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November 29, 2011
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Dance: A cure and a passion by Alexandra Swanberg aswanny@unm.edu
The two 17-inch metal rods implanted along Susanna Roberts’ spine for her scoliosis made physical activity difficult, so she opted for weight loss surgery when she wanted cut back on her 300-pound frame. “It was more of a, ‘You need to do this or you’re going to pretty much kill yourself,’ ” she said. “Because of my back problems I couldn’t exercise and all of that. It actually took my dad having a mini heart attack to shake me out of it and be like, ‘You need to get this fixed.’ ” Four years later and 135 pounds lighter, Roberts is now the captain of the Duke City Wranglers, UNM’s country western dance team for non-professional dancers. With 500 others she participates in the endof-semester UNM Ballroom Dance Recital, which showcases students
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Ariana Hatcher / Daily Lobo Hans Engvall dips Tess Dominey during a ballroom dance rehearsal Monday night. Both are members of the Fedora ballroom dance group. The UNM Ballroom Dance Recital on Wednesday features non-professional dance class students and non-professional teams, including Fedora, showcasing what they learned this semester.
Protein shakes bring students to the yard by Raven Romero
promote weight loss and health, but it can also benefit those looking to gain muscle or who have problems sleeping. Stella Olivas, co-owner of 2112 NutriA new health club across the street from tion, said that since she began drinking UNM is shaking up meal time. Dan Barrera, one of the club’s owners, the health shakes three years ago, she has said 2112 Nutrition offers a unique program shed 35 pounds. She recommends replacthat substitutes shakes for regular meals. He ing breakfast and lunch with a shake, then said it is an inexpensive but healthy alterna- eating a healthy dinner. Shelley Rael, a licensed tive to junk food. dietician and health ed“We have products for ucation consultant for people from the womb to UNM, said meal replacethe tomb,” he said. “It’s fast ment might not be for food for intelligent people.” everyone. An electrical fire last “In general, I don’t month set back the grand recommend people going opening of 2112 Nutrition, with a shake, or juice or located next to the Mint any type of replacement Tulip Café on Central Avof any meals a day,” she enue, but the store is back said. “I’m not picking on in business. (2112 Nutrition) in parBarrera said he de~Dan Barrera ticular, but meal replacesigned the club to have a club co-owner ment is generally not restaurant-style vibe with healthy.” tables, chairs and Wi-Fi so Rael said the absolute minimum customers can sit down and relax while they amount of protein humans need is 75 - 80 drink their meals. The $5 course begins with a shot of aloe grams per day. She said the 16.5 grams of rich with antioxidants, which he said pro- protein 2112 Nutrition’s shakes offer is not motes a strong digestive system. Next, cus- enough. “Its also not even quality protein, unless tomers are given their choice of energyboosting raspberry or lemon herbal tea. they’re throwing in an egg or beans,” she The final course is a shake packed with vi- said. “You need more protein than that.” Barrera said he doesn’t agree with tamins, nutrients and 16.5 grams of protein per serving, Barrera said. The shakes come Rael. “She (Rael) hasn’t even tasted the prodin flavors such as strawberry, chocolate ucts, has never been in the club,” he said. and cookies and cream. Barrera said the program is designed to “She doesn’t know and needs to come in.”
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“We have products for people from the womb to the tomb. It’s fast food for intelligent people.”
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Jessikha Williams / Daily Lobo Owner of 2112 Nutrition Dan Barrera trains new employee Madonna Muniz on how to make nutritional shakes. 2112 Nutrition offers a healthy alternative to fast food in herbal teas and health shakes made with Herbalife products.
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