erectile dysfunction and impotence, increase energy, and even treat some forms of cancer.”

In addition to mangosteen, the ingredients of this third drink include arginine (induces vasodilation), citrul-line (also a vasodilator), norvaline (indirectly increases nitric oxide), and beet root extract (a saturated source of nitrates). Mangosteen is included for its anti-aging properties. This drink is priced at $35 for 20 servings, plus shipping, handling, and tax. To use

Under the guidance of my doctors, I was able, with periodic blood monitoring, to eliminate all the prescription medicines I was taking for Crohn’s, and I enjoy a very active life.

of any of my past articles in Healthy Living News: my Crohn’s commen-tary (April); mangosteen juice (May); and xanthones antioxidants (June).

You can also access my website

about the energy drinks at www.mmxgo.com/hff. My website about mangosteen juice is www.carol.my mangosteen.com/way. ❦

ing the stories she had heard from her father, and decided to enlist. She recalls that her mother was worried about her daughter going overseas into a battle zone, but Alice reassured her that there would be plenty of training and that it was the patriotic thing to do.

“Once I decided to go,” Alice recalls, “I felt a complete relaxation about my decision. Nursing is nursing, and I knew they needed me. I don’t think I was ever frightened; you don’t go into nursing in the first place if you can’t handle some stress!”

She and her col-leagues were trained in Kentucky, then did maneuver training in Louisiana and Texas. It was there she learned to live in a tent with no frills. “I wasn’t much of an outdoor person before that,” she notes, “so that took some getting used to. But by the time they sent us

to New York for the boat ride overseas, we knew we could

do it. They had prepared us well for anything.”

She recalls traveling to England on a cruise ship that had been drafted

into use by the Armed Forces. “There was a lot of planning to get everybody to where they were needed, and they used any mode of transportation they could find, even a cruise ship!” Once in England, the nurses were billeted with local families until the unit moved to France, where the Evac. Hospital was set up behind the front lines. She smiles

as she recalls the nurses’ relief that they wouldn’t have to step from the transport ships into water as they entered France. “They had put new docks in, after the ones the soldiers used had deteriorated. We were all so glad we didn’t have to wade in the water.”

The main job of the nurses in the hospital was to care for the hundreds of men who were waiting for surgery at any given time. “There was a large tent with as many as 100 men waiting for surgery in one of six operating rooms. Our job was to keep track of the surgery schedule and get the

It’s July, and for at least one day this month, we remember the American

struggle for independence. We know we can have picnics and days away from work because plenty of our citizens have stepped up to represent us—by serving as elected officials and by defending our freedoms. The 4th of July is a great day to fly the American flag and recall those whose efforts have helped to make America the best country in the world.

Ninety-two-year-old Alice Howell is one such person. While she has blanks in her memories of her childhood and early years, she does have some very strong memories of her time in the U.S. Army, where she served as an Army nurse. She was stationed with

the 3rd Army’s 101st Evac. Hospital in France, in a unit of 40 nurses, and recalls her time there with great pride and satisfaction.

Alice was born in Defi-ance, OH, and attended school there. She heard about Army life from her father, who served in World War I, and thought about a career in the service for quite a while. She attended the nursing school at Toledo Hospital and worked as a floor supervisor there for a few years, when she learned that the Army “needed some help.” At that point, she gave serious thought to joining the Army, recall-

Proud to do her patriotic duty

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Crunch all the kale you want!by Kelly Hanner

Kale is a nutritious leafy green that has been making an appearance more and more in the mainstream circuit. Kale is rich in fiber, calcium, and vitamin A and tastes amazing in a salad or mixed in soup. Whenever I get a hankering for chips, I don’t sit down with a bag of Lays. Instead I head to the kitchen and whip up this recipe for Cheesy Kale Chips. This recipe helps to satisfy my need for a salty crunch, but also packs a cheesy taste-bud punch with the nutritional yeast, which can be found in health food stores like Basset’s.

Cheesy Kale Chips1 bunch of kale, rinsed, dried,

deveined and torn into bite-size pieces

1 Tbs. extra virgin olive oil

1/4 cup nutritional yeast Dash of Himalayan sea salt Dash of cayenne pepper

1. Heat oven to 425°F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.2. Put kale and other ingredients in a large Tupperware dish, place lid on

top, and shake vigorously. 3. Pour the contents on the parchment paper, in a single layer.4. Pop into the oven for 5 minutes.5. Remove kale chips from oven, turn them over, and

pop back in the oven another 5 minutes.6. Kale chips are done when the edges are crispy.

Kelly Hanner owns her own health-and-fitness business, Tubby to Toned. She is currently accepting new clients for one-on-one lifestyle coaching. To contact her or check out more of her recipes, go to TubbytoToned.com.

Medical Mutual earns top award for employee communications

Medical Mutual’s Mutual Appreciation program won a Gold SABRE award for excellence in employee communica-tions during ceremonies held recently in New York City. Mutual Appreciation is a loyalty program that encourages employees to buy from the company’s customers. Medical Mutual beat out high-profile corporations such as Hilton Hotels, Orkin Commercial Services, Dow Chemical Company, and Abbott Nutrition. The judges noted that Mutual Apprecia-tion effectively involved employees in a program that builds customer loyalty and

sends a powerful message to customers that Medical Mutual is serious about earning and keeping their business.

The SABRE Awards is the world’s largest honors competition for the public relations industry. The awards competition is coordinated by The Holmes Group, a New York City-based

organization that provides reporting and analysis on public-relations trends and is-sues. The awards competition is judged by senior professionals from public-relations agencies, corporate communications, and academia.

right man to surgery at the right time. That meant keeping track of who got food, who got sedatives, who got painkillers, etc. We worked 12-hour shifts and spent a lot of our free time sleeping. We lived in tents and got used to bad Army haircuts and storing our clothes in a bedroll. We didn’t go too far from the unit. It was exciting that we were in Europe, of course, but we didn’t get to see much of it.”

Howell fondly recalls visits to the hospital by General George Patton, saying, “He came to see the soldiers, but he always spoke to the nurses,

too. People called us ‘Patton’s Girls.’ You know, we had a different attitude than the soldiers did. They had been drafted, but we were volunteers. We were there because we wanted to be. We were happy to do what we were asked to do. We knew they were glad to see women, and we did wear some makeup so we looked nice in our military uniforms, but the best part was knowing that the wounded soldiers appreciated our being there to offer some comfort. They treated us well, but it was probably because we were officers, not just because we were women.

We rode on the backs of the trucks just like the other officers. We didn’t have to do big, heavy work, but we didn’t get special treatment.”

There wasn’t much celebrating in Howell’s unit when the end of the war came. She says she doesn’t recall much notice being paid because there were still wounded men to care for even after the fighting stopped. “We couldn’t go home until all of them were sent on from the hospital,” she explains, “so we had to wait to be excited about the war’s end.”

After the war, Howell left the service as a 1st Lieutenant and used the GI Bill to further her nurse’s training at Case Western University. She never married but worked as a nursing su-pervisor at Toledo Hospital for many years. She laughs as she recalls her work at the end of her career. “I was teaching them how to deal with the elderly and the aging patient, when I realized I was talking about myself! I think I am better able to face the challenges that aging brings because I had to teach it to others. Of course, knowing what aging will bring doesn’t make getting older any easier. There is still concern about money, about health, feelings of loneliness, fears of being dependent…. ”

“But,” she continues, “I am lucky. I wasn’t hurt during my time in the

service, and my health is still pretty good. My memory isn’t so good, but I am 92, after all!”

Alice Howell doesn’t follow politics, but says she can understand why women in combat might be an idea whose time has come. “On the one hand, it seems foolish. Women aren’t as strong as men and I’m not sure they can fight like men can. But we are citizens of the world, and women want to defend their country just as men do. I went because I felt I was doing my duty. I was young with no dependents and knew I could help. I was happy to do it because it was the patriotic thing to do. Serving in the Army gave us respect, an educa-tion, and a pension. In a way, it gave us women freedom. We knew that we could go back home and do jobs besides clerks or teachers. We had learned to be independent. I would do it again in a minute!” ❦

Alice Howell and other female veterans of World War II were honored at a Women of Victory tea on June 7 at the Wildwood Metropark Manor House. The tea was presented by the Manor House volunteers, one of a series of teas held the first Friday of months between April and November. Funds raised are used to support the renovation and upkeep of the House.

Monterey Jack, and sour cream.• Say “Ooh-la-la” for a French

burger served on a baguette and topped with blue cheese.

• Give your burger a little Caribbean character with some spicy Jamaican jerk sauce.

Or try one of these recipes:

Eggstraordinary burger1 lb. ground sirloin1 egg1 Tbs. steak sauce½ cup bread crumbs½ cup minced onions1 tsp. garlic powder

Thoroughly mix all ingredients and form into four patties. Grill 5 to 6 minutes per side. Serve on lightly toasted buns with your choice of toppings.

Dijon-dill burgers1 lb. ground chuck or sirloin2 Tbs. chopped fresh dill4 Tbs. Dijon mustard4 Tbs. sour creamTomato slicesLettuce leaves

Mix together the dill, mustard, and sour cream. Reserve 4 Tbs. for later use. Blend the ground beef into the

Every Independence Day, all across the Heartland, self-appointed

“Family Grillmeisters” take to the back yard to work their hickory-smoked magic over glowing charcoals or flickering, propane-fueled flames. Of course, hamburgers figure promi-nently in any respectable Grillmeister’s repertoire, and each boasts his own “secret” method of preparing them.

Healthier burgersHowever, what’s not a secret is the fact that burgers aren’t always the healthiest option at the Fourth of July pic-nic. In fact, there are two factors that large-ly determine whether burgers are going to be healthy to eat—one short-term and one long-term. The short-term concern is how the beef is handled before, during, and after it’s grilled. If the meat is handled improperly at any of these stages, there’s a risk that someone will get seriously ill.

Here’s how to avoid this very significant short-term health risk:

• Buy bright-red meat. It will turn brown naturally when exposed to air. Brown meat may still be wholesome as long as it’s consumed by the date printed on the package, but why take chances?

• Store ground beef in the meat drawer—the coldest part of your refrigerator—and use it within two days.

• Uncooked ground beef wrapped in freezer paper or aluminum foil will keep for up to three months in the freezer.

• Defrost beef in the refrigerator—not on the countertop. A microwave oven may also be used if you follow the manufacturer’s instructions. Do not refreeze ground beef.

• Cook ground beef until it is at least medium to medium-well

done. For ½-inch-thick patties, that takes 11 to 13 minutes, turning once about halfway through cooking.

• Put cooked burgers on a clean platter, not back on the plate that held raw meat.

• After handling raw meat, be sure to wash your hands and any plates or utensils you used.

The long-term health issue associ-ated with the ground beef you buy is its fat content. Eating a regular burger once in a while won’t do any seri-

ous damage the way E. coli can, but if you do a lot of summertime grilling, it can make a difference. Ground beef on the market ranges between 70 and 95 percent lean, and the leaner the beef you choose for your burgers, the better.

Here’s a trick to reduce the fat content of your burgers even fur-

ther: After the burger is cooked, blot it between double thicknesses of paper towel for about a minute.

Better-tasting burgersOf course, taste is in the mouth of the beholder. When it comes to burgers, there are those who swear by the classics—grilled ground beef topped with pickles, onions, tomatoes, lettuce, cheese, and mustard and ketchup or mayo. Then there are those whose imaginations have run amok.

We’ll assume you have a pretty good grasp on how to make basic burgers on the grill and offer some recipes that might spark your culinary imagination.

Ethnic burgers• Go Russian with a grilled

patty topped with sautéed mushrooms, sour cream, and onion on a dark rye bun.

• Tip your sombrero toward Mexico with guacamole,

Better, healthier burgers

for your July 4th feast

sauce. Form into 4 patties and grill. Spread reserved sauce on toasted bun, add the patties, and top with tomatoes and lettuce.

Goat cheese & basil burgers

1 lb. ground sirloin1 Tbs. finely minced fresh basil2 oz. goat cheeseRomaine or red-leaf lettuceBeefsteak tomato

Combine the ground beef and basil. Form into 4 patties with depressions in the center to hold goat cheese. Cover the cheese with more ground beef, and grill. Serve on buns or Kaiser rolls with lettuce and tomato. ❦

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My breast cancer was so small, a regular mammogram would’ve missed it. I’m fortunate that the 3D technology at Mercy St. Charles detected the tumor. My treatment wasn’t always easy. But the teams at the Mercy Cancer Centers, at St. Anne and St. Charles, always had smiles on their faces, took my phone calls day or night, and did everything they could to help me get through it. Today, I’m a breast cancer survivor. I’m Deb, and Mercy gets me.

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