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Holiday meals don’t have to mean extra pounds
Continued from page 1B
the winter holidays isn’t lost
duhniS the rest of the year ”
The knowledge that people
actually accumulate a lai^
proportion of their yearly
weight gain over the winter
holidays, researchers added,
may prove useful in treating
obesity
Holiday wei^t gain can be
avoided.
Avoid overeating by plan
ning >x)ur meed program
before the holiday feast with a
food dieuy Set reasonable
goals. Do not plan to avoid the
dessert taWe, however you
should plan to eat more fhiit
and vegetables. If you eat
more than planned, do not
feel guilty It is more impor
tant to accurately record the
additional items in your food
diary Tliis will provide you
with the information neces
sary to make acljustments in
AIDS take home test
Continued from page 1B
“TTiere’s a possibility that it’s going to change within the next
few years because what’s the number one minority group in the
United States?” Stewart asked, referring to the growing
Hispanic population.
“On a whole results would be given and treated a lot quidcer,
however I think the biggest problem would be people testing
secretly and not sharing results and going untreated,” Patricia
DuPont, a licensed psyciiotherapist says. “We tend to avoid ther
apy in general and there’s a cultural stigma against it so we as
Blacks would likely not seek out the courses of treatment, both
medically and psycholc^cally”
When Marcel Watkins was diagnosed with HIV a year ago, he
needed all the support he could find.
“I was in denial even though I had a doctor staring me in the
face like you are HIV positive,”’ the investment banker in San
Diego says. It was tlirough visits with his doctor and the pres
sure put on him to begin taking medicine that Watkins faced
reality “If 1 found that out at home and alone, I think fd have
gone on like nothing happened ”
Cancer survivors
inspire screenings
Continued from page 1B
to women who can’t affoixl
them. Money generated fiom
the sale of the calendar will be
used to provide more free
manuuograms Hie 2006 cal
endar is the third put out by
Sister, Speak!
Breast can(»r, which will
affect one in eight American
women in their lifetimes, has
been particularly mikind to
black women. While they are
less likely to develop the dis
ease than their white counter
parts, black women die more
often fixan the disease, partly
because they do not get yearly
mammograms and other
screenings that could detect
the cancer early
‘Teople are more aware that
they need to have their mam-
mc^am, but tliere is still that
silent fear,” said Meadows.
Sister, Speak! tries to ease
that fear The oiganization
sponsors several health fairs
eath year and often is on hand
at churches and community
events to drive home to
women the importance of
screenings
Meadows hc^Des that the cal-
.endar will aid the oiganiza-
tion in its mission. It shows,
she says, that a diagnosis is
not an automatic death sen
tence. The women featured
have their good days and bad
ones, but they are making it,
Meadows said.
Patricia Hough was
inspired by the 2003 calendar.
Her husband bought it for her
as a Christmas gift soon after
she was diagnosed. Hough,
43. said she felt an immediate
connection with the women in
the calendar. Since being
diagnosed, Hough has had
meiny people offer her kind
words and support, But only
women who have walked the
path can have true insight
into her pli^t, she said.
‘It did not mean as much
unless it was coming fiom
someone like me,” she said.
Hou^ now is an active mem
ber of the Sister, Speak! sis
terhood and one of the sur
vivors featured on the current
calendai*
Hou^ is now in remission.
The wife and mother works
full time. H«* side job these
days is educating other
women about the importance
of screenings and living life to
its fullest. Hough believes
that the more she does to
reach out to other women, the
more she heals and rejuve
nates.
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your food consumption over
the next few days to offset
those accesses, according to
mealinformation. com.
Pionerthinking.com, a
health web site, offers a few
tips to avoid holiday fat.
1. Exercise a few hours
before eating a big meal. It
will boost your metabolism
and your determination.
2. Avoid alcohol or restrict
your consumption by having
a glass of water between
drinks.
3. Build an extra workout
day into eadi week’s acerdse
r^jme.
4. When snacking, choose
the lowest calorie options.
Snack on raw ve^es, but
watch out for creamy dips.
5. Eat slowly and chew food
thoroughly YouU feel satis
fied sooner.
6. After big eating events,
take a few days to go on a
nutritious, low-calorie diet.
Substituting a high-quality
protein drink such as
Almased for one or two meals
a day will ensure you get the
protein and amino adds need
ed to keep your metabolism
running smoothly and burn
ing fat effidently
7, While watching televi
sion, keep your hands busy by
knitting, filing your nails, or
playing solitaire. This avoids
the need to munch.
8. When feeding the kids,
serve only what you think
they will eat. You can always
offer seconds. A plate of left
overs can tempt you to finish
what they did not.
9. If a co-worker brings
cookies to your next meeting,
take one and set it aside to
savor when you return to
your desk It is too easy to
lose track of how much you
eat when your mind is on the
agenda.
Dispelling everyday myths about epilepsy
Continued from page 1B
one of a number of things that
can make a difference in the
way the brain works.
‘It’s hard to say..any human
can have the capability to
have seizure disorders,” said
Dr. Carter. ‘3ut studies have
shown that minorities are
more apt to suffer from epilep
sy Those groups are more
likely to have strokes and
head iiyuries just by virtue of
their occupation.”
Blue collar and manual
labor jobs that have been dis-
proportionat^y filled by peo
ple of color, are the type of jobs
that place the employee at
greater hazard of a head
injury and they are at greater
risk of seizures.
Other myths £ire epilepsy
has mythological and spiritu
al causes rather than physi
cal.
‘Tlpilepsy is a condition of
the brain and it’s not conta
gious but there are a lot of
untruths that surround the
disorder,” said Melson of
Greater North Tfexas Epilepsy
Foundation.
One such untruth is when
someone is having a seizure
you need to stick a spoon in a
person’s mouth. According to
the Edleman Foundation, it is
impossible for a person to
swallow their tongue during a
seizure.
Sufferers are encouraged by
professionals to try and live as
normal a life as possible, lb
Cynthia Hsby that was easier
said than done.
*1 couldn’t be in a room by
myself,” she said. ‘TJveryday I
had to go to the doctor to get
shots, everyday for about
three years. When I was nine,
I stopped having them
(seizures).”
Subject to the taimts and
involuntary exclusion caused
by her condition, Hsby coped
as much as possible.
‘1 really didn’t play with
other kids, sometimes my own
sister wouldn’t play with me.”
Hsby recalls. "I really couldn’t
go far fixim the house. I had to
be watched 247. A lot of stuff
I don’t remember. I would just
be playing and then I would
have a seizure. I would black
out . to go through episodes
like that. I had to be under
continual doctor care. But you
never knew when they will
strike.”
Hsby has been seizure-fi^ee
for about 21 years now and is
grateful everyday for her
improved health.
"Recently I watched a
Lifetime movie, about a young
boy who suffered from epilep
sy and I neariy burst into
tears. I wouldn’t wish epilepsy
on anybody,” she said.
Because of old wives tales
and rumors about the disor
der, people continue to misun
derstand the nature of the
growing disorder among peo
ple of color. But organizations
like the National Epilepsy
Foimdation, American
Epilepsy Society and the
Citizens United for Research
in Epilepsy are fitting stig
mas and looking for a cure to
this disorder.
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