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14B Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Bulletin, Record, Progressive, Reporter an O SIERRA FAMILY DENTISTRY, INC. New patients welcomed STEWART A. GATELY, D.D.S. FAMILY, GENERAL COSMETIC DENTISTRY "TMJ TREATMENT ADULT ~ CHILD ORTHODONTICS " TEETH WHITENING ORTHOPEDIC APPLIANCES TO CORRECT BITE PROBLEMS IMPLANTS TO STABILIZE LOOSE DENTURES & PARTIALS PREVENTATIVE TREATMENT PROMOTING HEALTHY GUMS ORAL SURGERY " CONSCIOUS SEDATION Most major insurance plans accepted Payment plans available 352 Lawrence Street Phone: (530) 283-3947 Quincy, CA 95971 Fax: (530) 283-2126 Serving Plumas County for 19+ years PLUMAS PHYSICAL THERAPY Kory Felker, M.RT, "We Get Results" Orthopedic Manual Therapy Sports & Aquatic Therapy Home Health • Cardiac Rehabilitation Most Insurances Accepted QUINCY 78 Central Ave., #2 8989 Hwy. 530-283-2202 530-283-2204 (FAX) GRAEAGLE 89, Bldg. 36 #1 530-836-1178 Portola Medical & Dental Clinic 480 First Avenue Portola (530) 832-6600 Graeagle Medical Clinic 7597 Hwy 69 Graeagle (530) 836-1122 LoyaltOn Medical Clinic 725 Third Street Loyalton (530) 993-1231 Indian Valley Medical Clinic 176 Hot Springs Rd Greenville (530) 284-6116 Skillled Nursing Care Loyalton (530) 993-1225 Portola (530) 832-6546 Michael W. Bmtoll, " D.]3.S. General Dentistry Route 89 • Graeagle FAMILY DENTAL CARE "Providing personalized care since 1990" • Manual Therapy • Sports Medicine • Neck/Back Care • Cardiac Rehabilitation • Orthopedics Most insurances accepted - including Blue Cross and Blue Shield Portola 832-1701 Quincy 283-0311 Gregory Sawyer, DDS Family Dentistry, Orthodontics & Certified invisalign Provider The Formula for Good Health (530) 283-2811 2034 East Main Street Quincy, CA 95971 (across from Polka Dot, East Quincy) OPEN MON - FRI 8:30am - 4:30pm Evening appointments available 0% financing available - O.A.C. Family Dentistry for Plumas County with a Woman's Touch Emily S. Herndon, DDS New patients welcome including children General dentistry practice open Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 283-1119 • 431 W. Main Street, Quincy So You Want to Be Healthy? ~ The Formula ~ This is a wish that most of us have. But looking around you might never know it. You will see a lot of people who smoke, cough, wheeze, have one-sided weakness due to a stroke, have fluid retention and shortness of breath due to heart disease, blindness or missing toes due to diabetes, or who are pale and debilitated due to cancer. A common response is to write off these conditions as effects of aging but none of these are directly caused by aging. There is actually no good reason why we can't get to be 80 or 90 years old without any of these diseases. And, of course, occasionally you see the 90 year old who is trim, fit, mentally vigorous, very active and enjoying life. What is the secret of these few? I'll give you a hint. Look around the streets and hiking trails of Plumas County, and who are the healthiest people you see? It's actually the kids. The secret of their success is simple-they don't smoke, they eat 3 square meals a day, they are running around like crazy, and they often take naps. It turns out those same habits will work for you. Most of us remember fondly those joyous, healthy, vigorous days of our youth. BUt so often something changes, and we forget about the very things that made us so healthy. We start adding a bunch of sugar and high-fat foods to our diets and watch our belt sizes grow a centimeter or 2 a year. Soon afterwards our blood pressure tends to go up along with our cholesterol. Cholesterol plaques start blooming in our arteries, and we are well on our way to our first heart attack ten years down the road. As our padding around our hips, buttocks, and abdomen slowly grows larger and softer, we end up with diabetes, kidney disease, more heart attacks, possible stroke, and loss of vision. None of this has to happen. The American way of life invites us to be oblivious to what we are allowing to happen to our bodies until we get that wake up call from chest pain, stroke, diabetes, or cancer. Unfortunately this wake-up call comes far too late. At this stage, while medications will help, they are not the answer; nor is weight-loss surgery or having a rotor-rooter procedure for our arteries. At this point it is not possible to get back to the health of our exuberant youth. The secret of long-enduring health is really simple. You have to begin and maintain a healthy lifestyle. This approach offers parents a unique opportunity to save their children, even if they have not preserved themselves. The good news for parents is, even if you have led an unhealthy lifestyle for the last 20 years, if you make changes now, you can dramatically reduce your risk of heart attacks and strokes within a period as short as a few years. In fact, you achieve far better outcomes by adopting a healthy lifestyle late in life than by getting frequent tests and constandy adjusting medications. What is a healthy lifestyle? It is as simple as the formula: 0 - 5 - 10 - 30 - 150. It's an easy serie3 of numbers to remember, and it may be the most important set of numbers you ever learn. The "0" stands for zero cigarettes-don't smoke, or quit if you do smoke. The "5" stands for "5 servings of fruits and vegetables." It has been proven in clinical studies to be as effective as complex diets, " like the Mediterranean diet. ° The "10" stands for ten minutes each day of engaging in any activity that is relaxing or stress-reducing for you-whether it is reading, walking, playing a card game, yoga, or meditation. If you can do it at around the same time each day, you will get even greater benefit. The "30" stands for maintaining a BMI less than 30. BMI is a way of measuring your weight that adjusts for your height. It has become the standard way to monitor weight in medical practice. While the ideal BMI is between !8 and 25, it is not necessary for health to achieve the ideal. It will suffice if you can just maintain your BMI at less than 30. Even though BMls between 28 and 30 are significantly overweight, epidemiological studies show that major increases in heart attacks, strokes, and diabetes do not occur until the BMI goes over 30. Finally, "150" stands for getting 150 minutes of exercise every week (or just over 20 minutes a day). The exercise does not need to be any more complicated than taking a brisk walk. I prescribe a dog for any patient who can't think of a good reason to take long walks regularly. I have developed a poster to try to make it easier for patients to remember these 5 essential elements of a healthy lifestyle. It is something I will want to talk to all my patients about every single time they come to the office. 30-- .... *a 150 =~.-----n If'aloe e / h=r ~emd y~J =lmedy do ~ =m $ for will you ool't~lt ta w~tll~ oct. If you do, change just one factor at a time, until you have mastered all five criteria, what are the benefits to you? Over the last ten years, fourteen major epidemiological studies have shown that leading a healthy lifestyle, as defined by these 5 factors, can prevent: 93% of all rases of Type 2 diabetes 78% of cases of high blood pressure 83% of all Heart Attacks 79% of all Strokes 47% of all cases of Heart failure 36 to 64% of All cancers and a healthy lifestyle can reduce your overall chance of dying early by 40 to 65% This article is brought to you by Eastern Plumas Health Care Dr CoRn gopes-Kerg, MD Seneca Healthcare District 130 Brentwood Dr. • 258-2151 Lake Almanor Clinic 199 Reynolds Road ° 258-4256 Chester Feather River "Better than ever" • Full schedule of group exercise classes • Sauna * Free Weights • Jacuzzi • Challenge Courts Tuesday & Thursday • 2 Racquetball Courts Fri 336 Crescent St., Quincy 283-9401 Mon-Thurs 5am-9pm 5am-7pm • Weekends 8am-Noon Eas tern Plu m a s llealth Care ,Peolde l lelping P~qde. ~ Main Hospital Campus 500 First Avenue Portola, CA 96122 (530) 832-6500 or (800) 571-EPHC Comprehensive In & Outpatient Services - Including Full Service Lab, X-ray, Mammography, Ultrasound, CT, Respiratory Therapy and Outpatient Procedures 24-Hour Emergency Room ACLS Ambulance (call 911) Family Dentistry Periodontics Oral Implantology Periodontal Prosthesis Michael W. Herndon, D.D.S Amsterdam Fellow 8OO 431 W. Main Street • Quincy CA 95971 530-283-1119 FAX: 530-283-2319 Declaration Drive, Suite 102 • Chico CA 95973 530-893-8327 PORTOLA VILLAGE PHARMACY QUINCY DRUG STORE • Computer-linked to better provide customers prescription needs • Two convenient locations to pick up your medications. • Both stores are HSA/FSA card compliant and accept most insurance plans Our friendly staff looks forward to taking care of you! Soda Fountain and Gift Shop 832-4218 157 Commercial St., Portola Hours: M-F: 9am-6pm Family Dentistry All phases of General Dentistry including Orthodontics • Crowns & Bridges ° Partials/Dentures Extractions ° Cosmetic Dentistry • Bleaching Periodontics ° Root Canals ° Dental implants to anchor loose dentures or replace missing teeth Now Accepting New Patients 181S. Gulling St., Portola 530-832-4461 • Fax 530-832-4409