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Lisa Aurand

Garth Bishop, Duane St. Clair

Jackie Buell, Rose Davidson, Scott McAfee

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Resolutions, Shmesolutions

New year, fresh start. It’s time to renew annual resolutions. You know, “Lose weight,” “Work out,” “Consume more nutritious foods.” And so it goes.

I attend my morning workouts as the new year emerges and observe the pounding of footsteps on the treadmill belts, the whirring noise of wheels spinning as riders hunch over the handlebars of their stationary bikes while pumping the pedals vigorously en route to nowhere, and the splashes of sweat traveling through the air as uber-perspiring baby boomers rush to their next set of exercises during boot camp class.

Yes, it’s the start of the new year, and I know I need to arrive at my morning workouts earlier than usual, as the commitment to fulfilling resolutions to get in shape sparks a beginning-of-theyear onslaught of gym patrons, thereby limiting the availability of equipment I need to fulfill my exercise requirements. But I fear not. Those new year’s resolutions will fall by the wayside. Come a few weeks from now, those well-intended lifestyle choices will lose their appeal, and I’ll have no trouble accessing boundless rows of equipment. Resolutions, shmesolutions!

Maybe, just maybe, this year will be different. Perhaps reading Scott McAfee’s article will inspire more people to cycle, run or walk throughout the 30 miles of scenic leisure paths in our community. Might more City of New Albany personnel decide to use the police station’s fitness center? Could Dr. Stephanie Ladson-Wofford’s transformation be a model for others to rewrite their own health stories?

A commitment to improving and maintaining good health is not accomplished by empty resolutions. That commitment begins on Jan. 1, 2013 and ends Dec. 31, 2013 ... before starting again on Jan. 1, 2014.

Healthfully,

Phil Heit, Executive Editor

What's happening in and out of New Albany

Jan. 1

runcbus New Year’s Day River Run

11 a.m., North Bank Park, 311 W. Long St., Columbus, www.secondsoleracing.com

Run this flat, fast 5K along the Scioto River. Registration and packet pick up is 9:30 a.m. at North Bank Park. This event kicks off the Columbus Marathon Race Director’s Challenge. Beginning at the race and throughout January, drop off a non-perishable food item at the Gahanna Second Sole location and be entered into a drawing for one of 20 free entries to the 2013 Columbus Marathon or Half Marathon. Donations benefit the Mid-Ohio Foodbank.

Jan. 5

Winter Hike: Blacklick Woods

10 a.m., Blacklick Woods Metro Park, 6975 E. Livingston Ave., Reynoldsburg, www.metroparks.net

Take part in a 2- or 4-mile hike at this event. As part of the Winter Hike series, this hike comes with the option of being guided or independent. Refreshments will be provided. Complete seven of the 13 hikes to earn a decorative patch.

Jan. 7

Classes Resume

New Albany-Plain Local Schools

Jan. 8

New Albany Community Garden Association meeting

Jan. 26 & Feb. 23

5:30-7 p.m., Plain Local Township Fire Department, 9500 Johnstown Rd., www. facebook.com/newalbanycommunitygarden

Join the Healthy New Albany Community Garden Association to discuss plans for the 2013 garden.

Jan. 12

Winter Hike: Sharon Woods

10 a.m., Sharon Woods Metro Park, 6911 Cleveland Ave., Westerville, www.metroparks.net

Take part in a 2- or 4-mile hike at this Winter Hike from Metro Parks.

Jan. 13

National Geographic Tornado

Hunter: Tim Samaras

7:30 p.m., Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts, 100 E. Dublin-Granville Rd., www.mccoycenter.org

With more than 20 years of experience chasing storms, Samaras has a wealth of dramatic footage to share from his adventurous career. Tickets range from $15-$25.

Jan. 19

The GORUCK Challenge

1 a.m. and 10 p.m., starting point TBA, Columbus, www.goruckchallenge.com

This 8-12 hour, military-inspired team adventure is not for the faint of heart. The events are capped at 30 participants each and require a registration fee of $160, $10 of which benefits the Green Beret Foundation.

Jan. 19

Winter Hike: Scioto Audubon

10 a.m., Scioto Audubon Metro Park, 400 W. Whittier St., Columbus, www.metroparks.net

Take part in a 1- or 2-mile hike at this Winter Hike from Metro Parks.

Jan. 19-20

Open Call Competition

Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts, 100 E. Dublin-Granville Rd., www.mccoycenter.org or www.opencallcompetition.com

Aspiring dancers have the opportunity to connect with those in the professional dance industry at the central Ohio stop of this national touring performance competition. The specialized judging panel will include top dancers, talent agents, directors and choreographers

Jan. 19, Feb. 16

Rocks and Roots Trail Racing Series

6:30 a.m., Alum Creek State Park, 3615 S. Old State Rd., Delaware, www.premierraces.com

Rocks and Roots has partnered with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to offer this new trail running series. Register for one or both events and choose from a variety of distances ranging from 10K-50K.

Jan. 26, Feb. 23

New Albany Winter Farmers Market

9 a.m.-noon, Church of the Resurrection Ministry, 6300 E. Dublin-Granville Rd., www.facebook.com/nafarmersmarket

Shop local at the indoor Winter Farmers Market. More than 30 vendors bring fresh produce, baked goods, meats, cheeses, flowers, artwork and more for your perusal.

Jan. 27

Winter Hike: Inniswood

2 p.m., Inniswood Metro Park, 940 S. Hempstead Rd., Westerville, www.metroparks.net

Take part in a 2-mile hike at this Winter Hike from Metro Parks.

Feb. 2

Jan. 27

New Albany Community Band Concert

3 p.m., New Albany United Methodist Church, 20 S. Third St., www.naarts.org

The New Albany Community Band, led by Director Darren Falk, performs a variety of tunes at this free concert.

Jan. 29

Culinary Herbs 101: Using Dried Herbs

7-8:30 p.m., The Going Green Store, 909 River Rd., Granville, www.thegoinggreenstore.com

Add some spice to your winter with this herbal cooking class led by Janell Baran from Blue Owl Garden Emporium as she teaches how to use dried herbs in cooking. Attendees walk away from this $20 class with a variety of recipe ideas.

Feb. 2

Fight for Air Climb Columbus

9 a.m., Rhodes Tower, 30 E. Broad St., Columbus, www.lung.org

Join the American Lung Association in this 40-floor timed climb. To participate, each individual is required to meet or exceed a $100 fundraising minimum benefiting the research, education and advocacy of lung health. Register online by Jan. 25.

Feb. 2

Winter Hike: Blendon Woods

10 a.m., Blendon Woods Metro Park, 4265 E. Dublin-Granville Rd., Westerville, www.metroparks.net

Take part in a 2-, 4- or 6-mile hike at this Winter Hike from Metro Parks.

Feb. 10

Shall We Dance?

3 p.m., Irving E. Schottenstein Theatre, Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts, 100 E. Dublin-Granville Rd., www.mccoycenter.org

This program, put on by the New Albany Symphony Orchestra, features a high-energy performance by Latin dancers from the Salsamante School of Diamond Dance Academy. Similar to Dancing with the Stars, audience members will select the winning dancers through electronic voting. Tickets range from $9-$17 when purchased in advance.

Feb. 14

Valentine’s Day

Feb. 16

Winter Hike: Three Creeks

10 a.m., Three Creeks Metro Park, 3860 Bixby Rd., Groveport, www.metroparks.net

Take part in a 1-, 3- or 5.6-mile hike at this Winter Hike from Metro Parks.

Feb. 17

CRRC Winter Run

1 p.m., Granville Intermediate School, 2025 Burg St., Granville, www.columbusroadrunners.org

This event offers 3-, 7.5- and 15-mile runs on a 7.5-mile loop course. The course contains several hills, providing a challenging run for those training for spring marathons.

Feb. 18

Presidents Day No School

Feb. 24

Pinkalicious, the Musical

1 and 4 p.m., Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts, 100 E. Dublin-Granville Rd., www.mccoycenter.org

The popular children’s book has been made into a hit musical. Children of all ages can watch how Pinkalicious finds her way out of a curious predicament after eating too many pink cupcakes. Tickets range from $15-$25.

Feb. 28-March 3

Arnold Sports Festival

Around Columbus, www.arnoldsportsfestival.com

Fitness fans from around the country gather for this multi-sport festival, co-produced by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Events will be held all around downtown Columbus, including the Greater Columbus Convention Center, Veterans Memorial and the Lifestyle Communities Pavilion.

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Feb. 24

Feb. 28-March 3

By Garth Bishop Photography by Wes Kroninger

Here’s Looking at You, Kidney

Medical practice and strong determination help doctor get back in shape

AAs a nephrologist, Dr. Stephanie Ladson-Wofford spends a lot of time with people who are struggling to make healthy decisions.

But when Ladson-Wofford realized she wasn’t making the best choices for her own health, she decided to make some changes to her lifestyle – significant changes that, just a year and a half after she started, have her seeking out more and more challenges to overcome.

Ladson-Wofford, 52, has practiced nephrology – kidney medicine – since 1995. She works for Kidney Specialists Inc., which has offices in Columbus, Newark and Lancaster, spending most of her time at the Newark location.

A graduate of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Ladson-Wofford lives in New Albany with her husband, Richard, and their children: Jayden, 14, Jerrin, 12, and Jeila, 8.

Besides kidney disease, the problems Ladson-Wofford most often sees in her patients are heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes. She decided to pursue nephrology as a career field for a variety of reasons, some of them very personal – her father suffered from high blood pressure, and African-Americans are disproportionately affected by kidney disease.

Ladson-Wofford has participated in a variety of athletic pursuits throughout her life; she was on the drill team when she was attending Gahanna-Lincoln High School, took modern and jazz dance in college, did ballet throughout both, and was involved in step aerobics in the 1990s. She has also been walking for exercise for many years and has spent time with the New Albany Walking Club.

For some time, though, walking became her only athletic pursuit.

“I wasn’t as active as I should have been,” she says.

Having observed so many patients with chronic diseases, and wanting to make sure she would be there for her young children, LadsonWofford decided to step up her game in 2011.

“I’ve seen patients who have died who are my age or younger,” she says.

She has a lot of patients who are prediabetic or are very overweight, and they have difficulty exercising because they get sore so quickly. In addition, many are loath to change bad eating habits because those habits are so ingrained, despite the health problems they cause.

“I say (to patients), ‘You know, if you would just change your diet, you could really lower your blood sugar,’” she says.

The last little push came from a dialysis patient who was planning to run the Columbus Marathon; if he could complete a marathon, Ladson-Wofford figured, she could walk a half-marathon, and she began preparation immediately for the Capital City Half Marathon.

“It took all summer,” she says. “I was getting up and (training) maybe five days a week in preparation for this marathon.”

Just walking wasn’t enough, though. Ladson-Wofford wanted an overall workout, and in October 2011, she was urged by her brother to get some personal training at New Albany-based Ultimate U. Though not a fan of athletic clubs, Ladson-Wofford grudgingly agreed to train at Ultimate U during the winter months.

The weather has since gotten warmer, then cold again, and Ladson-Wofford has continued to train there. Having lost weight when she started her walking-only regimen, she began to gain it back in muscle as a result of her cross-training.

“When I started working with weights, I started increasing muscle mass” and shedding body fat, she says. These days, Ladson-Wofford works out five or six days a week.

Tuesdays and Thursdays are her training days at Ultimate U. Wednesdays and Fridays are shorter walks or

Gathering Strength

The Arnold returns to Columbus for its 25th year

Ladson-Wofford had planned to compete in the 5K Pump & Run at the 25th annual Arnold Sports Festival. Registration was closed before she had a chance to sign up, but you’ll be able to see a couple other New Albany residents compete.

This year, the Arnold runs Feb. 28-March 3. Events take place in and around downtown Columbus.

A total of 45 sports and events, from bodybuilding and weightlifting to mixed martial arts and archery, make up the Arnold agenda this year.

New in 2013 are the Arnold Scottish Highland Games, featuring such competitions as the Scottish hammer throw and the caber toss; the Arnold, Champions & Legends Sunday Morning Showcase, an information session and Q&A with event founder and namesake Arnold Schwarzenegger and the winners of several festival competitions; and the Arnold Party with the Pros, the official after-party for the Arnold at the new Hollywood Casino Columbus.

That’s on top of the usual highlights, which include the Arnold Fitness Expo, this year boasting more than 700 exhibitors selling the latest in sports equipment, apparel and nutrition; and the Arnold Classic, the professional bodybuilding competition that started it all.

New Albany High School Principal Ric Stranges is planning to participate in the 5K walk/run, which is scheduled for 9:15 a.m. March 3.

“I love this run and being a part of the Classic festivities,” Stranges says. “I run with my 12 year old son and we like to go to the events after the race. It’s a great way to kick off the Spring and it is truly a first class event.”

New Albany second grade teacher LeNora Angles, who took third place in the Arnold Amateur Figure Competition last year and second place in 2010, is planning to compete again this year, as well.

Ladson-Wofford walks as many as 20 miles per week.

runs, and Saturdays and Sundays are longer walks or runs. During the summer, cycling replaces two of the walk/ run days. Monday is her day off.

More recently, she picked up cycling at her brother’s suggestion and running at her trainer’s suggestion. She had initial doubts about both of them, but challenged herself to push forward anyway. After some initial struggles, she’s incorporated both activities into her weekly regimen. Her progress has been swift. At the beginning of the summer, she could barely run a quarter-mile, but now she can manage 4 miles without stopping.

Though there’s much more to her workouts than walking now, LadsonWofford continues to make strides there; she can walk a mile in about 11 minutes and 45 seconds, but thinks she can do better. Her time in the Capital City Half Marathon was 2 hours, 33 minutes.

Ladson-Wofford has also made changes to her diet to further push herself toward physical fitness. She’s ramped up the vegetables and cut down on bread and pizza, and has gotten rid of junk food entirely – even the vanilla wafers she loved so much.

“I really loved those in college, and they loved me back,” she says.

Her determination helped her overcome the initial soreness posed by all her exercise activities and avoid making excuses to get out of a workout. She’s physically stronger, feeling healthier and isn’t noticing the knee problems she was experiencing just a few years ago.

Though her patients’ health problems were part of Ladson-Wofford’s motivation for exercising more, their strength is another part. Kidney disease patients are some of the strongest people she has met, she says. And though some are unhealthy, others are inspiring; she has a patient in her 80s who still walks 2-3 miles each week.

“I learn a lot from my patients,” she says. “I wondered if I could be as strong as my patients.”

Garth Bishop is a contributing editor. Feedback welcome at laurand@city scenemediagroup.com.

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Evolving Together

New Albany’s history of interest in health hints at bright future

OOver the last 30 years, the New Albany community has cultivated a culture of health and wellness and has built an infrastructure to support a continued, growing focus on health well into the future.

“Wellness has been a part of this community since before any of (the current staff) got here, since the founding of the modern-day community.” says City Manager Joe Stefanov.

But how did we get here? It’s a long story.

Ancient History

Even when New Albany was small farm town, doctors practiced in the area, including Dr. Sylvester Ranney, who was born in 1830. In 1862, he bought the 1845 building on High Street in New Albany. He lived on one side and had his office in the other side. Sometimes, his patients stayed overnight upstairs, according to documents from the New Albany-Plain Township Historical Society.

Dr. Claude Estle practiced out of an office at 24 S. High St. from 1918 through 1956. His wife, Nina, was a nurse who was trained at Mount Carmel’s school of nursing. A newspaper clipping from May 1976 describes the building where the Estles lived and worked: “A friendly,

homey attitude always prevailed at the Estle home and office. Often patients enjoyed the aroma of homemade pastries and meals while they waited to see the doctor.”

Another prominent doctor of years gone by was Dr. Alexander Doran, uncle of Jimmy Doran of Doran’s Farm Market. Alexander Doran was born in 1896 and fought in World War II. His office was in Gahanna, but his practice was widespread and he made house calls in the New Albany area.

Looking Back

The New Albany Country Club opened its doors in 1992. New Albany had started to become the town it is today, and the country club encouraged new residents to engage in active pursuits such as golf, tennis and swimming.

Seven years later, the Mount Carmel Health and Wellness Center was founded on the New Albany-Plain Local Schools campus. The facility was a partnership between Mount Carmel,

Old apothecary bottles on display at the Ealy House

the school district and the New Albany Community Authority.

“The original intention … was to incorporate wellness into the school campus and to provide access to medical facilities for the students, as well as the residents,” Stefanov says of the now defunct Health and Wellness Center, which has since been converted to a Mount Carmel Medical Group primary health care office. “When it was built, there really weren’t any other medical facilities here.”

The centrally-located Health and Wellness Center was just one example of New Alba-

ny prioritizing the health of its residents, says Jennifer Chrysler, city director of community development. A healthful quality of life was one of the values built into the Master Plan created by The New Albany Company in the 1980s and into the city’s own Master Plan developed in the last decade.

“At the time, it was about taking a location like New Albany that didn’t have medical facilities and putting one into a place that was in close proximity to the primary place people were going, which was the schools,” Chrysler says.

At this point, the creation of the city’s extensive network

of leisure trails was already underway. Residential and business developers agreed to create new trails and connect ones that were already in place. New Albany, too, puts money – between $250,000 and $500,000 a year – toward leisure trail development, says Stefanov.

“(Leisure trails have) consistently ranked among the top priorities for members of the community,” Stefanov says. “Our businesses have recognized the benefit to their employees, and we’ve had some businesses that have actually modified their facilities to create amenities – putting in showers so that their employees can actually utilize the trail system that runs throughout the Business Park.”

The city currently has 30 miles of leisure trails – all the better for Healthy New Albany Founder Phil Heit, who moved to New Albany in 2002 after a decade of driving to the country club almost every day from his home in Blacklick.

Heit, a marathon runner turned walker, attracted a crowd of other walkers on his frequent strolls around town. He started the New Albany Walking Club in 2003, then the New Albany Walking Classic in 2005.

“The more I walked, the more people would join me for walks and it got to a point where I said, ‘OK, let’s start a walking club,’” Heit says. “(The club) just grew and grew to the point where I realized that more people walk than run,

Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital

A wheelchair and brace from the early 20th Century that were used by a New Albany resident

so why not have a walking-only race that will be done on the same scale as a running race?”

Around the same time Heit was relocating to New Albany, a group of central Ohio physicians was planning to open a specialty orthopedic hospital on Smith’s Mill Road.

The New Albany Surgical Hospital was created by a group of more than 25 local physicians – one of whom was orthopedic surgeon Dr. Adolph Lombardi, Jr.

The 30-bed hospital opened in December 2003 and was purchased by Mount Carmel three years later.

“(The hospital) was very unique for its time,” Stefanov says. “Dr. Lombardi (and the other physicians) designed that building from the ground up to be specifically geared to the needs of orthopedic patients, and to this day, if you go to any other hospital that performs orthopedic procedures in central Ohio – and perhaps throughout the country – you won’t find (another) one that has been specifically designed for the needs of orthopedic patients.”

Moving Forward

The hospital opened a $16 million, 18bed expansion in 2011 and is now one of the city’s top 10 employers. With the help of the city’s high-speed, 96-strand fiber network, begun in 2006 and powered up in 2009, doctors at the hospital are able to stream procedures live for educational purposes.

Adjacent to the hospital are two 60,000-square-foot medical office buildings, which house the offices of Joint Implant Surgeons (whose physicians, including Lombardi, were founding members of the hospital) and OrthoNeuro, which specializes in musculoskeletal and neurologic disorders and has an urgent care. Nearby buildings house additional medical professionals, such as general practitioners, ophthalmologists, orthodontists and dentists.

The Walking Classic is now the largest walking-only race in the country. In 2010, its continued success prompted Heit and Craig Mohre, president of the New Albany Community Foundation, to consider creating a more comprehensive health program. Healthy New Albany’s programming – including the New Albany Farmers Market, the Community Garden, the lecture series and this magazine – was born out of the interests of the group’s volunteer members.

All of the infrastructure is in place for New Albany’s next big step: the creation of the new community wellness center, which is scheduled to open in 2014.

The planned 48,000-square-foot wellness center – a joint partnership between the city, Healthy New Albany and The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center – has been in the works for a year and a half already, Heit says.

“The idea came up of doing something very health-oriented, but focusing on prevention; looking at fitness with the idea of

preventing, rather than treating illness … and combining that with health-related retail and restaurants that focus on having healthful foods,” Heit says. “That concept has never been done before.”

The building will be owned by the city, with OSU as the primary tenant, operating clinical space on the second floor and a first-floor fitness center. Healthy New Albany will oversee 5,500 square feet, which will tentatively include a demonstration kitchen and a community room.

New Albany’s commitment to health starts with people – doctors such as Estle with his private practice, Lombardi with the hospital or Heit and the Healthy New Albany team with the group’s various initiatives. These people drive the city’s values, Stefanov says, and values drive its direction into the future.

For Heit, the creation of the wellness center is just another step toward his eventual goal: making New Albany the healthiest city in America.

“I’m always dreaming, but really what I’d like to see down the road is that we can use evidence-based research to say that New Albany is the healthiest city in the United States and for us to establish benchmarks for measuring how a community becomes healthy,” Heit says.

Lisa Aurand is editor of Healthy New Albany Magazine. Feedback welcome at laurand@cityscenemediagroup.com.

Left: OrthoNeuro moved its offices to New Albany in 2011.

Right: An artistic rendering of the new health center scheduled to open in 2014

By Rose Davidson Photography by Lisa Aurand

Corporation Donation

FFor employees of the city of New Albany, fitness is only a few steps away.

The city employees’ fitness center, part of the police station on Village Hall Road, has been in operation since 2007. But in the beginning, the city didn’t know how it was going to supply the necessary equipment to fill the room.

About $10,000 had been set aside for the gym, but Police Chief Mark Chaney says that money wasn’t going to go far. However, after requests for used equipment were made, two companies – Abercrombie & Fitch and Discover – offered monetary donations to make the vision a reality. A&F donated $15,000 and Discover gave $1,000 to purchase new equipment.

“Between the two companies, we were able to get this off the ground,” Chaney says.

The fitness center is now home to two treadmills, an elliptical machine, a variety of strength training equipment and weights ranging from 10-100 lbs.

“We have a good balance of cardio and weight training,” Chaney says.

The gym is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week to all of New Albany’s city employees, with access gained through wireless proximity readers that are sensed at the gym’s entrance. Scott McAfee, the city’s public information officer, says the gym is utilized by roughly half of the New Albany Police Department and 30 percent of other city staff members.

City employees such as Angie Hobart, a zoning officer for New Albany, utilize the fitness center regularly because of its convenience and availability.

City employees use police station gym, outfitted by two local companies, to stay in shape

Police Chief Mark Chaney exercises in the city fitness center about three times a week.

“It’s a great asset to the city,” says Hobart, who exercises for an hour Mondays through Fridays, as well as every other Saturday. Occasionally, she travels to New Albany from her home in Delaware County just to work out.

On top of being easily accessible to city employees, the city gym also offers an opportunity for its police officers to stay healthy. Chaney says the fitness center benefits the department because exercising helps officers be more prepared for physical challenges while on duty, which translates to fewer injuries and less time on sick leave.

Chaney himself exercises in the fitness center roughly three times a week, setting an example that his fellow officers find difficult to ignore.

“Leadership trickles down,” says Officer Kris Daniels. “It’s leading by

Zoning Officer Angie Hobart exercises for an hour five days a week.

example. It’s peer pressure, (but) it’s positive peer pressure.”

Even New Albany residents benefit from the gym. On the south end, a spacious open area lined with floor mats is used for a women’s self-defense program taught by the police department. Women of all ages take part in the program, including a number of motherdaughter duos.

With every city employee able to access the gym, one might think space would be tight, but Daniels says employees’ differing routines help keep the gym relatively free of crowding throughout the day.

“With shift changes and whatnot, it just works out,” says Daniels. “It’s good for our size right now.”

Many who use the gym are not training for any particular event, but are simply working to maintain a healthy lifestyle. “Most of us use it just to stay fit,” says Chaney. “(But) everybody’s got their own personal goals.”

And though the fitness center is located within the police station, Chaney says it’s important to remember that the gym is meant for everyone employed by the city to use and enjoy.

“It’s not a police chief’s or police-only workout facility,” says Chaney. “It meets

Rose Davidson is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at laurand@city scenemediagroup.com

(the city’s) mission to keep everybody healthy.”

By Lisa Aurand

Serious as a Heart Attack

The top five signs of heart attacks in women

Did you know women experience different heart attack symptoms than men?

Keep your eyes open for the following signs, says Dr. Mitch Silver, a cardiologist with MidOhio Cardiology and Vascular Consultants. Women who have heart attacks frequently report these symptoms:

Shortness of breath (58 percent) 1

Weakness (55 percent) or unusual fatigue (43 percent) 2

Nausea 3 Dizziness 4

Lower chest discomfort, upper abdominal pressure (similar to indigestion) or back pain 5

“Interestingly, most women do not have chest pain,” Silver says. “In a recent study which addressed early female heart attack symptoms, researchers found that 43 percent of the 515 women studied actually had no acute chest pain.”

In the same study, 78 percent of the women experienced at least one pre-heart attack symptom for more than one month, either daily or several times per week. “About 71 percent of these women also experienced unusual fatigue and about 50 percent experienced sleep disturbance; many women (40 per cent) rated both of these symptoms as severe,” Silver says.

Women likely experience different heart attack symptoms than men because they perceive pain differently – including a lower threshold for pain.

The more well-known symptoms of heart attack often appear in men, but may also occur in women: pressure, fullness or a squeezing pain in the center of the chest that may spread to the neck, shoulder or jaw.

If you experience any of these symptoms, call 9-1-1.

Lisa Aurand is editor of Healthy New Albany Magazine. Feedback welcome at laurand@cityscenemediagroup.com.

By Scott McAfee

New Albany Joins U.S. Bicycle Route 50

Cycling route stretches from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco

FFeedback about our community leisure trail system, now measuring 30 miles in length, is very positive. In addition to being a great way to take in the scents, sounds and beautiful scenery New Albany has to offer, the trails promote individual and family wellness and encourage green alternatives for getting around town.

As popular as these trails are, however, there is a growing segment in our community of cyclists who relish sharing the open road with vehicles as much as or more than sharing trails with pedestrians. These cyclists, perhaps spurred to even greater training distances by Pelotonia, may travel hundreds of miles at a time in their efforts to achieve personal goals, eradicate cancer or both. Some even talk of lifelong desires to trek across the country on their bikes.

To better serve this ever-growing group, New Albany officials worked with the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning

Commission, the Ohio Department of Transportation, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, and other local municipalities to make New Albany an official part of U.S. Bicycle Route 50. Planned as one of the longest official bicycle routes in the United States, Route 50 will run from Washington D.C., to San Francisco. Some alternative route links will even stretch into Canada and Mexico.

While some New Albany residents may be interested in completing a journey across America on this U.S. bicycle route, the central Ohio portion of the route is sizable in and of itself, stretching from Galloway on the west side of Columbus to Bexley before heading north to Westerville, east to New Albany and ultimately further out east toward Newark.

Zooming in on the northeastern central Ohio portion of the bike route closer to New Albany, the route begins on the Alum Creek Trail (the trail from Easton

north through Westerville); continues over Hoover Reservoir Dam; turns onto Cubbage Road from the dam; turns east to Walnut Street; turns south onto Harlem Road and then onto Dublin-Granville Road into New Albany before heading further east to Johnstown, Granville and Newark. New Albany riders will have the opportunity to head in either direction, whether their ultimate destination is to our nation’s capital, the Golden Gate Bridge or simply back to their own driveways.

The beauty of these national routes is that people are already utilizing them, so not a lot of new infrastructure is necessary. Those with the proper equipment and experience can hop on recognized routes of existing trails and roadways and ride until their

hearts are content. The state of Ohio is expected to coordinate signage recognizing the routes, and the communities along the route get the benefit of more tourists looking for places to shop and eat while traveling.

More information about this route will be forthcoming in the next several months, as will other wellness projects like our partnership with The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and Healthy New Albany. Your city leaders remain committed to opportunities and projects that support health and wellness in our community. Now get out and enjoy those trails or, for those win ter road warriors, this newly recognized national bike route.

Scott McAfee is the New Albany pub lic information officer and a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at laurand@ cityscenemediagroup.com.

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Good Fat, Bad Fat

Sort out which fats help and which harm – and where to get more of the good stuff

WWe’ve come a long way, baby ... in what we understand about fat and its role in our overall and cardiovascular health.

However conflicting research findings over the last 30 years might leave us confused as to the current recommendations about how much – and what kinds – of fat to include in our diets. It’s difficult to separate the “good fats” from the “bad fats.”

Fats: Angels or Devils?

Even though we don’t think of our foods as combinations of chemicals, the tasty morsels we consume are essentially combinations of carbohydrates, proteins, fats and other components. The chemical structure of each food component determines what our bodies do with it. Proteins are critical to body structures such as hormones, bones and muscles, while carbohydrates serve primarily as an energy source. Fats are used for energy, but also can act as chemical messengers in some of our metabolic and inflammatory pathways.

Fats are categorized by their various chemical structures: saturated (SFA), monounsaturated (MUFA) and polyunsaturated (PUFA). These categories simply reflect the number of double bonds in the carbon chain and determine how the fat acts in our body.

The chemical structures gives each fat its typical flavor, aroma and food stability characteristics. For example, saturated fats are very stable even at room temperature (butter and lard) while the unsaturated fats (safflower and olive oils) can spoil more easily if not refrigerated.

Most trans fats are manmade during processing of polyunsaturated fats when they are processed into shelf-stable convenience foods.

The chemistry of these fats tempts us to label them as “healthy” or “unhealthy.” In reality, most foods we consume are a combination of the different types of fats, and the research around the health risks and benefits of each type is confusing at best.

In general, we have associated animal products with saturated fats and plant products with unsaturated fats. Both saturated fats and trans fats continue to be considered “unhealthy” fats as they have been shown to increase LDL (bad cholesterol) and be more strongly associated with the risk of cardiovascular disease and some types of cancer.

Past and Present

Common advice in the 1960s and ’70s was to decrease saturated fat intake and limit overall fat in the diet to 30 percent of the calories in favor of a higher carbohydrate diet. This advice was apparently based on limited epidemiological studies concerning the role of various fats in the diet.

Americans achieved these recommended changes in fat intake, yet obesity and lipid issues are still prevalent.

Given the rise in obesity despite achieving a lower-fat diet, recently the role of carbohydrates – especially as sugars – in the diet has come under fire.

While many studies still support a reasonable limit on the consumption of saturated fats, the overall role of fat in the diet remains somewhat controversial.

With the research showing that some fats are beneficial to our health, low-fat diets have fallen out of fashion in favor of a message of moderation and balance.

The current Dietary Guidelines for Americans from the National Academy of Science and Institute of Medicine still recommend choosing fewer foods with saturated and trans fats and consuming more monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats, as well as more plantbased foods. They also recommend limiting fats to 20-35 percent of your total caloric intake.

Fats in Your Food

With these recommendations, consumers are eager to learn how “healthful fats” can help them avoid disease.

Polyunsaturated fats seem to have consistently weathered the research as fats that have a positive association with health. They have been shown to improve HDL (good cholesterol) and decrease LDL, both desirable influences.

Omega-3 fatty acids are part of the polyunsaturated class and are strongly touted for their anti-inflammatory and health-promoting effects. Omega-6 fatty acids are also essential, but are sometimes associated with more inflammation and some negative health effects.

The optimal balance between Omega-3 and Omega-6 chemistries is a current topic of scientific debate.

The USDA recommends eating a 4-ounce portion of seafood – fatty fish such as salmon, herring or mackerel –twice a week, as these contain high levels of Omega-3s.

To improve the polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats in your diet, replace high-fat animal products and highly-processed foods with nuts, seeds and oils. Simple ideas include:

• Adding walnuts to your morning oatmeal or your trail mix snack.

• Including some olives and sunflower seeds on your salads.

• Mixing avocado as part of your salsa.

• Grinding chia or flax seed into a morning smoothie in place of anything sugary.

• Eating 4 ounces of fatty fish at least two times per week.

• Using only lean meats and low fat dairy products.

• Avoiding highly processed foods.

Dr. Jackie Buell; a registered dietician, certified sports dietician and certified athletic trainer; is the director for Sports Nutrition in the Department of Sports Medicine at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at laurand@cityscenemedia group.com.

Recipe Garden Pasta Salad

Ingred I ents:

• 2 cups whole-wheat rotini (6 ounces)

• 1/3 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise

• 1/3 cup low-fat plain yogurt

• 2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil

• 1 Tbsp. red wine vinegar or lemon juice

• 1 clove garlic, minced

• 1/8 tsp. salt

• Freshly ground pepper, to taste

• 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, halved

• 1 cup diced yellow or red bell pepper (1 small)

• 1 cup grated carrots (2-4 carrots)

• ½ cup chopped scallions (4 scallions)

• ½ cup chopped, pitted Kalamata olives

• 1/3 cup slivered fresh basil

PreParat I on:

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta, stirring occasionally, until just tender, 8 to 10 minutes, or according to package directions. Drain and refresh under cold running water.

Whisk mayonnaise, yogurt, oil, vinegar (or lemon juice), garlic, salt and pepper in a large bowl until smooth. Add the pasta and toss to coat. Add tomatoes, bell pepper, carrots, scallions, olives and basil; toss to coat well. Makes six servings. Each one-cup serving has approximately 209 calories and 9.4 grams of fat – 1.4g of saturated fat, 3g polyunsaturated fat, and 5g monounsaturated fat.

Leader Becky Monago

Did It For My Kids”

Becky Monago got stuck on a playground slide with her toddler on her lap, she decided it was time to do something about her weight. She had gained more than 50 pounds with two pregnancies and tried another weight loss program only to gain back the lost weight plus more. Becky joined Weight Watchers where she learned that the keys to success for her are commitment and lifestyle changes.

Becky says,” I still attend meetings even though I am a leader now. You lose the weight by making changes with yourself, your food choices and your activity. I am now active and able to keep pace with my three boys and their very busy lives. I enjoy my life while participating in theirs.”

Pain in the Head

Headaches can cause severe pain – even in children

EXPERT:

Anyone who experiences frequent or severe headaches can tell you they’re no fun – which is why it’s even worse when your child is the one with the headache. Dr. Ann Pakalnis helps you decipher the cause and offers up treatment suggestions.

What are the different types and causes of pediatric headaches?

The two main types of what we call “primary headaches” in children and adolescents are migraines and tension headaches. They are fairly different and are diagnosed because they have different presentation and symptoms.

At our multidisciplinary headache clinic at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, we see a predominance of migraine headaches. Migraines have a genetic component. About 80-90 percent of patients with migraines have a genetic link – a family member who has migraines. Migraines are the more severe headaches. Children with migraines miss school or family gatherings with those types of headaches because they are associated with nausea and, often, sensitivity to light and sound. They want the TV off and they don’t want to hear people talking. About 10 percent of school-age children and a little bit more adolescents experience migraines.

Dr. Ann Pakalnis

Ann Pakalnis, MD, is an attending neurologist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and a professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Neurology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Pakalnis is director of the Comprehensive Headache Clinic at Nationwide Children’s. Her clinical and research interests involve the diagnosis and management of headache and the identification of comorbid disorders linked to migraine.

Tension headaches are more common, but they’re a little less severe and they’re not associated with nausea or vomiting. At the clinic, we don’t see them as often because they’re not as disruptive to daily life. Oftentimes tension headaches tend to be worsened by stress and poor sleep patterns. Tension headaches are not associated with that genetic component.

What systems in the brain/body cause migraines?

As far as we know, migraine headaches are both a biochemical and a neurologic condition. People have migraines because they have a genetic susceptibility to have low levels of a biochemical called serotonin. Serotonin levels are related to depression, but people with migraines also tend to have low levels of serotonin. They have more frequent headaches if their levels of serotonin are lower, and poor sleep or dehydration can lower serotonin. That’s another reason why you want to work on good sleep and good fluid intake.

How do I know when to take my child to the doctor about a headache?

Take your child to the doctor if you notice that your child is starting to have recurrent, severe headaches more than three to four times per month. One thing that

is helpful to doctors is if the parents start keeping a diary or log of the headaches: when they occur, how they respond to over-the-counter medication or significant increases in frequency or severity.

Things that we tend to be more concerned about are headaches in the back of the head or headaches that wake a child from sleep at night, and certainly those with a lot of nausea and vomiting, or if the child complains of numbness or weakness with the headache or changes in vision.

Typically migraine and tension headaches do not occur in the back of the head. It’s an unusual location for a migraine or tension headache. Headaches in the back of the head or those that wake a child from sleep could be caused by a more serious neurologic issue. It’s very rare, but sometimes there are more complex problems.

What over-the-counter drugs are safe to give my child for headaches?

We generally like to use ibuprofen first. It works very well and the duration of action is long. Ibuprofen tends to work better for migraines than Tylenol. Tylenol is probably a good second choice. Sometimes we will recommend naproxen or Aleve for migraines.

I think the most important factors we stress at the headache clinic are the lifestyle issues. Good nutrition, good sleep habits and less caffeine – all those things are the first-line treatment for headache disorders.

Are there other at-home remedies that you would recommend?

There are other treatments we use for children that you can do at home, including biofeedback and relaxation therapy. These treatments involve visual imagery and breathing exercises in which children 8-9 years of age and older can participate. Typically psychologists or social workers have the training to provide advice about these treatments. We like to minimize the amount of prescription medicines used if possible.

What treatments are currently available for children who have recurrent/severe headaches or migraines?

There are several prescription medicines that are approved for abortive treatment – to use at the time

the headache begins. Triptans such as Maxalt and Axert are specifically used for migraine headache pain. Some people have headaches that are so frequent that at times they need to take a medicine every day. That’s another treatment that we tend to use on some occasions.

What are common migraine triggers and/or how can I help my child identify triggers?

I think the most important migraine triggers that we see are stress and sleep, and that can be good stress or bad stress. Good stress can include events such as taking a vacation. Other triggers are poor sleep, dehydration and, in teenage girls, hormonal changes.

What signs/auras should I teach my child to observe so I can initiate treatment?

Rarely, some children (10-15 percent), will have an aura with migraine headaches. Some will have vision loss or changes or numbness in an arm or a leg. It’s important to take the abortive medicine then, at the first sign of the headache or as close to the onset of the headache as possible. You have the best chance of treating the headache if it’s dosed early either with over-the-counter medications or triptans. Oftentimes we recommend the parents carry the medicine or send a physician’s note so that their child can take the medicine at school.

The last thought:

Keep track of the frequency and severity of your child’s headaches, as well as any associated symptoms. See a doctor if they become debilitating or frequently interrupt your child’s daily life.

Have questions you would like to have answered by an expert? Send them to editor@healthynewalbany.org.

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This nylon suspension system uses your own body weight to build strength, balance, flexibility and core stability. The HOME kit includes a “Get Started” guide, a TRX door anchor for indoor training, a TRX suspension anchor for outdoor training and a mesh carry bag to take your suspension straps anywhere you like.

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Stay out of the cold and keep your miles up with this bike trainer. The trainer allows you to simulate outdoor riding, including sprints, intervals and long cruises. Resistance adjusts automatically as you change speeds and the large roller reduces tire wear.

Virtual Active Workout Videos

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Download a running, hiking or cycling video from Virtual Active and enjoy scenery from all over the world while you work out at home or at the gym. The company offers both guided workouts with instruction from a professional trainer and basic workouts that allow you to set your own pace. The videos are also available as DVDs or in series sets.

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Eat Well, Eat Happy: 100 Ways to Enjoy the Healthy Foods You Love

By Charity Ferreira

Chef Ferreira guides the athome cook through a journey exploring simple cooking with whole foods in this book of reci pes, which is studded with gor geous photos and asides about nutrientfilled “superfoods.”

How We Do Harm: A Doctor Breaks Ranks About Being Sick in America

By Otis Webb Brawley, M.D. Brawley, chief

medical officer of the American Cancer Society, explores the current state of health care in the U.S., delving into the racial, socio-economic, political and scientific factors that drive the way patients are treated.

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This site from the National Center for Biotechnology Information allows you to search 22 million citations from a variety of science journals and online books. Though the site doesn’t include the full text of the articles, it’s a great jumping-off point for researching any number of health concerns.

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RealAge purports to calculate your scientific “age” based on your family history and how healthful – or unhealthful – your habits are. The RealAge test was designed by a team of doctors and scientists, including Dr. Michael F. Roizen, chief wellness officer of the Cleveland Clinic. Once you learn your RealAge, the site offers up helpful suggestions of what to change to become “younger.”

developed melanoma, in contrast with two other groups, which had less than a quarter of the mice develop the cancer. Researchers theorize the increased risk may correlate with pheomelanin synthesis or reactive oxygen species created by pheomelanin.

Cancer drug effectively fights MS symptoms

Redheads’ skin cancer risk may be genetic

Fair-skinned, red-headed people may be at higher risk for skin cancer – with or without sun exposure, a recent study published in the journal Nature indicates.

Having red hair is associated with a variation in the gene for melacornin 1 receptor MC1R that causes high levels of red-yellow melanin, pheomelanin. The study showed that even without exposure to UV light, mice with the “red” MC1R gene variation showed significantly higher rates of melanoma than mice without the gene variation. By the end of the year-long study, half the red mice

Two new studies by researchers from the University of Cambridge show that alemtuzumab, a drug created to treat leukemia, is effective at preventing relapses of Multiple Sclerosis. Alemtuzumab has been used off-label for MS for several years. The studies, published in the UK journal The Lancet, show that the drug is significantly more effective than interferon beta 1a at preventing relapses, both for those whose MS was previously untreated and for those who did not respond to first-line MS treatment. Among the side effects experienced by those taking alemtuzumab were infections and autoimmune diseases, including thyroid disorders, suggesting that those who elect treatment with the drug would require careful monitoring for signs of negative side effects.

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