Dr. Susan Love speaks at Campbell Hall in Studio City, CA

Campbell Hall Parent Education Program
"Currents in Breast Cancer Research and Female Wellness"
Perspectives on Woman's Health

Special Guest speaker: Dr. Susan Love (author of "Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book" and "Dr. Susan Love's Menopause and Hormone Book). She is also a Clinical Professor of Surgery at UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine.

Tuesday, March 15, 7 p.m. in the Theater on the Campbell Hall campus.

Anyone can attend.

Yoga for Parkinson's and other Muscle Conditions

Colleen Carroll, formerly our Surf'n Turf yoga instructor continues to do wonderful things. Read this article about her work at Yoga Therapy For Parkinson's, Palisades Post 2/24/11.

FITTEST AND FATEST CITIES

Men’s Health published its annual list of “fittest and fattest” United States cities this winter. To determine the results, the study authors calculated percentages for the following factors among city residents: overweight, type 2 diabetes; money spent on junk food; inactivity; and more. Following are the five leanest and five heaviest cities:

Fittest

1. San Francisco

2. Burlington, Vermont

3. Washington, DC

4. Seattle

5. Austin, Texas

Fattest

1. Corpus Christi, Texas

2. Charleston, West Virginia

3. El Paso, Texas

4. Dallas

5. Memphis, Tennessee

LYCOPENE FIGHTS CANCER!

Lycopene is a powerful antioxidant that may reduce your risk of breast cancer and heart disease. You'll find lycopene in bright red fruits and vegetables. And if you add olive oil when cooking some tomatoes for pasta sauce, you'll enhance the power of lycopene to neutralize free radicals, thus preventing oxidative damage to your cells. Healthy cells have the most resistance to cancer. (Pam Stephan, About Cancer, 2/9/11)

CONSISTENT EXERCISE LOWERS RISK OF DYING FROM COLON CANCER

According to a new study led by researchers at the Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis physical activity can make the disease less deadly.

“People who were consistently active over the course of their adulthood had a lower risk of death from colon cancer than those who were sedentary,” says first author Kathleen Y. Wolin, ScD. “People often wonder around the start of a new year whether exercise really will help them stay healthy or whether it’s already too late. It’s never too late to start exercising, but it’s also never too early to start being active. That’s the message we hope people will take away from this study.”

Wolin

Wolin, assistant professor of surgery in the Division of Public Health Sciences, says the benefits of starting an exercise program include not just preventing colon cancer and death from the disease, but also reduced risk of heart disease, diabetes and other cancers.

She says the greatest benefits seem to accrue in those who have exercised for the largest percentage of their lives. But it isn’t necessary to run marathons or to work out for many hours every day.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

It's 2011! I just walked 3 miles back and forth to the Rose Bowl Parade. What a beautiful display of creativity and commitment. From the 9/11 commemorative float to the Budweiser Clydesdale Horses, we have a lot to celebrate in the new year.

Now is the time to make your realistic and lofty goals and plans for the year ahead. Make sure it includes exercise, proper nutrition, enough sleep, and brain games to keep you healthy. A little bit each day goes a long way to insuring your health. Stay committed and practice 'moderation --- you will see the results.

Thanks to all my wonderful clients and colleagues for their continued support. Wishing everyone a year of health and fortune (however you define it!).

Cheers!

Deborah

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