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Make a new you in 2010

I
t’s a new year. Are you look- family. Exercise, diet, nutri-
ing for a new you? Living tion, financial fitness …
here, we enjoy a quality of Healthy Living is your head- February, 2009 • A Gold Country Media publication
life envied around the world. to-toe guide for living a
We’re 90 min- healthier life from this day for- INSIDE
utes from ward. NEW FITNESS TRENDS
world-class ski- In the wake of rising health What’s hot at your gym?
ing and a cou- costs, many are turning to Page 6
ple of hours natural supplements and nat-
from the ocean, ural food stores for preventive SUPPLEMENTAL HEALTH
we’re blessed measures to head off disease, More people than ever are turning to
with amazing Tony as Michelle Miller-Carl re- natural supplements for health.
vistas and a Hazarian ports (Page 10). Page 10
temperate cli- Gold Country Meanwhile, Auburn’s Fred ON THE COVER:
mate. Media Waters and his wife turned to PETS AND HEALTH Julie Babcock,
But we have smarter food choices and Having a pet can add years to your life. fitness instructor
our vices, too. Many of us lead canyon trails for a weight loss Page 14 at Total Fitness
busy, stressful work and fami- journey they continue today. in Auburn.
ly lives, not made any easier Don Chaddock shares the PREGNANCY HEALTH Photo by
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WEIGHT LOSS COUPLE
Auburn's Fred Waters and
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DR. BRALEY
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Erin Babich hops on the

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MICHAEL KIRBY •
GOLD COUNTRY NEWS SERVICE

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 Give the
boot to
dull
exercise
Madison Williams does
crunches during a boot-
camp class at Guiding Fit-
ness in Lincoln.
MICHAEL KIRBY • GOLD COUNTRY NEWS
SERVICE

SHAKE UP YOUR WORKOUT WITH SPIN AND BOOTCAMP CLASSES

“You can burn close to 1,000 when doing advanced ing away for an hour, though,
BY STEPHANIE DUMM because Dixon said jumping
GOLD COUNTRY NEWS SERVICE (spinning).” and climbing are involved

E
xercising is a must for
keeping your heart
and body healthy, but
do you ever get bored with
the same routine?
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always running on the
treadmill, here are some
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the burn and not feel jaded
with working out.
Linda Dixon, Auburn Total Fitness Owner
Spinning class is big at
Total Fitness in Auburn,
according to owner Linda
Dixon.
“Spinning is always pop-
ular and we have five or six
classes a day,” said Dixon.
“It’s a really good cardio
class and you can be a
beginner coming in.”
In spin class, Dixon said
participants ride on a
stationary bike and can
control the resistance while
riding by turning a knob,
which she said is similar to
shifting on a bike.
It is more than just pedal-
during the workout.
Beginners to the class
should not be scared, how-
ever, because she said par-
ticipants can exercise at
their own level, from just
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each class?
“Probably 400 to 500 at
the low end, depending on
how hard you work,” Dixon
said. “You can burn close to
1,000 when doing advanced
(spinning).”
At Tru Fitness in Roseville,
owner Kate Stempel said she
has noticed group fitness
classes becoming more pop-
ular at her gym.
“Group fitness seems to
be the way to go rather than
using a personal trainer,”
Stempel said.
One reason members
have ditched personal
trainers and opted for
group fitness is because
group fitness classes are
included in their member-
ship at Tru Fitness, whereas
8 Healthy Living
sculpting for 60 minutes
and is resistance training.”
Boot-camp class has
caught on at Gold’s Gym in
Lincoln and is offered four
days a week for gym mem-
bers at an additional
charge, said Gold’s Gym
owner Joe Wenson.
Wenson, who teaches
the class, said the boot-
camp class “gets back to
military boot-camp days”
and involves running,
MICHAEL KIRBY • GOLD COUNTRY NEWS SERVICE push-ups and the use of
Juan Hernandez, Amanda Miner and Madison Williams resistance bands.
pump iron during a bootcamp class at Guiding Fitness in “You can burn up to
Lincoln.
1,200 calories in one class,”
personal trainers are extra, offered weekly at Tru Fitness, Wenson said. “The more
Stempel said. including Les Mills Platinum you move, the more you
“With group fitness, you classes such as Body Attack burn.”
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A magic little PILL?
Jim Morgan
checks out
probiotics in
the refrigerat-
ed section at
Sunrise
Natural Foods.
The live
microorgan-
isms have
helped him
deal with
chronic
digestive
problems.
BEN FURTADO • GOLD
COUNTRY NEWS
SERVICE

CONSUMERS ARE TURNING TO SUPPLEMENTS TO MAINTAIN THEIR HEALTH

BY MICHELLE MILLER-CARL 2009 — attributing much of that to the nutrition industry
GOLD COUNTRY NEWS SERVICE
being recession resistant.
“It’s maintenence instead of repair,” said Sandie Neel, an

S
hirley Petersen uses an analogy to describe why she herbalist and owner of Country Naturals Wellness Center in
takes health
“I’m trying to keep my immune system
healthy,” the 75-year-old said. “You need to
keep your army strong.”
A breast cancer survivor, Petersen, of
Foresthill, said she started seeing a naturo-
pathic doctor five years ago and has taken
selenium and grape seed for their antioxidant
properties.
She’s like millions of other people taking
health supplements to maintain their health.
Supplements are a $23.7 billion industry in
the U.S., according to 2008 figures from the
Nutrition Business Journal.
And despite two years of economic turmoil,
The Nutrition Business Journal says the indus-
try grew 8.8 percent in 2008 and an estimated 7.2 percent in I laugh and say, ‘You know what? We’re all out of magic pills.’”
supplements.
“Everybody wants a
magic pill.
Sometimes I laugh
and say, ‘You know
what? We’re all out
of magic pills.’”
Carol Kreuzer, store manager
of Sunrise Natural Foods in
Auburn
“Everybody wants a magic pill,” Kreuzer said. “Sometimes
Auburn, explaining the popularity of supple-
ments.
Carol Kreuzer, store manager at Sunrise
Natural Foods in Auburn, agrees. She said
people want to take extra care of their bodies
during tough economic times to avoid expen-
sive health care costs.
And what ailments do customers want help
with? Kreuzer’s big three are problems with
sleeping, digestion and menopause.
Although they recommend consulting with
your doctor before taking certain supple-
ments, Kreuzer says the store’s product con-
sultants are up-to-date on current natural
health information.

10 Healthy Living February 2010

 But that doesn’t stop consumers from Carol Kreuzer,
snatching up whatever new superfood, store manager
miracle cure or age fighter shows up in of Sunrise Nat-
the media. ural Foods,
takes a whiff
Product consultant Leslie Vitale with
of chamomile
Sunrise Natural Foods says she wishes at the store’s
she knew what supplements will be wholesale
talked about on Oprah and the Dr. Oz herbs section.
show beforehand so she can stock the Kreuzer said
store accordingly. the herbs can
be steeped like
“Whatever is on (Dr. Oz), they’ll buy,” tea or put into
Vitale said. “We try to meet the chal- empty capsules
lenge.” for custom sup-
That’s been true of the recent passion plement pills.
BEN FURTADO • GOLD
flower craze — which depleted Sunrise
COUNTRY NEWS
Natural Foods’ shelves of the calming
herb a day after it aired on Dr. Oz.
There have been countless other dants contained in these exotic “super our bodies that cause cell aging and
wonder workers — you’ve probably fruits” from other countries. damage, Vitale said.
heard of acai, goji and mangosteen From the acai berry, which has been While some seek to put good things
(even if you haven’t mastered how to used in weight loss supplements, to into their bodies, others are looking to
pronounce them). noni juice, a Polynesian fruit believed get the bad stuff out, says Neel with
Vitale said that as the planet has to have cancer-fighting properties, the Country Naturals Wellness Center.
become more connected, people have high antioxidant count in these fruits Products such as the Neera Super
become aware of the powerful antioxi- help protect us from the free radicals in • SEE PAGE 12

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 WHAT’S AILING YOU?
The following supplements were
suggested by experts from Sunrise
Natural Foods and Country Naturals
Wellness Center, both in Auburn.
Note: Consult a health care profession-
al before beginning any supplement
treatment as they can interact with
other medications.
Digestion
Try probiotics, live microorganisms
often refered to as “good bacteria”
that help keep your digestion regular.
Menopause
Products with black cohosh help
with those hot flashes. Progesterone
cream delivers the hormones the body
needs.
Joint pain
Fish oils or a hyaluronic joint com-
plex might help.
Sleep
Passion flower is good for relax-
ation, calming the nerves and
“evening you out” says Leslie Vitale
with Sunrise Natural Foods.
Weight loss
Mangosteen suppresses appetite by
balancing blood sugar levels, helping
you eat smaller portions. Glucoman-
nan, a soluble fiber, helps you feel full,
says Sandie Neel with Country Natu-
rals Wellness Center.
Cholesterol
Red yeast rice supplement can help
reduce cholesterol without the use of
statins, said Neel, who used it to lower
her own cholesterol levels.
Memory problems
Phosphatidylserine is a chemical
present in the brain that is not pro-
duced as well as we age, so we need
to supplement it, Neel said. She said
it’s proven to slow Alzheimer’s disease
progression and helps with daily brain
function by increasing natural neu-
rons.
Stress
Ginseng helps rebuild your adrenal
glands to deal with stress. B-complex
vitamins can also help.
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Product consultant Connie Bergh tells customers Patti and Don Henderson
about fish oil products that help with the joints.
continued from 11
Cleanse are big after the first of the
year, she said. The program replaces
solid food with a syrup drink taken with
lemons and a touch of cayenne pepper.
Neel said that cleanse is only for the
“really really serious” and can help with
weight loss and flushing toxins from the
body. The program should be done for
a week or … “however long can you
last,” Neel said.
“You’re probably good at one week. I
only lasted three days,” she said.
An easier way to cleanse the seven
organs (skin, liver, lungs, lymphatic sys-
tem, kidneys, blood and bowel) is a pro-
gram by Renew Life that combines
herbs with cleansing agents.
“I think people are aware our environ-
ment is not clean. You can’t walk outside
and take a breath of fresh air anymore,”
Neel said. “Everything is toxic with pol-
lution, pesticides and all the other junk.
Whatever we breathe in goes through
our blood stream and the liver.”
While many stand by the benefits of
them, consumers should not pin all
BEN FURTADO • GOLD COUNTRY NEWS SERVICE
their health care hopes on supple-
ments, said Dr. Tobias Paiva, a Doctor of
Osteopathy with Sutter Medical Group
in Auburn.
Although he said a lot more physi-
cians are getting clued into herbal
remedies, there is a caveat: Supple-
ments don’t fall under the same regula-
tions as conventional over-the-counter
or prescription medications.
“You have to be careful with anything
that’s not FDA regulated. All of these
other herbal remedies are not typically
FDA regulated, they do not have to
prove what’s in these supplements or
how much,” Paiva said. “Some of these
herbs have been around for thousands
of years, so there’s no reason to com-
pletely discount them.”
Auburn’s Erik Olesen trusts his own
health — and his patients’ — to supple-
ments.
Olesen takes two fish oil capsules, two
zyflamend (an anti-inflammatory), one
probiotic and vitamin D each day. He
recommends supplement manufactur-
ers who do rigorous purity testing (Ole-
February 2010

sen says NOW Foods and
Vital Nutrients are two
brands he trusts).
He also recommends sup-
plements to his patients he
sees as a psychotherapist
and neurofeedback consult-
ant, helping people change
their brainwaves to deal
with abnormalities.
He recommends fish oil
for patients with
ADD/ADHD and L-trypto-
phan for sleep and mood
disorders. Although it’s diffi-
cult to isolate the benefits of
supplements from concur-
rent treatments, he said
studies have shown the
power of the supplements.
“I believe supplements are
popular because, frankly,
medicinal herbs have been
successfully used for many
thousands of years,” he said.
“Herbs tend to have milder
effects than medications,
and also much less in the
way of side effects. This is
generally true for most sup-
plements as well.”
When traditional medi-
cine delivers disappointing
results, that’s when many
patients turn to comple-
mentary health care and
supplements.
“Some people have been
sick many years and doctors
have tried different prescrip-
tions and they really haven’t
helped,” Kreuzer said. “Peo-
ple come in at a low point
when they don’t feel well and
haven’t for a long time.”
Jim Morgan, 39, said he’s
had digestion problems for
30 years, possibly from
Crohn’s disease, a chronic
February 2010
inflammation of the gas-
trointestinal system.
“When you just can’t
digest, you feel horrible,”
said Morgan, who was visit-
ing family in Auburn recent-
ly.
But when he started taking
probiotic supplements 10
years ago, he was able to
maintain his system. He now
takes the supplement
around once a week to keep
the “good bacteria” in his
gut.
“If you don’t have the right
probiotics in your system,
something else will come
volunteer, and that’s not
fun,” he said.
Avid quilter Patti Hender-
son also turns to supple-
ments, but to help with her
joints.
Henderson has been tak-
ing Omega 3s for years to
prevent her joints from get-
ting worse.
“I definitely use my hands
a lot with cutting and sewing
and holding fabrics. A lot of
people in the industry have
degenerative arthritis,” she
said. “I need to keep my
hands in really good shape.”
Petersen — who battled
breast cancer and takes sup-
plements to keep her
immune system thriving —
has yet another analogy that
could sum up why so many
people are turning to sup-
plements and healthy eating
in general.
“It’s like putting good gas in
the car, it’s the same as your
body,” she said. “If (the fuel is)
good, it’ll run well.”
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Residents at Senior Care
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nonprofit group’s Web site,
their goal is to provide
interaction and “contribute
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client’s overall well-being.”
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dents respond immediately
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“They perk up, smile,
some even have tears in
their eyes,” she said. “You
can see the joy in their
eyes.”
She also said it causes
the verbal patients to talk
about their own special
pets they had in the past.
Bucurenciu explained
that the dogs are “clean,
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do tricks, retrieve and play
ball with the residents. She
said four to six volunteers
and their dogs visit for an
hour once or twice a
month.
Stephanie Plucker, of
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that is fun and allows the
patient to enjoy physical
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Bucurenciu said that all
of the residents at the Villa
want to touch, pet, hug or
hold the dogs.
Marilyn Tupper’s hus-
band, Bernard, is a resident
at the facility and she said
he loves dogs and looks for-
ward to their visits. Bella is
a longhaired Chihuahua
owned by Roxana
Bucurenciu, who is Mary’s
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workout groups that “When I became
cater specifically to pregnant, I just drew a
modifying exercises blank and didn’t know
and making them safe what to do” to stay fit,
for mom and baby. Cukjati said.
Jessica Clark, the owner of Stroller Strides in Rocklin,
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After finding a lack of infor-

mation on workouts,
Cukjati started Fit4Birth
about a year ago, offering
classes in Rocklin, Roseville
and the Sacramento area.
The classes, offered four
times a week, include a
hybrid of yoga, Pilates,
weight training, relaxation
techniques, cardio and
breathing, Cukjati said.
Modifications are made
in each class depending on
the woman’s stage of preg-
nancy and all fitness levels
are welcome in the classes.
Cukjati has been a group
exercise instructor for years
and also teaches natural
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continued from 18
She blends some of those
practices into Fit4Birth
classes such as breathing
techniques, opening the
pelvis and preparing for
labor, she said.
For women with kids
already in tow, Stroller
Strides offers moms a way to
work out without leaving
their children at home.
For mom Lisa Raquel of
Rocklin, that was exactly
what she was looking for in
a workout plan.
“My kids aren’t in day
care. I get to be with them,”
she said. “It’s a great work- PHILIP WOOD • GOLD COUNTRY NEWS SERVICE
out and a good atmosphere. Stroller Strides mothers Kim Lynar, left, of Citrus Heights, and Deborah Bales, of
I think my kids have really Roseville, do leg kick exercises while pushing their kids in their strollers during the fitness
benefited socially and it class.
motivates you to have a
healthier life.”
Offered five times a week,
FIT4BIRTH — WORKOUTS FOR MOMS STROLLER STRIDES — GET FIT
Stroller Strides gives moms TO BE AFTER BIRTH
an opportunity to drop the Classes: At varying times and locations in Classes: At varying times and locations in
Rocklin and Roseville Mondays through Rocklin, Roseville, Folsom, El Dorado Hills and
pounds or stay fit through a Wednesdays Auburn
full-body workout, said Cost: $70 for a five-class pass within three Cost: Vary depending on the location
instructor Jessica Clark. The months; $100 for eight-week session; $125 for Information: strollerstrides.com
10-class pass within five months
class begins with a warm up, Information: (916) 316-7144 or fit4birth.com
followed by cardio work,
stretching, using resistance
bands and jump ropes and unable to work out frequently. and I think it’s a fantastic take care of their child
ends with crunches and more “I truly believe that thing that they have,” Silva first,” she said.
stretching — all while never because of Stroller Strides, I said. Whether it’s breast feed-
leaving your child’s side. am not as sick this time,” Silva Clark took over the ing or disciplining their
Clark is trained in prena- said. “I feel very safe here.” Rocklin franchise in March children, the moms are
tal and postnatal exercises, During a recent class, of 2009 and said she saw it encouraged to take that
which makes pregnant Clark advised Silva of how to as an opportunity to time and then rejoin the
women, like Cyndy Silva feel exercise while pregnant, become an entrepreneur, workout.
more comfortable during such as limiting crunches while spending time with Not only do the classes
the workout. and not laying on her back. her children. encourage taking care of
Silva is five months preg- Silva said the group not Being a mom herself, the child and mother, but
nant with her second child only provides a hard work- Clark said she knows first- they combine the best of
and attends the classes four out, but also social network- hand the difficulties that both worlds of fitness and
times a week. During her first ing with other moms and can come with keeping fit motherhood.
pregnancy, Silva said she was children such as regular play with children, but said the “The kids are with them
diagnosed with gestational dates. classes make it simple. and that makes them
diabetes, which left her “It’s a big part of our life “We do want them to happy,” she said.

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Forget the treadmill — head for the hills
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SKIING A GREAT WAY TO STAY
FIT IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
BY SALLY JONES
SPECIAL TO GOLD COUNTRY MEDIA
We are spoiled in California with
many recreation choices in the colder
months. Among them is cross-country
skiing — a great way to stay fit and
healthy in the winter.
Researchers tell us cross-country ski-
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Many studies show that aerobic exer-
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diabetes, lowers blood pressure and the
likelihood of being diagnosed with
depression.
For the active outdoor enthusiast
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a family, with friends or alone.
Weight bearing activities such as ski-
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How to hit a financial planning home run
BY KENT R. SUEMNICHT
THRIVENT FINANCIAL
T
he crack of the bat. The
roar of the crowd as
you round the bases.
While hitting a home run in
the big leagues is nothing
but the stuff of dreams for
most of us, baseball can
serve as a wonderful analogy
for our quest for financial
security.
Reaching retirement, or
home plate, is the goal. So
step up to the
plate, take a
swing and
round the bases
with these gen-
eral, yet time-
Kent R. less financial
Suemnicht
tips from The
Sierra Foothills Group of
Thrivent Financial.
First Base
Get on base by:
• Creating an emergency
cash fund with at least three
to six months worth of living
expenses set aside. This fund
is essential to cover unex-
pected short-term expenses,
like a major car repair bill or
broken furnace. Keep the
funds safe and accessible in
a savings or money market
fund, and be sure to replen-
ish the fund later if you draw
from it for an emergency.
• Purchasing property
insurance that protects you
and/or your business against
the loss of the property or
income. Auto, homeowners
and business owner policies
fall under this category.
- If your employer does not
24 Healthy Living
provide health coverage, buy
your own. You can’t afford to
be without it. “If you fall ill and
have to be hospitalized with-
out health insurance, you will
quickly realize that the cost of
not being insured far exceeds
the cost of premiums,” said
Bruce Fear, vice president of
Protection Products and Solu-
tions for Thrivent Financial.
Second Base
As you head to second
base you’re approaching the
middle part of your life and
earnings potential. Second
base is about protecting your
income from a long-time ill-
ness or injury, or the death of
a loved one.
• Investigate disability
income insurance. It’s easier
and cheaper to get when
you’re younger, and provides
a benefit to replace a portion
of your income if you
become too sick or injured to
work. It protects your most
important asset — your abil-
ity to earn an income.
• Life insurance is also
essential. It protects your
loved ones against the loss of
income they would experi-
ence if you died. There are two
main types — term and per-
manent. Both help preserve
the lifestyle of your surviving
family members, but perma-
nent can also allow you to
accumulate a cash benefit.
Third Base
Third base is about protect-
ing your hard-earned dollars,
the assets you’ve accumulat-
ed for retirement or other
financial goal. As you head to
third, consider what types of
events can lower your proba-
bility of rounding third and
heading home? Two key
items you should consider:
• Investigate medical
insurance. While many com-
panies provide medical
insurance, once you retire,
the coverage usually ends.
And, if you aren’t eligible for
Medicare you’ll need to con-
sider individual medical
insurance. If you’re eligible
for Medicare, keep in mind it
won’t cover all your health-
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• Long-term care insurance
should also be on your mind
at this stage. The coverage can
provide for necessary medical
or personal care services pro-
vided outside a hospital set-
ting, such as in a nursing
home or your own home.
Reaching Home
Covering all of the bases
over time will help you reach
home plate — protecting
your retirement plans.
• Estate planning is a key
element of retirement plan-
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working with your legal, tax,
and financial professional to
arrange your financial affairs
so that you have sufficient
assets to meet your lifetime
needs, while ensuring that
your wealth will be distrib-
uted according to your wish-
es after your death.
“A stable, solvent retire-
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maintain the standard of liv-
ing you enjoyed while you
were working is the equiva-
lent of hitting one out of the
park,” added Fear. “With a
little bit of planning, the goal
can be within reach.”
Visit www.Thrivent.com to
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savings, investing and tax
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Kent R. Suemnicht, FIC, is a Financial
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You’ve tried everything — Why are you still fat?
BY ERICA BLANKENBEHLER
SPECIAL TO GOLD COUNTRY MEDIA
For the most part, your
weight comes down to your
lifestyle choices. Are you exer-
cising at least three times a
week? Are you consuming
more calories than you are
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too high? Are you overly
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honestly and talked with your
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tions or drug side effects that
can affect weight, there are a
few ideas here that you may
not have considered that
could be keeping you fat.
1. When you choose to
exercise makes a difference. If
you exercise while digesting a
meal, that meal is more likely
going to be burned for energy
instead of fat stores. If howev-
er, you exercise on a fasted
state – such as before
breakfast – your body
will tap into fat stor-
age for fuel.
2. By increasing the
length of your exer-
cise session to 45-60
minutes, your body is
more likely to utilize fat
stores for energy.
3. In order to physio-
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a muscle cell to be
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process that requires
certain nutrients.
Step 1: Calcium
Fat must be able to get
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liberate the fat is limit- The final step is getting the
ed. fat into the mitochondria, the
For great food “powerhouse” of the cell,
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Step 2: Chromium duce, and brewer’s yeast, to
The fat must be able to beans, meat and dairy.
get out of the blood and Working with your doctor,
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Researchers believe that and other simple suggestions
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Pete Enochs co-owns Latitudes Restaurant, which features in-
season cuisine, such as this California Seafood Chowder.
Latitudes
130 Maple St., Auburn
(530) 885-9535
Pat Enochs and her husband Pete
own Latitudes, where the menu
changes monthly to reflect culinary
diversity — have dinner in April, and
your taste buds are swept away to Paris;
a couple months later, and it’s time to
try paella and other Spanish delights.
But no matter where in the world the
entrée comes from, know that the
Enochses are doing what they can to
ensure a delicious and healthful meal.
The first three months’ menus of the
year focus on culinary delights from the
Pacific Rim, the Caribbean and South
America.
“We make everything from scratch
28 Healthy Living
Local restaurateurs share
their secrets to finding
healthy menu choices
and feature fresh food
from the area,” Pat
Enochs explained. “Also
COURTESY • GOLD COUNTRY NEWS SERVICE
with these latitudes they
California Seafood Chowder (see recipe right) as
use less dairy and butter,
served at Latitudes.
which after the holiday
cated on our menu and the ingredients
eating, is a good healthy choice.”
Enochs said summer months are best so if the customer has dietary needs or
for delving into Mediterranean cuisine, allergies the server can recommend
dishes to them or know if the dish can
with lots of fresh, healthy ingredients.
“Italy and Spain use lots of fresh basil, be adjusted for their needs.”
Enochs said there are some things
tomatoes, peppers, squash,” Enochs
diners can keep in mind at any restau-
said.
Enochs said Latitudes dishes have no rant in order to find healthier options.
“Watch out for highly processed
additives or preservatives, and are low
foods that are full of bad fats, salt and
in salt.
“Our goal at Latitudes is to keep the preservatives,” she said.
customers’ health and happiness in
~ Loryll Nicolaisen
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February 2010
 CALIFORNIA SEAFOOD CHOWDER
“On Fridays we make a clam
chowder. We named 'Cali-
fornia Clam Chowder'
because it is a creamy style
with no dairy - just what
Californians would do. For
the stock we do purchase a
clam juice that has no
preservatives and is low in
salt. You can substitute low
salt chicken stock or make
your own," said Pat Enochs
of Latitudes.
INGREDIENTS
4 peeled potatoes (reds or
Yukon gold are best) cubed
4 carrots peeled and chopped
2 large onions chopped
4 garlic cloves minced
5 stalks celery chopped
1/2 cup olive oil
3 bay leaves
½ bunch parsley leaves minced
64 ounces of stock (low salt clam
juice, chicken stock or vegetable
stock)
1-2 pounds cooked fish (salmon,
February 2010
halibut, any fish fillet) or 1
pound bay shrimp or smoked
salmon
ROUX
2 tablespoons olive oil
11/2 cup flour
1/2 cup sherry
Sauté vegetables in olive oil
until onions are cooked
through and sweet. Add
bay leaves and parsley. Cook
another 2 minutes. Add
clam juice or stock and
seafood. Heat until very
hot. Make roux by heating
oil and stir in flour until well
moistened, and then add
sherry slowly. Add some of
soup to roux while stirring,
and then add to soup. Cook
until thick and all vegeta-
bles are soft. Makes one
gallon.
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 Cafe Zorro
5911 King Road, Loomis
Matt (916) 660-1612
Williams,
To eat healthy, said Matt Williams, owner of
owner of
Cafe Zorro Café Zorro in Loomis, eat fresh, local prod-
in Loomis, ucts.
serves his “By getting in-season, local ripe fruits and
fare during produce you get more nutritional and vitamin
Auburn’s content than out-of-season imports,” he said.
Wine &
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Festival. “Grocery stores carry things like tomatoes
year-round. This time of year most of the
FILE • GOLD tomatoes are coming from South America and
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are picked unripe, left to ripen en route,”
SERVICE
Williams said. “The amounts of vitamins and
nutrients compared to a summer,
MANDARIN & SPINACH SALAD PlacerGrown tomato is fractional.”
Instead, he suggests a trip to the local farmers market to
INGREDIENTS DRESSING pick up what they have to offer in season.
Mandarins, spinach, Kala- 1/4 cup blood orange
mata and green Carignola juice, 1/4 cup rice wine vine- “Our menu reflects this in many ways throughout the
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 Grilled Swordfish with
Blistered Tomato Relish
and Sauteed Blue Lake
Beans, as served at Paul
Martin’s American Bistro
in Roseville.
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This time of year many people yearn
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quite filling and fattening.
But for Chef Partner Josh Korn of Paul
Martin’s American Bistro in Roseville
comfort food can also be healthy.
“The key to eating healthy is to get the
best ingredients,” Korn said. “You can
garnish a dish with salsa and vegetables
and by not frying your food, you can
make it healthy. You get out of it what
you put in.”
Korn said Paul Martin’s prides itself
32 Healthy Living
on serving locally sourced, organically
grown ingredients.
“All of our ingredients speak for them-
selves,” he said.
One of Korn’s favorites is a mesquite-
grilled swordfish served with sautéed
green beans and a blistered tomato rel-
ish. He said the dish uses olive oil, salt
and pepper and garlic.
“This dish is light and fresh,” he said.
For those who like to include a side
dish to accompany the fish, Korn sug-
gests a serving of grilled sweet potatoes
sliced in rounds.
During the winter months Korn said
he enjoys cooking up batches of wild
mushroom soup that uses four types of
mushrooms and there’s a butternut
squash soup he prepares that is cur-
rently on the menu at the restaurant.
Even mashed potatoes, which so
GRILLED SWORDFISH W/
BLISTERED TOMATO RELISH &
SAUTEED BLUE LAKE BEANS
INGREDIENTS
1 each 7-ounce portion fresh swordfish
Extra virgin olive oil
Kosher salt
Fresh cracked black pepper
6 ounces Blue Lake beans
1 teaspoon minced Shallots
1 teaspoon basil chiffonade
2 ½ pounds grape tomatoes
2 ounces olive oil
1 ounce basil chiffonade
1 ounce chopped parsley
6 ounces vinaigrette
PROCEDURE
Rub both sides of fish with oil and sea-
son with salt and pepper. Place on a
hot grill, and cook to medium. Be care-
ful not to overcook the fish, as it will
become very dry. While the fish is
cooking, heat 2 tablespoons oil in a
sauté pan. When hot, add blanched
green beans to the pan. Sauté until
the beans begin to take on some gold-
en brown color. At this point, add the
minced shallots and a pinch of salt,
and continue to cook until the shallots
are golden brown. Remove from heat,
toss in basil, and place in center of
plate.
Place the grilled swordfish on top of
the green beans, and top with the blis-
tered tomato relish. To make the rel-
ish, cut grape tomatoes in half, and
place in a bowl with the oil, salt and
pepper.
Roast in the oven at 425 degrees until
blistered. Add basil, parsley and vinai-
grette and combine. Place 2 table-
spoons. of the blistered tomato relish
on top of the fish. Drizzle with extra
virgin olive oil to finish.
~ Courtesy, Paul Martin’s Bistro
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lightened, Korn said, by adding
parsnips instead of cream.
The menu at Paul Martin’s changes
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Keep it off for good!
DESPITE ILLNESS,
COUPLE TAKES
EXTRA STEPS TO
MAINTAIN WEIGHT
BY DON CHADDOCK
GOLD COUNTRY NEWS SERVICE

Shedding 40 pounds is no
easy task, and for 63-year-
olds Stevie Rey and Fred
Waters, it’s been a lifetime
commitment through chal-
lenges large and small.
After they married in 1974,
the couple joined Weight
Watchers.
“It was Fred who wanted
to join so we could start eat-
ing healthier as we began
our lives together,” Rey said.
But it wasn’t so easy to
stick with the program. They
said they lost a lot of weight
together originally but then Above, Stevie Rey
struggled with her weight
“over time, we stopped for years. Today, she stays
going,” Rey said. active in the comfort of her
Rey and Waters say when home by using an elliptical
the weight piled on, they machine, left.
COURTESY/BEN FURTADO •
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“I came back in 1993,” Rey
said. “I lost another 40 “Once you realize that
pounds.”
this is what you need to HOW THEY KEPT IT OFF
In 1999, Rey was diag- Married Auburn couple Stevie Rey and Fred Waters
nosed with breast cancer. do to help yourself, you share eight tips on how they’ve kept the weight off.
“I had a mastectomy and a do it.”
year of chemotherapy,” she 1. When putting away dishes, do them one at a
Stevie Ray time for more exercise.
said. “We’ve not only had my 2. Park at the farthest end of the parking lot and
experiences, but Fred now as walk.
well. They are life things that 3. Take stairs instead of elevators or escalators.
4. Go for walks.
people experience. They 5. Eat lean proteins like beans and some grains.
present challenges.” surgery and is now undergo- 6. Read the labels on pre-packaged food.
Waters was recently diag- ing chemotherapy. 7. When offered dessert that isn’t to your liking,
don’t eat it.
nosed with the rare Erd- “So little is known about 8. Eat smaller portions, especially at restaurants.
heim-Chester Disease. In this disease,” Waters said.
recent weeks he had colon “Compared to two weeks

36 Healthy Living February 2010

ago, I feel much better right now. I’m
back to eating normal foods, only made
(more) bland.”
The Auburn couple used to do a lot
more physical activity together, until
Waters’ illness. Last year, Rey walked the
100-mile-long Western States Trail over
a series of weekends. But, she said even
taking longer to shop helps burn calo-
ries.
“It doesn’t have to be about marathon
running or hitting the gym daily,” Rey
said. “You can get a couple thousand
steps in at the grocery store.”
She said working out at the gym for
an hour and then sitting the rest of the
day is not as effective and doing small-
er exercises throughout the day.
“Once you realize that this is what
you need to do to help yourself, you do
it,” Rey said.
Rey tries to do 10,000 steps per day,
measured by a pedometer.
“When I do 12,000, I feel good,” she
laughed.
Because Waters is unable to do much
physical activity at the moment, he’s
trying to do what he can to keep fit.
“I try to make the bed in the morning,
just for a little more exercise,” Waters
said.
The couple have utilized the trails in
the Auburn State Recreation Area as
well as those around Folsom.
“We’ve been on the Folsom trails and
they are very nice,” Waters said.
The trails are a valuable resource,
according to Rey.
“We are so lucky to live next to these
Fred Waters, before Fred Waters, after
trails,” she said. “It’s so soothing and
fun. I don’t go alone and it’s a good time
to talk.”
Rey has kept off the weight for 16 “When I do 12,000 (steps), I feel
years while Waters has kept it off for 10. good.”
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MARCI SEITHER • GOLD COUNTRY NEWS SERVICE
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Scott Braley, right, jams with his family in their living room with his wife, Amy, left, on the piano with daughter Blake,
1, Avery, 9, and Logan, 6, on guitar.
Donating the gift of life
LONG-FORGOTTEN BLOOD DONATION LEADS TO LIFE-SAVING BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT
BY SUSAN BELKNAP
GOLD COUNTRY NEWS SERVICE
T
o be a good surgeon it’s
important to have
good, steady hands in
the operating room. But out-
side the hospital, compas-
sion and an ability to relate
are also top of the list for
many patients.
Dr. Scott Braley is a gen-
eral surgeon who has both.
After going through the
experience of donating his
bone marrow last year, the
Roseville resident said he
now can especially relate to
being on the patient side of
doctoring.
“I’ve always gotten into
40 Healthy Living
PHILIP WOOD • GOLD COUNTRY NEWS SERVICE
blood donation he forgot all
about the extra amount he
donated for the marrow. He
NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM went on to medical school,
Facts and Figures
got married and started his
• Marrow or blood cell transplants could benefit more than
10,000 people each year family.
• The program facilitates more than 350 transplants each month It wasn’t until 2008 that
• 70 percent of patients in need of marrow or blood cell he got a phone call from the
transplant do not have a match donor in their family.
• To be a donor, visit marrow.org bone marrow registry saying
he was a match for a patient
who had leukemia.
the emotional part of medi- said he applied for a job as a “After I donated that day
cine,” said Braley, who is technician in a blood center. in 1990, I never thought any-
associated with the Surgical “I decided to give blood thing about it,” Braley
Association of Roseville. “I one day while I worked there recalled.
was a psychology major and and as they were drawing it, Braley said it was a tough
I have always enjoyed the technician asked me if decision to go through the
spending time with the they could take a bit more transplant, as he was just six
patients and their families.” blood to have it tested for weeks into his surgical prac-
But before he began his bone marrow donors,” he tice when the call came. He
career as a surgeon in 1990, said. credits his wife, Amy, with
fresh out of college, Braley Braley said after the
February 2010
helping him to make the
decision to donate his mar-
row.
“It took lots of soul
searching to do it,” Braley
said. “I had every excuse not
to do it. But my wife con-
vinced me it was the right
thing to do. Once I made the
decision, I felt so much bet-
ter. I had a sense of calm.”
Braley said the bone mar-
row donation process
required one-fourth of the
blood in his system to be
collected from his pelvis
area, a procedure that took
about 1-½ hours to com-
plete. After that Braley said
he took about a week off
from work as the process left
him with a dull ache and
extremely fatigued.
Braley said many people
believe the recovery period
from bone marrow donation
is lengthy. But in reality,
while donors may experi-
ence headaches, bone or
muscle pain, nausea or
fatigue, these symptoms
usually disappear one to two
days after donating and
most marrow donors can
expect to be back to their
regular activities within
seven days. According to
www.marrow.org, the aver-
age time for all symptoms to
be gone is 21 days.
One year after his dona-
tion Braley said he received
a letter from the woman,
Lindsay Thompson, 54, a
pediatric nurse in Canada,
who received his marrow.
“In Canada you are not
allowed to contact a donor
until a year after the trans-
plant,” Thompson said. “As
you go through the trans-
plant it’s stressful enough
and you really do need the
time to actually consider the
ramifications of contacting
someone you don’t know.”
Thomson said she is
thrilled she has been able to
speak with Braley via the
phone and said the two plan
to get together sometime
this summer to meet.
“I just had to contact him
to say thank you,”
Thompson said. “For him to
go through something he
didn’t need to do to save a
life is such a tremendous
gift. It was completely altru-
istic on his part.”
Thompson said her jour-
ney to recovery has been
“slow and rocky” but she
said she knows she wouldn’t
be alive if it weren’t for
Braley’s donation.
Braley said he is happy he
made the decision to donate.
Although the process to find
out if you are a match for
someone is not any more
invasive than having blood
drawn, it’s the fear of the
unknown that Braley said he
thinks prevents people from
the harvesting procedure.
Having gone through the
procedure of marrow dona-
tion, which required being
sedated with general anes-
thesia, Braley said he has
much more empathy for his
patients who are preparing
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February 2010 Healthy Living 41

 Kelsey Got the
GIFT of GUSTO
Kelsey Buckley was just 21
months old when she arrived
at UC Davis Children’s Hospital
in diabetic crisis. The condition
put her at risk for swelling of
the brain, which could result in
coma – or worse. Fortunately,
her UC Davis doctors had just
completed groundbreaking
research on the early detection,
safest treatment and even
prevention of this very condition.
With their expert intervention
and specialized follow-up
care, Kelsey went from
touch-and-go to go, go, go.
At UC Davis Health System,
our next medical breakthrough
just may have your name on it.

Research conducted by UC Davis

Drs. Nicole Glaser and Nathan
Kuppermann has set a new
standard for the treatment of
HEALTH SYSTEM children in diabetic crisis.
A gift for advancing health.

42 Healthy Living February 2010

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