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Health for Life Weight Loss Seminars
Date(s): 9/2/2008 - 9/2/2008
Time(s): 5:30 pm
Location: Methodist Healthcare, 8109 Fredericksburg Road, 2nd floor, Suite 200
Methodist Healthcare's Health for Life Center invites you to a FREE seminar on weight loss surgery. You will learn how you can take the weight off and keep it off for good! Also offered Sept. 16 and Sept. 30.
www.healthforlifecenter.com
Please call (210) 575-0355 or 1-800-333-7333 to register.#
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FREE HeartCheck Health Screening
Date(s): 9/20/2008 - 9/20/2008
Time(s): 8:30 am to 11:00 am
Location: Davis-Scott YMCA, 1213 Iowa Street
Presented by Methodist Heart Services Cardiac Connections
Receive the following free services:
~Glucose check*
~Complete lipid profile* (total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides)
~Blood pressure check
~Body mass index assessment
~Diabetes and nutrition education
~Stroke prevention screening and education
~Osteoporosis screening and education
*Participants must not eat for 12 hours before the screening#
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Lowering Cholesterol by Changing Your Diet
Date(s): 10/15/2008 - 10/15/2008
Time(s): 10:00 - 11:00 a,.m.
Location: Texas Neurosciences Institute, 1st floor conference room
Registration is REQUIRED please:
Presented by Jamil N. Bitar, M.D., private practice, cardiovascular diseases
Diet changes are usually the first step in lowering cholesterol before medicines are prescribed. Eating a sensible diet low in saturated fat can lower high cholesterol levels. Dr. Bitar will provide an overview of how making this lifestyle change can decrease LDL (bad) cholesterol and raise HDL (good) cholesterol.#
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