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Beauty/ COSMETIC _____________ 8 giving Your EyeS a Lift

Tired of being asked if you’re tired?

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Look great this season—without breaking the bank!

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KARINA RESKE ARTHUR SUMRALL

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10 Skinfinity for StreTch Marks

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Tired of seeing those deepening lines around your eyes?

Afraid of going to the beach due to unsightly stretch marks?

We’re here to help you look and feel your best.

BEAUTY and COSMETIC

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By Greg Chernoff, M.D., F. R.C.S.(C)

Giving Your Eyes a Lift Over 100,000 women and men each year make the decision to have eyelid surgery. Will this be your year?

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ave you ever had

someone ask you if you’re tired

or angry when you feel

rested and wonderful?

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f this sounds familiar, you are not alone. Each year, more than 100,000 women and men choose eyelid surgery to improve their appearance. The procedure has become extremely popular because nothing ages a face more than the eyes. The genetic structure of your face, combined with aging, sun exposure and other factors, can cause the skin around the eyes to sag or puff. Eyelids can begin to drape and develop a hooded appearance.

Where there was once a clear crease in the eyelid, outlining the structure of the eye, a crepe-like section of skin may develop. Fat can accumulate under the eye, causing bags and a tired appearance.

Innovative Technique To help my patients recover more quickly, I have developed my own proprietary surgical laser technique for both upper and lower eyelid surgery. This laser technique dramatically reduces bruising, swelling and recovery time. I have found this technique provides superior cosmetic results over conventional surgery.

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The procedure involves the surgical removal of excess pads of fat and skin on the upper and/or lower eyelids that accumulate as a result of aging. For upper eyelids, a tiny incision is placed in the natural skin crease. The laser is utilized to remove excess skin and fat.

The upper eyelid is sculpted to give an aesthetically pleasing, well-balanced look to the eye.

Once the fat is removed, revealing an abundance of fine wrinkles, laser exfoliation of the lower eyelids is utilized to stimulate the growth of new collagen in the lower eyelids and to shrink the residual skin.

This simple procedure can restore a youthful look to the entire face.

At our consultation, I offer all my patients computer imaging to give them a realistic impression of what can be achieved with a laser eyelid lift.

The results can be a refreshed appearance, with a younger, firmer eye area. This treatment can remove creping, sagging, or excess skin above and below the eyes. Our patient

satisfaction from this procedure is outstanding.

Recovery Recovery time for eyelid surgery varies depending upon the patient. In a simple upper eyelid lift with skin and only mild amounts of fat being addressed, the recovery is relatively quick. “Quick” means that you will feel well in a few days, but you can expect some bruising and discoloration. The more skin and tissue that needs to be addressed, the longer the recovery can be. In almost all cases, though, patients recover in about one week or less.

Our center takes follow-up care extremely seriously. We will see you every day after your procedure to ensure you are

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healing as expected, and we help you through every step of the recovery process.

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We have multiple options for treating sagging, aging, or spotted skin and wrinkles, and for skin tightening, toning cellulite, and overall quality improvement. We continuously conduct research that provides our center with experience and advanced treatments.

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By Arthur Sumrall, M.A., M.D.

Skinfinity for Stretch

MARKS

Remember those blissful days of childhood, when you could hardly contain your excitement when the time came for a trip to the beach? These days, while your children are making memories of their own, you may be more focused on hiding those hard-earned scars and stretch marks. Now there’s hope for getting rid of those unsightly marks once and for all.

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he weather is finally breaking!

This means time for dresses, shorts and, yes—swimsuits! Of course, this is not always a happy time, especially if you’re trying to hide those unwanted stretch marks or scars. Sound familiar? Don’t worry about it for a change! This year, make them disappear for good. Let me introduce you to a new procedure called Skinfinity.

Skinfinity is an innovative new fractional ablative radiofrequency (RF) technology designed for skin rejuvenation and skin tightening, and for the improvement of fine lines and wrinkles, acne scars and stretch marks. With the ability to control

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the ablative (source) and thermal (heat) effect on the skin, the procedure can be customized for the specific needs of each patient. Skinfinity can be used on all skin types and patients of all ages.

The Skinfinity RF technology works by creating very fine thermal injuries in the skin.

Only the area being treated is affected (fractionated), and the surrounding untreated skin is not affected at all. Previous technology has the risk of burning off the top layer of skin, which results in significant down time followed by several more weeks of healing.

about an hour. There is very little discomfort to patients.

The RF technology results in rapid healing with very little downtime. After the procedure, patients can expect to see a pink to a light red, which will resolve in a few hours. After the procedure is completed the patient can return to normal activities immediately.

We have even had patients have a treatment over their lunch hour. The next day, the patient can expect dryness and a slight tingling sensation at the treated area. Patients report that this compares to a very mild sunburn or windburn, and that it lasts no longer than a day or two.

The Skinfinity RF treatment can be done in our office in

Results from the treatment will gradually improve over the

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Skinfinity can be used on all skin types and patients of all ages. next 4 to 6 months. Some patients have shown immediate rejuvenation in pigment and fine lines, but most patients see the peak of results after several months. This treatment can be repeated 4 to 6 weeks after the first treatment and then 4 to 6 weeks again for patients with severe scarring or stretch marks.

You can start your treatments today and be ready just in time to show off your swimsuit perfect body. Please visit our website at www.longevityinstitute.net. For more information email twelsh@ longevityinstitute.net or call 317 574-1677.

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Look like a million bucks this season— and still stay within your budget!

FASHION and STYLE

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Karina’s

Style Picks Fresh ideas for your personal wish list

Karina Reske

Personal Stylist

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s my spring and summer wish list keeps growing, there always comes a point where I have to let go of certain things and turn that long list into a little one that makes me feel like I’m in control—and not the other way around! Here are a few things I keep in mind when editing my wish lists.

How often would I wear that item and how much does it cost?

It is important to set a budget for the season and try hard to stick with it. That way, you will avoid extra expenses and that pesky buyer’s remorse. Think about it this way.

If you set a limit of

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$300 for the season, you should check your closet and determine what you’re in need of and what you’re lusting after. After that, you can make the decision to spend all your budgeted amount on one item you know you’ll love and will wear like crazy, or to spend a bit here and there on things that you need to complete outfits or to replace old pieces. If you want something badly but can’t picture yourself wearing it, or can’t think of an outfit to go with it, that’s a red flag, girl! Don’t go there.

You’ll most certainly regret the purchase.

(Trust me—been there, done that!)

My rule of thumb is that I’ll spend more

on classic pieces that won’t go out of style anytime soon and save on trendy pieces that will be gone gone gone before you know it.

Also keep in mind that not every trend works for every body type. When in doubt, stick to what makes you feel good and not pieces that make you feel you’re trying to hard. Of course, I must mention that for every rule there’s an exception. If you’re lusting over a pair of crazy trendy shoes— think Valentino’s Rockstuds—and can’t stop thinking about them, and you know you’ll wear them with every piece of clothing you own no matter how nutty that seems, then that’s your clue to go for it. You’ll be so proud of those babies and you will not regret the purchase. (Been there, done that, too!)

So for this upcoming season, here are some of the pieces I’ve picked that I believe make an incredible statement and suit multiple personalities.

I love the midriff trend, showing a bit of the belly—not everything, ladies, you’ve got to save something for the imagination! Also, I adore mini and midi skirts and bermudas, along with lots and lots of prints. Mix or match them as you wish, and don’t think too much—just go with your gut feeling. We all have hits and misses, and to be adventurous is certainly more fun!

Alice + Olivia Blythe Silk Cropped Top, $188

Saint Laurent Saint Laurent Monogramme Camera Bag, $995

Alice + Olivia Stora Landscape-Print Neoprene Skirt, $330

Karina is a local fashion blogger and personal stylist. To get a daily dose of Karina’s fashion adventures or to touch base, follow her blog at karinastylediaries.com or her Instagram page at instagram.com/ karinastylediaries.

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Spring/ Summer Wish List

Rag & Bone Patricia Printed Silk Top, $295

By Karina Reske Rag & Bone Shelby Perforated Pullover, $325

Here are some of the pieces that I believe make an incredible statement and suit multiple personalities. I love the midriff trend, and I adore mini and midi skirts and bermudas, along with lots and lots of prints. Mix or match them as you wish!

Rag & Bone Silk Yuri Shorts, $395

Clover Canyon X-Ray Lilly Cutout Dress, $282

Vince Gaudin Elastic-Cuff Leather Sandals, $395

Joie Leah Lace-Up Cage Sandals, $375

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Health/Wellness

Tennis Ball Therapy A Simple and effective practice

or book under one calf, and the tennis ball between your calf and the block.

• Move lower leg around to massage entire calf.

• On sore and tight areas, put weighted pressure onto the ball while pointing and flexing your feet.

• Still pressing onto the ball with your calf, make circles with your foot clockwise and counterclockwise.

• Locate the sore and tight areas and spend 10 to 20 seconds rolling the calf over each spot.

• For added pressure and deeper massage, cross opposite leg over the calf being massaged.

2. Hip Flexors • Lie face down and place a tennis ball under the front of your hip, finding a sore spot.

• Maintain pressure on the sore spot for 10 to 20 seconds, and then move to another spot up onto your abs, working towards the belly button, but staying away from the sensitive groin area.

Tennis Ball Hip Release 1. Glutes

The point of pain or discomfort is not always the origin. There are many reasons for lower back problems, but sometimes we must start from the ground up to better understand the reasons and possible solutions.

Inflexibility, imbalances/ weaknesses and immobility of our muscles and joints are quite common with our increasingly sedentary lives, past injuries and inflammation due to poor diets.

Sometimes that lower back pain can be alleviated by making corrections—first in the feet, then in the ankles and hips.

When our feet and ankles lose strength and mobility, they also lose stability, control and the ability to distribute weighted force on impact. This force moves up the kinetic chain and the hips are then required to compensate. The problem here is that our hips spend most of their time flexed due to long periods of sitting, thus restricting their movement.

What happens next? The pelvis and back are now called on to compensate for the immobility in the hips. In time this can cause deviations in the pelvis and back, leading to pain or discomfort. If we can restore

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mobility from the ground up, then we can sometimes help reduce the lower back issues.

• Lay on your back and put tennis ball under one side of your glutes.

• Roll around on the ball to find your sore spots and spend 10 to 20 seconds on each spot.

Here are a few of my favorite ways to massage and lengthen tight calves, hamstrings and hip flexors using a yoga block and tennis ball. (I took this from a workshop with Leslee Bender from Gray Institute.)

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Tennis Ball Foot Massage • Stand with one foot on a tennis ball.

• Roll foot over ball, with gentle pressure, back and forth several times for 30 seconds.

• Wrap your toes by squeezing them around the ball, and then flex the toes back off the ball several times for 30 seconds.

• Find the sore spots and put your weight onto that spot.

Hold and then release several times.

• Spend 10 to 20 seconds on each of those sore spots rolling the ball.

• Finish by quickly rolling the entire foot over the tennis ball for 30 seconds.

Tennis Ball Calf Massage • Sit on the floor with your back against the wall, a yoga block

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Lower Back Pain The University of Maryland Medical Center clarifies that there are non-surgical options to healing lower back pain.

According to umm.edu: “These might include: anti-inflammatory medication, physical therapy, and exercise. Athletes will understand that exercise is very important in order to strengthen the abdominal, paraspinal, and pelvic musculature. When muscles in these areas are stronger, they can take pressure off the spine and help prevent back injuries.”

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Pain Management and Sports Injury Prevention Hilary Hall shares tips for combatting common athletic ailments.

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ou’re well into 2015, and you’ve been reaching great strides with your new goals. Then…BOOM! An injury. “What?!?” you say to yourself. “How can this happen?

I’m strong and healthy. I can’t get an injury!” WRONG! Don’t fool yourself into thinking that you can’t get injured at any level of fitness. Pro athletes get injuries every year—some small, and others that can take an athlete out for a whole season.

How does that make you any different? It doesn’t. I’m sharing with you some of the world’s best athletes’, coaches’, and doctors’ advice for pain management and injury prevention.

for recovery. U.S. soccer star Alex Morgan has a commitment to keeping athletes safe and healthy. “A proper warm up is important regardless of whether it’s 100 degrees or 50 degrees, and whether you’re playing soccer or doing any type of workout,” says the gold medalist in a Self magazine article. A proper warm-up is just one way to play it safe before any physical activity.

Some of the most common sports injuries health professionals deal with on a regular basis are: Shin Splints Runner’s World magazine explains that shin splints “often plague beginning runners who do not build their mileage gradually enough or seasoned runners who abruptly change their workout regimen, suddenly adding too much mileage, for example, or switching from running on flat surfaces to hills.”

Runner’s World recommends massaging your calves, feet and shins with ice, stretching out the calf and feet, as well as resting

Knee Pain Last fall, Victor Cruz (the New York Giants Pro Bowl wide receiver) crumbled to the ground, clutching his knee in the end zone during a game that may have ended his season. He suffered a ruptured patellar tendon, which can happen to anyone from a pro athlete to an ordinary active individual. Dr. Michael Camp of MyCompetitivelife.com suggests: “In general, listen to your body, and do your best to distinguish good pain (general fatigue) from the bad (jolting or dull pains, excessive fatigue).

Struggling to do those last couple reps might seem like a good idea in the short term, but it could ruin your progress in the long run with a damaging and lingering injury.”

Foot Problems (usually a sign of plantar fasciitis) Dr. Jordan Metzl recently offered a very elaborate video on RunnersWorld.com with his best advice in preventing and healing plantar fasciitis.

Metzl experienced plantar

fasciitis himself and expresses his sympathy to those currently experiencing the frustration. He recommends filling up a Dixie cup with water and freezing it. Once you are experiencing swelling or inflammation, take out that frozen cup and roll your foot on the ice. This should help suppress the pain temporarily. A cortizone shot or anti-inflammatory medication are a couple other options Metzl recommends individuals to consider while going through the six- to nine-month healing process.

There is certainly nothing wrong with striving towards fast results, but if you push too hard that may mean your goal will be delayed even further while you sit back on the couch with an ice pack. That doesn’t sound like the slightest bit of fun. In short, listen to your body. Rest when you need to, and always start your workouts with a warm-up and finish with a cool-down.

Always listening,

Hilary Hall

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Hand position 1 Hand position 2 Hand position 3

2. 30 second seated climb Hand position 1 or 3 Moderate to heavy tension Shift bottom to back of the saddle, relax the upper body 3. 30 second standing flat (Running) Hand position 2 Moderate tension Stand up with your body positioned over the pedals 4. 30 second standing climb Hand position 2 Heavy tension 5. 60 second jumps Hand position 2 Moderate tension Maintain your leg speed and move smoothly from the seated position to a standing position repeatedly at your own pace for one minute 6. 2 minute recovery with light tension and pedaling D. Repeat intervals 1-6, 4-5 more times and finish with B. Floor Core 1 & 2

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EAT+DRINK beamed dining rooms, with caste-iron ovens several centuries old. As you eat, you may find yourself serenaded by the occasional “tuna,” a musical group formed by students playing traditional songs in traditional dress, complete with knickerbockers.

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GARLIC SOUP WITH EGG ........................................... 8,056,70 Chicken consommé ..........................................................

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Scrambled eggs with smoked salmon ..............................

Shrimp omelette ...............................................................

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VEGETABLES White asparagus with mayonnaise sauce .........................

Assorted vegetables with Iberian ham .............................

Artichoke hearts with Iberian ham ...................................

Green beans with Iberian ham .........................................

Segovia style big mushrooms ..........................................

Eggplants Cordobesa style ...............................................

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€ HORS D´OEUVRES Roast red peppers with codfish ........................................ 12,85 Cured loin of pork (Iberian) ............................................. 21,20 Cured ham (Iberian) ......................................................... 25,15 Melon with ham ............................................................... 20,70 Cheese .............................................................................. 10,25 Rioja style salad ............................................................... 9,10 Lettuce and saladover, .................................................

6,45 amous thetomato world Ernest Hemingway SALAD BOTIN ............................................................... 13,25 mentioned restaurant’s signature 21,30 Anchovies withthe red peppers ............................................ sausage from Burgos ............................................. dish, Black cochinillo asado (roast suckling pig),8,15 in Croquettes ........................................................................ 8,55 his 1926 novel Sun Also Rises.

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Renowned throughout Madrid for its SOUPS spectacular roast meats, old-world Quarter of an hour soup (fish soup) ................................. 16,25 8,05 GARLIC SOUP EGG ........................................... atmosphere andWITH literary connections, Chicken consommé .......................................................... 6,40 Botín is a bastion of Spanish gastronomic tradition, with an unbroken history EGGS DISHES SCRAMBLED (with black sausage and potatoes) 10,25 stretching backEGGS almost three centuries.

Scrambled eggs with green asparagus ............................. 10,25 Scrambled eggs with smoked salmon .............................. 10,45 Shrimp omelette ............................................................... 10,65

Botín was founded by Frenchman Jean Botín and his spouse, and was originally VEGETABLES asparagus with It mayonnaise sauce ......................... calledWhite Casa Botín. was inherited by a 12,75 Assorted vegetables with Iberian ham ............................. 10,45 nephew of theirs called Candido Remis, thus 10,45 Artichoke hearts with Iberian ham ...................................

Green beans with Iberian ham ......................................... 10,45 € explaining the change of name to Sobrino Segovia style big mushrooms .......................................... 10,45 .................... 14,25de Botín, which survives to this day.

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ROASTED AND GRILLED MEATS ROAST SUCKLING PIG, speciality ..............................

ROAST BABY LAMB, speciality ..................................

Roast chicken ½ ...............................................................

Chicken Fricassee in almond sauce .................................

Stewed partridge (piece) ..................................................

Grilled filet of veal with potatoes ....................................

Veal cutlet, breaded with potatoes ...................................

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Grilled filet mignon with potatoes ...................................

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COFFE 2,50 € - BREAD 1,90 € - BUTTER 1,95 € 22,50 22,50 TheTIMES: average price a main 10,85 of MEAL LUNCH FROM 1:00 TO 4:00 course - DINNERdish FROMat 8:00 TO 12:00

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FISH DISHES Baby eels ..........................................................................

CLAMS BOTIN ..............................................................

Grilled or garlic shrimps ..................................................

Grilled or garlic prawns ...................................................

Mixed fish in casserole ....................................................

Fried or baked Cantabrian hake .......................................

Fried, baked or grilled sole (one piece) ...........................

Fried squid rings ..............................................................

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ROAST SUCKLING PIG, speciality ..............................

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Stewed partridge (piece) ..................................................

Grilled filet of veal with potatoes ....................................

Veal cutlet, breaded with potatoes ...................................

Roast veal in its own juice or Rioja style ........................

Grilled filet mignon with potatoes ...................................

GRILLED FILET MIGNON BOTIN ..............................

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HORS D´OEUVRES OPEN EVERY DAY Roast red peppers with codfish ........................................

Cured loin of pork (Iberian) .............................................

Cured ham (Iberian) .........................................................

Melon with ham ...............................................................

Cheese ..............................................................................

Rioja style salad ...............................................................

Lettuce and tomato salad .................................................

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Anchovies with red peppers ............................................

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Scrambled eggs with smoked salmon ..............................

Shrimp omelette ...............................................................

10,25 10,25 10,45 10,65

VEGETABLES White asparagus with mayonnaise sauce .........................

Assorted vegetables with Iberian ham .............................

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n 2006, the Heart Valve Center at Franciscan St. Francis Health became the first dedicated multidisciplinary center for evaluation and treatment of heart valve disease in Indiana.

It provides patients with a fully integrated program with single visit access to valve specialists in cardiology and surgery. Franciscan St. Francis Heart Center has received national and international attention as a leading innovator in mitral valve repair, minimally invasive valve surgery and next generation valve technology. And Dr. Marc Gerdisch couldn’t be happier about the Valve Center’s growth.

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ow many of us bring hope and better living to others every single day?

“Returning someone to their life is an incredible experience that I share with my entire team and the patient,” Dr. Gerdisch says, gratefully. He tells me of a woman who had undergone a transcatheter valve procedure, in which a valve is inserted through the leg or a small incision in the chest, but with no stopping of the heart.

“This woman is magnificent,” he tells me. “She lived through World War II, hiding in a bunker, got tuberculosis, came to the US with nothing, was in a T.B. sanitarium, and then worked as a maid and waitress. But she built

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a life here.” When Dr. Gerdisch met her, the woman was in her 80s and had considerable health problems—but her mind was sharp and witty, and she had no interest whatsoever in dying.

“We implanted her valve, and within days she was right back to cleaning her house and taking care of her dog. This beautiful elderly woman got her life back.” He adds, excitedly, “This sort of thing happens to me all the time!”

Dr. Gerdisch, a 1987 graduate of Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, is a heart surgeon with Franciscan St. Francis Health Center and Cardiac Surgery Associates, specializing in heart valve surgery. He has

to date performed over 4,000 cardiac surgeries, more than 2,500 of which involved heart valve procedures. “I cannot remember a time I did not want to be a physician,” says Dr. Gerdisch. During med school, he quickly found himself fascinated by cardiovascular disease, and in the 1980s, he tells me, so much was still unknown. He became especially interested in heart valve surgery, enamored of its ingenuity and artfulness. “The notion that I could directly correct a problem inside a person’s heart was a constant attraction,” he says. “Work with heart valves provided an opportunity to reconstruct delicate moving structures that serve crucial

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roles in the performance of our bodies and our longevity.”

Cardiac Surgery Associates, the group of 35 surgeons to which Dr. Gerdisch belongs, staffs 32 programs/hospitals in three states. “I’ve been in the group 21 years,” he tells me, “and I would typically go on-site to set up a new program and be involved with the development.” And so it was with the cardiac center at Franciscan St. Francis. Dr. Gerdisch brought surgeons to Indianapolis to interview with the cardiologists at Franciscan, and he found that these were cream of the crop cardiologists.

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“I went home and asked my wife how she felt about moving to Indianapolis,” he says. And soon they were on their way.

Defying Definition Society often demands that we define ourselves in some way or another. It’s refreshing to hear from such an esteemed surgeon as Dr. Gerdisch that he doesn’t believe in definition.

“Being defined sounds a bit limiting,” he says. “I hope I can’t be defined, as that seems very finite. My happiness is derived from constant interaction with the work I love and all of the wonderful people in my life.” And his interaction with work is constant. Dr. Gerdisch operates every day except Tuesday, beginning at 7:30 AM, performing usually two to three

cases each day. In between operations, he visits patients and consults with his cardiology colleagues. “We work very closely in every step of patient care,” he tells me. “One of the cardiologists specializing in valve disease is in the operating with me every day, performing echocardiographic evaluation of the heart and confirming perfection in the procedure.”

A team of nurses and physician assistants constantly monitor and work with patients, keeping Dr. Gerdisch and his partners fully informed. Dr. Gerdisch explains that he often journals cases for later presentation.

“Usually, I try to get a call in with people involved in our ongoing research or teaching projects,” he says. “I’ve had the opportunity to work with some of the greatest heart surgeons in history as a result of these studies, and it has taken me around the world, many times over, to present our

findings.” And as much as Dr. Gerdisch loves to operate, he loves to connect to his patients as well. “On Tuesdays I meet new patients and see people for whom we’ve already done surgery,” he says. “You can’t imagine how rewarding it is to watch people return to their lives, better.”

Going with the Flow The focus of Dr. Gerdisch’s life is clearly his work, which he sees more as a way of life than a job. “I love what I do so much that I don’t crave much outside my vocation and my family,” he says. He doesn’t have any hobbies to speak of—other than reading, but Dr. Gerdisch would be more likely to call that another love, not a hobby. Of course, he thoroughly enjoys the time he’s able to spend with his wife and two sons. Each winter, the family travels out West to ski together. “It’s our favorite thing to do during the winter, and we try to get out there a couple of times a year,” Dr. Gerdisch says. And having moved here from Chicago, it’s only a twoand-a-half hour trip up to visit old friends. “My wife especially loves to go back to Chicago, and so we do that occasionally.

And I try to get to Florida to see my parents during the winter.”

As any medical professional would, Dr. Gerdisch advocates strongly for exercise and healthy eating. But he doesn’t believe that rigid schedules or unyielding habits are the answer. “I think balance is being fluid in your daily existence, the ability to mold the next day to your expectations,” he says.

“For instance, I try to get four hours of exercise each week.

Sometimes that takes the form of four one-hour workouts, and sometimes it’s a couple of half-hour workouts and

extended workouts when I can.”

He points out that if your habit is to exercise at a particular time each day, and you don’t do it, then it’s easy to condition yourself not to do it anymore.

It’s the same with diet, he says.

“Having a healthy diet is a fairly simple thing to do. You have to pursue some fresh fruits, find some legumes and vegetables, and it needs to happen every day. If you miss one day, you just can’t let yourself slump into another pattern.”

For Dr. Gerdisch, balance is about maintaining fluidity in all aspects of life. “It’s about identifying principle goals in your diet, your exercise, your relations with people, your opportunities to laugh,” he says. “If you can, put yourself in an environment where you feel productive and supported. I’m incredibly lucky, as I get up every day and go to a job I love, with people I enjoy.”

While finishing up our conversation, Dr. Gerdisch gets a text message. “‘Oh my Lord, such hope you’ve brought our Mom. We are just overwhelmed to support you upon this journey in recovery.’” He tells me that this comes from a man whose mother was told she’d reached the end of the line—to go to palliative care and then to hospice. “We did a double valve and Maze procedure for her a couple days ago, and she’s sitting up chatting with her family now,” Dr. Gerdisch tells me.

“And tomorrow I’m operating on a woman who was rejected from two major hospitals. In the morning, I’m going to fix her valves and her irregular heart rhythm, and several days later, I plan on giving her a hug and sending her out the door. It’s incredible stuff, right?” I’m sure his patients would agree.

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Spotlight on Research: The Extracellular Matrix Dr. Gerdisch considers himself very fortunate to have participated in trials and research that has enhanced the cardiac field’s ability to preserve and restore the architecture and function of the heart. You’ve already been introduced to transcatheter valve implants, and I urge you to visit the hospital’s website to learn about new technology with lower anticoagulation valves (the On-X Heart Valve).

Here, though, we’ll focus on what is known as Extracellular Matrix.

In speaking with Dr. Gerdisch, I learn that it had long been believed that the adult heart could not generate any new cells. However, research out of Berkeley in the early 1980s unveiled a complex “microenvironment” that surrounded the cells in every organ of every animal. This came to be called the Extracellular Matrix (ECM). “When I was in med school, they called it ‘ground substance’–they didn’t know what it was doing,” says Dr. Gerdisch.

“In a sense you can compare it to a highrise, and the apartments are the cells. The girders, the electrical conduit, the water pipes—that’s the ECM.” He goes on to explain how the cells in our eyeballs and those in our toes start out exactly the same, but it’s the ECM that informs the cell what it’s supposed to develop into. “The eyeball cell becomes an eye cell because of the microenvironment, the ECM.” The Extracellular Matrix was first introduced for cardiac surgery in 2006, and is used by Dr. Gerdisch and the other cardiovascular surgeons at Franciscan St. Francis to augment and repair the heart and its valves. In fact, his team was the first in the world to apply the ECM bio-technology. Derived from the small intestine of a pig, the ECM is processed in a way that removes all cells, leaving only the complex structural matrix, made of collagen.

The ECM comes as an exceptionally strong, but very pliable and thin, sheet. Once implanted in the heart, the ECM harnesses the body’s own ability to repair and repopulate damaged cardiovascular tissue, enabling patients to heal naturally. The body is allowed to heal with its own cells, avoiding any rejection.

“We have built an amazing team, with the ability to be constantly creative and design treatments for the most complex patients” Dr. Gerdisch says. “When patients choose me to perform their surgery, I consider it a privilege. I have the luxury, and my patients have the benefit, of being part of a process based on excellent communication and partnership among some of the finest health care professionals working in cardiac care.”

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Give the feeling that your outdoor room is an extension of your home.

An outdoor room can include anything from an attached, screened-in porch to a gazebo to a landscaped area with a bench. If it’s an independent area, such as a gazebo, create a passageway with foliage or hardscaping to visually connect it to the house.

Defining your outdoor space “The best way to define an outdoor room is by the activity that will take place in it,” say designers. Multiple outdoor rooms don’t necessarily require acres of land, Postagestamp sized front lawns and narrow side yards can be landscaped to be rooms in themselves and not just passageways. “It can be a shady quiet, meandering space with hydrangeas, hostas, moss and a dripping wall fountain, and other plants trained to grow vertically up against the house or on a lattice,” designers say.

An outdoor room has to be functional, but it also has to be engaging or you’ll never use it.

Decorating Your outdoor room

flagstone or brick, or stained in myriad colors. Plus, it’s less expensive than a stone floor.

Fireplaces A cozy fire or fireplace is becoming a staple for outdoor rooms, because a hearth can extend the season of your outdoor room by several months. Consider two-sided fireplaces or portable fire pits.

Plants Plants soften hard edges (such as concrete flooring) and add a sense of life, warmth and comfort. Choose plants based on the feelings you want to evoke in the space. For example, a meditative outdoor room works best in shade, surrounded with ferns and hosta with ligustrum to define borders. Left to grow naturally, a ligustrum hedge looks woodsy and informal, or you can trim it for a more manicured look.

Water Features Landscape designers, interior decorators and architects all agree: Water is one of the most important elements in an outdoor room. The sound of water “really creates a serene setting,” Even if you’re creating a room for entertaining and dining rather than meditating, “it’s still nice to hear the splash when you’re sitting around the table.” But you don’t have to spring for a pond or waterfall. A container water garden or a tabletop fountain works perfectly.

Flooring Since flooring defines a space, put down some kind of hardscaping, whether it’s a deck or a stone floor or a concrete slab.

If your outdoor room has a floor of grass, “you’ll never go out there,” “If there’s no floor it doesn’t feel like a room.” Concrete flooring can be stamped to resemble

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TRAVEL/EXPLORE Continuing the series: Best Places to Visit in the USA

Yellowstone

Yellowstone National Park is located in the northwest corner of Wyoming, and includes small areas of Montana and Idaho as well. In addition to its superb Rocky Mountain scenery, the park is one of the world’s principal wildlife preserves.

geysers & hot springs Yellowstone National Park is home to some 10,000 thermal features, over 500 hundred of which are geysers. In fact, Yellowstone contains the majority of the world’s geysers.

Within Yellowstone’s thermal features can be seen the product of millions of years of geology at work.

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ith dramatic peaks and pristine lakes, Yellowstone is an outdoor enthusiast’s paradise.

Multicolored pools swirl around hot springs; verdant forests weave past expansive meadows; and volatile geysers launch streams of steaming water toward the sky. With so much unspoiled natural beauty, it’s no wonder everyone suspected John Colter (a scout for explorers Lewis and Clark) was embellishing when he first described Yellowstone’s geothermal curiosities in 1807. Nowadays, there’s no doubt that the park is indeed extraordinary.

While you traverse the park’s 3,000-plus square miles of mountains, canyons, geysers and waterfalls, be prepared to share the trails with permanent residents like buffalo, elk and sometimes even grizzlies.

Although Yellowstone attracts about 3 million visitors every year, chances are— unless you spend your entire trip at Old Faithful— you won’t see much of them.

Yellowstone’s 2.2 million acres creep from the northwest corner of Wyoming into the edges of Idaho and Montana, offering plenty of untouched territory to explore.

Carve out a day or two to take in the view at Yellowstone Lake and Mammoth Hot Springs. But save some time for the trails through lesser-known regions, like the hot springs of the West Thumb Geyser Basin and the untamed wildlife dotting the Lewis River Channel and Dogshead Loop.

wildlife Yellowstone’s abundant and diverse wildlife are as famous as its geysers. Habitat preferences and seasonal cycles of movement determine, in a general sense, where a particular animal may be at a particular time.

Early morning and evening hours are when animals tend to be feeding and thus more easily seen.

Yellowstone is ranked: #1 in Best Affordable Destinations in the USA #1 in Best Cheap Summer Vacations #1 in Best Places to Hike in North America #2 in Best Places to Visit in the USA How To Save Money in Yellowstone • BYOB Bring your own bed. A space in a campground is much cheaper than a room in one of the park’s lodges. Plus, many campgrounds come equipped with showers, flushing toilets and even laundry facilities.

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