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EDITORSarah Dose; 284-8722,[email protected]
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HEALTH4 What to expect at the Hy-Vee Whole Health Experience
NUTRITION8 Iowa Girl Eats: Learn to love quinoa10 Six ways to make your pizza healthier12 From the dietitian: Take tilapia from blah to bursting with flavor
MIND & BODY13 Six health screenings you shouldn’t put off16 Healing Touch focuses on wholeness of body and spirit
FITNESS18 Steal this workout: Pilates moves you can do at home20 Exercise DVD review: Biggest Loser At-Home Challenge
WEIGHT LOSS22 Motherhood motivated this woman to lose 120+ pounds
BEAUTY24 Sunglasses to help your performance or to help you relax
CALENDAR26 Healthy events this month
If you open up any magazine ornewspaper or turn on any televisednewsmagazine, you’ve heard ithundreds of times: Exercising andeating right will help you live a longer,fuller life.
Preaching such advice is muchsimpler than the practice of it all.
That’s why, from now on, you’ll see abulkier Q.
For you, the reader, that means morehealthy recipes (pizza, quinoa), moreexercise tips (Pilates moves, anyone?),more inspiring weight-loss stories (120+pounds!) and more tips on keeping yourgeneral health in check.
With all that, we hope Q helps
practicing healthfulness come mucheasier to you.
I hope you can help us as well. Whatelse would you like to read about? Whattips, recipes or exercises would you liketo see in these pages? Do you have aninspiring weight-loss story you’d like toshare?
If you have ideas or tips you’d like tocontribute to make Q as informative asit can be, email me at [email protected] or call 284-8722. I’d love tohear from you.
— Sarah Dose
We want healthy living to be easy
Sarah Dose
Southwest chipotle chicken pizza: Find this recipe and one more on Page 10. JUSTIN HAYWORTH/Q
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Experience is all about thedietitians, and they’re readyto show what they know.
The event, sponsoredby Hy-Vee grocery storesand drugstores in theDes Moines area, is set for9 a.m.-3 p.m. March 31 atHy-Vee Hall.
Deb Fitzgerald, Hy-Vee’smarketing coordinator, saidthis year’s Whole HealthExperience offers somethingfor everyone, but it’sprimarily an opportunityfor attendees to benefit fromthe dietitians’ wealth ofinformation.
“We’re the only areastores with 15 registereddietitians, and people willbenefit tremendously byhaving all the dietitians inone place to offerinformation and adviceand answer questions,”Fitzgerald said.
Fitzgerald said she wasparticularly excited about aplanned presentation by LoriGraff, dietitian at Hy-Vee’sGrand Avenue store in WestDes Moines.
“Lori is going to talkabout the relationshipbetween food and migraines,and because I suffer frommigraines myself I can’t waitto hear what she has to say,”Fitzgerald said. “I thinkeveryone will come away
from the presentationssaying, ‘I now knowsomething I didn’t have anyidea about.’ ”
Fitzgerald said sheanticipates that anotherpopular session will be JulieGieseman’s presentation,“Thirty Foods for a BetterBody.” Gieseman is aregistered dietitian atHy-Vee’s Mills Civic Parkwaystore and “will offer somereal, actionable things thatpeople can do right now toimprove their way of lookingat certain foods,” Fitzgeraldsaid.
Other presentation topicswill include gluten-freeeating, a new nutritionalscoring system called NuVal,weight management and
diabetes-educationresources. The dietitians alsowill be available in booths forprivate consultations.
The day’s agenda also willinclude a fitness session withlocal personal trainer AngelaGallagher and a cookingdemonstration with GeorgeFormaro, the chef behindsuch local restaurants asCentro, Django and ZombieBurger.
Celebrity speakers will beon hand, including “BiggestLoser” contestants Rebecca
Meyer — a Des Moinesnative — and Daniel Wright,and Des Moines adventurerCharlie Wittmack, the onlyperson in history to completethe World Triathlon.
The day will be filled withcooking demonstrations, ahealth fair with samples, andwares and information frommore than 50 vendors.
“We’ll also havepharmacists from Hy-Veedrugstores who will be gladto respond to people’squestions,” Fitzgerald said.
Find diet advice at Health ExperienceHY-VEE WHOLEHEALTHEXPERIENCEWHEN: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.March 31WHERE: Hy-Vee Hall, 730Third St.COST: $5 for adults, freefor children 12 andyounger
HEALTHIEST STATE INITIATIVEIowans need to eat more healthfully, get moving and ratchet down stress, according tostate and business leaders. To encourage this, they have launched a campaign called theHealthiest State Initiative. The goal is to improve Iowa’s health ranking among states. TheWhole Health Experience is a part of this initiative.
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Invasive colon cancer screeningsnot always necessary
New guidelines for colorectal cancerscreening from the American College ofPhysicians put the emphasis on individual risk.
People at average risk of developing colorectalcancer should get screened starting at age 50,whereas people at high risk — those withinflammatory bowel disease or a personal orfamily history of the disease — should getscreened starting at age 40 or earlier, accordingto the updated recommendations.
The guidelines recommend several screeningoptions for average-risk patients: opticalcolonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy, both ofwhich involve inserting a narrow tube with acamera into the rectum, or stool sample tests.
High-risk patients, on the other hand, shouldhave an optical colonoscopy, which is the mostsensitive test and the only one of therecommended tests that examines the entirecolon.
Colorectal cancer is the second leading causeof cancer-related deaths in the United States.Although screening can prevent deaths, onlyabout 60 percent of adults age 50 years and olderin the United States get screened.
Medications can cause weight gainMedications taken by millions of Americans for mood disorders, high
blood pressure, diabetes and other chronic conditions can have an unhealthyside effect: weight gain.
Dietary changes can help counterbalance the effects of these medications.Ask your doctor if an alternative medication may also help.
“I advocate patients talking with the pharmacist first, so they don’t justarbitrarily stop their medication before their next (medical) appointment,” saidRyan Roux, chief pharmacy officer with the Harris County Hospital District inHouston. “It should not be an embarrassment either to a patient or a providerto try to dig in, to get into a person’s specific comfort level with theirmedication.”
More information: The U.S. National Institute of Mental Health describesmedication side effects, including weight gain, www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/mental-health-medications/complete-index.shtml.
Trans fats can increase risk of strokeA new study found a 39 percent increased risk of stroke
among postmenopausal women who ate the highest amount oftrans fats, a common ingredient in baked goods, fast food andpackaged products.
The research, done at the University of North Carolina inChapel Hill, found that women who took aspirin regularly had asignificantly reduced stroke risk. But the study’s author stressedthat the second discovery does not mitigate the first.
Men, who were not included in the study, are less likely tobenefit from aspirin due to a gender influence that is not yetfully understood.
Experts recommend people reduce the amount of trans fatsthey consume.
Improving with age — seniors sleep betterThe older you get, the better you sleep, according to new
research that challenges conventional wisdom that a goodnight’s rest is harder to come by with age.
In a survey of 150,000 adults, people in their 70s and 80shad the fewest complaints of sleep disturbance, while thosebetween the ages of 18 and 24 had the most. Except for a bumpin complaints in middle age, sleep appears to improve steadilyover the course of a lifetime.
Health problems — especially depression — had asignificant effect on sleep, the survey found.
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nutrition: eat healthy
Bored with brownrice? Tired ofoatmeal? Get your
whole-grain fix withnutritious, versatile quinoainstead.
Quinoa (pronouncedkeen-wah) has beencultivated in South Americafor thousands of years, buthas just recently become ahot item for the health-conscious here in the U.S.Although technically a seed,quinoa is considered awhole-grain and offers all thenutritional benefits thatcome along with that title,and more.
In addition to beingpacked with fiber, vitaminsand minerals, quinoa isgluten-free, making it anideal option for thosefollowing a gluten-free diet,and it is one of the only plantfoods that’s a completeprotein, making it a great,high-protein alternative tomeat.
But how does it taste?Quinoa has a pleasant,
mildly-nutty taste, and fluffy,springy texture. A bittercoating called saponin coatsthe outside of the seeds,which is easily removed byrinsing in a fine meshstrainer under running waterbefore cooking like rice in a2:1 ratio of boiling water to
quinoa.Cooked quinoa can be
used in a variety of ways —replacing pasta in soups andcasseroles, pumping up freshfruit and vegetable salads orsimply cooking in chickenbroth for a quick andsatisfying side with supper.With just 170 calories, andmore than 3 grams of fiberand 6 grams of protein inevery serving, quinoaprovides a delicious andnutritious boost to anyrecipe.
Try mini ham and cheesequinoa cups, featuringcooked quinoa, eggs, freshzucchini, diced ham and twotypes of cheese, for anultra-flavorful, healthybreakfast, portable snack orcrowd-pleasing appetizer.
Look for dry quinoalocally at Trader Joe’s,Hy-Vee or Costco.
Learn to love: QuinoaMAKE THIS NUTRITIOUS ANDVERSATILE WHOLE GRAIN PARTOF YOUR HEALTHY DIET
By KRISTIN PORTERSpecial to Q
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MINI HAM ANDCHEESE QUINOACUPSMakes 28 mini cups
INGREDIENTS
2 cups cooked quinoa (about ¾ cupuncooked)
2 eggs
2 egg whites
1 cup shredded zucchini
1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
½ cup diced ham
¼ cup chopped parsley
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
2 green onions, sliced
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Add all ingredients to a large bowland mix to combine.
3. Liberally spray a mini muffin tinwith non-stick spray and spoon mix-ture to the top of each cup.
4. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until theedges of the cups are golden brown.Let cool for at least 5 minutes in thetin before eating.
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nutrition: make it healthier
Is it pizza night in yourhousehold tonight?Chances are pretty
good, since 94 percent of theU.S. population eats pizza. Infact, 93 percent ofAmericans average at leastone whole pizza per month.Pizza is often known to behigh in calories, total fat andsaturated fat. How does youronce-a-month pizza stack upnutritionally? Just one sliceof hand-tossed pizzacontains 230-300 caloriesand 10-20 grams of fat.
Because pizza includesthree to four food groups,finding healthy substitutionsand alternatives for the crust,sauce and toppings can be agreat way to boost thenutrients in one of America’sfavorite foods.
Boost the fiber bychoosing a whole graincrust. There are manypremade whole grain pizzacrusts available. These makewonderful short cuts todecrease the amount of timeit takes to make pizza athome, while adding fiber. Ifyou’re looking for a crust tosuit the needs of just oneperson, use whole grainpitas, wraps, thin buns orEnglish muffins.
Stick to the traditionalred sauce. Tomato sauce islow in calories compared toAlfredo sauces and offers anantioxidant — lycopene —which may help prevent
certain chronic diseases. Toreduce sodium, look forlow-sodium tomato sauce orsimply use no-salt-addedcrushed tomatoes as a basefor your pizza.
Make it a lean choice ofprotein. The ever-so-popular meat choices —sausage and pepperoni —supply the calories andsaturated fat in many pizzas.Trade up for health and
choose chicken, chickensausage, turkey kielbasa,turkey pepperoni, meatlessground crumbles orCanadian bacon. Sodium canbe a concern in many ofthese meats, so use themsparingly. Seafood can makea very lean alternative aswell.
Add lots of low-calorievegetables to increasefiber and antioxidants.
Many people enjoy addingonions, mushrooms,tomatoes and peppers totheir pizza. Try addingvegetables you’ve not triedbefore, such as sun-driedtomatoes, broccoli, spinach,cabbage, artichoke, yellowsquash or zucchini. Ofcourse, any vegetable willmake a healthy choice.
Switch up or scale backon the cheese. Cheese is
often a culprit of saturatedfat and sodium. Tryalternatives such as 2percent cheese or soy-basedcheese — or simply use lesscheese. Feta cheese is awonderful alternative with itsstrong flavor. Simply brush athin layer of garlic and oliveoil on a whole grain crust,top with thin sliced tomatoesand spinach, and sprinklewith feta cheese.
Pair your pizza up witha mixed green salad.Try eating a salad with lightdressing before the pizzaarrives or is done baking.This will help you feel full,making it easier to stick toone or two slices instead ofeating half the pizza.
Incorporating these tipscan make your pizza night ahealthy one, so pizza can beenjoyed any time.
Make a healthier pizzaCHOOSING THE RIGHT INGREDIENTS MAKES THIS AMERICAN FAVORITE A MORE NUTRITIOUS CHOICE
By AMY CLARKSpecial to Q
Southwest chipotle chicken pizza. JUSTIN HAYWORTH/Q
SOUTHWEST CHIPOTLECHICKEN PIZZAServes 8 (1-slice serving). Source: www.zonya.com
INGREDIENTS¾ cup salsa
1 premade whole-wheat pizza crust
6 ounces boneless skinless chicken breast, baked and cubed
2 tablespoons Mrs. Dash Southwest Chipotle marinade
1 4-ounce can diced green chilies, drained
½ cup diced onion
½ cup diced zucchini
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1 cup reduced-fat mozzarella cheese
1 cup diced tomatoes
1 cup shredded lettuce
1 tablespoon fat-free sour cream
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Spread salsa on top of pizza crust.
3. In a large skillet over low heat, saute chicken in the mari-nade. Add green chilies, onion, zucchini and mushrooms.
4. Pour chicken and vegetable mixture over the salsa. Spreadthe mozzarella over the mixture.
5. Bake in oven for 8-10 minutes until cheese is melted. Re-move from oven and top pizza with tomato and lettuce. Gar-nish with sour cream.
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Barbecue chicken pizza, on a whole wheat tortilla. JUSTIN HAYWORTH/Q
BARBECUE CHICKEN PIZZAServes 1
INGREDIENTS1 whole wheat tortilla
3 ounces boneless skinless chicken breast, baked and shreddedor cubed
2-3 tablespoons barbecue sauce1⁄3 cup shredded cheddar cheese
red onion
cilantro
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Bake your tortilla on a non-stick pan for 3-5 minutes, or untilit crisps and bubbles up a bit. (Don’t use low-carb tortillas —they will burn in the oven.)
3. Remove the tortilla and spread the barbecue sauce on thetortilla. Barbecue sauce can be high in sodium, so check thelabel to find one with a lower number.
3. Top your pizza with the chicken, then add as much redonion and cilantro as you prefer, and add cheese on top.
4. Bake for another 5-7 minutes, until the cheese is melted.
— Sarah Dose
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Tilapia is often forgotten inthe world of fish andlean-meat alternatives, but
it puts up a good fight. Tilapia is amild white fish that takes on theflavor of the dish. In addition to itsremarkable versatility, every 3.5ounce serving of tilapia packs 26grams of protein and only 3 gramsof fat and 128 calories.
Tilapia is sometimes referred toas “aquatic chicken” in the foodindustry thanks to its mild flavorand quick production rate. The mildflavor is also what makes this typeof fish so appealing — a leanprotein with no fishy taste. tilapia isvery low in mercury due to itsherbivorous diet, putting it on thesafe list to eat during pregnancy.
Because tilapia is so mild andversatile, it can be cooked veryeasily — steamed, baked, boiled,fried, etc. Just make sure it’s cookeduntil opaque and flaky. You can alsotry substituting tilapia in yourfavorite dishes — like bakedParmesan tilapia. Also try tilapia intacos, stir fries and salads for a freshspin on old recipes.
Tilapia: True chicken of the seaMILD FLAVOR AND REMARKABLE VERSATILITY MAKE HEALTHFUL TILAPIA EASY TO PREPARE
Whitney Packebush is theFareway corporate dietitian.Contact her at [email protected] see www.fareway.com.
BAKED PARMESAN TILAPIAMakes 4 servings. Total time: 20 minutes
INGREDIENTS4 tilapia filets
1 cup flour
1 egg
¾ cup grated Parmesancheese
2 teaspoons paprika
1 tablespoon fresh parsley
1 lemon, cut into wedges
Salt and pepper, to taste
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Place flour in shallow dish. Beat egg and place in a separate shallow dish.
3. Combine cheese, paprika and parsley in another dish.
4. Drizzle olive or canola oil on fish and dredge the filets in flour, then egg, andthen cheese mixture. Place the fish on a foil-lined baking sheet and bake untilopaque — about 10 to 12 minutes. Serve with lemon wedges.
Nutrition information per serving: 252 calories; 13g fat; 5 g saturated; 74mg choles-terol; 344mg sodium; 1g carbohydrate; 0g fiber; 33g protein
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nutrition: dietitian’s advice
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wellness
Doctors and patientscan agree on at leastone thing — it’s
easier to fix a health problemwhen caught early, ratherthan waiting until it becomesa bigger issue.
While some medical visitsmake patients uneasy, thereare certain healthy actionsand symptoms you shouldn’tignore:
Colonoscopy
Get screened every 10years starting at age 50,earlier if you have a familyhistory. Patients having rectalbleeding or abdominal painbetween screenings shouldalso be evaluated, saidDr. John Hines, gastro-enterologist at The IowaClinic.
The test saves lives, hesaid. Studies show thatcolonoscopies decrease yourrisk of getting cancer and
dying from the illness.Patients must drink four litersof fluid starting the daybefore to clean out theirsystem and medication helpsmake the exam morecomfortable, Hines added.
Several providers areoffering free exams at ScopeIt Out on March 31. Go towww.johnstoddardcancer.org for information.
Mammograms andgynecologic exams
Yearly mammogramsshould begin at age 40 to geta baseline, Dr. DouglasLayton said. Those at highrisk can be screened earlier.
Pap smears can helpcatch cervical cancer earlyand treat it with simpleprocedures before itbecomes full-blown cancer.He added that a pelvic examis the only way to detect amass on an ovary.
Lipid profile
Screening should begin atage 18 as part of an annualphysical.
“We always talk about allthe cancer screening, but alot more Americans die ofcardiovascular disease thanthey do of cancer. Bloodpressure, blood sugar andcholesterol panels are verysimple things to get,” Laytonsaid.
Chest pain
Dr. Saima Zafar, an Iowa
Health-Des Moinescardiologist, saidpressure-like symptoms inthe chest, radiating to thejaw, shoulder or left arm,require immediate medicalattention. Some patientsmistakenly write it off asindigestion or muscular pain,thinking the pain will goaway.
Women may also haveother symptoms, includingback pain, shortness ofbreath and a feeling similarto heartburn. They’re morelikely to dismiss thesymptoms and not botheranyone.
“Don’t be conscious ofwhat others think of you.Take care of yourself,” Zafarurged. “Make sure you seekattention.”
If it’s a false alarm,determine what follow-upyou need, such as a stress
test that could exposehidden problems.
Eye exams
Dr. Jared Nielsen, retinaspecialist at Wolfe Eye Clinic,said anyone having visionproblems — new onset offloaters or blurred vision —should get examined. Healthinsurance often covers thosevisits if patients don’t havevision coverage.
Ages 20 to 39 shouldhave an eye exam everythree to five years, regardlessof whether they wearglasses. Ages 40 to 64 shouldget exams every two to fouryears and patients 65 andolder should have examsevery one to two years.
“Unfortunately, there aresome eye conditions you canhave and not know it untilthe very end,” he said.
One such eye disease isglaucoma, which can resultin permanent loss of vision.Screening is importantbecause patients may notrealize they have elevatedeye pressures.
Recurringheadaches
Sudden or severeheadache, or those thatresult in vision changes,require immediate attention,said Dr. Mark Puricelli,neurologist at the RuanNeurology Center. Theycould signal more seriousconditions as stroke,hemorrhage, tumor or viralmeningitis.
Changes in frequency, aswell as those that wake youfrom sleep or accompany ahigh fever, also should beevaluated, he said.
Take proactive approach to healthA MEDICAL SCREENING TODAY CAN KEEP YOU HEALTHY TOMORROW
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mind & body
Using light touchon and above thebody, Gail
Hardinger-McCarthy saysshe can help restorebalance and harmony topromote natural healing.
She’s a certified HealingTouch practitioner, helpingclients pay attention totheir energy, emotions andbeliefs.
“I’m merely here as afacilitator to help themunderstand and recognizetheir own body, their ownenergy. It’s kind of likehelping them read theirbody’s road map,” she said.
Healing is different thancuring, she says, and is aprocess of moving towardwholeness of body, mindand spirit.
Healing Touch workswith the body's relaxationresponse in creating a moreoptimal environment for
the body to heal, she adds.Hardinger-McCarthy has
a nursing background andhas worked in health carefor more than 30 years inwellness, prevention andholistic health. She hasoffered Healing Touch inhospital settings andcontinues her passion forenergy therapy in privatepractice at Life in Balance,based inside her Ankenyhome.
Healing Touch wasfounded in the late 1980sby Janet Mentgen, aregistered nurse. It is partof the Healing TouchInternational CertificateProgram and is endorsedby the American HolisticNurses Association.
The nurturing therapy isnon-invasive and safe. Thepractice is growing rapidlyand is used internationally,and has also been the focusof studies on theinteraction between thebrain, behavior and immunity. It can be used on
all ages and conditions,including stress, arthritis,depression and headaches,and has been known toprovide such benefits asrelaxation, stress relief andpain management.
Hardinger-McCarthybegan using the therapy15 years ago when herdaughter had difficultyfalling asleep. She becamea certified practitioner10 years ago and is oneof several in Iowa.Certification requires 135hours of training tocomplete five skill levels,followed by a one-year
mentorship period.“For many years
working in health care, I feltlike there was a piecemissing,” she said. “Then Idiscovered the work ofHealing Touch and how itworks with traditionalmedicine.”
Hardinger-McCarthyexplains about HealingTouch:
» The human energysystem concept operates onthe belief that we are morethan our physical body.
“We are fields of energyand we are constantly influx, changing, receivingand giving out information
in the form of vibration,”she said.
» The information wetake in is assimilatedthrough seven mainchakras, Sanskrit forspinning vortexes ofenergy. Each chakra isassociated with anendocrine gland and nerveplexus. Issues and beliefsare associated with eachcenter, she said.
“If the energy isbalanced and moving, wehave more of a sense ofhealth and well-being,” shesaid.
» Anythingcompromising the energy
flow — an emotion, fear orbelief — can cause animbalance.
“Often times beforeanything is detected in thephysical body, it can besensed energetically in thefield,” she said.
Hardinger-McCarthybegins her one-hoursessions by talking withclients about theirintentions for the visit.Some are seeking clarity, orcoping with physical pain.Clients participate inHealing Touch lying on atable, experiencing theenergy therapy in theirown, unique ways.
One client, KarenBougher, was seekingbetter focus the day of hervisit. With Bougher underwarm comforters,Hardinger-McCarthystarted by holding her feet.Slowly, she moved herhands above Bougher’sbody to assess her energyfield, which extendsoutward in all directions,she said. She sensedtingling on the left side, andsome energy vibrationaround Bougher’s head.
Hardinger-McCarthythen focused on atechnique to help calm themind, holding specificpoints on the body until shefelt the energy balancedbetween her hands. Theamount of time varies fromperson to person andspecific condition.
She then assessed thechakras, to see if theenergy was open andbalanced. With permission
Healing Touch focuses on energyHEALING IS A PROCESS OF MOVING TOWARD WHOLENESS OF BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, PROPONENT SAYS
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PROPONENTS OF HEALING TOUCHSAY THE THERAPY WORKS IN ...» Relaxation and stress reduction» Managing pain» Strengthening immune system» Enhancing recovery after surgery» Calming anxiety and depression» Supporting cancer care» Supporting end of life process» Easing of acute and chronic pain and conditions» Creating a sense of well-being» Enhancing spiritual connectionGo to www.healingtouchinternational.org orcontact [email protected]
Healing Touch practitioner and instructor Gail Hardinger-McCarthy operates Life inBalance inside her home. Here she works with Karen Bougher. DAVID PURDY/ Q
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Healing Touch practitioner and instructor Gail Hardinger-McCarthy operates Life inBalance inside her Ankeny home. Here she works with Karen Bougher. DAVID PURDY/Q
to use light touch, sheconnects the energy of thechakras and moves on tomagnetic clearing bymoving her hands over thebody as if smoothing thefield from head to toe.
After therapy,Hardinger-McCarthy helpsreground the client.Because the energy clearsinto the lymph system, shesaid, she recommendspatients drink waterafterward.
Bougher said she hasexperienced a variety ofpositive responses.
For eight years, she has
used therapy to manageeverything from stress to abroken foot. It has provideda sense of calm and madeher more aware of themind-body-spiritconnection.
Hardinger-McCarthyalso teaches Healing Touchclasses for continuingeducation credit, and toindividuals simplyinterested in learning moreabout the human energysystem.
Ellen Plager took thecourse last year and usesthe techniques to maintaina sense of balance and
well-being.She has worked with
Hardinger-McCarthy tocomplement her currentmedical practices.
After a session, “you feelvery refreshed andbalanced and ready foryour next day. It gives youbalance and energy,” Plagersaid.
Plager recommendsothers try Healing Touch tobetter understand thehuman system.
Hardinger-McCarthy’snext course will be offeredJune 9 and 10 at MercyMedical Center.
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fitness: steal this workout
Developed in the1920s by Germanphysical trainer
Joseph Pilates, the Pilatesfamily of exercises wasoriginally meant for rehab-ilitation. The low-impactworkouts were designed toincrease strength andflexibility and focus on spinalalignment, breath controland quality of movementsover the quantity.
Despite its slow,controlled format, Pilatescan be a good calorieburner. According tomedicinenet.com, calorieexpenditure in relation toPilates has been carefullystudied. “The researchersfound that on average, a165-pound person burned480 calories per hour duringan advanced Pilates workout(comparable to walking 4.5miles per hour); 390 caloriesper hour during anintermediate workout(comparable to basicstepping); and 276 caloriesper hour during a basicworkout (comparable tomoderate stretching).”
Julie Hall, a Stott Pilatestrained instructor in mat andequipment-based Pilates atFitness By Design saystechnique is paramount inPilates.
“It is important that youunderstand how to do themovements correctly toobtain the maximumbenefits and to avoid injury.You should not feel any pain,
or be wobbling or shakingviolently in any position whiledoing Pilates.”
Go low impact with PilatesBUILD CORE STRENGTH AND FLEXIBILITY WITH PILATES EXERCISES YOU CAN DO AT HOME
By JENNIFER [email protected]
The HundredA dynamic warm-up for the abdominals and lungs.
1. Lie on your back with your legs bent in tabletop posi-tion with your shins and ankles parallel to the floor.Inhale.2. Exhale. Bring your head up with your chin down and,using your abs, curl your upper spine up off the floor.Keep the shoulders sliding down and engaged in theback. Your gaze is right about knee level. Stay here andinhale.
Rolling like a ballRolling exercises stim-ulate the spine, deeplywork the abdominalsand tune us into theinner flow of move-ment and breath in thebody. Keep your rolledposition throughoutthe exercise.
1. Sit on your mat and clasp your hands over yourshins, just above the ankle.2. Drop your shoulders, widen your back, deepenyour abdominals and make a nice curve of yourspine. Don't tuck your head; your neck is part of thelong curve. Lift your feet off the mat and balance on,or just behind, your sits bones.
3. Inhale. Pullthe lower absin and up to getyourself goingand roll back onyour inhale.Roll only to theshoulders. Donot roll ontothe neck.4. Exhale. Staydeeply scoopedwith your spinecurved. Useyour exhaleand abdominalsto return toupright. Repeatfive to sixtimes.
FIVE BASICEXERCISESJulie Hall demonstrates fivebasic Pilates exercises.Pilates exercises use the Pilatesbreath: Inhale through yournose, expanding the back andsides of your rib cage. Breatheout through pursed lips toexhale fully.Learn more about Pilates:Fitness By Design, 4715 GrandAve., 664-7387; www.fitness-bydesigndm.com
3. Exhale, while at the same time, deepen the pull of the abs and extend your arms andlegs. Your legs reach toward where the wall and ceiling meet in front of you. You canadjust them higher or lower for less or more advanced work. They should only be as lowas you can go without shaking and without the lower spine pulling up off the mat. Yourarms extend straight and low, just a few inches off the floor, with the fingertips reachingfor the far wall.4. Hold your position. Take five short breaths in and five short breaths out (sniffing in andpuffing out). While doing so, move your arms in a controlled up-and-down manner — asmall but dynamic pumping of the arms. Keep your shoulders and neck relaxed. Do a cycleof 10 full breaths. Each cycle is five short in-breaths and then five short out-breaths. Keepyour abs scooped, your back flat on the floor, and your head an extension of your spine,with the gaze down.
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Spine TwistIncreases the range ofmotion in the upperbody by training thetrunk to spiral whilemaintaining the sup-port of a stable pelvis.
1. Sit up tall on yoursits bones. Pull yourabdominals in so thatyour upper body is wellsupported. Flex yourfeet and reach throughyour heels. Extend yourarms directly out to thesides, keeping themeven with your shoul-ders, so that there isone long line fromfingertip to fingertip.
The Roll UpIt has been said that one Pilates Roll Up is equal to six reg-ular sit ups, and is much better than crunches for creating aflat stomach
1. Lie on the floor with your legs straight. Let your bellydrop down toward the floor and make sure your shouldersare relaxed and away from your ears. Leave your scapulaanchored in your back and your ribs down, as you bringyour arms straight up over your head and back so thatyour fingertips are pointing to the wall behind you.
2. Inhale. Leave your scapula down as you bring your armsup overhead. As your arms pass your ears let the chin dropand head and upper spine join the motion to curl up.
2. Inhale. Exhale forthree counts, rotatingthe spine, lengtheningand increasing rotationwith each successivebreath.3. Inhale. Lengthen andreturn to center.4. Repeat, moving in theopposite direction. Dothree to five repetitionson each side.
3. Exhale. Continue in one smooth motion to curl yourbody in an up-and-over motion toward your toes. Pull inyour abs in and deepen the curve of the your spine as youexhale. Keeping the head tucked, the abdominals deepand the back rounded, reach for your toes.4. Inhale. Bring the breath fully into your pelvis and backas you pull the lower abs in, reach your tailbone under,and begin to uncurl, vertebrae by vertebrae, down to thefloor. Keep the legs on the floor as you roll down.5. Exhale. Continue to set one vertebrae after anotherdown on the floor. Once your shoulders come to the floor,the arms go with the head as you continue to roll down tothe mat. Do up to six repetitions. The roll up is one contin-uous, controlled, flowing motion. Try to synchronize withthe breath.
Swan DiveAn extension exercise that opens the front-body, expandsthe chest and stretches the abdominals, hip flexors andquadriceps. It is best to do after you have warmed up thespine with a few forward flexion exercises, such as theHundred.
1. Lie on the mat face down. Keep your arms close to yourbody as you bend your elbows to bring your hands underyour shoulders. Shoulders should be away from the ears.The legs are shoulder-width apart.
2. Engage your abdominal muscles, lifting your bellybutton up away from the mat. The abdominals remainlifted throughout the exercise.3. Inhale. Lengthen your spine, sending energythrough the top of your head as you press your fore-arms and hands into the mat, pushing yourself up tosupport a long upward arc in the upper body. Protectyour lower back by sending your tail bone downtoward the mat.4. Exhale. Keep your abdominals lifted as you releasethe arc, lengthening your spine as your torso returnsto the mat in a sequential way: low-belly, mid-belly,low-ribs and so on. Repeat three to five times usingan even, flowing breath to support the movement.
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fitness: exercise review
Overview: The “At-HomeChallenge” DVD promisesyou will go from “beginnerto winner in four weeks.”“Biggest Loser” trainersAnna Kournikova, BobHarper and Dolvett Quinceeach lead portions of theworkout. You can do thewhole video, like I did, inan hour, or you can dosegments. In thebackground are theat-home winners of “TheBiggest Loser,” includingHeba Salama, JimGermanakos, BernieSalazar and RebeccaMeyer, who is from DesMoines.
The video starts with afive-minute warm-up, ledby Kournikova. She thenshows a 10-minute cardiosegment. After that is thefirst strength segment,which lasts 10 minutes andis led by Quince. Next,Harper leads the “phasetwo” cardio and strengthsegments. They last 15minutes apiece (eventhough the DVD cover saysthey’re just 10 minuteslong). Finally, Harper leadsa five-minute cooldown.
What’s good: If you’veever watched “The BiggestLoser,” you get animpression of what thecontestants go through. Ifyour exercise routine isusually spinning, runningor the elliptical machine,this is a great way tochange up your routine —think of it as cross-training.
While the cardio andstrength segments areseparate, I definitely foundmyself getting windedduring the strengthsections — the trainersdefinitely believe in usingyour whole core duringeach exercise.
The phase two workoutsare much more difficultthan phase one. So, ifyou’re a beginner, it mightbe wise to do phase onetwice each workout, andthen graduate to addingphase two in a week or so.Harper’s tough — justwhen you think you’refinished, he adds in “just afew more seconds” a lot,which will push you to yourlimit.
I also enjoyed seeing theformer competitors.Rebecca and Bernie do thefull advanced moves, whereHeba and Jim do modifiedversions. It’s nice to get the“real person” effect —none of these people arefitness models.
Bob was my favoriteinstructor. He has tons ofenergy and is good withmotivating you, even whenyou’re squatting in front ofyour couch and it wouldjust be so much easier toplop down with your water.
What’s not so good:Squats and lunges. Lots ofsquats and lunges. I reallyhate squats and lunges.Hear me out here. I knowsquats and lunges are twoof the most efficient
exercises (especially whenyou combine them withfull-body strength moveslike Harper does). But ifyou do this video a fewtimes a week, after a fewweeks you’re going to getmentally pretty tired ofthem. Anna Kournikova,while adorable, comes off alittle flat.
Consider this DVD morelike a supplement to yourusual workout. Subbing it in
just once or twice a weekfor your usual workout iswhat I’d recommend.
The next day: I admit, Iget in a rut when I workout. It’s hard to get me outof spinning class or off theelliptical machine. So theday after I did this workout,I definitely still felt the burnin my legs, thanks to all thesquats and lunges.
— Sarah Dose
At-Home Challenge DVDVIDEO LETS YOU EXERCISE WITH ‘BIGGEST LOSER’ TRAINERS
Harper’s tough — just when youthink you’re finished, he adds in“just a few more seconds” a lot,which will push you to your limit.
Bernie Salazar and Rebecca Meyer participate in the “At-Home Challenge” DVD in the phase 2 cardio portion. SPECIAL TO Q
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fitness: weight-loss story
Sara Miller wasshopping with hermom one day when it
hit her. “My mom was fat,most of the women in myfamily were fat, and I toowould be fat when I was amom.”
She buried her head in aclothes rack and cried hereyes out.
Over the years, she didn’tcall herself “fat” anymore,but softened it with“chubby,” while enduring acycle of crazy diet fads,
“eating only soup or aHollywood juice diet,” losingfive or 10 pounds beforegiving it up.
Then the 32-year-oldUrbandale woman said shehad an epiphany. It cameright after the delivery of herdaughter, Caroline.
“This tiny little baby hadall the promise in the worldand she needed someone tohelp her live up to it,” saidMiller. “Children learnthrough modeling. Whatreally teaches a child is whatthey see.”
Miller went home fromthe hospital weighing 269
pounds and zeroed in on theheart of her weight issues.
“I realized my problemwas I was getting into a dietmentality — food is bad andI can’t have it — but reallythere are just bad amounts offood,” she said.
She saw people onlow-carb diets “who endedup chasing down a Wondertruck” because they were soused to thinking about thenegative side of food, insteadof budgeting it like theirfinances.
One small doughnutnever killed anyone; eating ahalf dozen might spell some
future trouble.“Nothing is off limits. But
I started to change the way Ieat, choosing more ‘real’ andless processed foods — fruitand vegetables, whole foodsand grains,” she said.
She joined WeightWatchers and began usingthe Internet to chooserecipes with fresh ingred-ients and for the first time inher life really cooking, andnot just out of a box. Shebegan making her ownyogurt and whole-grainbread.
In a few months Millerdropped 80 pounds and hit a
Mother’s motivationSARA MILLER GAZED AT HER NEWBORN AND DECIDED TO MODELHEALTHFUL EATING HABITS TO HELP HERSELF AND HER CHILDBy MIKE [email protected]
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kind of wall, realizing that at5 feet 5 inches, she was stilltechnically obese. So inOctober, 2010 she launcheda blog, Weightylife.com, toexplore her relationship withfood.
“I realized I had toexplore why I eat and how tofix it and that was fixing it inmy head,” she said. “I beganlooking at food as fuel, notusing it as entertainment orto soothe a wound. If youlook at food as fuel it’s easierto make a good choice.”
In one year she had lost100 pounds. She stepped onthe scale on her 31st birthdaywearing a $100 bill T-shirt.
Miller wasn’t done. Herhusband, David, is avidabout fitness and for theirfifth wedding anniversaryshe didn’t have a gift but hadwhat she thought was a greatlast-minute idea. Thetriathlete had always wanted
to run a race with his wife, soshe wrote a note how shewould train for a future racewith him.
She had rarely moved herbody athletically and wasscared of it. So she joinedCurves because it wasnon-threatening to workthrough a fitness circuit withother women, who wereusually much older than her.A year ago she had gainedenough courage to go out inthe neighborhood and take arun. She went in the dark sono one would see her.
By April, she ran theGrand Blue Mile withoutstopping, and by June the 5KDam to Dam in Des Moineswith her husband.
She dropped another 22pounds to a healthy 147 andwas one of 100 nationwide towin Weight Watchers’Inspiring Stories Contest inDecember.
Although the stay-at-home mom’s inspiration washer children, Caroline, 2, andLincoln, 4, it also took a lotof mental work on her ownattitudes.
“The important thing is tonot focus on the end,” shesaid. “Because it is some-thing that takes so long, youhave to anchor it to realreasons that don’t revolvearound being skinny. Youhave to really think aboutwhy you are doing it. You areworth it. And if you aredoing this for your health ittrickles down to others in
your family.”Today, her back doesn’t
hurt at the end of the day.She has energy to play withher kids and run with herhusband.
She can’t yet walk into theroom without still feeling thatlifetime of anxiety of “beingthe fattest woman in theroom,” and wishing a holewould swallow her up.Losing the weight is just thefirst part. She is on her wayto changing how she viewsherself, as a healthy personwith a new way of life.
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•Dental exams•Dental cleanings•Periodontal cleanings•Oral cancer screenings•Digital xrays
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•Night guard•Implant restoration•Emergency care•Serving infants
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Dr. Erin McLaughlin-Harkin is proud to announce the opening of Erin Dental, P.C.,a new family and cosmetic dentistry practice located just off University Avenue at12119 Stratford Drive in Clive. The team at Erin Dental is committed to providingyou and your loved ones with quality, gentle dentistry care including:
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Dr. Erin McLaughlin-Harkin is acceptingnew patients.Call (515) 440-7003to make an appointment.
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Natural Living ExpoVisit more than 100 exhibitors offeringgreen, natural, healthful, organic, holistic,renewable, reusable goods and services.On the entertainment stage, see musicians,dancers and more. Educational, fun,informative and free classes andworkshops. Fun activities anddemonstrations for kids of all ages.
WHEN AND WHERE: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. March 31;11 a.m.-4 p.m. April 1 at Veterans Memorialconvention center, Iowa Events Center, 833Fifth Ave.
COST: $5 for adults, free for students under18. Tickets available at the door.
Health Screening WorkshopSet up a 20-minute screening appointmentto determine your body mass index, bodyfat percentage, waist circumference, bloodpressure and complete a health survey. Youwill get an explanation of your results,
recommendations and have the chanceto have your questions answered.
WHEN AND WHERE: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. April 2and 5 at Hy-Vee, 1107 E. Army PostRoad; 285-6394. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. April 3and 4 at Hy-Vee, 3221 S.E. 14th St.;243-7271.
COST: $10 per person or bring a friendor spouse for $17.
Unplug & Recharge:A Detox OrientationStart off spring with a revitalizing andrefreshing body and mind detox. You’llexperience cleansing on all levels withthis special program designed byhealth and nutrition counselor ShereeClark to rebalance and restore you.
WHEN AND WHERE: 5:30 p.m. April 9 atSmokey Row, 1910 Cottage Grove Ave.;244-2611.
Hundreds of booths, along with classes, demonstrations and entertainment will be featuredat the Natural Living Expo. REGISTER FILE PHOTO
Colonic therapy is proven to help your body detox and lose a fewextra pounds. It’s a safe and gentle way to soften and assist in the
removal of accumulated layers of toxic waste which not only benefitsthe colon but all of the organs, and systems in the body
Colonics also help to restore muscle tone and normal peristalsisin the bowel, ultimately alleviating and preventing constipation.
Call 225-7559 to schedule your free consultation with Niki!
Receive a 15% discount when you book your first treatment!
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