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Living well Gambit’s Wellness Expo™ gathers health and lifestyle resources under one roof

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program includes parenting education and resources for moms, dads and grandparents through phone consultations, on-site classes and community programs. There’s also a play space designed to safely occupy babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers while their parents seek guidance from pediatricians and in-house specialists.

Children’s Hospital has provided full-service pediatric care for more than 60 years and uses advanced pediatric medical practices to serve patients from primary to emergency care, cardiothoracic surgery and oncology. The comprehensive medical center includes more than 40 specialties and 400 specialists and is one of the only full-service hospitals exclusively for children in the Gulf South.

Children’s Hospital After Hours provides speedy care for children from birth to 21 years old, when other hospitals and clinics are closed. No appointments are necessary, and the hospital treats injuries and common childhood illnesses. The clinic is open from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Monday through Thursday, 7 p.m. to midnight Friday, 1 p.m. to midnight Saturday and 9 a.m. to midnight Sunday.

Touro’s Family Birthing Center calls itself “the place where babies come from,” and backed that up in 2014 by delivering more than 3,300 babies (Touro says only one other hospital in the state delivered more last year). In addition to labor, delivery and postpartum care, the birthing center offers a comprehensive and customized approach to preparing mothers for birth. The facility offers labor and birthing classes and can accommodate a range of preferences, including water births or midwife assistance.

University Medical Center of New Orleans is the flagship academic medical center of LCMC Health and is set to open this summer. The full-service hospital will focus on providing compassionate health care to a range of patients in the region and will use the latest technology and research to provide safe, comfortable care for injuries, diseases and other conditions. The hospital has a wide variety of specialties to address a full range of health issues.

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ambit’s 17th Annual Wellness Expo at Lakeside Shopping Center will have dozens of exhibitors offering information, screenings and advice for visitors of all ages, shapes and sizes. The expo takes place June 6 and will last from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., so there’s plenty of time to take preventative health screenings and gather the latest information about nutrition, exercise, beauty, children’s health, care for the elderly and even alternative energy. (See a list of exhibitors and what they are offering on p. 10.)

The expo is sponsored in part by LCMC Health — the health network that includes Touro Infirmary and a host of other health care facilities in and around New Orleans — Evamor Alkaline Artesian Water, Dr. Kelly Burkenstock, Louisiana Pain Specialist, M Fit Studio, Lambeth House and Title Boxing Club. There will be a lineup of demonstrations and presentations at Center Stage (see p. 15 for a schedule), including Zumba, a talk about DNA and weight loss, self-defense techniques, gaming and more.

Participants include Louisiana-based LCMC Health, a nonprofit health care system founded in 2009 and focusing on the Gulf Coast. It operates Children’s Hospital, Touro Infirmary, New Orleans East Hospital, Interim LSU Hospital and University Medical Center New Orleans and plans to bring West Jefferson Medical Center under its umbrella in the coming months.

With more than 6,100 employees, 166,000 annual emergency department visits and 486,694 annual clinic visits, the hospitals that make up LCMC Health play an important role in keeping the communities they serve healthy. The institutions also participate in advanced research, economic development and clinical excellence initiatives. LCMC physician offices are located throughout Orleans and Jefferson parishes and offer a full range of health care services.

Touro Infirmary is a community and faith-based nonprofit hospital that provides care for patients in all stages of life. For 160 years Touro has provided advanced health care to New Orleans, and it was among the first hospitals in the U.S. to establish a physical therapy department. The hospital provides emergency care, imaging services and more.

Touro’s Woldenburg Village offers a variety of retirement living choices, including independent living with spacious and comfortable apartments, assisted living for people who need support services and a nursing home for patients who need skilled nursing care. Woldenburg Village also provides transportation for errands, cultural and social outings and medical appointments. The facility also has a beauty parlor, dining room and more.

The Parenting Center at Children’s Hospital aims to ease the challenges of raising children by teaching parents how to handle the many issues that arise. The

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Greater New Orleans community since 1994. With nearly 50 physicians, the medical network provides primary care, obstetrics and gynecology, oncology, cardiology and urology services to patients across Orleans and Jefferson parishes.

Dr. Kelly Burkenstock, an internal medicine specialist, believes good skin care and a healthy lifestyle delay the effects of aging. At her medical practice Skin Body Health in Mandeville and Metairie, Burkenstock focuses on anti-aging regimens and state-of-the-art skin rejuvenation techniques.

Burkenstock says her goal is to help her patients achieve healthy, clear skin and good health for life — starting at any age. Her specialties include weight loss, nutritional counseling, bio-identical hormone therapy and management of conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, osteoporosis and menopause. The physician also treats unsightly leg veins, makes scars less noticeable and removes unwanted hair and tattoos.

Burkenstock has created a line of skin care products that are available at her offices and also offers Botox, fillers and laser, anti-aging and cosmetic procedures, including radio frequency and needling.

She is scheduled to speak at the expo at noon.

An accurate diagnosis is crucial to providing the best relief for patients suffering pain, and it’s the first step for doctors at Louisiana Pain Specialist. In addition to treating the physical ailment, doctors also address accompanying issues such as depression, lack of

concentration and other ways in which debilitating pain can affect a person’s life. The practice offers safe, minimally invasive therapies and welcomes patients who have experienced unsuccessful treatments and have conditions including failed back surgery syndrome, post-herpetic neuralgia, refractory back pain, multi-factorial neck pain and others. Physicians use a multidisciplinary approach and balance appropriate medications with interventions. There are five locations across the Greater New Orleans area.

M Fit Studio provides small-group TRX suspension training, Kettlebell Foundations and Healthkick classes inside a well-lit, full-service studio in New Orleans.

TRX suspension training includes an all-in-one motion, combining strength and flexibility for getting in shape or staying fit. Suspension training uses a person’s weight at different angles to engage muscle groups. In addition to group classes, M Fit offers personal training that begins with a fitness test, a physiology assessment and monitoring. The studio also offers yoga and meditation classes. Health experts will be on hand at the booth with nutrition tips and information about how to get and stay healthy.

Sometimes it feels good to release a little aggression, and the Metairie-based Title Boxing Club invites you to do just that — and get fit in the process. The club offers hourlong, high-energy, trainer-led total body workout classes using boxing and kickboxing techniques. A Power Hour class offers an explosive total

body fitness workout that helps practitioners burn fat and lose weight. The club also offers a 30-minute Calorie Crusher Class.

Trainers are skilled in mixed marital arts and will show participants how to do everything, from wrapping their hands to punching bags. The club is for people of all fitness and experience levels. Membership plans are available, but the club also allows drop-ins.

Pick up a free workout pass at the group’s expo booth.

Bottles of Evamor artesian bottled water have become a common sight in Louisiana. The alkaline water is drawn from a protected aquifer and bottled in Covington. Evamor credits its water’s neutral, clean taste to its high (alkaline) pH levels. According to the company’s website, alkalinity helps regulate the body’s acidity, fights the production of body fat, prevents fatigue and protects bones.

The water also can help relieve acid reflux and ease digestive woes.

Evamor is filtered through stone underground and is monitored for quality and pH levels. The company adds nothing to the water before bottling it in BPA-free, recyclable bottles.

Lambeth House is a nonprofit retirement community and continuing care facility that emphasizes a holistic approach that includes caring for the mind, body and spirit while also offering a worry-free lifestyle and health care.

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supportive and caring environment with services tailored to the needs of individual residents. The community offers different levels of care, including independent living, assisted living, nursing care and memory care. It also provides dining, transportation, education, housekeeping, socialization, estate protection, on-site therapies and social services.

A wellness center provides residents with an art studio, indoor pool, fitness rooms, exercise programs, a spa, meditation rooms, an outdoor area and a cafe.

Visit the Lambeth House booth for a sit-to-stand fitness assessment.

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Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Kevin Darr of Covington Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Institute offers care for the hips, knees and shoulders, including minimally invasive alternatives and therapies. At his booth, Darr will offer free BMI and body fat screenings, information about cell therapy, platelet-rich plasma therapy and accelerated recovery performance water procedures.

Life Chiropractic provides chiropractic adjustments for adults, children, pregnant women and athletes and offers lifestyle and wellness resources.

West Jeff Fitness Center offers a range of services, including personal training, massage, swim lessons, exercise classes and a fullservice gym. Stop by its booth for weight, body fat and BMI readings.

The Wellness Centre of Baton Rouge is a fitness center that focuses on the whole body, and the first 100 visitors to its expo booth will receive a free bottle of breast oil, which stimulates the immune system.

Amerigroup Real Solutions in Healthcare is a Medicaid health insurance provider based in Metairie that serves Louisiana and the United States. Staff at the booth will provide information, answer questions and give out free bandages.

Microsoft at Lakeside Shopping Center sells computers, accessories, tablets and other devices, including the Surface Pro 3 and Surface 3 tablets. It also offers tune-ups and troubleshooting for customers and technology workshops for teachers and businesses.

A full-service gym, East Jefferson YMCA will give out promotional materials and program information about its weight and cardio equipment, fitness classes, youth sports, day camps and more.

An integrated health care clinic, All American Healthcare has a host of medical experts on staff to

help patients improve their health.

At the booth, staff will offer 10-minute massages, stress evaluations, a chance to win a free office visit and more.

Zounds Hearing of Metairie offers hearing assessments and hearing aids, and at its booth it will distribute product information, hearing health information and a hearing self-assessment.

Hospice Compassus is a hospice care center located in Metairie.

Staff at its booth will provide information about its services and opportunities for volunteering.

Offering chiropractic services, medical care and spinal rehabilitation, Superior Health representatives at the expo will conduct free spinal screenings.

Solar Alternatives is a solar energy company that provides consultation and installation to residences and businesses, including standby generators and back-up power systems. Stop by its booth and receive a free back massage from a licensed massage therapist.

Gulf South Foot & Ankle provides quality podiatric services, orthotics and diabetic foot care.

Representatives at the expo will conduct podiatric screenings and foot health education.

Mitch the Trainer offers athome training, diabetes consulting and nutritional planning. He’ll hand out informational pamphlets at the expo and host a drawing for a free training session.

Back problems can lead to a host of ailments, and Provance Chiropractic Sports and Wellness seeks to ease each one, from headaches to tendonitis. At its booth, Provance will offer spinal and postural screenings and samples of BioFreeze pain relief gel.

LA Health Solutions offers chiropractic care. At the expo, it will conduct postural imbalance screenings and will give away BioFreeze samples, cups, pens and more.

NOLA Float Tanks aims to heal bodies and sooth minds by placing people in capsules of sterile water heated to body temperatuere. At its booth, look for samples of products the company offers, including organic food-replacement shakes and YouTube videos of the float tanks.

Alzheimer’s Association offers resources and education to those affected by Alzheimer’s. At the expo it will give away support bracelets.

Offering a variety of insurance options from health to disability to life to dental, staff from Schellhaas and Associates Insurance will be at its expo booth with information about heart attack, stroke and cancer prevention.

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customized medicines for adults, children and pets — hormone therapy and consultations for men and women, automatic prescription refills and more.

Children’s Hospital 200 Henry Clay Ave., (504) 899-9511; www.chnola.org Children’s Hospital provides comprehensive, advanced pediatric medical care from primary care services to emergency care, as well as surgery, cancer treatments and more. There are more than 40 specialty areas and 400 specialists available at the 60-year-old institution, the only full-service hospital exclusively for children in the Gulf South.

Children’s Hospital After Hours 3040 33rd St., Metairie, (504) 387-7760; www.chnola.org/afterhours The clinic located near The Galleria in Metairie provides evaluation for injuries, treatment of illnesses and general pediatric care for children from newborn to 21 years old — during hours when most health care clinics are closed. The clinic is staffed by pediatricians and is open 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Monday through Thursday, 7 p.m. to midnight Friday, 1 p.m. to midnight Saturday and 9 a.m. to midnight Sunday.

No appointment needed.

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Crescent City Physicians 3600 Prytania St., Suite 35, (504) 897-7197; www.crescentcityphysicians.com Crescent City Physicians, a subsidiary of Touro Infirmary, has doctors’ offices throughout New Orleans and Jefferson Parish. The clinics cover primary care, obstetrics and gynecology, cardiac and vascular care, urology and more. At the booth, representatives can answer questions or provide a referral to a physician.

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Dr. Kelly Burkenstock 2040 N. Causeway Blvd., Mandeville, (985) 727-7676; 3841 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 888-2829; www.skinbodyhealth.com Dr. Kelly Burkenstock uses skin rejuvenation techniques and medical disciplines to help patients look and feel their best. The clinic offers medical management of diabetes, blood pressure, osteoporosis and menopause; nutritional supplements, weight loss programs and cosmetic procedures including laser, Botox, fillers, radio frequency treatments, needling, platelet-rich plasma therapy and more. Visit the booth for information about services, and visit Center Stage at noon for a talk by Burkenstock.

All American Healthcare 100 W. Robert E. Lee Blvd., (504) 288-3888; www.allamericanhealthcare.net The integrated holistic health care clinic offers a wide range of treatment options. The staff includes chiropractors, physicians, nurse practitioners, massage therapists and fitness trainers. Physical rehabilitation is available. At the booth get a free 10-minute massage, stress evaluation, nutritional and exercise advice, free samples of BioFreeze pain relief gel and a chance to win a free visit.

Alzheimer’s Association 3445 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 902, Metairie, (504) 613-6505; www.alz.org/louisiana The association offers education and resources for Alzheimer’s patients, their families and caregivers, including information about proper nutrition, activi-

ties and tools for coping with the disease. At its booth, it will offer informational brochures, support bracelets and more.

Amerigroup Real Solutions in Healthcare 3850 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 600, Metairie, (504) 834-1271; www.amerigroup.com The Medicaid health insurance provider aims to improve health care access and quality in publicly funded health programs. Amerigroup has 2.8 million members in a dozen states and serves more than 4.5 million people enrolled in state-sponsored plans.

Stop by the booth for information and more.

Charbonnet Family Pharmacy 7211 Regent St., (504) 309-2449; www.charbonnetpharmacy.com The family-owned pharmacy offers compounding —

Dr. Kevin Darr — Covington Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Institute 19343 Sunshine Ave., Covington, (985) 273-5888; www.drkevindarr.com Dr. Kevin Darr is an orthopedic surgeon who provides comprehensive care for hips, knees and shoulders including traditional treatments, surgery and minimally invasive treatment alternatives and orthobiologic therapies. He also practices sports medicine. At the booth, representatives will conduct free BMI and body fat screenings and provide information about cell therapy, platelet-rich plasma therapy, Accelerated Repair Performance wave therapy and more. There also are free pens, note pads and water bottles.

East Jefferson YMCA 6691 Riverside Drive, Metairie, (504) 888-9622; www.ymcaneworleans.org The full-service gym offers weight and cardio equipment, aerobic classes, youth sports, day camps,

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adult and senior fitness programs and more. At the booth find information about YMCA programs and pick up some freebies.

Evamor Alkaline Artesian Water 72072 Highway 1077, Covington, (985) 246-2100; www.evamor.com Evamor water is bottled in BPA-free containers and comes from an alkaline artesian aquifer nearly half a mile underground. The pH of the alkaline water is between 8.8 and 9.1 and contains electrolytes and minerals that help restore balance in the body. Evamor comes in 20-ounce, 32-ounce and 64-ounce bottles.

Family Birthing Center at Touro 1401 Foucher St., (504) 897-7319; www.touro.com Touro delivered more than 3,300 babies in 2014 — the second highest number of babies born in a single hospital in Louisiana. The birthing center offers a comprehensive, individualized approach to prenatal, labor, delivery and postpartum care. At the booth, learn about preparing for the birth of a child from prenatal classes through postpartum care. Pick up a free tote bag or baby bib while supplies last.

Gulf South Foot & Ankle 2520 Harvard Ave., Suite 2B, Metairie, (504) 454-3004; www.gulfsouthfootandankle.com The full-service podiatric clinic treats patients of all ages suffering diabetic feet, bunions, ingrown toenails, fungal infections, corns and calluses, hammertoe, warts, heel pain, plantar fasciitis, nerve problems and more. At the booth, representatives will conduct podiatric screenings and answer questions about foot health.

Lambeth House 150 Broadway St., (504) 865-1960; www.lambethhouse.com The continuing care retirement community provides housing, transportation, housekeeping, socialization activities and a wellness center that includes an art studio, spa, meditation rooms, a pool, cafe and art studio. At the booth, receive a sit-to-stand fitness assessment as well as information about Lambeth House, the wellness center, aging, exercise, brain fitness and more.

LA Health Solutions 2800 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, Suite 140, (504) 832-3937; www.lahealthsolutions.com Chiropractic therapies include electrical stimulation, ultrasound therapy, manual massage, chiropractic adjustments, cervical/lumbar decompression, intersegmental traction and therapeutic exercises.

The clinic also offers physical therapy, interventional pain management and orthopedic consultations.

At the booth, get a foot leveler scan, bilateral scale readings and a postural imbalance scan. There also are samples of BioFreeze pain relief gel, as well as free cups, pens and T-shirts.

Life Chiropractic 4416 Trenton St., Metairie, (504) 301-7004; www.lifechiropractic.org

Louisiana Pain Specialist 3439 Prytania St., Suite 501, (504) 303-4195; www.louisianapain.com The pain management clinic diagnoses the cause of pain and provides advanced therapies and interventions to improve patients’ daily lives. At its booth, representatives will provide brochures, answer questions and give away pens.

M Fit Studio 5590 Canal Blvd., (504) 644-4953; www.mfitstudio.com The fitness studio offers customized personal training, including a fitness test, physiology assessment and monitoring. It also offers small-group TRX suspension training as well as kettlebell and Healthkick classes. At the booth, receive a waist-tohip rotation screening, a card for three free classes and nutrition tips.

Microsoft Lakeside Shopping Center, 3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 107, Metairie, (504) 841-5180; www.microsoftstore.com/lakesideshoppingcenter The store sells Surface Pro 3 and Surface 3 tablets and accompanying accessories, Xbox One, games, mobile cases, Microsoft Band, Windows phones, Office 2013 and laptops in a range of brands, styles and prices. The business offers free virus and malware removal, PC tune-ups, free technology workshops and camps, free gaming league nights and more. At the booth, watch Microsoft demonstrations, play Xbox One and pick up some freebies.

Mitch the Trainer (504) 343-5534; www.facebook.com/trainwithmitch Mitch Biancato, aka Mitch the Trainer, is a diabetes specialist and personal trainer who comes to your home for customized fitness sessions. He also offers nutritional planning. At his booth, pick up informational pamphlets and enter a drawing for a free training session.

NOLA Float Tanks 3013 20th St., Suite A, Metairie, (504) 289-4630; www.nolafloattanks.com The business specializes in helping people relax, meditate and alleviate pain by floating weightlessly in a tank of Epsom salt-rich sterile water heated to body temperature. At the booth, find samples of LivingFuel organic meal-replacement shakes and Onnit products, which are designed to optimize fitness and well-being. The booth also will feature YouTube videos about NOLA Float Tanks.

The Parenting Center at Children’s Hospital 938 Calhoun St., (504) 896-9591; GoldringWoldenberg Jewish Community Center, 3747 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 896-9591; www.theparentingcenter.net The center provides parents and grandparents with education and resources about raising children, including phone consultations, on-site classes and a play area where parents can meet while their children play in an environment built for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. At the booth, receive information about the center’s programs and a summer schedule.

Provance Chiropractic Sports and Wellness 2007 Clearview Parkway, Metairie, (504) 456-9296; www.provancechiropractic.com Provance specializes in fitness, wellness therapies and treatments for pain and injuries. The clinic offers pain relief and treatments for headaches, spinal disc injuries, sciatica, carpal tunnel syndrome and back, neck and joint pain. It also treats sports injuries including overuse, sprains, tendonitis, strains and muscle and joint imbalances. Wellness services include massage, nutrition and diet counseling and personal training. At its booth, Provance will conduct spinal and postural screenings and dispense educational materials and BioFreeze pain relief gel samples.

Schellhaas & Associates Insurance 4104 Henican Place, Metairie, (504) 779-9421; www.seewayne.com Wayne Schellhaas’ agency offers health, life, disability, dental and critical care insurance as well as Medicare. At the booth, Schellhaas will offer information about protecting yourself against heart attacks, strokes and cancer, as well as a special life insurance program for smokers.

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Hospice Compassus 2450 Severn Place, Suite 110, Metairie, (504) 834-1655; www.hospicecompassus.com This company strives to provide patient-centered care and compassion to people in the end stages of life. There are many opportunities to volunteer, and visitors to the booth can learn about volunteering as well as resources provided by Hospice Compassus.

The practice offers chiropractic adjustments for adults and children, prenatal and sports chiropractic therapies and lifestyle and wellness resources.

At its booth, representatives will conduct digital functional spine assessments. Doctor consultations are available, and visitors can pick up a free shopping bag.

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Solar Alternatives 437 Philip St., (504) 267-1660; www.solalt.com The business provides solar energy for residences and commercial buildings, stand-by generators, backup power systems, mobile solar power units, energy and lighting upgrades and skylights. At the booth, see solar panel displays and educational materials, a solar-powered doghouse and more. A massage therapist will give complimentary back massages.

Superior Healthcare 3501 Severn Ave., Suite 8, Metairie, (504) 835-0565; www.superiorhealthcarellc.com The team of health care providers specializes in the treatment of back, neck and joint pain, including headaches, disc problems, arthritis and more. Chiropractic and spinal rehabilitation services are available. Get a free spinal screening at the booth.

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Title Boxing Club 5029 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite B, Metairie, (504) 2701805; www.metairie.titleboxingclub.com Hour-long total body exercise classes are led by a trainer and use boxing and kickboxing techniques for a high-energy workout. Personal training services also are available. At the booth receive passes for free workouts.

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Touro Infirmary 1401 Foucher St., (504) 897-7011; www.touro.com The faith-based, not-for-profit hospital has provided advanced health care to New Orleanians for 160 years. The infirmary and its affiliates provide a full spectrum of care from birth to gerontology and emergency services to diagnostic imaging.

At the booth, receive a free blood pressure screening and nurse consultation. Free tote bags are available while supplies last.

Triumph Krav Maga 2901 Gen. DeGaulle Drive, (504) 324-5705; 4521 Magazine St., (504) 324-5705; NOLA Xtreme Fitness, 5304 Canal Blvd., (504) 324-5705; www.triumphkravmaga.com Krav Maga training focuses on self-protection techniques, yoga, hand-to-hand combat and psychological and environmental facets of self-protection. Classes provide a total-body workout that tones muscles and improves strength and stamina.

University Medical Center New Orleans (504) 903-3000; www.umcno.org The flagship academic medical center of LCMC Health is scheduled to open this summer and will provide advanced health care in a variety of specialties. UMC New Orleans will employ the latest technology to give health care providers the best tools for fighting diseases and healing injuries while also making sure patients are comfortable and safe.

The Wellness Centre of Baton Rouge 1528 DelPlaza Drive, Suite B, Baton Rouge, (225) 229-6107; www.wellnesscentrebr.com The natural health center uses European thermography and digital infrared thermal imaging technologies for whole-body screenings of tissues, organs and glands, providing earlier detection of cancer and other conditions. For women, the screening reveal changes in the body before they develop into health issues. The first 100 visitors to the booth will receive free Healthy Girls Breast Oil. West Jeff Fitness Center 1121 Medical Center Blvd., Marrero, (504) 348-0055; www.wjmc.org/fitnesscenter The one-stop family fitness center offers memberships, more than 100 group exercise classes each week, massage, swimming lessons for adults and children, personal trainers, free childcare and kids’ fitness programs. At the booth, representatives will take weight, body fat and BMI measurements on a Tanita scale.

Woldenberg Village 3701 Behrman Place, (504) 367-5640; www.touro.com/wv The retirement village offers independent living, assisted living, a skilled nursing facility and activities and services for residents. Living spaces are comfortable and spacious and the grounds are landscaped. At the booth, representatives will provide information about the care and accommodations available at the West Bank facility, which is a subsidiary of Touro Infirmary.

Zounds Hearing of Metairie 801 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite D, Metairie, (504) 252-4880; www.metairiezounds.com Zounds Hearing of Metairie offers a full line of digital hearing aids to treat mild to severe hearing loss. It also offers free hearing assessments and video otoscopy examinations, which allow doctors a view of a patient’s ear canal and eardrum. At the booth, get a hearing self-assessment, hearing health and product information, as well as giveaways.

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WEIGHT LOSS. “Here’s where diet rules the day.”

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WEIGHT LOSS MAINTENANCE. “After you lose the weight, exercising will keep it off.”

Shilstone takes the question of weight even further.

“If you look at diet alone, you can lose weight,” Shilstone said, “But depending on your age and your situation, what are we defining as weight? What five pounds did you lose? Fat? Water? Muscle?”

Citing post-menopausal women, who traditionally have problems with sudden weight gain, Shilstone says, “I have seen women who have been dieting for years — and training their body for storing fat. They would even be losing weight, but still storing fat and losing muscle.”

Over the years, those observations and questions led Shilstone to use a “DEXA scan.” This dual X-ray technology is traditionally used to measure bone density, but Shilstone uses it to look at bone, muscle and fat mass to better un-

derstand people’s body compositions and from there, their REE. The information Shilstone gets from the DEXA scan helps him determine the best diet and exercise regimen to help clients lose weight, maximize potential and be healthy.

When it comes to diet and exercise, people should keep a few other things in mind. Americans didn’t get fat overnight because of a sudden attack of gluttony. For most of human history, food has been difficult to obtain, and we are designed to store fat to last us through lean times. When there aren’t any lean times, we just keep adding on. We’re also more sedentary, so people have to make the effort to do the 150 minutes of moderate activity a week that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends to stay healthy, which amounts to about 7,000 or 8,000 steps a day. (Shooting for the popular “10,000 steps” is even better.)

Be aware that broad forces are working against us. Poor agricultural policies and junk food engineered to be addictive are only some of the systemic issues we now face. Shilstone says the low-fat craze didn’t help.

“We replaced fat with sodium and sugar and that catapulted us into the major problems we have now,” he says. Portion sizes too have ballooned over the last few decades.

Finally, there are the mind games we play with ourselves. “We are absolutely horrible at estimating calories [we eat],” Church says. “And we tend to overestimate how many calories we burn.”

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ver since American waistlines started rapidly expanding approximately 40 years ago, the question has been, “What’s the best way to lose weight? Diet or exercise?”

Health experts always say “diet and exercise.”

But in spite of hearing this advice over and over again, we live in a world that wants black-andwhite answers. And in the case of weight loss specifically, science does seem to have given us a simple answer: diet is the way to lose weight.

“It’s easier to eat 500 calories less a day than exercise enough to burn up 500 calories,” says Dr. Tim Church, professor of Preventative Medicine at LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center.

Numerous studies back up that finding and reputable health organizations now state it, including Mayo Clinic, which says on its website, “Cutting calories through dietary changes seems to promote weight loss more effectively than does exercise and physical activity.”

Why is that? Most of the calories we expend each day are what we use to stay alive. That energy is known as our “resting energy expenditure,” or REE. Mackie Shilstone, a New Orleans fitness expert and sports performance manager who has worked with everyone from Peyton Manning and Serena Williams to non-athletes, says REE accounts for 65 percent of the calories we burn in a day. He also says metabolic rates don’t differ as much between less active and more active people as was once thought. That is what leads Church to say, “Ninety-nine percent of the benefits of exercise are not related to weight. We get weight-obsessed.”

But if it’s really just a matter of eating less,

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