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Being fat isn’t fun: My 52 resolutions + 1

By Kevin K. VanGundy

8-year-old daughter, Jamyson, can do it, I can, too, right? y life is good. My fitness? Not There’s more fun and accountso much. I work a lot and when ability when someone else comes I’m done working for the day, I like along.

I asked my wife if she would to drink beer, eat dinner and watch join me on a different outing each Netflix. Not only have I added on week. She agreed, as long as our some pounds, but I get winded just first big outing is on a paved road thinking about climbing the stairs or trail. (She doesn’t trust my sense to go to bed. of direction.)

A hike a week The plus one At our recent office Christmas So there are my first 52 resoluparty, I spoke with BEACON writer tions—here’s the plus one. CrossMelanie Wiseman and her husband, roads Fitness kicks off their new Dan—both looking fabulous and year fitness challenge in January fit as a fiddle. Chances are, you’ve and I’m going to give it my best followed Melanie’s stories of activity shot—really. and adventure in the BEACON over This six-week fitness challenge the years, so I vowed to myself right is designed to help kick start your then and there to get active and activity in the new year with group drink less beer—once the night was exercise, training, a step challenge, over, of course. working out with friends, nutrition Any long journey begins with a and weight loss. single step. I recently read a story in I think these types of programs The Daily Sentinel about one local are a great way to get the ball rollfamily who decided to go on one ing in the right direction. Your hike per week. They hiked over gym probably has one. If not, 187 miles together in 2017. If their come join mine. ■

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option for treating depression and pain Treatment in comfort Ketamine infusions are given intrahether it’s emotional or physvenously under the supervision of a ical, chronic pain can haunt nurse and anesthesiologist in a comus all our lives. It’s not easy to live with, so if you suffer from constant fortable surgical-center setting. After physical pain or depression, chanc- a thorough evaluation by a physician and the nursing staff, patients are es are, you’ve tried “everything” to hooked up to an IV and monitors— no avail. But don’t give up yet. all from the comfort of a recliner.

While the Colorado Ketamine “Bring a book, relax and close Clinic, 201 West Park Dr., is relyour eyes, bring music, bring a blanatively new to the Grand Valley, ket or bring a friend to have them ketamine therapy has been around drive home,” Chavda said. “We turn for a long time. Often used in anthe lights down, the pump starts esthetic practice, recent evidence and we check on you in regulated suggests ketamine can also be beneintervals. Since it’s a dissociative of ficial in treating clinical depression anesthetic, it can cause you to have and chronic pain conditions such hallucinations, auditory or visual, as trigeminal neuralgia, complex rebut it would be extremely rare at gional pain syndrome, postherpetic the dosings we use. If we see that, neuralgia (shingles pain) and some again, that’s what we’re here for.” headaches.

The length of infusion can be longer for those with chronic pain or Ketamine for depression suicide ideation, but individualized Studies show that a series of low doses of ketamine infused over one plans are specifically tailored for each patient. to two hours has dramatic effects on PTSD, anxiety and depression, What does it cost? including patients suffering from The price depends on the type suicidal ideation. Even one infusion of infusion, but a solitary infusion of ketamine has the potential to can cost around $500. At this time, eliminate suicidal ideation for at ketamine infusions aren’t covered least a week. by most insurance plans, so it’s “When we talk about depression, often an out-of-pocket expense for we’re really looking specifically at the patient. patients who have had treatment-reWhile ketamine doesn’t solve the sistant depression,” said Ashish Cha- problem of why Mesa County has vda, MD, of the Colorado Ketamine such a high suicide rate, Chavda Clinic and Colorado Injury & Pain believes that ketamine therapy can Specialists. improve the lives of those with seThough the process is not fully vere depression or suicidal ideation. understood, ketamine is thought to “We still have to work as a comact by blocking the NMDA receptor munity to figure out why our suiand interacts with an amino acid cide rate is so high and what other called glutamine, which causes services we need to offer,” he said, chemical changes that differ from “but I think that from a treatment those of antidepressants. standpoint, I think [ketamine infuWhen a patient has not responded sion therapy] is a great option.” to inpatient therapy, medicine or For more information on the other forms of treatment, ketamine Colorado Ketamine Clinic, call infusions should be considered the 632-4001 or visit www.TheColorado KetamineClinic.com ■ next step.

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The healthy brain diet

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Scientists in the pioneering field of nutritional neuroscience are finding that specific nutrients may be able to charge your brain’s neurotransmitters (messenger cells), thereby enhancing your mental performance and sharpening your memory.

hether you’re divvying up the restaurant tab or planning your travel itinerary, your brain works better when you feed it well.

In fact, scientists in the pioneering field of nutritional neuroscience are finding that specific nutrients may be able to charge your brain’s neurotransmitters (messenger cells), thereby enhancing your mental performance and sharpening your memory.

These nutrients come in pill form, but the best brain food is a healthy diet, said Madelyn Fernstrom, professor of psychiatry, epidemiology and surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

To give yourself a mental edge, here’s the heads up on what to eat now.

Neuro nutrient: Lutein This plant pigment accumulates between brain cells to help your brain’s neurotransmitters communicate with each other.

“The connections between our brain cells are like money to the economy,” said Matthew Kuchan, a researcher at Abbott Nutrition and the Center for Nutrition, Learning and Memory at the University of Illinois.

Emerging research suggests that lutein impacts our intellect at every stage—from childhood through old

age. A study in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience found that seniors who consumed more lutein had better crystallized intelligence— the ability to retain and use information that has been acquired throughout life.

Super sources: spinach, eggs, broccoli, brightly colored fruits and leafy greens such as kale, Swiss chard, collard greens and romaine lettuce.

Aim for 6 mg of lutein every day, the equivalent of one cup of steamed kale. If that sounds ambitious, Kuchan suggests taking a 12 mg lutein supplement, a tiny red pill, every other day.

“That’s what we practice in my family,” he said.

Kuchan also recommends a 12 mg every-other-day supplement for his parents, who are in their 80s, as “added health insurance.”

Neuro nutrient: Natural vitamin E Like lutein, natural vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant that helps brain cells communicate with each other to promote memory, vision and language development. It works with lutein and DHA, a good fat in the brain that’s vital for cognitive function. Natural vitamin E mingles with the brain’s stockpile of lutein to protect DHA from breaking down.

“These three nutrients work to-

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gether,” Kuchan said.

Super sources: sunflower seeds, almonds, hazelnuts, peanuts, spinach, broccoli, asparagus, pumpkin, sunflower oil, safflower oil, soybean oil and seafood, such as salmon, trout, shrimp and oysters.

On food labels, be sure to look for natural vitamin E, typically referred to as alpha-tocopherol or a-tocopherol.

Compared to synthetic vitamin E, natural vitamin E is in a shape that can’t be duplicated in the lab.

Studies show that the brain favors natural vitamin E over synthetic vitamin E, Kuchan said.

Neuro nutrient: Boron This little-known trace mineral may foster hand-eye coordination and short-term memory.

Super sources: apples, pears, broccoli and carrots.

In the body, boron mimics the action of the hormone estrogen, which means that, like estrogen, boron helps calcium keep bones strong.

Neuro nutrient: Choline In the body, choline is converted to the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, which may regulate memory and mental sharpness.

Super sources: eggs, red meat, nuts. In pill form, choline is found in lecithin.

To limit artery-clogging saturated fat, which isn’t good for your brain or your heart, choose lean cuts of red meat and trim all fat before cooking.

Neuro nutrient: Antioxidants Vitamins C, E and beta-carotene and other carotenoids (a class or orange plant pigments) help battle cell damage caused by free radicals (unstable oxygen molecules) that may lead to cloudy thinking and premature brain aging.

Super sources: whole grains, nuts, and dark green, purple, blue, red, yellow or orange fruits and veggies, such as tomatoes, sweet potatoes, strawberries, blueberries, concord grapes, cantaloupe and kale.

These nutrients come in pill form, but the best brain food is a healthy diet.

Pack produce in before 4 p.m.

Studies show that if you don’t get it by then, you’re chances of eating enough produce for the day are slim.

The latest research shows that taking antioxidants in pill form or added to foods doesn’t confer the same health benefits as getting them from food. Getting plenty of antioxidants from your diet can also help reduce your risk of heart disease.

Neuro nutrient: Linolenic acid This super-unsaturated essential fatty acid helps brain cells forge new connections. Women should get 1.1 grams of linolenic acid per day.

Super sources: canola, soy, walnut and flaxseed oils; seaweed (say, in a sushi wrapper).

Unsaturated, heart-healthy fats, such as soy and canola oil are also a

good source of vitamin E, an antioxidant that may reduce your risk of heart disease as well as boost your immune system, keep your brain and eyes healthy and reduce your cancer risk.

Neuro nutrient: Calcium Although its main job is to build strong bones, calcium has also been shown to increase your ability to concentrate during premenstrual days, when hormonal changes impair mental focus.

Super sources: nonfat and lowfat milk and cheese, yogurt (regular and frozen), calcium-fortified juices, broccoli and mustard greens.

Men under 70 and women age 50 and under should aim for 1,000 mg per day through low or nonfat dairy products and possibly a calcium/ vitamin D supplement. Men 71-plus and women age 51-plus should get 1,200 mg of calcium per day. ■

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Therapeutic touch connects p Story and photos by C.J. Payton

trained volunteers to offer Reiki to cancer patients, caregivers and t’s noon on a Thursday, and the St. Mary’s staff. A decade later, the lights in the room are dim. Soothprogram is going strong. ing music plays, encouraging re“I am happy and grateful that laxation. Comfy chairs insist sitters Healing Hands is still offering healleave behind all thoughts of disquiing relief to patients,” she said. et, discomfort or unease.

Krauland’s first patient, Helen Sock-footed and engulfed in the Gallegos, heard about the new prohealing energy of the room, visitors gram in 2007 during a massage ofwait their turn for treatment.

“Your job is to relax and receive,” fered through St. Mary’s Cancer Survivorship Program. Intrigued by the whispers one of the providers at St. Mary’s Medical Center’s Healing change of energy she felt during the treatment, she went on to receive Hands Group.

Ten short minutes later, the treat- Level I certification training from Krauland. She has since completed ment is complete and the patient leaves, changed by the experience. Level III Mastery Certification and started volunteering with Healing There are many healing touch Hands shortly after. techniques thought to balance A musician, Gallegos sometimes energy, supporting the body’s wellplays the reverie harp during Healbeing and natural ability to heal.

Each focuses on unblocking healing ing Hands sessions while the other practitioners offer treatment. energy through love, compassion “My intention is to jumpstart the and trust in a higher source. Alpatient into more peace, joy and though it’s known as healing touch, harmony in their heart,” she said. practitioners do not actually touch patients, placing their hands a few Banishing darkness inches from the patient’s body to Julie Grubich was trained in feel energy imbalances. healing touch several years after St. Mary’s Medical Center’s Healfinishing nursing school and began ing Hands Group offers therapeutic volunteering at Healing Hands neartouch. Its five volunteer practily six years ago. Her first patient tioners, led by founder Linnie Krau- wore a turban to cover her head, land, are certified in therapeutic balding from chemotherapy. She touch or Reiki. was fearful, yet open to the gift of

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Julie Grubich provides healing touch therapy at St. Mary’s Medical Center.

Jumpstarting joy Ten years ago, Krauland’s 17-yearold daughter had a near death experience. Chaplains at the hospital’s Spiritual Care Center helped Krauland and her daughter heal from the horrifying event. A Reiki master teacher, Krauland expressed her gratitude by providing private treatments to cancer patients.

As a chaplain intern, she was asked to start the Healing Hands Group. Krauland recruited and Healing Hands volunteer Helen Gallegos, left, went on to become certified in healing touch after a treatment with the program and Linnie Krauland, right.

quiet, mindful presence.

When the session was complete, the patient opened her eyes and declared, “The darkness is gone.”

At that moment, Grubich understood the beauty of sharing in the healing of another.

Sister Anne Brost is a member of the Benedictine Whitewater Community, a mission of Colorado Springs’ Benet Hill Monastery. She became certified in Reiki in 2007 and began volunteering for Healing

“My intention is to jumpstart the patient into more peace, joy and harmony in their heart.”

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patients to a higher source “Medicine doesn’t fix everything,” said Hesse, a cancer survivor herself.

Hands a year later.

Brost guides patients to relax and recognize that they are in the arms of “unconditional love.”

“That unconditional love is there all the time,” said Brost. “We just need to pay attention to it.”

She means everyone, including the patients. Everyone who enters the room for treatment brings healing energy and love to others present.

“It’s an exchange of energy,” Brost said. “The caring is mutual.”

Sharon Gray, the newest provider Mutual caring at Healing Hands, was introduced Debra Hesse, cancer services to Reiki when a friend offered her a resource manager at St. Mary’s Retreatment after she was involved in gional Cancer Center, understands an auto accident 28 years ago. the benefits of alternative healing Because the Healing Hands volmethods that support traditional unteers have survived or witnessed medicine. seemingly hopeless experiences, “Medicine doesn’t fix everything,” they now lovingly help others to said Hesse, a cancer survivor heraccess their own healing energies. self.

“Sharing the blessing of healing Brost stressed that during a treattouch with others is also a blessing ment, the focus is on the healed to me,” said Gray. “Being of service body, not the sick body. Healing through Healing Hands is the hightouch is not about fighting anylight of my week. I have the greatthing, but rather encouraging it to est spiritual experience knowing leave the body so its gift—growth that God is working through me to in life’s difficult times—can be help others heal.” revealed.

St. Mary’s Cancer Survivorship Volunteer practitioner Denice Program also offers art therapy, Roberts began as a Healing Hands support groups, yoga, massage patient while recovering from and acupuncture. Any community breast cancer. While grieving the member may experience a Healing loss of her sister several years later, Hands session, which takes place she felt that giving to others would from noon to 1 p.m. every Thursday help in her grief process. in the hospital’s Reflection Room. ■ “We are all healers,” said Roberts.

Healing veterans More healing occurs at the Veteran’s Art Center, 307 S. 12th St., where Valerie Pineo provides Reiki to veterans every other Saturday.

The center offers therapeutic yoga, massage, acupuncture and art lessons, and Reiki was a natural fit.

“Veterans have gone through so much. The arts, whether healing or creative, help them to live a more productive, creative and meaningful life,” said Pineo.

For more information, call the Veterans Art Center at 462-3126.

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Falling well: Tips for preventing falls for active seniors

By Melanie Wiseman

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’ve never thought of my active, 65-year-old sister as clumsy. But after Becky called to inform me she’d had her third major bone break in 10 years due to falling, I began to wonder.

“I guess I’m just a bad faller,” she said.

The fear of falling Falls can make us fearful or depressed and cause us to avoid activity. The good news is that many of them—if not most—can

be prevented. We can eliminate accidents by addressing the most common factors: balance and gait, vision problems, medication issues and modifying your environment.

“Being aware of your surroundings and tripping hazards is the best way to prevent falls,” said Matt MacAskill, physical therapist with Western Orthopedics & Sports Medicine. “Use night lights in your home and eliminate scatter rugs.

Outside, use walking sticks.”

Don’t let the fear of falling keep you from being active, as main-

taining your physical health can help prevent future falls. Regular exercise not only strengthens your muscles, it helps keep your joints, tendons and ligaments flexible.

Mild weight-bearing activities, such as lifting free weights, walking or climbing stairs may slow bone loss from osteoporosis.

Healthy bones won’t prevent a fall, but if you do fall, it might prevent emergency room visits or extended hospital stays.

“Bone density screenings are recommended if you have had a bone break before age 65, otherwise it can wait until after 65,” said Dr. Phil Mohler. “If the screening is positive for osteoporosis, your physician will have a treatment plan.”

Becky has yet to have a bone density screening. With her history and Mohler’s recommendation, it appears she is years past due.

Her broken bones happened during exercise class, hiking and biking, so she wasn’t falling due to inactivity or lack of strength. People fall every day doing these same activities without getting hurt.

What’s their secret?

The right way to fall Professionals say there is indeed a right way to fall, and it could save you a lot of grief.

1. Protect your head.

If you find yourself falling, pivot to your side and tuck in your head. Hitting it can result

in a concussion or a whiplash-like impact. Falling straight forward or backward raises the risk of damaging your spine and vital organs.

2. Avoid falling onto outstretched hands or ankles. This will concentrate the full force of the impact on those joints, increasing the risk of breaks. Similarly, you don’t want to crash down on your knee, breaking your kneecap.

Instead, round your body, bend your elbows and knees and try to take the hit on the fleshiest parts of your body. Bend your knees and crouch down so you won’t have as far to fall. The key is not to fight the fall, but to roll with it.

3. Relax as you fall. Experts say rigidity is your enemy, while pliability is your friend. You’re less likely to hurt yourself if you soften up all your muscles and exhale, which may go against your automatic instinct.

You don’t have to be an elite athlete to fall the right way. In fact, young children are the best fallers because they have yet to develop fear or embarrassment. They merely tumble and roll without tensing up and trying to catch themselves. So next time you start to teeter, think like a toddler and tumble! ■

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By Dick Wolfsie “It really hurts,” I said to my wife as my knee buckled under me.

“Good,” said Mary Ellen.

That’s not the kind of support you expect from your spouse. It’s bad enough I have virtually no support from my knee, which is why I’m getting a new one next week.

Unlike a heart or kidney, you do not get someone else’s knee: it pretty much comes in a box like a pair of shoes from Amazon Prime. You just have to pray it’s going to fit, and there’s a lousy return policy.

Now let me explain my wife’s apparent lack of sympathy. Every time I’ve had a couple of pain-free days, I’ve started to question whether I really need this operation. This drives Mary Ellen nuts. When we go on vacation, my wife wants to hike all morning and shop all afternoon, and I usually hurt too much to tag along. To end this agony, I’ll need a new knee. To avoid going shopping, I’ll need a new excuse.

And I have another issue. I have never spent a night in a hospital in my life, and I’m afraid I will get very antsy and impatient until I get to go home. I’ve stopped going to the Minute Clinic at CVS because the last time I was there, it took them twice as long to treat me as the name suggests.

Mary Ellen and I arrived at the surgical center for a pre-op class and were directed down a corridor that said Joint Health. I’m a big advocate of medical marijuana, so this was a good start.

Jennifer, the RN conducting the class, wanted each of the attend-

ees to know that no matter which surgeon was performing our operation, he was the very best. There were six of us having this procedure—all with different docs—so it was pretty obvious that five of us were being hoodwinked. The previous week, my doctor told me he had done 1,700 knee operations.

That made me feel better, but I’ve done 7,800 TV shows and I still mess up more than half the time.

Jennifer taught us several exercises and carefully went over guidelines we had to follow prior to surgery. I always have trouble concentrating, but I remembered her saying no alcohol four hours prior to surgery. Despite my love for beer, that seemed manageable. My wife claimed she said four weeks. I went with Mary Ellen’s recollection because she’s a better listener, and that’s why I wanted her with me through entire orientation.

When I went in for my EKG, the nurse told Mary Ellen she need not accompany me during the procedure, “unless you’d get a kick out of watching me rip the adhesive pads off your husband’s hairy chest.”

The last stop during the preop visit was the hospitalist, the physician who looks at all your medications to help you avoid any complications with the anesthesia.

The nurse referred to him as our “medicine man,” which made me so nervous my knees started to shake.

That made my bad knee really hurt—which is why, when we left the hospital, Mary Ellen was feeling pretty good about everything. ■

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Smart pill could help seniors with their medication

By Bill Siuru

R The new pill should be available on prescription sometime next year. There is no word on the cost of this smart pill.

emembering to take medication, and to take it on time, is a problem for many seniors.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only about 50 percent of patients take their medications as prescribed.

Either they forget to take the necessary pills, or they forget they already did and take them again, risking an overdose. The solution could be a “smart pill” such as Abilify MyCite, which the Food and Drug Association recently approved as the first such drug for use in the U.S. This smart pill contains the drug and an ingestible, miniscule sensor the size of a grain of sand. The sensor is activated when it comes into contact with the stomach’s gastric acids, and transmits the date and time to a wearable patch worn by the patient. The patch in turn sends this information to an app on a smartphone. People can check their

smartphones to determine if they took their medication or even set up an alert as a reminder.

With a patient’s consent, the information can also be accessed by a caregiver, assigned family member or a doctor via the Internet.

The first FDA-approved use of this smart technology is for the drug Aripiprazole, used to treat mental illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and as an add-on drug for depression. Skipping medication for mental illnesses could affect both the patient and those around them.

In developing the smart pill, Proteus Digital Health, developer of the sensor technology, joined forces with Japan-based Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., which produces the schizophrenia drug, Abilify.

The technology could also be used to monitor vital signs like blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen level, cholesterol, blood sugar levels, etc., providing seniors aging at home with a better quality of

life and reducing expensive critical care in hospitals.

The FDA and the pill-maker caution that the pill’s ability to improve patient compliance has not been proven. Abilify MyCite should not be used to track drug ingestion in real time or during an emergency because detection may be delayed or may not occur. There could also be privacy issues, as it represents another instance of Big Brother intruding on an individual’s privacy.

In the clinical trials for Abilify, the most common side effects reported were nausea, vomiting, constipation, headache, dizziness, uncontrollable limb and body movements (akathisia), anxiety, insomnia and restlessness. Skin irritation at the site of the MyCite patch placement may occur in some patients.

The new pill should be available on prescription sometime next year. There is no word on the cost of this smart pill. ■

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The physicians at Tabeguache Family & Sports Medicine, from left: Karen Frye, DO; Fletcher Colwell, MD; and Rich Price, MD.

Prevent injury with proper care

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ll sports and activities have a risk of injury, but the benefits of exercise outweigh these risks.

The most frequent types of sports injuries are sprains (injuries to ligaments), strains (injuries to muscles) and stress fractures (injuries to bones). Injury occurs when excessive stress is placed on tendons, joints, bones and muscle. Injury can also be the result of overuse of any of these structures. Different activities require different functions of our muscles and body.

Strengthening exercises, posture, proper form and function and flexibility all contribute to injury prevention. If we can maintain a balance of all of these, we are at a decreased risk of injury.

At Tabeguache Family & Sports Medicine, our continued goal is to help each patient achieve their maximum level of physical mobility and performance. We’re here

to help with injury prevention and return you to your favorite activities should an injury occur.

Our team of highly trained physicians provide injury recovery care, as well as injury prevention techniques to avoid future problems.

Our facilities are equipped with ultrasound diagnostics, X-ray services and physical therapy options, so we can quickly and efficiently determine the extent of an injury and plan a course of treatment.

Our physicians—Fletcher Colwell, MD; Karen Frye, DO; and Rich Price, MD—are trained in sports medicine as well as primary care.

Our services include annual physicals, routine checkups, acute illness care, women’s wellness, health-risk assessments and screenings, lab services and same-day injury treatment for fractures, concussions and musculoskeletal injuries.

We’re accepting new patients, and our practice is expanding and moving. Please welcome Dan Sullivan,

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