The next session of RMH’s Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program starts on September 29th.
This program is based on Jon Kabat-Zinn’s work in the Stress Reduction Clinic and Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. It consists of weekly evening classes from 6:30 to 9:00 for eight weeks beginning September 29, plus a day-long silent retreat on November 6.
MBSR has been in existence for over 30 years, and is now being taught extensively throughout North America and Europe. Tens of thousands of people have been helped through the MBSR program, and over 20 years of published research indicates that the majority of people who complete the course report:
- Lasting decreases in physical and psychological symptoms
- An increased ability to relax
- Reductions in pain levels and an enhanced ability to cope with pain that may not go away
- Greater energy and enthusiasm for life
- Improved self-esteem
- An ability to cope more effectively with both short and long-term stressful situations.
- People who may benefit form this program include those with:
- Stress
- Chronic pain and illness
- Anxiety and panic
- Sleep disturbances
- Fatigue
- High blood pressure
- Headaches
The program is a highly-participatory, practical course that includes:
- Guided instruction in mindfulness meditation practices
- Gentle stretching and mindful yoga
- Group dialogue and discussions aimed at enhancing awareness in everyday life
- Individually tailored instruction
- Daily home-practice assignments
- Home practice CDs and a home practice manual
Please contact the facilitators or Elaine Dunaway at 540-689-7065 for more information.
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Robert Kyler, MD
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I really like this article…new thoughts about variety and weight control.
“Practice Food Monogamy”
Having a lot of food choices is what makes us live like we’re in a never-ending speed-eating contest. But research shows that if you decrease your food choices, you’ll automatically decrease your appetite and waist size. Pick the one meal you most often rush through and automate it. For most people, lunch is the hurry-up meal. So find a healthful lunch you like — salad with grilled chicken and a light olive oil dressing, or turkey on whole-grain bread — and have it for lunch every day.
Get Stuck in a Rut
More and more research has found that putting a cap on the variety of foods
and tastes you experience helps you control your weight. How does it work? It seems that when you have meals with lots of diverse flavors, it takes more calories to make you feel full. That’s why we tend to eat more — to satisfy our taste buds, not our bellies — when enjoying foods like Mexican or Indian
cuisine.
If you make a habit of eating the same food for at least one meal a day, it’ll decrease temptation and help you stop thinking about flavor feasts. It’s one of the ways to automate your brain so that your habits follow.
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Reference: YOU: On a Diet. Roizen, M. F., Oz, M. C., New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006.
Cardiovascular disease is mostly preventable. Simple changes offer big rewards and the benefit is immediate.
Goals to live for:
- Avoid tobacco products
- Be moderately fit, participating in regular activity most days. Aim for 150 minutes per week for a healthy heart, add time for weight loss.
- Eat vegetables (four 1/2 cup servings daily) and fruit (2-3 servings daily)
- Maintain a normal blood pressure
- Maintain a normal or near normal weight
- Eat fatty fish 2-3 times a week
If you satisfy the above, chances are good you will prevent heart disease and stroke.
Thank you to all of the race participants and director, Daryl Watkins for the gift of $700.00 towards the RMH Heart Check program.
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A Self-Management Workshop
RMH and JMU are offering a 6-week “You Can Live Well” program for persons with diabetes, prediabetes and caregivers. This program will complement and enhance your medical professional’s recommended treatment plans, as well as your diabetes management. Topics include:
- Goal setting
- Planning for sick days
- Problem solving
- Healthy eating
- Exercising
- Communicating effectively with family, friends and your health care team.
This six-week workshop is designed to lower the distress level associated with a diagnosis of diabetes or prediabetes. Participants will learn a variety of necessary day-to-day management skills needed to maintain and/or increase life’s activities. Sharon Strang, DNP, FNP, Maria Hostetter, BSN, & Julie Alderfer-Stauffer BSN, MSEd will lead this workshop.
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August 30, 2010 4:13 pm | 
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