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Thursday, February 23, 2006
Saturday dance: Take some easy steps to health
By Aisha Lidc
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Dance your way to health.
On Saturday, Carolinas
Medical Center-Union will
joiii more than 30 Spirit of
Women hospitals across the
country for the second annual
Day of Dance for Heart
Health llie objective is to
celebrate dance as a way to
help prevent heart disease.
Tile free event is frcxn 10 a m.
to 2 p.m. at South Piedmont
Community Odlege, 4209 Old
Charlotte Highway in
Monroe
“It’s important to reach out
to women for the families’
health and the community
health,” said Anne Velasco,
Spirit of Women manager
According to the American
Heart Association, dancing is
a great form of cardiovascular
exercise and aerobic activity
to condition the heart, lungs
and blood vessels. Benefits of
dancing include increased
social interaction, self-confi
dence, energy levels, flexibili
ty and mobility
Dance for Heart Health is
an event for all age groups.
The event will feature fiee
health screoiings, education
al presentations, exhibits,
door prizes, and dance demon
strations featuring a senior
citizen group, the Silver
Liners.
‘Tou got to get them while
they’re young to prevent heart
disease,” says Velasco.
Heart disease is the No. 1
killer of women in the U.S.
according to the American
Heart Association Afiican-
American women have hi^-
er heart diseeise and stroke
risk factors than white
women of comparable socioe
conomic status.
An estimated 240,000
women die annually of heart
disease, five times the num
ber of women who die of
breast cancer Coronary
heart disease is the most com
mon form of heart disease and
occurs when the arteries that
siq)ply blood to the heart mus
cle become hardened and nar
rowed. Heart disease is a life
long condition with two types
of risk factors: controllable
(obesity smoking, diet, physi
cal activity, cholesterol, blood
pressure), and uncontrollable
(heredity sex, age).
Look your best on your wedding day
C(iarlotte
77/A ASSOCIATED PRESS
*lt was the best of times. It
was the worst of times.” Ask
any recent bride, or bride-to-
be to reflect on the planning of
her wedding and she’s sure to
agree that dTiarles Didcens’
famous assessment of human
aflairs is timeless.
The months prior to her
weeding can be the most
magical — and stressful
times — in a woman’s life
Ihere are so many issues to
worry about: fulfilling your
dream on your budget; satis
fying the expectations of two
different families, deciding
and coordinating the niuuer-
ous details
But if you let the stress take
over, your body may soon
show the signs in the form of
weight gain, under-eye circles
and acne Every bride wants
to look her best on her wed
ding day, so it’s important to
understand early-on how to
minimize the stress you’re
under and prevent its
unpleasant eflects
Here’s some advice on how
to contre^ your stress and its
impact on your appearance.
Keep these in mind aiud you
won’t have to worry about
turning into the dreaded
■^Bridezilla”
Tips to reduce wedding-
related stress
* Delegate responsibility
Dealt take on the entire job
of planning alone Friends
and family are sincere when
they offer tlieir assistance, so
dont make the mistake of
turning down their help. Let
them know how you’d like
your wedding to look and feel
and then hand over tasks
based on people’s strengths
Ask your parents to visit local
reception halls and tell you
about the best two; your sister
to think up a few options for
decca*ations within your bud
get; and >our best fiiend to
help you pick out yours and
the bridesmaids' dresses.
TheyTl be honored to play
such an important role in
your wedding, and you’ll get a
much needed break.
* Establish a r^ular exer
cise routine
Make sure to get your heart
pumping for at least 30 min
utes a few times a week.
Exercising releases endor
phins into your body, which
will give you energy and regu
late your mood Exercising is
not only a good way to lose a
few pounds and gain sexy
musde tone, but it also pro
vides an outlet to release the
stress that is built up inside of
you.
* Get plenty of sleep
Sleep is likely to be last on
your poiority list when you’re
planning a wedding, but it
should be at the top.
Repeatedly going without
enouj^ sleep will leave you
drained and unequipped to
deal with stress. Small issues
that wouldn’t give you anxi
ety under normal circum
stances can feel like m£yor
catastrophes when you are
sleep-deprived
Even with this advice, you
can’t be entirely shielded fi*om
stress. You’re getting married
and a certain amount of ner
vousness comes with the ter
ritory The good news is that
you don’t have to let it show.
Tips to combat the effects of
* Potential weight gain '
When peofde get nervous,
they tend to eat more, and if
brides-to-be aren’t careful,
they can pack on the pounds
quickly TVy to be mindful
when you eat: Is what you’re
eating healthy? Are you actu
ally hungry or are you eating
as a way to use nervous ener
gy? It may also be smart to
invest in a body shaping gar
ment to wear under your
dress so that areas of concern
aren’t given a second
thou^t
* Dark circles under the
eyes
Dark circles under or
around the eyes can be
caused by many different
things, including heredity,
medications, a poor diet and
lack of sle^. There’s not
much you can do about the
first two causes, but if all the
stress you’re under has you
eating and sleeping irregular
ly, you need to regain control;
and don’t wait until the last
minute to do it! Also, make
sure you’re armed with a
great ccoicealer!
* Acne breakouts
Everyone has heard that
stress and acne go hand in
hand. A study published in
the July 2003 issue of the
Archives of Dermatology
offers scientific proof that
stress or worry can precipi
tate or worsen acne break
outs.
All eyes are going to be on
you, and the last thing you
want to be dealing with are
blemishes, so you need to
start caring for your skin
now. Prevent pimples fix>m
ruining yoiir big day by estab
lishing a daily skin regimen
involving products that have
specific ingredients to treat
and prevent acne, say^ the
skin care experts at Natures
CXire.
Erika Mason-C)how, a
recent bride fix)m San
Francisco, took that advice to
heart. ‘Tve always had prob
lems with pimples, especially
when I’m under stress,” she
says. Tve tried a lot of expen
sive skin care products over
the years with little success.
Nature’s Cure Anti-Acne
Papaya Skin Care System is
Your big day on the cheap
Continued from page IB
ballroom or a schoed gymnasi
um. Some apartment or condo
complexes have clubhouses
that they allow residents to
use for a few hundred dollars
• Consider booking your
wedding on a Friday ni^t or
Sunday morning or afternoon.
Since these are not popular
days, you may get a discount
for using that non-poemiiun
time
• If you don’t have a crowd
that drinks a lot of alcohol and
you are using a location that
includes alcx^cA in the per
head cost, then simply remove
premium alcohed and serve
(Oily wine and beer 'Hiat will
lower the cost by about $8 per
person. Then reserve about
$200 for those few persons
who might want whisky, etc.
• (jo to your local college,
art or music school to find out
about hiring students to play
Weddings
Continued from page 1B
Pete and Carla honey
mooned briefly at their Hiltxoi
Head property, but have
plans to visit the Middle East
when thm's more peace in
the area Jerusalem, the
Holy Land, and Afiica are
sites they’d like to see
Tbgether Pete and Carla
have built a rdationship. a
family and a business Ihey
own property, and a Subway
on VMlkinson Boulevard,
inside WalMart They have
full lives with no time for bad
times, just hi^ expectations
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These schools may be able to
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