Learn about new trends in balancing your life – all that you do and want to become: at home and work, fun and fitness, and in mind and spirit. Bring yourself and a friend to hear what our fabulous experts are talking about in 2008. Classes are free and registration is required.

Walk (or Run) for your Life!

Preventing and Reversing Type II Diabetes

Blooming in the Second Half of Life

Incontinence Treatment Options

Back-to-School Sanity: Get Organized for the School Year

Walk (or Run ) for your Life!
Jeanne Cleveland, MD, Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Scott Henderson, Exercise Physiologist

• Friday, July 18, 9:30 – 11:30 am, St. John’s Mercy Heart Hospital, 5 th floor conference room
• Saturday, July 19, 8:30 – 10 am, St. John’s Mercy Heart Hospital, 5 th floor conference room
• Free – registration is required. Call 314.467.3863.

Take your fitness to the next level and set your goal to participate in a 5k run or walk. All fitness levels welcome. Learn about proper training, gear, nutrition and race day tips. Dr. Jeanne Cleveland and Scott Henderson share their experiences as runners and professional expertise in getting ready for a 5k run or walk race at every level of fitness. During the session, you will learn:

• Heart health benefits of exercise
• What to know and do before starting a fitness regimen
• Training schedules for beginner and intermediate walkers and runners
• Motivation tips
• Exercises to warm up and cool down before and after training
• Nutrition and hydration for training and race day
• Race day tips and etiquette
• Handouts and helpful websites to visit to track progress.

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Preventing and Reversing Type II Diabetes
Ma Christina Ocampo, MD

• Friday, September 19, 9:30 – 11:30 am, The Women’s Center, Room 220
• Free – registration is required. Call 314.467.3863.

If you are at risk for developing Type II (adult onset) diabetes or have Type II diabetes, learn about preventing it, and possibly reversing this disease if you have been diagnosed. During the session, you will learn:

• Risk factors for diabetes and how Type II diabetes develops
• How activity levels impact diabetes and simple ways to add activity to your daily life
• Healthy food choices
• How Type II diabetes affects your overall health

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Blooming in the Second Half of Life
Tish Fontana, M.ED, LPC, Family Therapist

• Friday, September 26, 9:30 – 11:30 am, St. John’s Mercy Medical Center, 6C Conference Room #1
• Free – registration is required. Call 314.467.3863.

Life’s transitions often bring changes to our mind, body, needs, wishes, and relationships – both expected and unexpected. Share with other women and learn insights about shaping the second half of your life into the one you want. During this program you will learn and explore:

• Myths and truths about beauty, aging and body image.
• How to know what you really want, not what you should want
• Welcoming some changes and saying a firm “NO!” to other changes
• Your life dreams and choices
• Health and vitality

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Incontinence Treatment Options
Dionysios Veronikis, MD, Urogynecologic Surgeon

• Saturday, July 26, 8:30 – 10 am, The Women’s Center, Room 220
• Saturday, September 6, 8:30 – 10 am, David C. Pratt Cancer Center, Main Conference Room
• Free – registration is required. Call 314.467.3863.

Incontinence is the involuntary loss of bladder or bowel control – the inability to predict when and where it will happen. Many mistakenly believe that nothing can be done to correct it - incontinence can lead to frustration, inactivity, isolation and depression – and embarrassment often prevents people from seeking help. Dr. Veronikis presents information and explains successful treatment options in a comfortable, informative and low-key setting. During the session, you will learn:

• Types and causes of incontinence
• Range of treatment options, including physical therapy, medication and surgery.
• Opportunity to ask questions

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Back to School Sanity: Get Organized for the School Year
Tish Fontana, M.ED, LPC, Family Therapist
Professional Organizer

• Saturday, August 23, 8:30 – 10 am, David C. Pratt Cancer Center, Main Conference Room
• Free – registration is required. Call 314.467.3863.

New grades, new teachers, new routines…oh my! Ease your family back into the start of the school year successfully with tips and strategies from a family therapist and professional organizer. During this program you will learn:

• Ways to encourage cooperation with children.
• How to help children express their feelings during changes and when they are stressed.
• Strategies for managing school papers and communication.
• How to teach your child to organize and manage a school backpack and sports bag.
• Processes that work to maintain organization and positive routines at home.
• Tips on saving and organizing your child’s best school papers and projects.

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