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Bryan-colleGe station oFFers several areas for exercise, outdoor recreation

By SHAUNA LEWIS The eagle

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eople typically make New Year’s resolutions that include losing weight and getting into shape, and there are plenty of local parks, facilities and sports programs that people can use to have fun and exercise without spending a lot of money.

Local parks and facilities offer pools and trails for walking, running, hiking and biking. People can also use parks’ workout stations; tennis, volleyball and basketball courts, disc golf courses and fields for soccer, kickball and softball. To keep children busy, there are several playgrounds. Parks and trails also offer places to take dogs out for some exercise.

Bryan In Bryan, people often take advantage of the heated pool at the Bryan Aquatic Center, 3100 Oakridge Drive, in the wintertime, said Darrell Lovelette, the city’s director of parks and recreation. A daily pass is $2 for ages 4 to 11 and $3 for ages 12 and older.

Lovelette said the city has more than 15 parks with trails good for activities such as walking, running and biking. Parks with longer trails include Austin’s Colony Park, which has a 1 ½-mile trail at 2400 Austin’s Colony Parkway; Park Hudson Trail, a 2 1/4 –mile trail located along Hudson Creek, from F.M. 158 to University Drive; and Tiffany Park, which has a mile of paved walking paths that connect to Park Hudson Trail. Tiffany Park is located next to Bowen Elementary School off Copperfield Drive.

Neal Recreation Center, at 600 North Randolph, includes a gym, fitness room and teen room (with foosball tables, pool tables and air hockey). The daily charge is $2 for a resident or $4 for a non-resident. For no charge, there are fitness stations available at local parks, including Neal Park, 600 West 22 St. Lovelette also suggested disc golf as a creative way to exercise. Parks that have disc golf courses include Austin’s Colony Park; Camelot Park, 2700 Camelot; and Cherry Park, 3607 Windridge Drive.

He said basketball courts and green spaces used for soccer are popular year round, and playgrounds are a

great way for children to exercise.

The city also has youth sports programs, such as Smart Start Basketball that starts Jan. 9, followed by Start Smart Tennis, Start Smart Baseball, Pee Wee Soccer and Start Smart Tennis. Adult sports programs are softball, volleyball and basketball leagues. Registration for the basketball league runs from Feb. 20 to March 2.

Also, outside the city, the Lake Bryan area, at 8200 Sandy Point Road, offers several trails.

Lake Bryan is under the direction of Bryan Texas Utilities.

For a complete list city facilities and sports programs, call 979-209-5528 or visit www. bryantx.gov/departments/?name=parks. For more information on Lake Bryan, visit www. lakebryan.com.

College Station College Station special events and marketing coordinator, Kelli Nesbitt also suggested using the city’s parks and sports programs for healthy recreation and exercise.

“You can walk or jog at one out of nine lighted walking trails, kick the soccer ball or throw a Frisbee at one of our 53 developed parks - or even work on your strength at one of our seven parks with exercise stations,” Nesbitt said. “My personal favorite is Lick Creek Park; the park offers several miles of trails and provides a perfect opportunity for hiking, cycling or walking with the dog.”

Parks that feature trails include: Wolf Pen Creek Park (1.9 mile trail), at 1015 Colgate Drive; Stephen C. Beachy Central Park (one mile trail), 1000 Krenek Tap Road; Brothers Pond Park (1/2 mile trail), at 3100 Rio Grande; Castlerock Park (1/3 mile), 4550 Castlerock Drive; Edelweiss Gartens Park (8/10 mile), 500 Hartford; Steeplechase Park (1/2 mile), 301 Westridge; Thomas Park (1/3 mile), 1300 James Parkway; University Park (1/3 mile), 300 Park Road; and Woodland Hills Park (1/4 mile), 4418 Woodland Ridge Drive.

Several parks also have exercise stations, providing balance beams and climbing poles and areas for pull-ups, leg lifts, dips and hamstring stretches, Nesbitt said. Facilities that feature exercise stations (equipment varies with each park) include Brothers Pond Park; Jack and Dorothy Miller Park, 501 Rock Prairie Road; Sandstone Park, 1300

James Parkway; Stephen C. Beachy Central Park, Thomas Park, Wolf Pen Creek Park and Lincoln Recreation Center, 1000 Eleanor St. The city also offers youth athletic programs, such as basketball, volleyball and flag football.

The Challenger Program allows children with physical and/ or developmental disabilities to enjoy sports programs, too. Nesbitt said youth sports teach children game fundamentals,

sportsmanship and teamwork.

People ages 16 and older can participate in adult programs, consisting of kickball, slowpitch softball and volleyball.

For more information on parks and sports programs, visit cstx.gov/index.aspx?page=507 and cstx.gov/sports.

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procedure to repair broken pelvises became available in College Station this year, just in time to help a vehicle accident patient.

By SHAUNA LEWIS

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hen then 20-year-old Terrence Foy’s motorcycle was hit by a vehicle on Aug. 15 in College Station, he was taken to a local hospital to treat his broken pelvis – something that wasn’t possible until about two weeks before the wreck.

Foy was taken to College Station Medical Center, where, two days later, he became the hospital’s first patient to receive surgery for the acetabulum fracture dislocation on his right side, which occurs when the top of the femur (thigh bone) gets driven into the acetabulum (concave surface of the pelvis), breaking the pelvis. The head of the femur meets with the acetabulum, forming the hip joint.

Foy, now 21, said the wreck occurred on a street off Texas Avenue in College Station, near Whataburger.

A car pulled in front of his motorcycle, causing him to crash into it, Foy said. He lived near the area of the wreck at the time, but now lives in San Antonio.

“I really don’t remember too much about the wreck,” Foy said. “I just remember waking up in the hospital … My ankle was lying to the side.”

Foy, who said he was wearing a helmet at the time of the wreck, also had other injuries, including multiple rib fractures, a clavicle fracture, a coxis (tailbone) fracture and a laceration to

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his liver. His left ankle was also dislocated, and on his right foot, he had a talus (ankle bone) fracture dislocation. open reduCtion and internal fiXation ComeS to College Station On Aug. 1, Dr. Christopher Henderson, orthopaedic surgeon, began working at the College Station Medical Center and offering surgery to repair a broken pelvis -- open reduction and internal fixation. Before that, he said Foy would have likely been sent to Houston or Temple because the procedure – which has existed for several years – wasn’t available locally.

In fact, he said, patients with similar injuries still often get sent to hospitals outside the Bryan-College station area because several emergency officials aren’t aware treatment is available locally. Most surgeons aren’t comfortable performing the procedure without a lot of experience; orthopaedic surgeons at trauma centers in larger cities typically do it, Henderson said.

Henderson graduated from Texas A&M University in 2002 with a degree in biomedical sciences before earning his medical degree from Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. He then moved in 2006 to Iowa City, Iowa, where he completed an internship and residency in orthopaedic surgery at

FAR LEFT and LEFT CENTER) X-rays taken of Terrence Foy after he was involved in a wreck on Aug. 15 show his acetabulum fracture dislocation. RIGHT CENTER and FAR RIGHT) His left ankle was also dislocated, and on his right foot, he had a talus fracture dislocation.

the University of Iowa Hospital. After that, he completed two fellowships while working at a hospital in New Zealand, one in shoulder and elbow and one in orthopaedic trauma.

That experience allows Henderson to give patients treatment for injuries such as a broken pelvis in College Station, making things easier for both patients and their friends and family, he said. From August through early December, he performed an open reduction and internal fixation on a pelvis twice.

The procedure Open reduction and internal fixation can be done from the front or back of the hip, but surgeons often access the hip through the back, with the patient lying on the stomach, he said. The surgeon carefully protects the cyatic nerve before exposing the fracture.

“It’s usually in several pieces,” he said. “It’s like putting a puzzle back together.”

The surgeon then lays a stainless steel plate over the fracture and uses screws to secure it in place, Henderson said.

An acetabulum fracture dislocation usually occurs from a high-energy vehicle or motorcycle accident or a long fall, and often young people with several injuries are involved, he said. However, his second patient with a broken pelvis received a broken pelvis during a fight.

Henderson said he also repaired Foy’s right ankle on Aug. 20 with an open reduction and fixation of the talus fracture, with screws across the fractured body of the talus. The day of the wreck, Henderson treated Foy’s left dislocated

ankle with a closed reduction and casting.

Outcome The outcome of an open reduction and internal fixation on a broken pelvis depends on how well the hip joint is lined up. If the surgery fails, the hip becomes arthritic, with pain and stiffness, Henderson said. If that happens, a patient will need hip replacement or hip fusion.

“It’s a joint that doesn’t tolerate incongruity,” he said. “Even a millimeter of incongruity can cause problems.”

However, Foy’s surgery – as with most patients – went well, Henderson said.

“The results of it are good; 90 percent of the time the hip does well after the surgery,” he said.

After the surgery, patients typically have to use a walker or crutches and avoid putting weight on the joint for about six weeks while the bones heal, Henderson said. Then they can start putting weight on it, and fully recover after about three months. Doctors follow up by performing X-rays on patients for several years to make sure they are OK. Foy, whose pelvis has healed, said he was in the hospital for about two and a half weeks after the wreck, and then at St. Joseph Rehabilitation Center for the same amount of time. He was in a wheelchair for about a month before progressing to crutches, which he still uses because of his injured right ankle.

He goes to physical therapy in San Antonio to restore flexibility to the ankle.

Foy said doctors initially told him that he’d

need to get his right ankle amputated, and he feels lucky that’s not the case – though he expects to need physical therapy for a while.

“It’s a lot better than what they told me at first,” he said.

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Matters of the heart

By SHAUNA LEWIS A procedure to check for blockages of vessels

that pump blood to the heart has improved the lives of local patients.

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ohn Dirickson, 47, thought the pain in his chest was from a pulled pectoral muscle until nausea on Sept. 7 prompted him to see his general doctor – leading him to undergo a transradial coronary angiogram that showed he was headed toward having a heart attack.

Dirickson, who lives between Carlos and Iola and works as a K-9 officer with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, said he had tried getting a massage and going to a chiropractor for the pain. But his blood pressure kept rising, and on Sept. 7 nausea, in addition to the pain, tipped him off that something else might be wrong.

“It finally clicked I might be having a heart attack,” he said.

When he went to his general doctor, his doctor performed an electrocardiogram (EKG), a test that checks for problems with electrical activity in the heart. Dirickson’s doctor sent him to the emergency room. The emergency room performed another EKG, gave him painkillers and sent him to Dr. Bao Le, doctor of osteopathy at Scott and White in

College Station.

Le performed a transradial coronary angiogram on Dirickson; the test showed that Dirickson had two 70 percent blocked arteries – a main artery along with a smaller one. About two hours later, he had a double bypass surgery.

“Every day I open my eyes, it’s a gift from God,” Dirickson said. “It makes you re-evaluate life and be a lot more grateful.”

Transradial coronary angiogram

An angiogram is an invasive evaluation of coronary artery blockage. A medical procedure catheter is run through an artery to the heart, and a photo is taken.

By using the transradial (or radial) approach, the catheter goes into the wrist and runs through the radial artery, usually on the right side, Le said. The other two ways of evaluating the arteries that provide blood to the heart are by using the phemoral artery in the groin or the brachial artery in the elbow area, Le said.

Dr. Bao Le

Only one other doctor, Dr. Rocky Bilhartz, performs transradial coronary angiograms in the Bryan-College Station area. The transradial approach provides a little more challenge because it’s a smaller area, Le said. He received training at Scott and White Memorial Hospital in Temple, where he completed a one-year Interventional Cardiology Fellowship. He started performing transradial coronary angiograms in July 2008, and has performed them on about 300 patients.

Le said the transradial approach has been around

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more than 20 years, but has only become more popular in the United States in the last four or five years. Adoption of the radial approach in the U.S. has trailed Europe and other parts of the world. The transradial approach has been known to cause fewer problems, less risk of bleeding and less discomfort than the other two approaches.

There’s also evidence that there is less mortality with the transradial approach, and because there are fewer complications and less recovery time, it can be cheaper than other methods, he said.

Studies show that more than 90 percent of people were satisfied with the transradial approach, and if needed, would do it again, Le said.

It takes 20 to 25 minutes to prepare a patient for a transradial coronary angiogram and 10 to 15 minutes to do the procedure, Le said. A patient can walk around after the surgery, although medications might cause sleepiness. People who have had the procedure can resume to most normal activities after the surgery, except that they cannot lift more than about five to 10 pounds or bend the wrist excessively for four or five days, Le said.

Complications have been associated with the brachial and phemoral approaches, particularly bleeding; the phemoral approach has caused hematoma - the accumulation of blood outside the blood vessels, he said. Using the phemoral artery also results in the patient staying in bed for two to six hours before being able to walk, which is uncomfortable with people with back pain.

People who especially benefit from the transradial approach include those with Peripheral Artery

Disease, who cannot use the phemoral artery because of blockage of arteries that provide blood flow to the leg. He said women also tend to experience more bleeding from the phemoral approach, and it’s difficult to use the phemoral approach on obese patients because of fatty tissues. Others who benefit from using the transradial approach – because it has less risk of bleeding - include people who come into the hospital with heart pain or who are having a heart attack because doctors use blood thinners to treat them, he said.

In Dirickson’s case, the transradial coronary angiogram went smoothly.

“The most painful part of the thing was getting the IV started,” said Dirickson, who was semi-conscious during the angiogram. “The procedure itself was quick and painless.”

Another patient of Le’s, Phyllis Pope, 73, was experiencing high blood pressure, and took a stress test about two months ago. Le stopped the stress test, and had her put on oxygen. The same day, he performed a transradial coronary angiogram on her, and found two small vessels that were clogged.

Pope, of Bryan, said the only problem she had with the surgery was a headache afterward, likely from medications.

Treatment after an angiogram

After finding blockages in vessels providing blood to the heart, treatment options are medication, opening a vessel and putting a stint in it and open bypass surgery, Le said.

In Dirickson’s case, the doctor who performed his double bypass surgery told him he was likely within 48 hours of having a massive heart attack. Dirickson said he was swollen before the surgery, and lost 17 pounds of fluids after the bypass. He now feels better than he has in more than 10 years, and his blood pressure is at the level it should be.

“I wish they’d done this procedure 10 years ago,” he said. “I have so much more energy. I’m not tired all the time.”

Dirickson said he has an extensive family history of heart problems. His father had his first heart attack at 37 years old, and his grandfather died from a stroke at 62.

Dirickson is temporarily taking blood thinner and a medication to regulate his heart, and was scheduled to get an ultrasound in December to make sure his chest healed properly.

He returned to work in December, and has also been walking three miles a day and was able to hunt at the beginning of deer hunting season in November.

Pope, who was prescribed medicine to regulate her blood pressure, said her blood pressure has gone down, and now she’s working on improving her cholesterol.

Before she was put on medicine, Pope said she had aches all over and didn’t feel like doing anything.

Now, she’s able to do more, including exercising 30 minutes two or three times a week, in accordance with doctor’s instructions.

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Is there a cure for the belly fat that never seems to go away?

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ic Moxley is in pretty damn good shape. At 52, he recently completed his first marathon and regularly runs between 25-40 miles a week.

“But I can't get rid of this,” says the Beverly Hills resident, pointing to a little pouch around his belly. “What the heck do I need to do?”

Most experts agree that his sex is working against him.

“When men gain weight, as compared to premenopausal women, they tend to gain it above the waist. Women tend to gain weight below the waist,” says Dr. Carla Wolper, research faculty, New York Obesity Nutrition Research Center, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center in NYC. “After menopause, women gain weight similarly to men, above the waist. It seems to be an effect of lack of estrogen, which protects women from gaining weight above the waist. There are also genetic influences on body shape and body fat distribution.”

“My father had the exact same problem and so did my grandfather, so I am fighting genetics to a degree,” Moxley says.

Interestingly enough, though, another type of sex could be working for Moxley.

“Sex it up,” says Dr. C.W. Randolph of Jacksonville Beach, Florida, coauthor with Genie James of “From Belly Fat To Belly Flat” (HCI, 2007).

“Multi-task in the sack by engaging your core muscles, burning calories and feeling motivated to look better naked.”

That's just one of the types of exercise health and fitness experts suggest for helping to get rid of or keep off belly fat. Keep in mind, however, that exercise alone will not help you lose belly fat.

“Genes determine where you lose fat when you exercise,” Wolper says.

“People think when they do sit ups they're using the fat in that area. That’s not necessarily true.”

If they want their stomach to look

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flatter, people can do the exercises that make their abdominal muscles stronger, but they will still have fat on top of the muscle, Wolper says. More fat is actually burned through aerobic exercises.

“The ideal thing is to do both and cut some calories,” Wolper says.

“There is no exercise that causes the belly to burn more fat than any part of the body. The idea is to tweak your diet. Cut down on your fat. Try to wean yourself down from soda to diet soda or club soda with a piece of lemon in it. Some people just need to cut their portions. That’s the easiest way to lose weight and most people don’t do it. Losing belly fat is the same as losing fat. It means burning calories.

You have to make new habits and keep them.”

Women with rising estrogen levels who are in their mid 30's or older may also be faced with an additional challenge, says Randolph. "Too much estrogen in a woman's system sets the stage for weight gain, particularly around the belly, butt and thighs.

Worse, body fat actually produces more estrogen so women get caught in a double whammy," Randolph says.

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picture your svelte self-doing the activities, living the life you want.

Exercise 30-45 minutes at minimum of 5 days week.

For aerobic exercise, Randolph suggests “anything cardio, but be sure to shake it up.”

“Doing the same exercises all the time allows your muscles to adapt so they burn fewer and fewer calories.

Get yourself a 'toy box' of different activities that you enjoy and stretch

you to the next level of fitness: running, tennis, Zumba, rock climbing, swimming, etc.,” Randolph says.

And keep this in mind. “Women who do active cardio activities five or more times per week have been found to have significantly less issues with prolonged estrogen dominance,” Randolph says.

WORK IT OUT

To strengthen abdominal muscles, Tanya Becker of Hoboken, N.J., and co-author of "The Physique 57 Solution" (Grand Central Life & Style, 2012) suggests the following two abdominal exercises:

ROCKETTE

WORKS: Abs with emphasis on obliques REPS: 20 to 30 SET-UP AND EXECUTION: Lie on your back and bring your legs straight up to the ceiling over your hips. Lace your hands behind your head and curl your head, neck and shoulders off the floor. Lower your right leg halfway down towards the floor and draw your right shoulder towards your left knee, twisting the upper body. Continue to alternate your legs and shoulders (opposite shoulder to incoming knee) while keeping your elbows wide, neck relaxed and twisting from your ribs.

BENEFITS: Cinches waistline; strengthens the core; increases flexibility

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PROP: Playground Ball WORKS: Abs REPS: 30 to 60 SET-UP AND EXECUTION: Set-up: From a seated position, place a cushion behind your lower back and lower your torso down, keeping your head, neck and shoulders off the cushion.

Place your feet on the ball in front of you. Start with your arms by your sides and your legs pulled in. Extend your arms and legs as you push the ball away from your body. Bring everything back to the starting position. Repeat. Remember to keep your navel pulled down while doing this exercise.

BENEFITS: Strengthens the core

After hearing of the solutions and exercises above, Moxley said he is hopeful he will be able to better combat his little pouch of belly fat.

“I think I need to add a more well-rounded element to my exercise,” Moxley says. “Or more of that other exercise and I should actually get a girlfriend.”

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T

hese days Jane Lynch is the picture of mental and physical health – she’s poised, confident and self-assured and she has every reason to be. The comedic actress has come a long way, from her minor parts on such hit shows as “The West Wing”, “King of Queens”, “Frasier” and “3rd Rock from the Sun” to her breakout role in the movie hits “The 40 Year Old Virgin,”“Talladega Nights” and Christopher Guest’s improv mockumentary, “Best in Show.”

Today, she’s best known as the abrasive cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester in the hit television show “Glee,” which garnered her numerous awards and nominations. Lynch has since successfully hosted “Saturday Night Live” and the Emmys. In her personal life, she married her partner Dr. Lara Embry, in May 2010.

But it’s taken Lynch a long time to get to this perfect place, a place she never thought she would see when she was a teenager.

“When I was a kid, I was happy, but very anxious and afraid that things weren’t going to work out for me as an actress,” says Lynch, who was born and raised in Dolton, Ill. “I had a wacky dream and no one took you seriously. I had internal angst, not feeling like I belonged.”

Add in the fact that Jane was tall for her age and didn’t even feel right in her own body. “I didn’t want boobs,” she says. It was her mom, Eileen, who told her “stand up straight and don’t worry about it,” she says.

Lynch stood tall, worked

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tV’s most loveable villain took the long road to success and health, and found the secret to happiness along the way

hard and is now living that teenage dream.

In her biography, “Happy Accidents” (Voice, 2011), which was published in the fall, she says she was inspired to write the book after reflecting upon her success. She wished that she could have told this more anxious younger self not to worry so much and that it would all work out.

She’s handling the stresses that come with such a successful career in stride. “You have to make time for yourself and take one moment at a time, “she says. “I’m an organized person, so I make sure all my ducks are in a row.”

She also makes sure to take care of herself physically, something that her wife, Lara, a clinical psychologist, has encouraged. “Lara is an athlete and has to work out to be happy and I’m piggybacking off that,” says Lynch. “I have such resistance but she drags me along and I do 45 minutes of spinning. It’s high octane and tough, but you’re done in 45 minutes.”

At 50, Lynch makes no bones of the fact that she’s menopausal. “I’ve been reading Dr. Christine Northrup’s book, The Wisdom of Menopause, and it shifts the perception of what menopause is and how it’s a new phase of your life, not a curse or about drying up,” says Lynch. “If you set your body up it can keep you active and keep you active sexually.”

Lynch makes sure to writes down what she eats and admits that she gains weight easily. “I stay away from the service table at the show,” she says.

She says that being in a family where there are children forces you to think about someone other than yourself, so she tries to lead by example. Lynch and Embry and the children take long walks and hike as a family.

Lynch also had to fight some personal demons on the path to her success, especially her alcoholism, but she’s enjoying her sobriety and her success. Lynch not only makes her audiences laugh with her shocking brashness and impeccable timing, but she’s made for some classic TV memories of late, including her singing rendition of Madonna’s ‘Vogue’ on “Glee.” Her talents have her in great demand, with roles in the upcoming Three Stooges movie, hosting duties for the VH1 Do Something awards, and lending her voice to such animated series as “The Simpsons” and “Phineas and Ferb.”

While Lynch is best known for portraying Sue Sylvester, someone she says is “hurting inside and who is projecting her own pain on to the weakest person,” she exudes confidence and happiness about where her life and career are.

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Wintertime is a good time for gardening By sharon roe

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n the Brazos Valley, wintertime doesn’t mean gardening has to stop. Far from being a pause in the gardening calendar, the first two months of the year can get things off to a great start if care is taken to provide enough warmth on those chilly nights. Besides the general maintenance chores of cleaning tools and pruning, horticulture experts say January and February are months to plant the first of the vegetables, fill in bare spots with cold tolerant annuals, plant roses and make sure everything is protected from freezing.

To get started, Charla Anthony, horticulture program assistant at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension office, advises taking stock of a garden in winter for what needs to be done.

“Winter may reveal some bare spots in your landscape,” Anthony said. “It is an excellent time to fill in, so transplant or plant trees and shrubs while they are dormant. Fill in empty spaces with cold tolerant bedding plants such as dianthus, alyssum, pansies, ornamental cabbage and snapdragons.”

Roses Roses are great additions to make during January and February, Anthony said.

“Roses are readily available as container-grown specimens, at garden centers or nurseries that specialize in roses,” Anthony said.

“While it’s true that some rose varieties demand extra effort, many varieties are relatively carefree. Earth-Kind is a special designation given to select rose cultivars by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. Scientists conduct rigorous statewide testing and evaluation. Roses with the Earth-Kind designation have a high level of landscape performance and outstanding disease and insect tolerance or resistance.”

For more information about Earth-Kind roses, visit www. aggiehorticulture.tamu.edu/earthkindroses/.

Protect plants from cold weather Colder temperatures can be a major deterrent as well as a disappointment in winter gardening, and Anthony recommends first checking the mulch around plants.

“If you did not replenish the mulch around shrubs, trees and perennials in the fall, then do so now,” Anthony said. “A two-

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to four-inch layer of organic mulch like shredded bark, pine needles, straw or leaves will help to insulate plant roots from cold temperatures and conserve moisture.”

Skip Richter, county extension agent in Harris County specializing in horticulture, in his online article, “Frosts and Freezes” gives detailed instructions on protecting plants. Richter recommends making sure the cover placed over plants reaches the soil.

“To cover plants effectively, lay the cover over the plant and allow it to drape down to the soil on all sides,” Richter wrote.

“Then secure it with boards, bricks, rocks or soil to hold in the air. This is especially helpful in preventing a breeze from cooling things down faster. The next day, remove the covers to allow the sun to warm the soil surface a little and then replace the covers as the sun goes down.”

Adding a mechanic’s light or a string of the larger variety of Christmas lights is also a big help, he said.

“Take caution to check for shorts in the wiring,” Richter said, “and prevent rain or other moisture from getting into the fixtures. Also don’t allow a hot light bulb to come close to plant tissues or they can suffer damage.”

For Richter’s entire article, visit: http:// aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/travis/docs/ FrostsandFreezes.pdf Vegetables According to the Brazos Valley Master Gardeners’ website, asparagus, onions, carrots, English peas and cabbage are some vegetables that can be planted during the first two months of the year.

To learn about different varieties of vegetables and a planting schedule for them for the Brazos Valley area, visit the Brazos County Master Gardeners website, www.brazosmg.com, and look under the “Plants for our Region” drop-down menu.

The website also contains lots of other information, including pest control and fruit and nut production.

Brazos County Master Gardeners Affiliated with the Brazos County office of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Brazos County Master Gardeners are trained local volunteers who have completed the research based, five-month training course in the areas of horticulture, landscaping, soil improvement and water conservation.

More than 5,000 Texans are Master Gardeners, completing more than 60 hours of training, which they then use in working with the community on projects such as youth and adult programs, exhibits and their website. In 2011, Master Gardeners donated more than 4,500 hours of service.

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hese days, there’s one more reason to cluck. For those whose families had chickens in their youth or who have longed to raise them from just-hatched baby chicks, urban chicken farming is growing in popularity throughout the Brazos Valley.

Local residents say they enjoy raising chickens and having fresh eggs.

“Chickens are easy to raise; they provide excellent compost for your garden (a help to growing tomatoes, peppers and other veggies) and are pleasant company,” said Shelly McGee, who co-founded the annual Brazos Valley Pulletpalooza event with her husband, Mark McGee and friends, Hugh and Linda Stearns in 2010.

Brazos Valley Pulletpalooza, an event during which people take a tour of local residents’ chicken coops, has grown in participation and attendance in that time. In 2010 the four founders started with two coops, and during the third annual event held in November, participants exhibited 11 coops. Between 40 and 50 people attended the event – many of whom already have backyard chickens of their own.

Brazos Valley Pulletpalooza is part of a larger community, which includes Brazos Backyard Chickens, a Facebook group. Many members also are closely connected to Brazos Locavores, a group that is interested in locally raised food.

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McGee said she and her husband helped to start Brazos Valley Pulletpalooza because they wanted to promote backyard chickens as a reasonably easy way to grow food locally.

“We believe this is healthier for our families and better for the planet,” McGee said. “People are always so surprised that we have backyard chickens, but chickens have traditionally been an ‘of course’ part of family life carried on in America for generations, until the recent desire to buy everything at the grocery store became more prevalent after World War II.”

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When Hugh Stearns, a local business owner and co-founder of Pulletpalooza, began raising chickens three years ago, health and environmental concerns were among his reasons.

“Part of my enjoyment in life is being sustainable in my efforts,” said Stearns, who, with his wife, produces a “fair amount” of his own food on a halfacre farm in the middle of College Station. Backyard chickens – 11 Ameraucana birds that lay pastel-, blue-green- and olive-colored eggs – are part of those efforts.

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be helpful resources, addressing the mindset that the factory farm set-up “is not necessarily healthy for our bodies and the environment.”

But Dustin Coufal, a county extension agent for agriculture and natural resources, warned that people thinking of raising backyard chickens should find reliable sources of information about the commercial poultry industry.

“Some people think that free-range chicken is healthier,” said Coufal, who works in Brazos County with the Texas AgriLife Extension Service. “But there is no research to support that. The commercial poultry industry does a great job of providing a wholesome and safe food product.”

Coufal said getting advice from experienced growers and reliable sources is key.

“In College Station we have a number of individuals, specifically at the university level,” he said. “Texas A&M has a renowned poultry science department. Also check with the USDA and the Texas Department of Agriculture for research-based information.”

Coufal also said that would-be chicken raisers should strive to buy their chicks from a reliable source to avoid potential disease and bio-security concerns.

While many schools of thought exist on the safety of commercial production and free-range poultry and

eggs, individuals on all sides of the aisle seem to agree on one thing: having a hand in raising food can be satisfying and a salient reason for indulging in the hobby.

“I think if you’re interested in it because it provides a personal attachment – great,” said Coufal. “It gives you an active role in raising and harvesting a product.”

their chickens enclosed in a coop/run that allows them plenty of space.

Bryan zoning laws require that residents keep chickens only 50 feet from other residents.

For the McGees, raising chickens has fostered goodwill with her neighbors – who know where to get fresh eggs.

“In return they often bring us leaves for our coop bedding, an excellent and nutritious bedding for the chickens to scratch and one that eliminates any smell,” said McGee. The McGees

give the chickens fresh grass and the bugs and worms they find while gardening.

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The personal connection is strong for many who raise backyard chickens, according to McGee. “Most people have a chicken story,” she said. “We found this out when we started the tour. Most of Pulletpalooza is people standing around telling chicken stories, maybe from their childhoods, and sometimes really old stories about their grandparents or even older. Chickens are just hilarious.”

McGee said she and her husband raise nine chickens, and because the city of College Station requires coops stand at least 100 feet from another residence, she said they keep

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he beginning of the new year is typically the most popular time for joining weight-loss programs, buying diet books and finding time to work out. The freshness of the new calendar is a potent motivator for change, especially for dropping excess pounds and getting in shape.

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First, you need to know how many calories you should eat to lose weight. You can get a rough estimate by logging on www.st-joseph/bestbets and click on “Healthy Shopping”. Here you will find a link to “How many calories should I eat”. A quick rule of thumb for women who desire weight loss is 10 calories per pound of desired weight, plus or minus 10 percent. That means if you would like to weigh 140 pounds, you will need to keep your calories around 1,400 to achieve this weight loss goal.

Next, it is important to track your calorie intake. An empty check book ledger makes a perfect calorie counting log. Or, check out various websites and smart phone applications, such as My Fitness Pal, Lose it! and My Diet Diary. Just as you use a calendar to track your appointments and make sure you are where you need to be when you need to be there, keeping track of what and when you eat is key to successful weight loss.

Once you have your numbers and a plan for tracking, keep in mind some of these proven techniques that are likely to tip the scales in

your favor: Include a lean protein source at breakfast: This will help keep you full longer because it takes your body more time to digest and absorb than other nutrients. This is especially true at breakfast. A Purdue University study found that eating lean protein (such as Canadian bacon, egg whites or low-fat yogurt) at breakfast keeps you satisfied longer than if you were to consume it at other times of the day. Complement your protein with some nutritious whole grains, like a Nature’s Own 100 percent Whole Wheat Bagel, (250 calories and 61 grams whole grains) for an easy way to get the recommended 48 grams of whole grains each day. For fewer calories use Nature’s Own 100 Percent Whole Wheat Thin Bagel (110 calories and 21 grams whole grains). If calories permit, add a Kroger Lite Greek yogurt, which is free of saturated and higher in calcium than competing brands of Greek yogurt.

Eat beans to help suppress appetite. Researchers have found that people who include beans in their diets weigh an average of 6.6 pounds less and have slimmer waists than those who don’t eat beans. Be cautious of canned beans, which can often be high in sodium. Look for brands names such as Simple Truth, Westbrae or Eden, which are lower in sodium.

Use 100 calories of a healthy fat at mealtime (1 tablespoon peanut butter, olive or canola oil, a 100-calorie serving of almonds or walnuts, or a quarter of an avocado) to help quash hunger.

These fats are converted to compounds that help curb hunger by sending signals of fullness to your brain. Just watch your portions!

Use 100 to 150 calorie, protein-based snacks between meals to help keep blood sugar stable and prevent overeating at mealtime. Twelve Nabisco Reduced Fat Wheat Thins and 2 tablespoons hummus (150 calories) or a 100 calorie bag of Smart Pop popcorn and 1 lite string cheese (150 calories) are just a couple of examples.

And always, keep your saturated fat and sodium as low as possible to avoid damage to your arteries. The SJ Best Bets heart at Kroger and participating restaurants can help you select such foods so you can ensure your weight loss diet is also heart healthy. For a list of Best Bet selections at participating restaurants, log onto www.st-joseph/bestbets and click on “Participating Restaurants”. For our best bets product selections at Kroger, click on “Healthy Shopping at Kroger”.

Linda Kapusniak is a registered/licensed dietitian and a nutrition counselor with the Brazos Valley Women’s Center.

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Unveiled in February 2012, this sleek waterresistant device tracks the movement in dozens of daily activities, from walking and running to dancing and basketball, and translates it into time, calories burned and distance traveled, says Jim White, a registered dietitian and owner of Jim White Fitness & Nutrition Studios in Virginia Beach, Va. You just set your daily goal, put on the bracelet and move. LED lights update you on your progress through a color spectrum that ranges from red (you’ve got a ways to go) to the coveted green when you’ve attained your goal. See the results on your computer or mobile device.

Lose It!

Extremely user-friendly, this free weight–loss app and website program starts by asking a few general questions (age, weight, goal, etc.) to determine your caloric budget, says Hroncich, and then you’re off and jogging. Track what you eat and how much you exercise, scan barcodes to input nutritional information, see your progress and share your status with friends. You can even sync it to a FitBit Ultra activity monitor to get truly accurate info about the calories you’ve burned.

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whether you’d prefer a chest strap or a finger sensor, these motivational tools will allow you to target a specific heart rate range so that you can achieve the maximum benefit from your workout, says erik hroncich, nSCa-Cpt, owner of Seattle-based edge personal training. “according to the national Strength and Conditioning association, the most effective general calorieburning range is 55- to 85-percent of an individual’s perceived maximum heart rate,” hroncich says. prices vary, ranging from around $60 to $400 or more, depending on the bells and whistles, but garmin, polar and timex are popular brands with multiple versions.

BeatBurn TREADMILL/OUTDOOR trainer app white is right: “without music, workouts would be even more daunting than they already are.” But since few people feel like sprinting to a slow song, this innovative app for the iphone or ipod touch analyzes your music and alters it to match your gait. it also includes 36 progressive routines designed for beginner, intermediate and advanced users. “no more adele’s ‘Someone like you’ as you’re busting up the hill toward the finish line.”

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Examine your wardrobe. Move all clothing that is too tight to another closet. Garments too tight will actually make you look larger than you are. Determine your largest figure areas. Choose darker clothing for those areas. If you’re busty, wear a v-neck top in a darker color. Hippy? Reverse—wear a darker bottom and lighter top. Leaf through new style magazines.

Note trends that rejuvenate your look. Integrate new combinations of color, accessories, or fabrics that you already have in your wardrobe. Be sure skirt, jacket, and pant shape and length are best for your body shape. A skirt or jacket two inches too long can make you look short and dumpy.

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Hair style and color can make you look ten years older or younger. If your hair has thinned, is naturally limp, or basically not flattering, consider wearing a wig or hair addition. Be sure whatever you choose is complimentary to your skin tone and face shape.

Choose a style that lifts the face. Contemporary styles are not as coifed as in years past. Human hair “bangs” can be dyed the same color as your hair, trimmed, and worked into a thinning crown area. Other human hair or synthetic additions can clip within layers of the hair to create additional thickness.

Get a visual facelift by contouring with blush or different cover up shades. Next, highlight with mild shimmer on tops of cheek bones, chin, and forehead.

Remember that light shades visually come forward, dark shades recede. If your jaw line sags a bit, apply brown-based blush along the jaw line and under the chin.

Using these tips can reinforce your new year, new you look.

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