Wednesday, May 2, 2012
A registered dietitian and certified personal trainer at Des Peres Hospital talks about how to set and reach exercise goals.
When the weather turns nicer and bathing suit season threatens, I always have good intentions to get more exercise. But I don't always keep the commitment to myself. So, I turned to Abby Herrick, registered dietitian and certified personal trainer on staff at Des Peres Hospital's MyNewSelf Surgical Weight Loss Program, for some suggestions on how to make my fitness goals a reality. "Regular exercise can help you live longer and healthier, feel better and boost your energy level," Herrick said. "Incorporating physical activity into your schedule also can help you manage your weight and sleep better." But she cautioned that some people may need to check with their doctor first. People over the age of 35 who have been inactive for several …
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Monday, April 16, 2012
Des Peres Hospital's Dr. Ana Danielyan talks about the effects of heavy drinking and provides tips to avoid over-consumption.
April is National Alcohol Awareness Month, so I spoke with Ana Danielyan, MD, a board-certified internal medicine specialist on staff at Des Peres Hospital, about the effects of alcohol and how to identify if it is a problem. “People around you may notice that you have a problem before you do,” said Dr. Danielyan. “Some signs that you could have a problem with alcohol are that you think about drinking all the time, have tried to cut down on the amount you drink but can’t, drink more often than you plan to or more than you should, or family or friends have told you that you have a problem.” According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, nearly 14 million Americans, or one in every 13 adults, have alcohol abuse or …
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Thursday, April 5, 2012
Certain numbers are key in determining if a patient has pre-diabetes. Des Peres Hospital's Dr. Demetrios Politis explains the testing process.
According to the American Diabetes Association, before people develop type 2 diabetes, they almost always have "prediabetes"—blood glucose levels that are higher than normal but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 79 million American adults have pre-diabetes. The lifetime risk of developing diabetes for people born in the year 2000 is one in three for men and two in five for women. I spoke this week with Dr. Demetrios Politis, a family practice physician on staff at Des Peres Hospital, about what we need to know about pre-diabetes. "There are two numbers you need to remember if you are being tested for diabetes – 100 and 140," said Dr. Politis. "That is …
Jacob Smith
4:56 am on Friday, April 6, 2012
thats exactly what we have been saying since past many years, we are a group of nutritionists dont recommend anything except stevia as sugar substitute to reduce risk of diabetes and control glucose levels... also there are now organic options available, like Zyvia which is organic natural sweetener, if we have such a great more ›