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CO N T EN T S FE A T U R E S 14 | DANCING FOR HEALTH WINTER 2 0 1 2 DEP AR T MENTS HEALTH CENTRAL: NEWS ............ 5 HEALTHY EATING: CINNAMON SURPRISES .............. 6 FINANCIAL FITNESS: HEALTH INSURANCE ................... 8 FAMILY HEALTH: KIDS AND DIVORCE .................... 9 U.S. HOSPITAL REPORT: CARDIAC DEVICE UPDATE ..........10 ASK THE DOC: PET TALES ...........13 SPIRIT CENTRAL: FIND A SPIRIT OF WOMEN HOSPITAL NEAR YOU ...16 LOOKING GOOD: MINERAL MAGIC .......................25 ON THE ROAD: OUT TO SEA ..............................26 HEALTH CENTRAL: DIET ............. 28 From a Russian childhood to stints on America’s most popular TV shows, Dmitry Chaplin has danced his way to the top. CALORIE CREEP: THE 18 | C HIDDEN CAUSE OF HIDD WEIGHT GAIN WEI How to find—and eliminate— unwanted calories in your the u daily diet. 20 | GUT FEELINGS THE OFFICE CLOSET TH Don let difficult coworkers Don’t get you yo down. 22 | MONSTERS IN 2 T these treatment tactics Try for tummy troubles. fo 6 10 24 | BANISH PROSTATE CANCER Help your favorite men avoid this common disease. COVER PHOTO BY DIMITRY LOISEAU PRE S I DE NT ’ S COMMUNITY IS IMMUNITY LE T T ER Please also LIKE our national Facebook initiative called HAND IN HAND to support each other in the prevention of cancer through appropriate screenings and ongoing knowledge at facebook. com/HandinHandHealth. Community IS immunity. Protect yours today. Make a friend. Join a club. Throw a party. And pass on a copy of this magazine to someone you care about as well. You can also e-mail all of your friends a link to Spirit of Women online magazine at spiritofwomen.org/indx-magazine.html. HAPPY FRIENDING! HAPPY HEALTH! Wouldn’t it be much easier to take a walk with a friend rather than a series of pills to help us cure a cold, flu or a more serious chronic disease like cancer that affects our immune system? Research is increasingly demonstrating that human social support, connection and friendship just might be a veritable “pharmacopia” of disease fighters. This issue of Spirit of Women magazine is dedi-cated to your healthy relationships, friendship and family. Beginning with a hospital report on keep-ing everyone’s friendship muscle—THE HEART— healthy, you’ll also find information on taking a cruise or dancing with your friends. Plus, learn about preventing prostate cancer in the men you care about and understanding serious stomach upset in yourself or your friends. Tanya Abreu President and National Program Director Spirit of Women Health Network The only magazine in America presented for the whole health of women and their families by American hospitals and their physicians. Spirit of Women, 2424 North Federal Highway, Suite 100, Boca Raton, FL 33431. For general information or advertising inquiries, call 561.544.0755, fax 561.544.8149 or write spiritmagazine@spiritofwomen.com. Visit us on the Web at www.spiritofwomen.com. Information contained herein is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice. If you have medical concerns, seek the guidance of a healthcare professional. Copyright © 2012, Spirit of Women. Spirit of Women magazine is a publication of the Spirit of Women Health Network under the editorial and creative direction of Sharon Bittner and Tanya Abreu. Corporate and media management by Joshua Davis. Editorial marketing coordinated by Pam Lawrence. Published by BNP Media II, LLC, edited by Elizabeth Brewster and designed by Breanna Fong. 4 SP I R IT O F W O M E N WIN T E R 2012 w w w.s p i r i t o f w o m e n . c o m
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COMMUNITY IS IMMUNITY<br /> <br /> Wouldn't it be much easier to take a walk with a friend rather than a series of pills to help us cure a cold, flu or a more serious chronic disease like cancer that affects our immune system? Research is increasingly demonstrating that human social support, connection and friendship just might be a veritable "pharmacopia" of disease fighters.<br /> <br /> This issue of Spirit of Women magazine is dedicated to your healthy relationships, friendship and family. Beginning with a hospital report on keeping everyone's friendship muscle-THE HEART- healthy, you'll also find information on taking a cruise or dancing with your friends. Plus, learn about preventing prostate cancer in the men you care about and understanding serious stomach upset in yourself or your friends.<br /> <br /> Please also LIKE our national Facebook initiative called HAND IN HAND to support each other in the prevention of cancer through appropriate screenings and ongoing knowledge at facebook.Com/HandinHandHealth.<br /> <br /> Community IS immunity. Protect yours today. Make a friend. Join a club. Throw a party. And pass on a copy of this magazine to someone you care about as well. You can also e-mail all of your friends a link to Spirit of Women online magazine at spiritofwomen.org/indx-magazine.html.<br /> <br /> HAPPY FRIENDING! HAPPY HEALTH!
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