Morehouse School of Medicine Online Health & Wellness Magazine

2006-06-06T16:35:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the MSM Online Health and Wellness Magazine. We will bring you articles, health and training tips, and inspirational letters. Please feel free to submit articles and letters for consideration to be a part of YOUR magazine.

HEALTHYROADS

2006-06-06T11:58:00.000-07:00

Imagine yourself fit, strong, and full of energy. Healthyroads empowers you to achieve new levels of health and vitality—at no cost to you.

Join the Healthyroads Coaching Program for Weight Management, Tobacco Cessation, and Healthy Living. Our dedicated team of dietitians, personal trainers, nurses, and other health educators are committed to helping you reach your goals. When you enroll and complete a session with your coach, you will receive a pedometer and healthy eating cookbook. In addition, you are eligible to participate in other reward programs. For example, you could win a Ford Mustang (or $25,000 cash), a $5,000 shopping spree, or one of over 120 other prizes.

Your Healthyroads program includes:
Telephone coaching for weight management, tobacco cessation and healthy living
Award-winning guidebooks
Meal plans and exercise routines customized to your unique needs
Member discounts up to 60 percent off retail prices, plus free shipping on all orders
Extensive collection of online health tools, trackers, and information available 24/7

Call toll-free 877-330-2746 now to enroll in the Healthyroads coaching program or for additional information. Start on your journey to better health today! This program is FREE and available to faculty and staff of Morehouse School of Medicine and Morehouse Medical Associates.

Everyone signing up and completing a Health Risk Assessment during the Months of May and June will be eligible for a $1,000 drawing! For more information on the drawing please contact Joe Chevalier (jchevalier@msm.edu or 404-756-5773)

NEWS

2006-06-05T09:49:00.000-07:00

WE WELCOME GAIL ANDERSON TO THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS TEAM

Fitness is my passion.

I began my aerobics career in 1995 when I first became certified as a Step Aerobics Instructor. Shortly after coming on board at Morehouse School Of Medicine, I began instructing aerobics classes in one of the Labs of the Gloster Building. As time passed I wanted to be more flexible with my aerobics routines so I studied and became certified in Taerobics® which is a form of Kickboxing Aerobics.

I later began to learn the benefits of Weight Training and became certified in Body Pump (Light to Moderate Weight Lifting) and a Certified Personal Trainer.

I love working and sharing my gift with anyone who will give me a small piece of their time.

I am pleased to announce that fitness instructor Maria Grant-Barnes is working in partnership with the Morehouse School of Medicine Health and Wellness Initiative.

Maria brings a wealth of knowledge in the field of Fitness. Maria will assist us with our "Less is More" contest and teach strength training, Nutrition and Cardio classes.

2006-06-05T09:42:00.000-07:00

MARIA GRANT-BARNES: S.P.A.W. (Strong . Powerful. Amazing. Workouts)

Maria Barnes-Grant has been involved in health & fitness training for over 12 years. During this time, Maria has studied numerous aspects of exercise and nutrition. Maria's dedication and special commitment towards challenging her personal limits of physical excellence have resulted in three fitness and figure competition championships.

Maria understands that great health is the gateway to living a fulfilling and highly successful life.

As a professional woman with two young children ( ages three and six), Maria knows how hectic life can be. She understands that people today can become so focused on caring for others they often neglect there own well being. Through S.P.A.W. Fitness, Maria strives to provide leading health and fitness training techniques to help others become re-energerized and re-focused. Marias inspiring brand of training principles makes healthier living a top priority.

FITNESS ACTIVITIES

2006-06-04T09:33:00.000-07:00

Prerequisite for all activities: Sign up for membership in the Healthyroads program and complete a Health Risk Assessment. For more information call 877-330-2746.

AEROBICS DAY CLASS

Monday, Wednesday and Friday 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.

AEROBICS EVENING CLASS
Monday- Thursday 5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

Monday- Floor Aerobic

Tuesday & Thursday-Step Aerobics

Wednesday- Muscle Flex (Using Bars & Dumbells)

COMING SOON!
Aerobics at Buggyworks and MMA locations
Tuesday and Thrusday (TIME-TBA)

PERSONAL TRAINING SESSIONS

Personal training sessions are now available. Sessions may vary from 20 to 45 minutes in length.
Prerequisite: Member of the Healthyroads program with a completed Health Risk Assessment. Sign up for Healthyroads at 877-330-2746
Fitness Counseling
Weight Training
Cardio Programs
Nutrition

Please e-mail your availability to Gail Anderson at ganderson@msm.edu for Daytime Fitness Classes so that we can better serve you.

HOLISTIC MEDICINE

2006-06-04T09:30:00.000-07:00

ACUPUNTURE-Dr. Teh-Ching Chu

Alternative Therapy
Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine
Teh-ching Chu, Ph.D., L.Ac.Associate ProfessorDepartment of Family MedicineDepartment of Pharmacology & ToxicologyMorehouse School of Medicine720 Westview Dr. S.W.Atlanta, GA 30310Office: (404) 752-1513Fax: (404) 752-1164Email: tchu@msm.edu About Acupuncture
http://www.chuacupuncture.com/

Americans Embrace Acupuncture’s Healing Power
http://health.msn.com/healthnews/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100121062

2006-06-04T09:25:00.000-07:00

TAI CHI & QI GONG-Tina Rasheed

Tina Marrow Rasheed began her training in Tai Chi in 1977 with Master Chong Tei at the Midway School of Tai Chi in Atlanta Georgia. Following certification in Yang Family form, Ms. Rasheed studied and instructed with Sifu Edward Armstrong at the Tai Chi for Health Institute in Riverdale GA where in addition to Tai Chi she studied Tibetian Qigong and Kung Fu. Upon her return from a brief study of Qigong in China (1994) she commenced her Tai Chi training with Dr. Tingsen Xu at Emory University, a pioneer on research focusing on the impact of Tai Chi on specific health outcomes in senior populations.

During this time she also received instruction from Dr. Jerry Allen Johnson at The Five Branches Institute College and Clinic of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Sacramento CA. were she received certification in Medical Qigong therapy. Also, Ms. Rasheed has maintained an ongoing training relationship with Master Abdur Sheik of Sweden, originator of Heart Balancing Qigong. Over the past 15 years Tina has participated in research studies and conferences, and has provided instruction in Tai Chi and Qigong to a diversity of populations both nationally and in the Metro Atlanta area. In addition, Ms. Rasheed served as a board member for the National Qigong Association (1998-201)

Currently Ms. Rasheed maintains a faculty position within the Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine and within the Department of Physical Education at Spelman College. She is also involved in a community based research effort to test the effectiveness in providing instruction in Qigong as a complimentary therapy for people living with HIV.

Tina envisions that her mission as a martial artist is to bridge the health disparity gap by teaching self applied health enhancement techniques such as Qigong and Tai Chi as a strategy to promote health and prevent disease.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: crasheed@msm.edu or 404/752-1924.

What are tai chi and qi gong?
http://health.msn.com/encyclopedia/healthtopics/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100073219

2006-06-04T08:35:00.000-07:00

MASSAGE THERAPY- Deborah Hampton

D’Magic Touch Massage Therapy
Workplace Stress = Massage Therapy:
One of the main contributions to our everyday stress is our workplace. With deadlines due, the rapid increase of technology and interpersonal conflict are just a few stresses employees cope with on a daily basis. Without time to relax, stress is cumulative and causes neck pain, back pain, poor circulation, eyestrain, and backaches. Repetitive use causes injuries such as tendonitis or carpal tunnel syndrome. Stress can cause poor blood pressure, irritability and anger, ulcers and heart disease, poor concentration and listlessness. It lowers resistance to colds and infections. Physical and emotional exhaustion, well known as "Burn-out", can occur.
A relaxing therapeutic massage from a trained professional has been known to help increase body awareness. It involves the manipulation of the soft tissue structures of the body and a natural, relaxing and enjoyable way to relieve joint and muscle soreness and/or pain, release toxins, muscle spasm, discomfort and reduce stress. It does not claim to cure pre-existing physical illness or disease, but rather to promote general health and well being. The basic goal of massage therapy is to help the body heal itself and to increase health. It also helps them to think quickly and more clearly. Not only does massage help a person to relax, it very much can be and often is a positive life moving experience.
As a long time employee in the Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine I have become increasingly aware of the need to support and empower people to actively participate in creating healthy lives and environments. This led me to explore complimentary therapeutic strategies and receive my degree in Massage Therapy.

During my training I received over 850 hours of instruction in the areas such as Swedish, Neuromuscular, Hydrotherapy, Reflexology, and Shiatsu massage and am currently licensed in the state of Georgia.

I truly believe in the benefits of massage therapy in creating physical, mental, and spiritual well being and balance between mind and body. My mission is to utilize my therapeutic techniques to carefully assess individual needs and deliver caring, confidential and compassionate care.

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: dhampton@msm.edu or 404/752-1633.

What is Massage?
http://health.msn.com/encyclopedia/healthtopics/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100058417

2006-06-04T08:29:00.000-07:00

TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION-Dr. Kofi Kondwani

Kofi A. Kondwani, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine and a consultant to the National Center for Primary Care at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta Georgia, USA. He is the course facilitator for the Introduction to Complementary and Alternative Medicine elective and directs the Meditation Clinic in the Department of Family Medicine. Dr. Kondwani received his Ph.D. from Maharishi International University in Fairfield, Iowa. Dr. Kondwani has served as the Transcendental Meditation (TM) treatment provider in four randomized clinical control trials supported by the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. These research projects have investigated the physiological, psychological, and behavioral effects of meditation on hypertension and cardiovascular disease in African American populations. Dr. Kondwani has taught meditation techniques as a preventive and treatment strategy for more than twenty-five years in hospitals, health clinics, schools, businesses and prisons. His research includes the effect of meditation on stress, elevated blood pressure, and left ventricular mass in hypertensive African American populations. Dr. Kondwani is available for lectures, seminars and rest-shops in the areas of stress management and Cultural Competency.

Employees can learn meditation from me in the Department of Family Medicine at the Buggy Works. The number to call for an appointment is (404) 752-1000. The introduction to meditation sessions are at no cost to the employee. These Introductory sessions can be held at the Buggy Works, within the employee’s department, main campus introductions during lunch time or other venues. Should employees decide to learn the process of meditation, they will schedule an appointment with Dr. Kondwani at the Buggy Works. Employees will be asked to pay $175.00 for one private session and two group follow-up sessions (Standard cost is $2,500). MSM’s health benefits will cover the remainder of the cost for employees. HR has also agreed to allow release time for the employee to learn meditation with supervisor’s prior approval. Any questions about the meditation program can be directed to Dr. Kofi Kondwani extension 1478.

Meditation: Focusing you mind to achieve stress reduction
http://health.msn.com/general/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100103435

ARTLICES

2006-06-03T08:26:00.000-07:00

PICKING THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT FOR THE JOB

Selecting Walking Shoes
http://www.thewalkingsite.com/shoes.html (be sure to check out the link at the bottom of the page…”Lacing for a better Fit”

Tips on Selecting Shoes and Clothes
http://www.fleetfeethartford.com/tips.html

What are the Proper Walking Shoes?
http://www.walkinghealthy.com/walkinghealthy/FAQ/Shoes.asp

Top 10 Walking Socks
http://walking.about.com/cs/socks/tp/socks.htm

2006-06-03T08:25:00.000-07:00

WALKING ARTICLES

Beginning a Fitness Walking Program
http://www.thewalkingsite.com/beginner.html

Walk your way to Fitness http://www.efitness.com/news/article.cfm?article_id=12145

Walk This Way to Fitness http://www.beliefnet.com/healthandhealing/getcontent.aspx?cid=14642&WT.mc_id=NL44

Using a Pedometer to Increase Exercise
http://www.beliefnet.com/healthandhealing/getcontent.aspx?cid=36249&WT.mc_id=NL44

Many of you want to know the “secret” to loosing weight. Well it’s not a secret at all. See for yourself in this article entitled:

Boost Your Metabolism
http://www.efitness.com/news/article.cfm?article_id=11710

2006-06-01T08:05:00.000-07:00

NUTRITION

How to Fix Everything with Food
http://health.msn.com/dietnutrition/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100125630
Setting realistic weight loss goals
http://health.msn.com/dietnutrition/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100096722
How to Avoid Common Weight Loss Errors (health.msm.com)
http://health.msn.com/dietnutrition/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100096725

2006-06-01T08:00:00.000-07:00

SPEAK THE TRUTH

This section is devoted to breaking down the walls that keep us from living healthy lives and lifting our spirits.

Do You Like Yourself? http://www.efitness.com/news/article.cfm?article_id=11249

Positive Thinking
http://health.msn.com/encyclopedia/healthtopics/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100072493

Prostate Cancer Prevention: What you can do
http://health.msn.com/menshealth/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100050593

Self-conscious? Get Over It
http://health.msn.com/centers/mentalhealth/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100108121

Emotional Discipline
http://health.msn.com/centers/mentalhealth/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100108063

2006-06-01T07:26:00.000-07:00

SMOKING CESSATION

Special Guides: Stop Smoking
http://health.msn.com/guides/stopsmoking/default.aspx

Useful Resources to Quit Smoking
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/how2quit.htm

2006-06-01T07:13:00.000-07:00

TOOLS & RESOURCES

These helpful tools and resources give you the information you need to make informed decisions about your health.

Interactive Tool: What Is Your Stress Level?
http://health.msn.com/centers/mentalhealth/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100105578

Interactive Tool: How Many Calories Did You Burn?
http://health.msn.com/fitness/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100106088

Health Tips
http://health.msn.com/healthnews/search.aspx?cp-categoryid=1006040&cp-sort=Published&PublishedSortData=d;1