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Lunchtime program emphasizes change
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Lunchtime
Losers, a new lunchtime program, is offered by MUSC weight loss
professionals—dietitians, psychologists, and exercise physiologists—and
emphasizes lifestyle changes that you can actually sustain after
completing the program.
Lunchtime Losers is a 10-week program that willconsist of a one-hour
weekly meetings during lunchtime. It will emphasizes healthy
eating,exercise, and other healthy lifestyle habits. The entire program
is $98 and payroll deduction is available.
The program begins Sept. 17 and participants can register by e-mailing health1st@musc.edu.
Why consider a healthier lifestyle? The reasons are many, but the table
below, created by Dr. Steven Aldana, author of “Culprit and the Cure,”
may help explain. Aldana is an expert in the wellness field. He
has generalized findings from many studies showing possible extra years
lived depending on how you live your life:
People
Who
May live an extra
Are vegetarian............................................1.5 years
Exercise regularly........................................2.4 years
Eat nuts five times a week...........................2.5 years
Have normal blood pressure......................3.7 years
Are not diabetic..........................................6.6 years
Maintain a normal weight.............................11 years
Health screenings, assessments
Detect health problems during their early stages. Screenings and
assessments help reveal your strengths and weaknesses as well as direct
you toward behaviors to better your health.
Screenings and assessments include a worksite screening scheduled for
Sept 24 and a mammography screening for Oct 21. To register for the
screenings, visit http://mcintranet.musc.edu/health1st/.
Editor's
note: The preceding column was brought to you on behalf of Health 1st.
Striving to bring various topics and representing numerous employee
wellness organizations and committees on campus, this weekly column
seeks to provide MUSC, MUHA and UMA employees with current and helpful
information concerning all aspects of health.
Friday, Sept. 4, 2009
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