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Fitness is More Than Physical

Once in a while, a particular issue of the magazine will heighten my level of interest more than usual. In this issue, I was struck by a number of stories relating to the role physical activity plays in the lives of some of the prominent individuals featured. In Claire Miller’s piece, “Health and Hope,” she refers to retired United States Navy Admiral James Stavridis and his regime of walking 10,000 steps a day and working out on an elliptical four times per week and Marine Corps General John F. Kelly, who continues to walk and run. For these individuals, physical activity is integral to performing at their overall best, that is, mentally as well as physically.

As I continued my review of proposed articles, I was intrigued by the submission writ ten by Angela Douglas, “No One Walks Alone.” I took a trip back in time to December 2003 when I conceived the idea of formalizing a walking group that evolved to become the New Albany Walking Club. At that time my purpose was focused on encourag ing people to walk for physical health. Now that nearly 20 years have passed, the Club has become much more than a repository for breaking 10K or half marathon finishing times, training for competition, or for many members, walking for physi cal well-being. Those who are engaged on each Sunday morning walk have discovered that the benefits of physical activity extend well beyond the start and finish of a workout. Friendships have developed among people who had never met. Peer support, whether to promote a walk goal or to offer an ear of understanding in times of need, is evident. The post-workout gatherings that include coffee and snacks inside the Heit Center encourage members to hang out, talk, participate in health seminars and so much more.

The benefits of walking are succinctly expressed in a New York Times piece I came across two days before I gave thought about this article. Titled, “Whatever the Problem, It’s Probably Solved by Walking,” the author writes that, “Walking is the worst-kept secret I know. Its rewards hide under every step. Perhaps because we take walking so much for granted, many of us often ignore its ample gifts. … In truth, I doubt I would walk often or very far if its sole benefit was physical.” I could not think about a more timely read that expresses my belief in addition to how the New Albany Walking Club facilitates mental, social and physical well-being.

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Mondays, May 1 and 8

55+ Women’s Self-Defense (RAD) Class

3-5 p.m., New Albany Police Department 50 Village Hall Rd. www.healthynewalbany.org

Friday, May 5-Saturday, May 6 New Albany Children’s Ballet Theatre presents Cinderella

Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts

100 W. Dublin Granville Rd. www.newalbanyballet.com

Saturday, May 6

On Our Sleeves 5K

6:30-11 a.m., Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, 4850 W. Powell Rd., Powell www.onoursleeves5k.org

Saturday, May 6

New Albany Symphony Orchestra Kentucky Derby Gala

5:30 p.m., Jorgensen Farms, 5851 E. Walnut St., Westerville www.newalbanysymphony.com

Tuesday, May 9

Older Adult Health Fair

9 a.m.-noon, Westerville Community Center, 350 N. Cleveland Ave., Westerville www.westerville.org

Saturday, May 13

Franklin 5K Dash For Health in partnership with Direction Up!

7:30-10 a.m., Scioto Audubon Metro Park, 400 W. Whittier St., Columbus www.franklin.edu

Saturday, May 20

New Albany Founders Day Parade

11 a.m.-noon, New Albany Intermediate School, 177 N. High St. www.newalbanyfoundersday.com

Saturday, May 20 New Albany Founders Day Festival Noon-5 p.m., Rose Run Park, Fodor Road

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Monday, May 22-Thursday, May 25 Ohio Health Care Association 2023

Convention & Expo

Greater Columbus Convention Center, 400 N. High St., Columbus www.ohca.org

Saturday, May 27 Ohio Honor Ride

8 a.m.-4 p.m., Philip Heit Center for Healthy New Albany, 150 W. Main St.

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Tuesday, June 6

The New Albany Lecture Series: A National Security Discussion with Gen. John F. Kelly & Adm. James Stavridis, Moderated by Jim Sciutto

7 p.m., Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts, 100 W. Dublin Granville Rd.

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Wednesday, June 7-Saturday, June 10

The 2nd Annual New Albany Rose Run Fest

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Healthy New Albany Farmers Market

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Summer in Germany Finale Concert

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Friday, May 5-Saturday, May 6 New Albany Children’s Ballet Theatre presents Cinderella

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Beginning June 8

Friday, June 16 Blood Drive

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Family Flicks Night No. 1, presented by The New Albany Community Foundation: Despicable Me

6:30-9:15 p.m., Charleen & Charles Hinson Amphitheater, 170 E. Dublin Granville Rd. www.newalbanyfoundation.org

Saturday, June 24

New Albany Parks and Recreation Foundation Family Fun 5K

5:30 p.m., Bevelhymer Park, 7860 Bevelhymer Rd. www.newalbanyohio.org

Saturday, June 24

Summer Movie Series: Space Jam: A New Legacy

6-11 p.m., Bevelhymer Park, 7860 Bevelhymer Rd. www.newalbanyohio.org

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Natural Night’s Sleep

Personal remedy for insomnia turns into spark for business

Sleeping well doesn’t always come naturally. But it has for Mary Rodney. After retiring in 2021, Rodney used her passion for gardening to begin a business selling herbal tea blends and culinary herbs. The origin of these herbal blend creations came from her personal quest to find a natural remedy for her own sleepless nights. A long-time gardener in the New Albany Community Garden, she now sells her herbs at the New Albany Farmers Market and her website, www.seedswellsown.com. She also gardens at the Shepherd’s Corner Ecology Center of the Dominican Sisters of Peace.

Her interview with HNA Magazine has been edited for length and clarity.

Healthy New Albany Magazine: Why was getting a good night’s sleep difficult for you?

Mary Rodney: I hit menopause in my 50s. At that same time, I have three teenagers and I was a working parent and wife. So I think the confluence of all of those factors just kind

of made me stressed, as far as being a parent, all that stuff, getting ready for college with my kids. So the combination of being a parent and having to get up and go to work every day. With the menopause, I ended up, you know, most women get the night sweats and all of that and then all of a sudden I just couldn’t sleep, I couldn’t stay asleep. And so by the second or third day of that, of getting up every day having like two or three hours of sleep, interrupted sleep it just made me feel exhausted by the third day. I didn’t want to go on any of the prescription drugs to help me sleep. My doctor knew I was in menopause. She said, “You know there’s a couple things we can put you on as far as medicine.” I just didn’t want to go on hormones and all of that. I’d heard and read stories about all of that. So I said to her, “If it gets to that, we’ll talk later, but I would like to try and see if I can find something all-natural or grow something all-natural to help myself.” So that was my challenge. I started with melatonin and that did not work for me at all. That’s a fairly common sleep aid that most people

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Shepherd’s Corner, where Rodney grows some of her herbs.

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use. I just started going to the library and doing some research and my research brought me to lemon balm and lemon verbena. So I went looking for those at the store – couldn’t find them. So I ended up getting the actual live plants, growing them and I started experimenting with teas for myself. And I found that by the third night of having a cup of lemon balm and chamomile, I was actually able to get four to five hours of deep sleep. So even if I woke up early, I’d say like 2 o’clock in the morning, I didn’t feel as stressed because I had that deep sleep. I also had a couple of friends and sisters across the country who were going through the same thing and I said, “You know I’m doing this, would you like to try it?” and so they tried it. So for about 10 years, I had been sending those to people across the country just because it was helping me and it was helping them and they were telling other people about it. So that’s how I got into it. And then I noticed that some of the all-natural sleep aids that you find in the store have those same ingredients listed as part of their packaging.

HNA: Is having a cup of tea still your routine every night?

MR: I’ve gotten better about it. So I won’t necessarily have it every night. But if I have a stressful day or something and I just want to relax, I may make myself a cup of tea during the day. I also have friends and relatives who have depression, anxiety. They will have a cup of tea and it just seems to help.

HNA: How is your sleep now?

MR: I sleep like a baby since I retired. And I’m no longer in menopause. So I mean, I get like maybe five, six hours of sleep and that’s enough for me. But I think the important thing is I’m not stressed; I don’t have days where that’s happening anymore.

Claire Miller is an editor at CityScene Media Group. Feedback welcome at cmiller@cityscenemediagroup.com.

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Celebrating A Mother’s Love

New Albany resident receives community recognition for memorial dedicated to her late son

After she lost her only child in a car accident, Lindsay Harris says she lost her reason to live. But instead of letting grief break her, she focused on honoring her son in a way that he would be proud of, and in a way that would contribute to her community.

After months of fundraising and construction by Harris and friends in the community, the Michael Lucey Memorial Basketball Courts officially opened in May 2021.

For the commitment to service Harris displayed rallying her community, she was awarded the Ohio Parks

and Recreation Association Citizen of the Year Award in 2021. She was also recognized by the New Albany Chamber of Commerce with the 2022 Outstanding Citizen Delta Award.

While Harris’ son’s courts are a success story for the community, the motivation for their construction came from a mother’s worst nightmare.

On the night of Aug. 2, 2020, Harris received a call that changed her life forever. She was informed that her son was in a car with four of his friends when the intoxicated driver lost control and crashed.

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Three of the passengers in the accident, including Lucey, were taken to the hospital, but Lucey tragically did not survive his injuries. Lucey was 17 years old and an incoming senior at New Albany High School at the time of his death.

Having to process this loss was unfathomable for Harris.

“I just can’t believe he’s not here. Because when they’re young, it just doesn’t make sense. You expect it of your grandma and your grandpa, at some point they’re going to be gone. But it’s surreal when you lose somebody so young,” Harris says.

Lucey was her entire world. She had always wanted to be a mother and when her son was born, raising him became her full-time job – her dream job.

“My life really did revolve around him. I quit my profession as a pilot, an airline pilot, to be home with him,” she says.

In addition to being ever-present in her son’s life, Harris also became involved with New Albany Parks & Recreation after signing her son up to play on its recreational basketball team when he was in elementary school.

Over the years, New Albany Parks & Recreation became dear to her and gave her a sense of community.

“I met amazing families through our boys who played on sports teams

together growing up. Sports programs through the New Albany schools and the New Albany Parks and Rec program have a way of bringing families together for athletics but also for social

Lucey was honored by his New Albany recreational basketball team, after winning its third championship in 2021.

connections and mental well-being,” Harris says.

Soon after her son’s death, Harris started brainstorming with other parents and her connections at the parks to find a way to honor Lucey’s life. Because of how important basketball was to him, she ultimately decided an outdoor court would be the perfect contribution to the community.

Planning for the new court helped Harris cope with not only the loss of her son but with the isolation brought on by the pandemic.

“I couldn’t go out and be with anybody, so to be able to put my energy into Zoom meetings where we would plan, it was wonderful to be able to throw myself into something so positive,” she says.

The New Albany community’s support was vital to the planning and building of the courts. Harris said she couldn’t have achieved it without the outreach from New Albany Parks & Recreation and other families in the area.

“I put in a lot of money, but so did a whole bunch of other people that I don’t even know; businesses and families and friends of families. You know, New Albany built that court, and we should all enjoy it,” she says.

Members of the community celebrated the courts’ opening at a ribbon cutting ceremony and banquet in May 2021. The event gave Lucey’s friends and family a chance to celebrate him since they had been unable to gather for a large funeral during the pandemic.

“I was kind of on almost like a surreal high just from all the support and the love. Sometimes when someone dies, it kind of dies down after a while, but because nine months later, we had this court opening up and this banquet, it was an opportunity for a lot of people to come out,” Harris says. “We called it the ribbon cutting, but it was also somewhat of a very upbeat celebration of his life.”

Lucey’s peers often recount stories to Harris about her son’s friendly and welcoming personality. She said he was always helping his peers feel included and would befriend anyone regardless of their family’s financial status, race or ethnicity.

“That’s another way of coping with the sadness, is hearing positive comments from his friends about things that he did and said that I might not know

about as a mom,” Harris says. “He was a very funny person. He really liked making people laugh, and that was probably one of the things that people miss the most, just that infectious humor, just generosity of spirit.”

In the future Harris hopes to work with teenagers, telling her son’s story to hopefully avoid more loss of life due to driving under the influence.

“Saying no to drugs, no to things you don’t want to do, those are huge, hard lessons to learn and he just didn’t get much opportunity,” Harris says.

For now, Harris hopes that the courts can serve as a place where everyone can feel welcome, just as Lucey made others feel welcome. They also serve as a positive community space where Lucey’s loved ones can remember and celebrate him – where they can hear the squeaking of basketball shoes and laughter.

“It serves the purpose of having a place for lots of good things, exercise and socialization. But it’s also a place where people can feel closer to Michael,” Harris says.

Maisie Fitzmaurice is a contributing writer at CityScene Media Group. Feedback welcome at feedback@ cityscenemediagroup.com.

Harris (right) was named the 2022 Outstanding Citizen at the New Albany Chamber of Commerce Delta Awards.

Michael Lucey Photos courtesy of Lindsay Harris

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By Rachel Karas

Feeling Good by Doing Good

Local doctor shares the mental health benefits of volunteering

Mental health can be a complex and perplexing part of life.

Millions of people – no matter their age, job or life experiences – struggle to maintain their mental health, particularly through challenging times.

While there are various solutions and ways to begin one’s healing journey, Marguerite Weston has a suggestion that isn’t so new to New Albany residents: volunteerism.

Weston, a functional medicine physician, works for Donaldson Plastic Surgery – which is planning to expand its services by opening a second location in New Albany. Practicing functional medicine means taking a more holistic approach to health care, focusing more on helping people fix the underlying causes without necessarily prescribing medications.

“When I started diving more into functional medicine, I became not OK with just handing out pills,” Weston says. “And (I found) a lot of patients want to know what else they can do besides just take medication. So, to me, it’s part of those lifestyle changes.”

Volunteerism can certainly be one of those changes, she says. Describing volunteerism as “unpaid work for the benefit of others,” Weston says there are a lot of untapped benefits of this form of selfless giving.

Over the decades, several studies have explored the general health improvements produced through volunteering, such as an increased positive attitude, a better sense of selfworth and higher level of empathy for others.

With those studies in mind, Weston says she has become more comfortable with the idea of prescribing it as an actual treatment.

“It allows you to get the focus off of you and allow you to just put some perspective on things and give you purpose,” Weston says.

An over-the-counter prescription

When it comes to creating a treatment plan for her patients – whether they are teens entering the world or older adults who are retiring – Weston says starting off slow and finding the perfect dosage is key – and that counts for both medicinal treatment and volunteerism.

“I usually just start with once a month because, at the end of the day, an object in motion is more likely to stay in motion,” Weston says. “So if you can start with once a month, you don’t have to do much else usually (because) if they like it, I don’t have to ask them to do more of it. It’s just automatic.”

Another benefit of starting slow is that her patients don’t feel intimidated, especially those with busy schedules. Weston’s plan doesn’t just include amount of volunteer hours per month but the type of volunteerism. Location and interest are keys in sticking with the program.

When it comes to mental health struggles, Weston says there are three groups of people who tend to struggle the most: adolescents, emptynesters and retirees. Building up relationships, a support system and good habits before hitting those stages – especially for older adults – can make a large impact on their transition.

“Sometimes the hard part is transportation depending on the age of the patient,” Weston says. “So if they can’t drive or if they’re older and they don’t want to drive downtown or something like that, I’ve just tried to get familiar with what’s around the community.”

In some cases, this means offering ideas such as helping at a nearby school, animal shelter or community space like a park.

The right fit

There are a few things, Weston says, that can make or break a person’s volunteer experience, one of which is iden-

Marguerite Weston

Photo courtesy of Donaldson Plastic Surgery

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tifying an organization that is ready for volunteers.

“You can have bad experiences if you go somewhere that’s not equipped for volunteers, not used to having volunteers or not organized with volunteers,” Weston says. “So it is helpful to go to a place that has a volunteer program rather than just finding a place and saying, ‘Can I volunteer and help out?’”

Having someone to go with can also help not only make the experience more enjoyable but also hold the patient accountable to ensure they keep going.

Attendance can also be maintained by choosing a schedule that works best for the patient. Weston says there can be a lot of flexibility in setting up a time to volunteer so it doesn’t feel like it’s too big a commitment or an impossible obligation.

Although there are countless benefits volunteerism can offer, Weston says it is important for people to remember that volunteering is only one part of their overall health journey.

“It’s never just, do some volunteering and then go. We’re always working on lifestyle and sleep and support sys-

tems,” Weston says, “working on their own self-identity, creating habits and how to create a habit. So this is just one part of many things.”

However, if a patient finds small victories, whether it be finding a buddy to go to the food pantry with or making time in their schedule to stop by the community garden, taking those first steps can lead to better well-being overall.

Rachel Karas is an editor at CityScene Media Group. Feedback welcome at rkaras@cityscenemediagroup.com.

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Citizen Police Academy Strengthens Bonds Between NAPD and Community

Imagine you are a police officer approaching what many people would deem to be a routine traffic stop. As you approach, you can hear a loud dispute taking place between a male driver and female passenger inside the stopped vehicle. Your attempts to calm the argument fail, and you ask the driver to step out of the vehicle. In a profanitylaced tirade, he aggressively confronts you. He yells at you and berates you while reaching into his pocket.

In seconds, you must determine if he is reaching for a weapon or something less sinister, such as a cell phone. That split-second decision may lead to devastating consequences for the victim, his family, yourself, your family, your police department and so many others.

Men and women in law enforcement agencies across the country face these types of circumstances every day. The New Albany Police Department is no different, and we hold ourselves to the highest standards of professionalism, integrity, respect and

compassion to ensure that we are making sound decisions in every situation that we encounter.

We believe that by offering our community a behind-the-scenes look at the New Albany Police Department, we can strengthen relationships with the

residents who we serve and give them a better understanding of the unique challenges that law enforcement face each day. That is why we set aside more than two months each year to host a Citizen Police Academy. This free interactive program takes participants on a nine-

Learning during the nine-week Citizen Police Academy.

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Participants of the Citizen Police Academy listen to an officer.

week journey of tabletop exercises and real-life scenarios that require split-second decisionmaking.

“I work an office job and I don’t get to see this kind of stuff ever,” 2023 class participant Dustin Keam says. “It’s very eyeopening, and it’s a great opportunity just to see a different perspective. Things can be calm one minute and chaotic the next, so you really have to be aware of all your surroundings. You have to be aware of the laws and how they affect your ac-

tions. It’s a lot to take in and a lot to process in a matter of seconds, which police have to deal with every day.”

Taught by New Albany Police Department personnel, instruction has been designed to inform residents about topics including emergency dispatch operations, control and arrest tactics, drug enforcement, shoot/don’t shoot judgment scenarios, and crime scene investigation, and provide opportunities for engagement and community input.

This past March, 23 community members graduated from the program. They came from all walks of a life and professions – homemakers, engineers and elected officials to name a few – but they all finished with a new appreciation for what our officers experience and a stronger connection to our department.

“It is a great way to meet the officers in our community and develop some relationships with other members of our community,” 2022 class participant Diana Jacobs says. “I’ve made some friends in the class that hopefully I’ll keep up with afterwards, and also I think it’s just quite honestly been a lot of fun.”

Residents of the City of New Albany, Plain Township and the New AlbanyPlain Local School District who are at least 18 years of age are welcome to apply. Where space is limited, priority will be given to New Albany residents and applicants must commit to attending seven of the nine weekly sessions. You can learn more by heading to the “programs” section of NewAlbanyOhio.org/police.

Questions? Email CPA@newalbanypolice.org for more info.

At the New Albany Police Department, we are very fortunate to serve and protect an extremely supportive community. We do our best to earn that support each day. I encourage you to join us in future editions of the Citizen Police Academy and see for yourself what makes our profession so vital and what makes our relationships with the community so special.

Greg Jones is chief of the New Albany Police Department.

The 2024 Citizen Police Academy begins in January. Applications may be submitted from Oct. 1-31 and will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis.

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New Albany Police Chief Greg Jones

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By Claire Miller

Public health and personal health go hand in hand with the lives and careers of retired United States Navy Admiral James Stavridis and Marine Corps General John F. Kelly.

A commitment to personal health has allowed Stavridis and Kelly to have long, successful careers and active retirements. Public health is a critical aspect of national security, which is the topic they will discuss in a panel moderated by Jim Sciutto on June 6 at the Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts for the final New Albany Lecture Series event of the season.

“We are at critical risk in our country today due to the realities of public health,” Kelly says.

Health and Hope

June 6

Top Armed Forces personnel discuss personal, public health

The majority of Americans – 77 percent – in the target recruitment 18-24-year-old age range are not qualified “physically, mentally or morally” to join the Armed Forces or other government organizations including the FBI, DEA, CIA and NSA, according to Kelly.

“If we don’t have a healthy, alert population, we can’t recruit the kind of wonderful young men and women who we need to volunteer to serve in our Armed Forces,” Stavridis says. “Everything depends on them.”

Admiral James Stavridis

Stavridis spent 37 years in the Navy, but he hasn’t stopped working in his retirement. He is currently the Vice Chair

of Global Affairs of The Carlyle Group and Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Rockefeller Foundation. He’s written 10 books and hundreds of articles. He’s a contributing editor for TIME Magazine and Chief International Security Analyst for NBC News.

But he still makes sure to get eight or nine hours of sleep every night.

Stavridis says he’s been blessed with excellent health during his life, but continues to make his health a priority by eating well and exercising often.

“I do three things,” he says. “One is religiously walk 10,000 steps a day. I never miss that. Second, I am on an elliptical three or four times a week. And third, I played competitive tennis in college for the Naval Academy, which has now transitioned to pickleball, which is great fun and a reasonable workout.”

During his Naval career, Stavridis rose to the rank of four-star admiral. He served as a senior military assistant to both the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of Defense, as well as being the 16th Supreme Allied Commander at NATO.

Getting enough rest is one of the ways he manages stress, along with following a healthful, balanced diet and spending time with his family.

Stavridis, a Florida native, has been married to his wife for over 40 years. They follow a Mediterranean diet.

“That means lots of fish and vegetables, cooking only with olive oil, a small handful of nuts every day, avoiding red meat and empty carbohydrates,” he says.

Admiral James Stavridis

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General John F. Kelly

Kelly also has been busy in his retirement, accepting the position of Secretary of Homeland Security less than a year after retiring from his career in the Marine Corps. After six months, he was selected as White House Chief of Staff and held the position until January 2019.

Kelly was born and raised in Boston. After his graduation from the University of Massachusetts in 1976, he became an Officer of the Marines.

He held many assignments in his career including duty on Capitol Hill and as Special Assistant to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe in Mons, Belgium. After returning to the U.S., he was deployed twice to Iraq.

After being confirmed as a Lieutenant General, Kelly commanded Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North. He served as the Senior Military Assistant to two Secretaries of Defense between March 2011 to October 2012. Following that service, he was nominated for a fourth star and placed in charge of the United States Southern Command, a position he held until January 2016.

“I have been in some very, very stressful assignments (which) include combat and working at the White House, and sometimes one’s duties can be overwhelming, but one has to keep in mind that if your health fails so then does effectiveness will as well,” Kelly says. “To remain effective, you must remain physically and mentally healthy, so it is essential to look to your health. Obviously when you go into combat by definition your health could take a backseat, but luckily few have to ever face that challenge.”

In order to support his health, Kelly says he makes sure to drink water, eat fruits and veggies and minimal red meat. He also finds it important to drink in moderation and never smoke, chew tobacco or use recreational drugs. After nearly 45 years of remaining in top shape for the Marine Corps, he maintains his physical fitness through staying active in the yard, walking, going to the gym and running, when possible.

“As one grows older these kinds of activities become even more important,” Kelly says.

Both men say they still have hope for America and that optimism will be

part of their message on June 6, along with discussing the challenges the country faces.

“I hope to provide a message of cautious optimism in the face of all the challenges that we see every day,”

Stavidis says. “I have great faith in America and especially our young people.”

Claire Miller is an editor at CityScene Media Group. Feedback welcome at cmiller@cityscenemediagroup.com.

General John F. Kelly

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Festival Fun

Local festivals return to celebrate culture and community

By Katie Giffin

Celebrate the arts and meet your neighbors at the Rose Run Festival and Founders Day this summer. Come with the whole family for performances from local artists, vendors, food trucks, rides and activities for all ages.

June 7-10: Rose Run Festival

Th second annual Rose Run Festival celebrates the culture of Germany and the New Albany Symphony Orchestra’s upcoming tour in Europe with a cultural expedition to Dresden, Germany.

Debbie Feiler, director of the New Albany Symphony says that the idea for the Rose Run Festival was devised by Heath-

er Garner and Ann Sproule, who are now executive director and operations director, respectively. They wanted to connect local nonprofits and highlight Columbus’ sister cities around the world.

“It was inspired by the building of the Hinson Amphitheater. We wanted to come up with an arts and music festival for the community,” Garner says. “My idea for this festival was to choose a sister city each year and highlight the food, the music, the dance and the culture of that area.”

Fan favorites from last year’s festival will be returning, such as a curated collection of titles from the library about Germany and cooking classes with Healthy New Albany featuring traditional German fare, such as German potato salad, black forest cake, spaetzle and schnitzel. Art in the Park, where painters from Ohio Plein Air Society will paint in locations around Run Run Park, will also return.

The festival will also include a German Polka dance lesson from New Vision Dance Company, a sound bath from Well-Being Connection, a German printmaking workshop with local artist Debra Dawson, and fairytale readings and performances from the New Albany Youth Theatre’s cast of Shrek Jr.

An ice cream social with Whit’s Frozen Custard food truck will take place at the New Albany Symphony’s opening night preview concert and Schmidt’s food truck will be at the closing concert at the Hinson Amphitheater.

As the second annual Rose Run Festival, small changes continue to make the festival fun for the whole community.

To prepare for the heat of the summer festival, many

of the events, such as the polka lesson and the fairytale performance, will be taking place inside the library. Additionally, the event has been shortened from a full week of activities to four days, from Wednesday to Saturday

“Part of the symphony’s mission is to just engage the whole community. Educate them about the performing arts and the fine arts,” Feiler says. “Watching everybody come together as a community and celebrate their talents, that’s gonna be great.”

May 20: Founders Day

Founders Day is returning to Rose Run Park for days of fun for the whole family and celebrate local businesses in the area. As the event continues to grow, new rides, vendors and food trucks are welcomed to the festivities.

“What we’ve always found is that this is a good way for new businesses and old businesses to get out in the public eye,” Beckie Knore, Founders Day coordinator, says. “All kinds of different vendors set up a tent just to make sure that the community knows they’re around. … There’s very few of those kinds of things anymore to go to and be able to talk to people like that.”

Vendors like Re-Hydrate Wellness LLC, DripBar, Samantha Rose Candle Company and The Sound Room at Polaris are joining the lineup this year. Additionally, the festival is welcoming new food trucks this year like Snow Sisters, A&E Gluten Free, Forking Pierogi, Over Time - Wing Time and Ruggies Rolling Restaurant.

The Ohio Party Bull and Michael Amusements are bringing a climbing wall, and a 40-foot and 60-foot obstacle course, a fun slide and a four-person bungee jump are all new additions to the

festival geared towards all ages, from middle school and on, in order to have a little something for everyone, Event Coordinator Linda Honaker shares.

The parade is also welcoming old and new faces. The police and fire department will both make an appearance, as well as beloved characters such as

Stinger and Brutus. The fire department continues its tradition of bringing a safety house for a live demonstration of how to escape a burning building. The festival is also hiring a DJ for the event and the Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area in Rose Run Park will also be returning for a space to catch up with friends and enjoy the warm weather.

The festival will again be hosting its “best of” series featuring businesses out of New Albany – restaurants, pharmacies, daycares and new to the area. The winners, which are chosen by New Albany residents, are awarded a plaque and make an appearance in the parade alongside other community members.

“You’re coming out of spring and you get to see friends and neighbors that you haven’t talked to in a long time,” Knore says. “There’s something to do for everyone.”

Katie Giffin is a contributing writer at CityScene Media Group.

Feedback welcome at feedback@ cityscenemediagroup.com.

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Photos courtesy of Debbie Feiler

By Allison Shifflett

Eagles Take Flight

Recapping the athletic achievements of NAHS

The girls golf team finished third at the Division I state tournament.

Photo courtesy of Richard Ritter

The Eagles flew past much of the competition this year. Multiple New Albany High School teams went far in the postseason and girls golf, boys soccer, girls tennis, boys and girls bowling, and boys and girls swimming all reached the state tournament and competed for Division I titles.

The girls golf team captured the conference, sectional and district titles on its way to a third-place finish in the state championship tournament. Freshman Mia Hammond led the way for the Eagles on the OSU Gray Course with a tie for fourth place individually, posting scores of 74 and 72 in the first and second round, respectively.

Coach Richard Ritter led the team, who has earned four state titles in five seasons, through another competitive year. According to Ritter, the Eagles opened the postseason with an especially strong showing.

“From what I could see, it was easily the best sectional performance from any team throughout the state,” Ritter says.

As the school year ends, take a look back on the top accomplishments of your New Albany High School Eagles during the 2022-2023 seasons.

Cross Country

Both the boys and girls cross country teams finished first at the New Albany Invitational. Additionally, the boys team placed fourth at the Ohio Capital Conference championship and sixth at the district meet. Sophomore Marcus Speed qualified for the regional meet by placing 13th at Hilliard Darby with a time of 16:44.46.

The girls team finished third at the OCC championship and placed seventh at the district championship.

Field Hockey

The field hockey team made it all the way to the regional championship game, falling to Thomas Worthington for the title. The Eagles finished the season with a 15-4 record.

Football

The football team had a strong performance this season with a 10-4 overall record. After beating Upper Arlington 20-7 in the regional semifinals, they finished the season with a loss to Gahanna Lincoln in the regional championship game.

Golf

The boys golf team placed first in three out of four OCC events this past season. They also placed first at the Eagle Cup and third in the New Albany Invitational.

Soccer

The boys soccer team finished the season as state runner-up, falling 2-0 to Cleveland’s Saint Ignatius and ending the year with a 16-2-3 overall record.

The girls soccer team captured the district title with a 3-2 win over Dublin Coffman. Their season ended after defeat in the regional semifinals, and the girls finished with 14-6 record.

Tennis

The Eagles finished their season with a 17-2 overall record and 5-0 conference record. Paige Cornelius and Richardlyne Francois qualified for the state championship meet as a doubles team and won three matches to advance to the title game before finishing as state runners-up.

The boys tennis team opened the year with wins over Bexley and Olentangy. The Eagles have returning sectional champion Abhinav Dandu and Ben Bilenko of last year’s statequalifying doubles team.

Boys volleyball celebrates a win against Worthington Kilbourne.

Photo courtesy of Jessica Florea

Volleyball

The girls volleyball team had a 9-15 overall record and finished 5-5 against conference opponents. It collected wins against Teays Valley, Grove City, Westland and Westerville Central.

The boys volleyball team started its first OHSAA-sanctioned season strong with seven wins and two losses. All the players possess different levels of experience, according to coach Jessica Florea.

“It’s exciting to see how all of the individuals come together in a team dynamic,” Florea says.

Basketball

The boys basketball team finished with a 10-13 overall record and 3-7 record against conference opponents.

The girls basketball team had an 11-13 overall record and 5-5 conference record.

Bowling

The boys and girls bowling teams both qualified for the district tournament. Additionally, each team had qualifying members to represent the Eagles in the state tournament: Elliot Greer for the boys and Jada Biller for the girls.

Hockey

The hockey team collected a 1717-2 record for the year. The Eagles finished with a 1-1 result in the regional tournament with an 11-1 win over Columbus Academy and 1-0 loss to St. Charles.

Wrestling

Anderson Rice and Richard Gilchrist led the Eagles with fifth-place finishes at 138 and 215, respectively, in their Division I sectional meet.

Swimming

The boys team placed first in the OCC Championship and finished ninth at the state championship meet. Hamish Patel took second in the 1-meter diving event to lead the Eagles.

The girls team also came in first at the OCC championship and finished the season with a fourth-place finish in the state championship meet. Senior Carly Meeting collected state titles in the 100yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke.

Baseball

Michael Sandman opened his first season as head coach with a win on the road against Corbin High School (KY) in the Florida Baseball Beach Bash.

Softball

The Eagles started off their season with two wins in the first two games of the season, led by senior standout Jordan George, who batted a programrecord .636 as a junior.

Lacrosse

The boys lacrosse team began its spring with two conference victories against Centerville and Westerville South.

The girls lacrosse team, and the defending state champions, opened the year with a loss against William Mason and a win versus Medina. Abby Cole and Maddy Paz, who scored four goals each in the state championship, both return for the Eagles, as well as Ellie McClelland, who notched two goals toward the 2022 title.

Track and Field

The track and field team had a successful performance during the Indoor Track and Field State Championship Meet. Senior Mary Shultz finished third place in the 800-meter run and senior Josh Richardson placed fourth in the high jump with a leap of 6-6.

Josh Richardson (high jump), Mary Schultz (800 meters) Lleyton Axline (mile) and the 4×800 relay of Marcus Speed, Lleyton Axline, Jonah Starinsky and Jack Fischer qualified to compete in the Nike Indoor Nationals in New York City.

Allison Shifflett is an editorial assistant at CityScene Media Group. Feedback welcome at feedback@ cityscenemediagroup.com.

Girls golf won the conference, sectional and district titles.

Photo courtesy of Richard Ritter

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Destination: Germany

NA Symphony Orchestra performs Rose Run Fest concerts

Rose Run Fest

June 7-10, 2023

In and around Rose Run Park. Details at www.RoseRunFest.com

Opening Night with the New Albany Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

Wednesday, June 7 at United Methodist Church

6:30-7:30 p.m.: Ice Cream

Social and Brass Fanfare

7:30-8:30 p.m.: Concert

Tickets are FREE!

Summer in Germany (concert)

Saturday, June 10, 2023, 8 p.m. at Hinson Amphitheater

Tickets are $25/20 and tables of 8 are $400

The New Albany Symphony Orchestra will proudly present the second Annual New Albany Rose Run Fest –Summer in Germany from June 7-10. Collaborating once again with Healthy New Albany and other local nonprofit community partners, this arts and music festival will bring the music, culture and arts of Germany to New Albany community members without having to pack a suitcase.

It’s only fitting that this year’s festival destination is Germany as the Symphony’s Orchestra and Chorus will be embarking on a four-concert European tour later in June.

“The tour will be really special because we’ll be performing works created by legendary German composers like Bach, Mozart, Handel and Brahms in the very cities and historical places they roamed centuries ago,” Music Director Luis Biava says.

To kick things off, they will perform their full tour program in a candlelight concert on Wednesday, June 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the New Albany United Methodist Church. All are welcome to stop by early for the Opening Night brass fanfare and an ice cream social featuring Whit’s Frozen Custard beginning at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free; however, donations will be accepted at the door.

The festival week will close with a finale concert on Saturday, June 10 at 8 p.m. at the Hinson Amphitheater. Summer in Germany will be an entirely different concert repertoire than that of the European tour program. Olev Viro will take over the conducting reins for Maestro Luis Biava during the concert while he performs the lush Brahms Double Concerto on cello alongside his wife, concertmaster and violinist, Ariane Sletner.

Photos courtesy of James DeCamp

“The piece is quite sentimental and holds a special place in my heart, because I first performed it with my father,” Biava says. “Now I have the same opportunity with my wife!”

During the second half of the concert, the New Albany Symphony Chorus, led by Dr. Michael Martin, will join forces with the orchestra, singing selections from St. Matthew’s  Passion, and the “choral” movement of Beethoven’s  Ode to Joy. Chelsea Hart Melcher and Carolyn Redman will be featured soloists.

For more information about Rose Run Fest, event registration and concert tickets, visit RoseRunFest.com.

Debbie Feiler is the marketing director for the New Albany Symphony Orchestra.

The New Albany Symphony Orchestra will embark on a four-concert European tour later in June.

Run, Refuel, Repeat

Recommendations for refueling before and after workouts

Have you ever had the feeling of crushing a hard workout but still feeling groggy and exhausted for the remainder of the day? It may be because you’re not taking the correct steps to fuel your body before and after each workout.

Dietitian Molly Linek from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center offers her best tips to help you stay fueled and reenergize a tired body.

Refueling Techniques

No matter the type of workout or duration, Linek says refueling should happen 24 hours a day, every day.

Proper hydration starts by consuming at least half of your body weight (pounds) in ounces of fluid. This then should be complemented by including electrolytes such as sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium, which are

naturally found in vegetables, fruits and whole grains.

If you’re looking to maintain and build lean muscle tissue, Linek says protein is essential while refueling. Another technique Linek encourages is “protein chunking” throughout the day, through consuming about 20-30 grams of protein at three specific times throughout the day. By doing this, the body can be more purposeful in using protein to repair and stimulate lean muscle tissue.

One technique that seems simple but can be elusive is sleep. Linek says our bodies need the chance to repair the tissues and do some cell “cleaning” after working out, which happens during sleep.

Food and Water Requirements

The U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

determined that adequate daily fluid intake is 15.5 cups of fluids a day for men and 11.5 cups a day for women.

Fluid intake needs change based on the amount you sweat from exercise or hot and humid weather, lost fluids from sickness such as fever, vomiting or diarrhea, and pregnancy and breastfeeding.

To ensure good workouts for the body and mind, what you eat and drink before, during and after workouts should be a top priority.

Linek says during a workout, it comes down to fluids. Before exercising, she recommends drinking 16 ounces of water two hours before and another eight ounces right before exercising.

During physical activity, drinking at least two ounces of fluid every 15-20 minutes is recommended. For less vigorous exercises, decrease the amount slightly to accommodate.

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After completing your workout, Linek says to drink 16-24 ounces of water for every pound lost during physical activity. She says that consuming beverages aimed at rehydration and eating water-dense foods – like fruits and vegetables, along with salty ones – can help replace lost fluids and electrolytes.

To replenish after a workout, Linek says she believes wholeheartedly protein and fluids are essential. One thing she doesn’t suggest is smoothies. Even though they may be loaded with tons of fruit, they may also have fruit juices and could be topped off with highly processed protein.

To avoid protein blends that have been destroyed in heat processing, Linek says she highly encourages people to use cold process, non-denatured grass-fed whey protein powder that quickly replenishes amino acids and helps stimulate muscle growth.

Isabelle Fisher is an editorial assistant at CityScene Media Group. Feedback welcome at feedback@ cityscenemediagroup.com.

Chia Fresca Recipe

Looking for a simple drink that offers natural electrolytes, a little bit of protein and fiber to refuel your workout? Linek suggests this chia fresca beverage that includes seeds that help absorb eight-10 times more fluid to help with hydration.

RECIPE

Chia Fresca

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of water or coconut water

• 1.5 tbsp. chia seeds

• ½ tbsp. fresh lemon or lime juice, or to taste

• Sweetener, to taste (½ tbsp. maple syrup)

Directions:

• Add chia and water into a jar or glass and stir very well to combine. Let sit for 10 minutes to allow the chia seeds to swell up.

• Add lime or lemon juice and sweetener to taste. Stir (or shake) well to combine and enjoy!

Scientific Software

The rise of digital therapeutics in health care

Digital therapeutics, or DTx, is a rapidly evolving field of health care that uses digital technologies to treat medical conditions. Unlike traditional pharmaceutical interventions, digital therapeutics rely on software, hardware and other digital tools to deliver evidencebased interventions that are clinically proven to improve health outcomes.

According to the Digital Therapeutics Alliance, digital therapeutics are defined as “delivering evidence-based therapeutic interventions to patients that are driven by high-quality software programs to prevent, manage or treat a medical disorder or disease.”

The rise of DTx has been driven by several factors, including the growing demand for personalized medicine and the need to reduce health care costs.

One of the key advantages of digital therapeutics is its ability to treat various medical conditions, from chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and heart disease to mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression.

One of the most hopeful areas of digital therapeutics is in the treatment of substance use disorders. According to a study published in the National Center for Biotechnology Information, “digital interventions for substance use disorders have shown promising results in terms of reduced substance use and improved treatment outcomes.”

The study found that digital therapeutics can be used to deliver cognitive behavioral therapy, contingency management and other evidence-based interventions that are effective in treating substance use disorders.

Another area where digital therapeutics are being utilized is in the treatment of chronic pain. DTx can enable the collection of real-time pain data, allowing patients to modify their lifestyle effectively and may play a role in pain education programs, according to the study “Digital therapeutics in pain medicine.”

Digital therapeutics are also being used to help patients with cardiovascular disease – the leading cause of death in the United States.

“(It is being) increasingly investigated for the management of hypertension, a common condition that is the leading preventable cardiovascular disease risk factor worldwide,” according to the authors of the study “Digital

Therapeutics in Hypertension: Evidence and Perspectives.”

In addition, the article states that digital interventions can help “facilitate uptake of important guideline-recommended lifestyle modifications, reinforce home blood pressure monitoring, decrease therapeutic inertia and improve medication adherence.”

Proteus Discover, a digital pill containing a sensor that can track medication adherence, is another DTx that can help monitor patients’ health. It’s ingested orally like a normal pill, but the sensor sends a signal to a wearable patch that records the date and time of ingestion, heart rate, activity level and sleep patterns. Health care providers can use this data to monitor patients’ medication adherence and adjust their treatment plans accordingly.

One example of digital therapeutics that has received FDA approval is the reSET app. ReSET is a prescription digital therapy for treating substance use disorder. It is the first FDA-approved app that can be used as a standalone therapy for addiction, and has significant improvements in substance abstinence and treatment retention when used with outpatient therapy and medication-assisted treatment. The app delivers cognitive behavioral therapy to patients and collects data on their progress, which health care providers can use to adjust treatment plans.

According to RecoveryOhio’s 2021 annual review, 10-15 percent of all Ohioans have a life history of substance use disorder, and there is research to address that statistic nearby New Albany.

Earlier this year, BrightView Health reported it is expanding its pilot program with Pear Therapeutics to provide eligible adults suffering from substance use and opioid use disorder access to reSET and reSET-O.

With the rapidly evolving field of DTx, the global digital therapeutics market is expected to reach $9.3 billion by 2025, according to a report by Grand View Research. These technologies are still in the early stages of development but have a promising future in making certain treatments more accessible, affordable and effective.

Mariah Muhammad is a contributing writer at CityScene Media Group. Feedback welcome at feedback@ cityscenemediagroup.com.

Photo courtesy of ReSET

No One Walks Alone

Walk your way to wellness with the NA Walking Club

We’ve engineered the movement out of our lives. Technology and mechanical conveniences have drastically changed the way humans live. Instead of plow -

ing fields or harvesting our gardens we order groceries online and have them delivered to our homes. Robots move boxes in warehouses instead of people. Modern society no longer requires us to move to survive.

Our bodies were made to move. One simple way to put movement back into our lives is through walking. It’s easy on your joints and you can start with short walks if you’re not used to exercise. A literature review published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine documented how an 11-minute brisk walk significantly lowered participants’ risks for heart disease, many kinds of cancer and mortality overall.

Dr. Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, the chair of the Division of Preventive Cardiology at the Mayo Clinic cites walk -

ing as “one of the best forms of preventative medicine.” We know intuitively that walking is beneficial. Walking boosts immunity and mood, and helps the body eliminate toxins and fight infection.

A quick walk, even around the block can offer the opportunity for a fresh perspective and allow you to see things more clearly. Clinical research documents that walking reduces anxiety and helps to combat depression and insomnia. A study conducted by the Brain Institute at UT Southwestern found that a 30-minute walk increased blood flow to the brain and improved memory and cognitive functioning.

Another study from the American Cancer Society documented tremendous benefits from walking six hours

Photos courtesy of Angela Douglas

Bob Burman (left), Steve Tanzer and Frank Korth on a Sunday walk

per week including a decreased risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease and cancer. The study indicated that walking even two hours per week reduces the risk of disease and leads to a longer, healthier life.

If you need some friendly motivation to get in your steps, consider a local walking group!

One local group to consider is the New Albany Walking Club. The club hosts members from 15 different cities in central Ohio and meets rain or shine, all year round on Sunday mornings at The Philip Heit Center for Healthy New Albany. Walks range from two to five miles through picturesque New Albany trails, and no one walks alone. Groups are formed based on speed and distance.

The Walking Club is a membership-based group but it is quite affordable; membership is $25 per person per calendar year and you get much more than just friendly walking companions.

After walking the group gathers by the fireplace or on the patio of the Heit center to enjoy coffee, tea and light snacks. Membership also includes a weekly newsletter with informational articles and recipes, as well as information about walking routes, discounts on walking gear, seminars and workshops in partnership with

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Members of the New Albany Walking Club: Sharon DuBois (left), Thresa Stahl, Landi Forbes, Cheryl Saul and Jennifer Giancotti.

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Columbus Running Company, as well as other training opportunities. Not to mention the friendship and camaraderie, which is truly priceless!

Cheryl Saul, a member of the club, joined the group after her first knee replacement. She was looking for a group to walk with as part of her rehab

when she stumbled across the New Albany Walking Club. She was attracted by the friendly welcome and the group motto: “no one walks alone.” Cheryl has been walking with the group for four years and has developed some meaningful friendships that carried her through her second knee replacement and many miles of rehab. Cheryl shares that she truly loves the group, as it has provided her with supportive friends that look out for one another.

“The friendships and socialization are actually just as important as walking together,” Saul says.

Who knew a simple walk could provide such meaningful benefits? If you wish for a fresh perspective, a quick mood boost and a health elixir, dedicate a few minutes this week to a walk!

For more information about the New Albany Walking Club please visit newalbanywalkingclub.com or contact Linda at linda.romanoff@healthy newalbany.org.

Angela Douglas is the executive director of Healthy New Albany.

Members of the New Albany Walking Club participated in the Bagel Boogie Walk.

Photo courtesy of Angela Douglas

MOVEMENT

Lift Like a Girl - Summer Fit Camp

5th - 7th Graders

Fridays June 9, June 23 • 9:00 - 11:45 am

7th - 10th Graders

Mondays June 12, June 26 • 9:00 - 11:45 am

Philip Heit Center

Dancing thru the Decades

Thursdays • 7:30 - 8:15 pm

June 8 - July 20 (choose any # of classes)

Patio Eats Sunday

Taste of Germany Thursday

Nourish Jr. Mini-Camp: Cooking 101

Full Moon Walks

Urban Zen & Crystal Singing Bowls

Summer of Zen Tuesday June 13 • 6:30 - 8:00 pm

Rose Run Park

Community Health Talk: "How to Up Your Game - Let's Talk Men's Nutrition" Thursday

By Dianna Spencer, Librarian, New Albany Branch Library

Healthy New Albany Bookshelf Reviews

Pretty Sure You’re Fine

by David Vienna, 2023

Do you ever feel that the more you know about health and wellness, the more pressure there is to do everything “right?” Each scroll of social media or health headline can leave you pondering whether every choice you have made was the wrong one. Enter David Vienna’s short but sweet wellness guide for “hypochondriacs, overthinkers and worrywarts.” Sometimes we just need a little reassurance that things aren’t as horrible as they might feel, and this quick, light-hearted read will give you just that. From tackling physical fitness, mental health and nutrition, and even when you really need to drag yourself to the professionals, there’s a humorous supportive reality check for everyone. Vienna heavily researched all of his advice and had it vetted by a personal trainer/addiction specialist as well as a licensed psychotherapist with 30 years of experience. So even though you’ll get a chuckle from each section, you’ll know it’s all backed by science.

Salad is More than Leaves

by Elena Silcock, 2022

Elena Silcock wants to bring salads from side dish to main attraction at your next meal, and now that fresh produce is beginning to abound, this is the perfect time to try out her latest title. Just start flipping through it to get inspired: persimmon caprese with parma ham, watermelon, cucumber and feta with lemon and olive oil dressing, scallops and sweet corn, greek salad with grilled feta. Silcock gives you all the tools to get the most from your salad making, from teaching you when ingredients are at their best during the year to how to sub ingredients easily. The book is also a handy tool to help build your own salad based on what you have on hand. Recipes are organized into sections based on their defining characteristics, like fruity, hot n’ spicy, wintery, grilled or cheesy. The bright and enticing photos will have you ready to head into the kitchen.

The Minimum Method

by Joey Thurman, 2022

Health and fitness expert Joey Thurman begins his new book with an apology. As he goes on to explain, he used to belong to the school of thought that to be healthy, you must rise and grind every day, and expect nothing less than perfection from yourself. Coming from the background of

an athlete, Thurman pushed himself and his clients to go full throttle and continuously increase fitness goals and challenges. But this didn’t work for everyone. Armed with a fresh take on how to make fitness work for most people, along with researchbacked evidence, Thurman wants reader to learn the most efficient, attainable methods to make small changes that can have a big impact on overall health. With simplified diet information, straightforward advice on exercising effectively and changing small habits, Thurman’s new mission is to help people find their way to genuine health in a way that fits their needs.

The Age-Proof Brain

by Marc Milstein, PhD, 2022

In 2020, over 50 million people worldwide were living with a dementia diagnosis. Author Marc Milstein believes that becoming a part of that sobering statistic is not a given for any of us. In his new book, Milstein explains the latest research into what habits make a brain healthy, and how cognitive decline does not have to go hand in hand with aging. In easy-to-digest sections, readers learn about how our brains work, how they are connected to our body’s health, problems associated with aging and strategies to prevent those problems from developing. You’ll discover how sleep, stress, exercise, social connection and diet can influence your brain health as you age. Milstein gives a simple game plan to help readers ensure a fulfilling life well into the future.

Sleep Reimagined

by

Dr. Pedram Navab, FAASM, 2022

Sleep is a cornerstone of good health and we feel it immediately when we miss out on just one night of solid rest. Insomnia can strike anyone and for those who are chronic sufferers, it can be debilitating, impacting every facet of their lives.

Neurologist and sleep medicine specialist Dr. Pedram Navab believes that we can overcome sleep disorders. Through illustrative case studies, Dr. Navab entertains and informs about a host of sleep disorders, their

causes and possible solutions. As a strong believer in how cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia can help those with poor sleep defeat their problem, Navab has developed a CBT-I-based program to guide readers to a lasting solution. Easy to read and full of real-life situations and case studies, this book could bring hope to those who have felt the darkness of a night without sleep.

The Gospel of Wellness

by Rina Raphael, 2022

From yoga to cleanses, facials to high-end acupuncture spas, Insta-famous supplements and essential oils, the wellness industry was worth $4.4 trillion in 2021. A women’s health and issues journalist, Rina Raphael turns her lens to how that industry functions in America – what it is today, how it got here and what it’s actually doing for us. Raphael can speak from experience, as she found herself looking to wellness when her work life became overwhelming and impacted her health. And who hasn’t fallen spell to the allure of a new supplement, smoothie or workout that will just make you feel better? The problem, Raphael says, is that what’s making us feel bad is the very culture we live in, and our obsession with wellness is an attempt to feel more in control of, well, anything in our lives. The wellness industry is right there, too, ready to take our money for a false sense of security that everything will be OK if we use charcoal toothpaste. This isn’t to say there aren’t good intentions within the world of wellness. Raphael wants to help readers separate the good from the bad, understand the industry and make informed choices as consumers.

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Diana’s MOST TRUSTED

Orthopedic Practice

“I went to do an overhead press, and my left arm gave out. I walked away with a torn labrum. I didn’t want to let my volleyball teammates down, or stop my training. At Orthopedic ONE it wasn’t just let’s get better today, but let’s get better today and tomorrow. I’m now full go. Orthopedic ONE gave me my life back.”

– Diana Brown, Orthopedic ONE Patient and Division I College Athlete

This is where you go to get better.

Diana Brown, Orthopedic ONE Patient and Division I College Athlete