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Cover Feature: Theresa McDermott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Home Feature: Spring Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 DEPARTMENTS Editor’s Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Leisure: Best Romantic Restaurants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Art: Jacqueline Kluver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Lifestyle: Food – Chef Melissa Hartman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Health: Cholesterol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Health EXTRA: National Nutrition Month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Health EXTRA: Scheduling Health Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Home: Pinterest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Beauty EXTRA: Pick & Click . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Stylish Stylist: Anastasia Spracklin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Beauty Sheet: Bohemian Waves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Columns Auto Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Fitness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Dental Health . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Husband Material . . . . . . . . 17

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Her Editor’s Letter Sandy Lemke • Editor

Welcome to the February/March issue of HERLiving Magazine.

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e’re excited to feature Theresa McDermott on our cover, the charming wife of Greg McDermott, Creighton University’s head basketball coach. One

of their children, Doug, is making his mark on the team, as a freshman. With March Madness time coming up, it’s a perfect time to celebrate Omaha’s First Family of hoops!

New feature! “Stylish Stylist,” (see page 29) we hope you enjoy. It is meant to pay tribute to the beauty industry that keeps up our spirits. The industry is truly full of special people and if you know of a Stylish Stylist you would like to honor, please email me at sandy@omahapublications.com.

Calendar item! Omaha Fashion Week’s Spring Show kicks off with a special Cancer

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Survivors Style Show on Wednesday, March 21st at KANEKO, 1111 Jones Street. This special show features actual cancer survivors wearing styles from local boutiques. The show will benefit Inner Beauty, the Specialty Salon at Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center. For more information on this, go to www.OmahaFashionWeek.com. Brook Hudson, Omaha Fashion Week Producer, and Lori Fuchs, the Clinical Cosmetologist/Image Specialist at Inner Beauty, are collaborating on the show. Join HerLiving in attending this event celebrating beauty and courage!

Speaking of calendars, HerLiving is here to keep you organized. Our Health EXTRA features a Health Calendar for all women — check yourself to keep tabs on if you are getting the right checkups. Our Home feature lists ideas for Spring Cleaning (yes, Spring is coming!) where you can send your techno-trash safely for recycling. Many thanks to Kris Pachunka of Goodwill Industries for help with information on this article.

This being February, it’s time to think about your Valentine. You might want to hit up one of our Girls’ Getaways with that special someone. This issue, we visit Omaha’s Most Romantic Restaurants as voted by the readers of Omaha Magazine in the Best of Omaha® contest. See page 6 for this issue’s Girls’ Getaways.

Our Guest Chef this issue, Melissa Hartman of the Cordial Cherry, shares with us her Valentine-appropriate recipe on page 10.

We’re all about localizing the subjects you enjoy. Thanks for reading!

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Leisure Girls’ Getaways Story by Sandy Lemke

Best Romantic Restaurants

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ebruary is time to think about your Valentine…Valentine’s Day is February 14. This issue’s Girls’ Getaways features some of Omaha’s most romantic restaurants.

We consulted the Best of Omaha® list recently released in the January/ February issue of Omaha Magazine for the winners of Best Romantic Restaurant for the following girls’ getaways with your loved one.

The Flatiron Café 1722 Saint Marys Ave. #110 • (402) 344-3040 The Flatiron Café has a relatively new chef, Travis Brink, who is known for his fare at another romantic restaurant, The French Café. Flatiron Café offers a lovely atmosphere for both couples and small dinner parties. The space is candlelit and the service is quietly professional. Their menu is creative enough to satisfy the most discriminating foodie and varied enough to suit all tastes and diets.

Kathleen Jamrozy, who owns the Flatiron Café along with her husband Steve, said, “From the time we opened The Flatiron 17 years ago, we have had people come to us and say they feel like they are in San Francisco or Rome or The Village—it could be any number of places. The romance of The Flatiron is not necessarily that they want to be somewhere else, it is that they are transported to a place that feels like romance.”

V. Mertz 1022 Howard St. • (402) 345-8980 This Old Market grande dame has been an exquisite corner of the Passageway for more than 30 years. It has become well known lately for its wine service. It was a finalist for a James Beard award (the restaurant industry’s equivalent to the Oscars) in 2010. V. Mertz owner David Hayes said, “What makes V. Mertz romantic is the ambiance. Walking down the Passageway stairs to our quiet, cozy, candlelit restaurant sets the stage for a special evening.” The menu presents classic French cuisine with fresh American interpretations.

Spezia 3125 S. 72nd St. • (402) 391-2950 Spezia features the wood-fired food of Italy in a dimly lit atmosphere, with a “Romance Booth” available upon request. It has curtains the guests can close for privacy. It is set aside from the dining room.

Spezia General Manager Isaiah Olson said, “I kind of feel like the whole idea of going to Spezia makes for a romantic outing. Finding the slightly nondescript brick building set back from a busy 72nd Street, with a dining room that is broken up into a few different dining areas, an ambiance of darker tones, candles, comfortable private booths, intimate tables, warm lighting throughout, and “Little Italy” music playing in the background. The place feels warm and comfortable. The food is great and the service is attentive, but not intrusive. This all makes for a cozy, romantic dining experience.”

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Art Jacqueline K. Kluver Story by Suzanne Arney • Photos by minorwhitestudios.com & provided by Jacqueline K. Kluver

Jacqueline K. Kluver .

Testimony of Spirit

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’ve always loved hands,” says Jacqueline Kluver. She holds out her own, which are soft and strong. “I think of them as tools—these have done the tender task of diapering a baby to the work of digging a garden. Hands always stay true, they tell a person’s life.”

Kluver worked for several years in a nursing home, drawn by her interest in the residents’ stories, both told and as evidenced in their faces and hands. That fascination, plus a lifelong interest in art, compelled Kluver to draw studies and portraits. Using short, repetitive brush strokes, she echoed the hand gestures of endless generations of women’s daily routines: making things, stitching, shelling peas. Moving to a matrix, and using one of the earliest techniques, weaving, she plied torn strips of painted canvas—an homage to the process of making www.OmahaPublications.com

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things by hand. “I strive to capture the visual chant, unassuming strength, and testimony of the spirit which lives in the soul of a woman’s work.”

Although this exploration was initially personal, akin to journaling, it progressed to experimentation, greater abstraction, and in answer to daughter Kirstin’s question, “What are you going to be when you grow up?”, a degree in fine art from UNO. “I challenged myself to a 100 percent effort to see what I could do,” says Kluver. Her thesis was a series of one hundred 12” square paintings, hung 10 x 10. Taking a philosophical approach, she explored the impact of changing one small element upon the group.

Her ongoing commitment means painting every day in her home studio, working through “mistakes,” taking chances, exploring and expressing her experiences with honesty and clarity. The ground is painted in big swipes, producing the “scaffolding” for subsequent, increasingly detailed layers. Human forms appear and disappear into the overall narrative. Her style of repetitive strokes has developed into a rhythmic visual vocabulary Kluver describes as pixelated. Her palette includes bright tones and cirrose shadows; gold suggests hidden treasures; unexpected color combinations spark surprise and seem to vibrate with dynamic energy.

She is represented locally at Modern Arts Midtown and will have a solo exhibition Feb. 2-25. Gallerist, artist, and brother Larry Roots plays no favorites when it comes to running a gallery. “I show her work because it’s good,” he says firmly. “She has a distinctive way of working with color. And her imagery suggests patterns in nature—sometimes aerial perspective, mosaic, or patchwork. There’s nothing else like it.”

Honoring a heritage of handwork, Kluver adds her own unique testimony to a richlylayered tapestry.

Modern Arts Midtown 3615 Dodge Street Reception for the artist, First Thursday, Feb. 2, 6-9pm. Exhibition continues through Feb. 25.

Hours and info at www.modernartsmidtown.com

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Lifestyle Food Story by Sandy Lemke • Photo by Jennifer McNamara

Pomegranate Rose Hip TeaInfused Sipping Chocolate Serves Six • • • • •

6 oz. heavy cream 24 oz. milk 6 oz. finely chopped dark chocolate (at least 50% cocoa solids) 4 Pomegranate Rose Hip tea bags* 1 gourmet marshmallow

1. Warm your cream and milk over low heat.

2. Steep tea bags in warm cream and milk for five minutes.

3. Add chocolate and mix until completely melted.

4. Serve with gourmet marshmallows*. *Available at The Cordial Cherry: Spring Ridge Plaza 1223 S. 180th St.

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Chef Melissa Hartman

elissa Hartman owns The Cordial Cherry at 180th and Pacific, a unique shop devoted to chocolate-covered cherries in oh-so-many flavors and forms.

The flavors include such gourmet varieties as piña colada, tangerine, champagne and bubble gum. The cherries are as beautiful as they are delicious, and the shop is cozy and inviting. Hartman uses an original cherry recipe adapted from one her grandmother showed her how to make.

Hartman was kind enough to share with us a luxurious recipe for Sipping Chocolate.

Hartman said, “Sipping chocolate is a European treat made with heavy cream and fine chocolate of at least 50 precent

cocoa solids. It’s creamier and richer than traditional hot chocolate. Paired with made-from-scratch marshmallows, this is one cold weather indulgence you don’t want to miss!”

Hartman added, “Every Saturday, from 12-4 during the winter months, we serve FREE samples of our sipping chocolate along with our gourmet marshmallows. We also sell a variety of high quality chocolate to choose from to make your own sipping chocolate at home.” www.OmahaPublications.com

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Auto Theft

uto theft is a “big business.”

It’s important to protect ourselves in every way we can to avoid becoming a victim.

• Never leave your car running while unattended. It is very tempting to do as the temperatures dip, just to get it warmed up. Don’t risk it, even if you will only be a short distance away for a brief time.

• Always take your keys out of your car.

This includes a second set that you may have hidden. Extra sets are often times found if a thief has a little time.

• Always lock your vehicle. This is true whether your vehicle is parked outside or in a garage.

• If you have a garage, use it! It is much less likely for your vehicle to be stolen if it is in a garage or behind a locked fence.

• Park in your driveway. If you do not have a garage to park in, make sure to pull into the driveway as far as possible.

• Install a car alarm – particularly if you do not have a garage to park in. This may either scare off a thief or alert you or someone else.

• Completely close windows while parked.

Do not make it easier to steal your car by leaving windows cracked.

• Valuables should not be left in plain view. A thief may decide not to steal your car, but can take your valuables using a quick smash and grab technique.

At times, it can feel as if our vehicles are our second home. Do all that you can to protect your vehicle and save you unnecessary stress!

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Her Fitness Story by Brent Dierking, Kosama

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Make Fitness A Lifestyle

hink Fit, Act Fit, Be Fit! Ask yourself this question: How many times have you joined a gym at the beginning of a new year, with hopes for a new you, only to find yourself re-joining again the following year with the same hopes? It’s almost spring. Are you still committed to your fitness routine?

All of us have great intentions and big goals at the beginning of a new year, but what sets those who accomplish their goals apart from those who do not? They make their goals a habit—a lifestyle.

Did you know that 80 percent of the 40 million Americans who have gym memberships are NOT using them?! Why? From the studies conducted, most gym members said the reason they were not going as often as they would like was because they did not see results quick enough, they didn’t know how to use the equipment properly, and they couldn’t afford a personal trainer.

So why do people re-join every year knowing that by mid-year they will stop going? Because they think THIS TIME it will be DIFFERENT. Fitness is not just a New Year’s resolution. It needs to be a part of your everyday routine like brushing your teeth. We set ourselves up for failure every year when we hit the gyms with thousands of others, hoping that we will get it right this time.

But an effective fitness plan entails more than fancy equipment and indoor swimming pools. An effective fitness plan incorporates nutrition, accountability, motivation, and personal relationships.

It is something that you WANT to do every day—something that gives you energy that transforms not just the body, but the mind, too.

Times are tough and wasting your money is probably not on your priority list. Make a resolution for 2012 that you will stop following the crowd, that you will step out and do something new—something challenging and different, something that you plan on incorporating into your daily routine—not just a quick fix. You want this change to last your lifetime. Make fitness a lifestyle all throughout the year.

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Cholesterol . Do You Know Your Numbers?

o you know your cholesterol level?” That’s the question most of us have been accustomed to being asked over the years. But knowing your total cholesterol level is no longer enough. Now we know that the components of your cholesterol are even more important than your total cholesterol level. This includes your high-density lipoproteins (HDL), low-density lipoproteins (LDL), and your triglyceride levels, which are all part of the lipoprotein blood profile.

“Over the years, we’ve found that high LDL levels—the bad cholesterol, as well as elevated triglyceride levels—can have a greater impact on your risk than the total cholesterol level alone,” says Ann Narmi, M.D., interventional cardiologist with Alegent Health Clinic Heart and Vascular Specialists. “In fact, a high LDL was found to be the most common lipid abnormality in patients who experience premature heart disease.”

The optimal level for preventing heart disease in women with a normal heart disease risk is a total cholesterol level lower than 200 mg/dL, LDL level below 100 mg/dL and triglyceride levels below 150 mg/dL. Unlike triglycerides and LDL, higher levels of HDL—the >> Her Living • February/March 2012

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Health Cholesterol

Rebecca Jacobi, M.D., OB/GYN, Methodist Women’s Hospital

<<good cholesterol—protect against heart disease by helping to prevent clogging in the arteries. Women should strive for levels of 50 mg/dL and above. Levels of 60 mg/dL and higher can actually lower the risk for heart disease. If you have other risk factors for heart disease, your doctor may set target HDL levels that are higher and LDL levels that are lower than the levels recommended for healthy individuals.

Women with other risk factors for cardiovascular disease should be the most concerned with their cholesterol levels, says Rebecca Jacobi, M.D., OB/GYN at Methodist Women’s Hospital. This includes risk factors such as family history, obesity, smoking, high blood pressure, and diabetes. “If you can decrease your cholesterol level, then you may be able to decrease your risk of experiencing a cardiovascular event,” she says.

Up until menopause, women are naturally protected from negative cholesterol levels due to estrogen. But this begins to change about 10 years after menopause. That’s when women may begin to see their LDL levels and triglycerides creep up and their HDL levels decline.

Exercise and diet have the greatest impact on cholesterol levels. Increasing your exercise level to 45 minutes to an hour five days a week, and decreasing fast food and saturated fats from your diet, can affect your cholesterol by as much as 25 percent with changes seen in both HDL and LDL levels, says Dr. Narmi.

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Her Dental Health Story by Stephanie Vondrak, D.D.S.

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vividly remember waiting for my dental school interview. The nervous anticipation of what “they” would ask and how I would answer. My stomach was queasy as I glanced around the room sizing up the six other candidates (all male).

Then, it was my turn. I remember the click of my newly polished shoes against the linoleum. I remember thinking, “This is my chance…this is my opportunity.” I remember thinking…willing “them” to know…I will respect and honor their profession if only given the chance!

Fourteen years later, I find myself grateful and inspired. The technological advances in dentistry allow rejuvenation of smiles like never before. For example, implant dentistry has created a reliable method for replacing missing teeth and/or anchoring dentures for optimal chewing comfort. Patients who were once disabled by the loss of their teeth have improved digestion and nourishment with their implants. Advancements in orthodontics such as Invisalign provide the opportunity to straighten crooked teeth by wearing clear removable aligners, instead of painful metal brackets and wires. By using Invisalign for a period of months, I’ve seen patients not only improve their smiles, but gain confidence by looking and feeling better. Similar benefits are achieved by placing white composite bonding versus silver mercury fillings.

When needing a cavity filled today, individuals enjoy the beauty and conservative nature of white fillings with less tooth fracture and/or tooth loss.

Looking forward, it’s hard to imagine what advancements are next. I believe the future will bring great things. Again, I am grateful to my mentors and inspired by my field. It is an honor and a privilege to care for the dental needs of others.

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<<this can become a long-term lifestyle modification instead of a short-term change,” says Dr. Jacobi.

She also advocates the Mediterranean diet, which includes lots of fruits and vegetables, nuts, olive oil, small portions of fish and chicken, and small amounts of red meat and dairy products.

“Women need to keep up with their annual exam so their doctors can stay on top of their numbers, especially as they get older,” says Jacobi.

Some general guidelines for healthy eating habits include the following: keep total fat to less than 25 to 30 percent of total calories; saturated fat to less than 7 percent of total calories; and protein to about 15 percent of total calories.

Triglycerides are another component of your lipoprotedin profile that need to be taken seriously, especially in women, says Claire Hunter, M.D., cardiologist at Creighton University Medical Center (CUMC). Triglycerides are fatty acids in your blood and are more prevalent in women who tend to gain weight around the middle. Weight around the middle has been associated with the development of heart disease and diabetes.

“Triglycerides tend to be more potent in women than men,” says Hunter, “and unlike cholesterol, they are affected by carbohydrate intake rather than saturated fat. Women should strive for triglyceride levels of 150 and below.”

The good news is that triglycerides respond fairly rapidly to diet and exercise changes.

Adding regular exercise to your routine can result in a drop in triglyceride levels within several weeks, says Hunter. Exercise re-sensitizes your body to respond to insulin, which affects your blood sugar levels, your carbohydrates and triglycerides. Exercise and possibly fish oil are the only two things that can help raise your HDL level.

Claire Hunter, M.D., cardiologist, Creighton University Medical Center www.OmahaPublications.com

Health Cholesterol

Husband Material Story by Lüc Carl

Living a healthy lifestyle is not something that begins at age 40 or 50, but is a way of life that should begin at a very young age.

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Genetics can also play a role in your cholesterol levels, causing some women with a family history of high cholesterol to produce too much LDL cholesterol.

If high blood cholesterol runs in your family, diet and exercise may not be enough to lower your LDL cholesterol.

In cases in which Narmi, M.D. cholesterol cannot be controlled by diet and exercise, Statins, which can help stabilize plaque in your arteries, may be recommended. “Statins can have a dramatic impact on your cardiovascular risk,” says Hunter. “Statins can cut your cholesterol level in half, lower LDL by 40 to 50 percent, and provide small increases in your HDL. These types of changes to your cholesterol will lower your risk of stroke and heart attack.

“Many people have an aversion to taking pills. But Statins are so effective, we joke among the cardiology world that Statins should be in the water. Very few people have any side effects when taking Statins.”

Not only can Statins impact cholesterol, but studies have also shown that Statins actively promote the health of blood vessels, help prevent blockages in the blood vessel walls, and lower the risk for stroke by 25 percent. There are little or no side effects associated with Statins, says Hunter. Older women, however, sometimes complain of muscle aches. However, further research has found that, when women are started on a supplement of vitamin D, these aches often go away, which implies that these problems may actually be a case of low vitamin D rather than the Statins themselves.

To keep your cholesterol in check, Dr. Narmi recommends having your cholesterol checked beginning at age 20 to establish a baseline, and then every five years after that depending on your other risk factors.

“Living a healthy lifestyle is not something that begins at age 40 or 50, but is a way of life that should begin at a very young age,” says Narmi. “Things like cholesterol and coronary artery disease are cumulative, meaning they build over a lifetime.”

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Who Invented This Stupid Holiday?!

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he Christmas tree has come down and gone away; the champagne and party poppers of New Year’s Eve have been drank and popped. January came and went, it was cold and drab, and all you’re left with is a holiday dedicated to love...(I’m not even going to mention the name).

Meanwhile you just realized you’ve gained nine pounds over the holidays without even knowing it. And to top it all off, still no husband—not even a prospect.

It’s enough to drive a girl to get a cat and set fire to a Russell Stover outlet store.

Go ahead, get mad! It’s about time you had some passion in your life! (Even if it isn’t in the bedroom.) Use that passion to fuel your efforts to craft a brand-new you. After all, it’s only the second month of the year and we’re months away from anyone seeing you in anything more revealing than a sweater, let alone a swimsuit.

The men are out there, and believe me, they’re even more clueless than you are. They’re waiting for you to walk through some swinging doors or reach for the same book at Barnes and Noble, yet they’re too stupid to even realize it. It’s not their fault you’re not ready to knock their socks off. In fact, it’s no one’s fault but your own.

Go out there and do something good for yourself! Turn down that sticky bun, sign up for a 5K, pick up some new running shoes on your way home from work, join that gym you’ve been walking by every day without even knowing it. You deserve to kick yourself in the ass!

And take it from me, ladies...the man of your dreams is out there waiting for you to be happy enough with yourself to fall in love with him.

Lüc Carl is a writer in NYC, originally from Springfield, Neb. His website, DrunkDiet.com, has had over one million hits in one year.

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Health EXTRA Story by Dawn Ballosingh, R.D., LMNT, OneWorld Community Health Center, WIC Manager

National Nutrition Month

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ational Nutrition Month began as National Nutrition Week in 1973 and has since grown from a week of sharing nutrition information, increasing public awareness, and encouraging healthy food decision-making to activating you to a healthier lifestyle. Today’s current health issue: Curb the nations’ obesity rate.

This is where the OneWorld Community Health Center’s Nutrition Program and their Registered Dietitians and nutritionists come in. The WIC (Women, Infants and Children) program is a program that evaluates the needs of pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children from 0-5 years old, for health and nutrition risk and provides a prescriptive food package for their health needs. The WIC supplemental food package is packed with a balance of nutritious foods beginning with fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grain breads, tortillas and brown rice. Proteins and healthy fats are supplied by way of low-fat milk, eggs, beans and peanut butter. The WIC also provides education and activities that help both parents and children develop healthier eating and lifestyle choices through their breastfeeding support program group—as breastfeeding has a positive effect on reducing child obesity—the “Toddler Learn & Play” activity. OneWorld nutritionists also collaborate with the South YMCA and the Alegent Health Initiative “Healthy Families,” whose intervention caters to improvements for older overweight children through a family-centered approach.

So what can you do to improve your family’s health? Follow the four P’s: • Plant-based. Half your plate should be fruits and vegetables.

• Pure foods. Choose foods that are whole grains and not overly processed like boxed dinners or snacks or highly sugared drinks.

• Portion size. Serve smaller portions of food from each of the food groups.

• Play. Play a game of tag or just dance in the living room with your children for at least one hour every day.

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Scheduling Health Appointments

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hen we purchase a new car, it comes with a maintenance manual. Some newer cars even have a status message on the dashboard that alerts drivers to necessary service.

Although our bodies come with no maintenance manual, we can make our own “dashboard” of reminders for ourselves of necessary service from year to year. It’s as easy as getting out your calendar, whether it be paper or digital, and filling in these important health reminders, courtesy of Dr. Somer Shely of Methodist Physicians Clinic Women’s Center. p Monthly: Breast self-examination (BSE) is an option for women starting in their 20s. Women should be told about the benefits and limitations of BSE. Women should report any breast changes to their health professional right away. p Semiannually: Visit the dentist for cleaning, fluoride treatments and cavity checks. p Annually: Women age 40 and older should have a mammogram every year and should continue to do so for as long as they are in good health. p Every three years: Women and teenagers should start getting regular (at least every three years) Pap tests beginning after the first time they have sex, or after age 21. p Every three years: Women in their 20s and 30s should have a clinical breast exam (CBE) as part of a periodic (regular) health exam by a health professional preferably every three years. Starting at age 40, women should have a CBE by a health professional every year. p Cholesterol screening p Diabetes Screening Ask your doctor if these checks are recommended for your individual situation.

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Cover Feature Theresa McDermott Story by Bailey Hemphill • Photos by minorwhitestudios.com & Provided by Creighton University

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Theresa McDermott Basketball Wife Balances Life

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ttend any Creighton men’s basketball game and you will no doubt see proud wife and mother Theresa McDermott, 46 in the stands cheering on the hometown Bluejays. Her connection to the CU team, currently ranked in the NCAA Top 25 and drawing attention from national sports writers? Father-son basketball combo Greg and Doug McDermott, Creighton’s head coach and player extraordinaire.>>

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Cover Feature Theresa McDermott

Photo by Eric Francis << But Theresa’s life doesn’t consist of just showing up to basketball games to root for the Jays—she also has a household to maintain, a marriage to support, kids to raise, a community to help, all the while looking fantastic, staying healthy and setting a good example. No pressure there….

Even with all these demands, McDermott manages to balance it all with grace and a sense of humor. But then again, she’s had lots of practice.

Theresa met husband and Creighton head basketball coach Greg at the University of Northern Iowa in the ‘80s during the summer of their sophomore year when they both worked at a family-housing department as recreational assistants. She describes her dynamic with Greg today as “really good friends trying to raise a family.” That family consists of their three kids: Nick, Doug, and Sydney. Nick, 22, is an outgoing senior at UNI and is a very good golfer. Theresa jokes, “He didn’t get the basketball genes. He got my height and Greg’s speed.” Doug, 20, is a laid-back sophomore at Creighton and is a forward on the basketball team. “He got Greg’s height and my speed,” she laughs.

Sydney, 11, attends a small Catholic school in Omaha and is a good mix of both her brothers’ personalities. “[With Sydney] it’s sort of like raising an only child because of the age difference, and she’s the caboose…

Sydney is Greg’s princess.”

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Before they came to Creighton, Greg was head basketball coach at Iowa State University. Theresa said the transition to Nebraska was easy since they had previously lived in Nebraska when Greg coached at Wayne State College; and it helped that it was still the Midwest with “good Midwest people.” The family has moved a few times for Greg’s coaching career, with which Theresa has had no problem. “I’m a person that loves change,” she says. “It’s a very positive thing for me. We move every four to five years, but hopefully not anymore. We love Omaha, and we’d love to stay for the rest of our lives.”

The only thing that was hard about moving each time was leaving the schools behind.

“It’s always hard when you move to a new school. You leave them, and you feel like you’re betraying them, but it’s a business.

It’s the best option for Greg’s career, but it is sad that you’re leaving the school colors you wore for how long…”

Creighton fans know exactly what she means. The last head basketball coach, Dana Altman, was well respected and supported by the community, so it came as no shock that many were upset to hear of his leave. However, fans were very welcoming to Theresa and her family. “We had big shoes to fill,” she says. “With that in mind, the Creighton family and community—and Omaha—had accepted us exceptionally well.” www.OmahaPublications.com

When it comes time for basketball season, Theresa does notice more tension in her home than usual, but she and Greg have been doing it for 22 years, so they have a good routine down. “I know when he needs to go to his man-cave,” she says with a laugh. And with son Doug on the basketball team, there are times when Theresa says he confides in her after a hard day at practice. “He sometimes wants to get my opinion instead of his dad’s, since his dad is his coach.” But for the most part, she doesn’t have to put out fires between them. “When they’re on the court, they’re coach and player.

At home, they’re father and son.”

The most difficult time of being a coach’s wife, Theresa says, was when her boys were little. “I worked full time, and [Greg] was on the road a lot…

Once he became head coach, it became much easier.” Theresa believes it’s all about routine, claiming it’s “what you have to know going into marrying a coach.” That’s why she is perfectly happy being the glue that holds her family together. She balances a home, raises her children, supports her husband, and still gets in some much needed “me time” by running and doing yoga.

Theresa’s passion is her family and friends. “My life revolves around my husband and kids, and my friends,” she says. “I do everything I can to make things easy for Greg during the season, and I’ve supported the kids’ functions while Greg is busy…and my friendships are extremely important to me.” But she also shares the basketball passion with her husband and son. “I would much rather watch a college basketball game on TV than Modern Family.”

And on top of everything, Theresa gets involved in giving back to the community. In 2005, Theresa was diagnosed with breast cancer and went

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through aggressive treatments and surgery. In fact, she just celebrated her fiveyear cancer-free anniversary this last May. “Most of my charity work started after my diagnosis with breast cancer. I raised money for Coaches vs. Cancer by hosting a gala and golf tourney… we’ve been involved in a pink-out game for cancer awareness, which has grown to be more of a fundraiser than just awareness…and the basketball staff’s wives and children help out with a Christmas fundraiser for the Lydia House.”

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Home Pinterest Story by Sandy Lemke

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Pinterest . “It’s the new Facebook.”

interest.com is one of the hottest new websites for idea sharing, especially among women.. Users are spending hours on it every day getting ideas for everything, including their home. It’s a site where users share their creative ideas by posting images instead of text updates, as they do with Facebook and Twitter. It is described as an “Online Pinboard.”

The site is organized into categories: Home Décor, Gardening, Print & Posters, Wedding & Events, Design, Gardening, Art, DIY & Crafts, and more. Users must request an invite to join and post images, however anyone may browse the images on the site.

Pinterest was started by a West Des Moines native, 29-year-old Ben Silbermann. Silbermann’s wife, Divya, thought of the name Pinterest.

Local user Paige Edwards said, “I got all my Christmas decorating ideas from it.” She added, “I’m a watcher. I haven’t even started a page yet.” It has even changed the way she uses the internet. Edwards said, “I used to google furniture stores. Now I can go to Pinterest and put in bedrooms, and idea after idea will come up.”

Pinterest netiquette calls for little to no self-promotion, although it happens naturally. Images are often linked to

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individuals’ or company’s blogs.

Pinterest user and mother of six Shani Rollan said, “I’m addicted. It’s pretty fun. I spend at least an hour on it, probably two if I have that kind of time. It’s the new Facebook. It completely inspires you to come up with all these great ideas that save you money.”

Describing Pinterest as a “website for everybody,” Rollan said, “My 16-yearold daughter made all her Christmas gifts with ideas from the site. I would much rather have her be on Pinterest than Facebook.”

Home Trends on Pinterest Pearson & Company owner Nancy Erb, a recent Pinterest convert, loves the site because it helps her stay current with furniture accessories trends.

“There’s a huge, huge following for vintage mixed with modern. I see tons of people following [that style]. I love it because that’s what our store is. It is interesting to see what people love. It helps me decide what to put in the store.”

Erb added, “I think there’s so many great resources for inspiration on Pinterest. It gives our customers an idea of what they can do with the things in our store. I spend about a half-hour a day on it.”

Erb “pins” her images on her self-created boards called “Unique Home” and “Linen and Burlap.” She said, “You find things you never would have seen before. You can connect with people who have your same style and ask to follow their board.”

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Smart Tech Recycling

o, you’ve got a junk drawer that’s overflowing, a storage room that desperately needs organizing, and several closets in major need of a makeover. With spring just a few short weeks away, what better time to begin spring cleaning and purge your home of all those items that have outlived their usefulness?!

Old media and technology are likely among the items cluttering up your space: an old cell phone (maybe two) no longer in use, thanks to your new smartphone; an older-model printer or computer monitor; or a dated laptop that’s missing a battery.

Unsure of how to dispose of these properly, you’ve probably held onto these items way too long—but no longer!

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Clean out while giving back to those in need Here are just a couple ideas to help you become a savvy, “green” tech recycler, while helping out two local nonprofits—Catholic Charities of Omaha and Open Door Mission.

Cell Phones Several years ago, Catholic Charities of Omaha began a cell phone recycling program to aid women in crisis. David Klein, facilities director in charge of all non-cash donations, said CCO accepts all makes and models of cell phones “in any condition,” as well as cords, chargers, covers, and other accessories. The phones can be donated at their offices at 60th & Northwest Radial Highway, or dropped off in collection boxes housed at several Curves for Women gyms in Omaha.>> Her Living • February/March 2012

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“Every phone is worth something to us,” Klein said. “[Our staff] goes through every phone to determine if they’re in workable condition. If yes, we utilize those for the women in our domestic abuse shelter. The leftover phones are purchased by a contracted recycler, and the money raised funds other program costs.” Those include gas cards and pharmacy cards for women residents with limited resources.

Klein said CCO’s staff insures that all phones are cleared of any personal information before handing them off to new users. Donors need not worry about security concerns.

“We find that a lot of the folks that donate have been holding onto these old phones eight, 10, even 12 years,” Klein said. “They may have as many as five or six phones to donate at a time. They’re happy to get them out of the house and back into use for a good cause.”

Frances Holeton, director of CCO’s domestic violence services, said the functional used cell phones serve as 911 emergency phones for women in the shelter when they leave the facility to apply for a job, go to work, attend to their kids, or just go out in public.

“Not all women that stay at our facility are in danger, but some are,” she said. “[The 911 phones] act as a safety net for them, allowing them to simply reach into their pocket and call for help if it’s needed.”

Holeton said the Omaha Police Department’s domestic violence unit strongly supports the CCO’s abuse prevention efforts by responding to residents’ calls in a clear, prompt manner.

“The phones offer these women a tremendous sense of freedom and help make their life livable,” Holeton added.

Computers/Equipment Goodwill Industries, Inc., serving Eastern Nebraska and Southwest Iowa, has been recycling computers and components for four years, said Goodwill Chief Operating Officer Randy Parks. Then almost two years ago, the nonprofit opened its GoodBytes Computer Store at 72nd & F streets in Omaha.

The store sells used, refurbished computers for well under 50 percent of the retail list price to the general public.

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be made at any Goodwill location in Omaha, Parks said. The components are then directed to its warehouse facility at 72nd & F, where technicians pore over them, “cherry picking” the best processors, newest accessories, best monitors, etc. They wipe computer memories clean of all information, and prepare them for resale. The items are then stocked in the GoodBytes store for resale.

Those components that are too old, damaged, or not resellable are shipped off to a Dell Reconnect facility, Goodwill’s residential recycling partner, for proper disposal.

“College kids, high school kids, techie people that like to build their own systems… we see all types of customers,” Parks said.

“We also see people who want to purchase a computer to give to a school or charity group.”

Parks said the GoodBytes store is staffed by technicians that can help shoppers find the technology that suits their needs.

Last fall, Goodwill sponsored a computer donation drive at Crossroads Mall. Parks said the turnout was amazing. “We filled 12 semi-loads full of computers. It was huge.

People really want to support Goodwill and our great employee training efforts, and it seems no one wants to throw this stuff in the trash and have it end up the landfill. [The drive] really benefited everyone.”

Parks said Goodwill hopes to continue holding technology donation drives twice a year with the support of several area Rotary Clubs. He also hopes to encourage more everyday computer donation at its retail sites. “We’ve installed new signage in all of our stores to build awareness.”

Like all Goodwill donations, computers and accessories can be written up as a charitable donation on one’s taxes. Go to www. irs.gov to find an estimated value of your donated tech items.

Don’t forget the TVs! If you’ve recently replaced that “tube TV” of yours with a flat-screen LCD, and you’re not sure just what to do with it, consider donating it! Many nonprofits, such as teen centers, senior centers, alcohol/drug rehab centers, homeless shelters, or missions would gladly accept donations of televisions for their community rooms.

In many cases, the organization will even send help to your home to haul the donation away!

Google Omaha charities or shelters for a list of possible donation groups. www.OmahaPublications.com

Beauty EXTRA Story by Sandy Lemke

Pick & Click!

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emember the phrase “Let your fingers do the walking?” Back in the day, it was part of an advertisement for the Yellow Pages, encouraging shoppers to call businesses. Now it can very well be applied to how we shop online. It is so easy to surf, pick, and click your way through websites without leaving your home. For those of you who like to support local businesses (like we do), here are some locally owned beauty websites. If you then check out with PayPal, you’ll support yet another company with local operations. Go Omaha!

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www.LovelySkin.com This site, owned by Omahans Nancy and Dr. Joel Schlessinger, has a myriad of premium brands of skincare and makeup, even its own house brands of skincare. Dr. Joel Schlessinger says of LovelySkin.com, “We carry 8,000 products from over 200 lines. Rewards points are based on a 2 percent back on each order toward future orders in the form of points. Depending on how many dollars are spent each year, different levels (Silver/Gold/Platinum/Diamond) are assigned. Gold/Platinum/Diamond will get a ‘Little Box’ quarterly this year, which allows for a free full-sized product and many samples each quarter for delivered free to their home! This is about a $400 value!”

Dr. Schlessinger goes on to explain their product offerings: “We have our exclusive lines of LovelySkin and FixMySkin and all these are specially formulated by us. All the others are vendor-supplied, but the difference is that we carry all the various products in one place. For example, GloMinerals has hundreds of [products], but we carry them all so folks can shop in one place. Same for all the other mineral makeup lines like Colorescience and Jane Iredale.”

Who is a typical LovelySkin.com customer? Says Dr. Schlessinger, “I like to say that we supply that housewife in Montana who sees all these great doctor-only lines in Cosmopolitan or Allure and wants to purchase them, but doesn’t have a dermatologist or doctor nearby who sells them. This is a large portion of our customers.” >> Her Living • February/March 2012

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<<The site also features hair care (products and tools) and fragrances—check out their gift sets. LovelySkin.com features: free shipping in the U.S. and frequent sales (via coupon codes) for its Facebook followers. Omaha inventor Linda Shrier’s Klix brand of makeup brushes with changeable, recyclable brush heads are also available. LovelySkin has a bricksand-mortar retail location at 144th and OakView Drive as well. Checkout is easy with PayPal as a payment option.

EDITOR’S PICK “Click” on this pick – the new FixMySkin Healing Balms from LovelySkin.com. These balms contain 1% hydrocortisone and help heal and moisturize. Available in vanilla and a pleasant flavorless option, they come in three portable sizes. Fun fact: they were debuted at the Emmys! Even if you can’t rub elbows with your favorite celebs, you can rub your lips with the same balm. FixMySkin Balms: $8, $10 and $12.

www.teezsalon.net The “T” in “T’eez” Salon is Thomas Sena, salon owner and creator of its exclusive line of hair care products (with charming names!). Says Sena, “My first priority was to make sure [they] worked better than anything I had used before. Why else would I put my name on it?”

Products such as shampoos (Drench It, Strip It), conditioners (Soothe It, Rinse It), stylers (Do Me, Text Me) and a soon-to-be-released hairspray (Hold Me) were all developed here in Omaha and most are manufactured here. “A few are made elsewhere because of the special procedures,” says Sena. “The main difference is that it was truly designed and tested by a real hairstylist without the involvement of a cosmetics marketing or sales department. I made it to help make my and my clients’ job easier and to work better than what was available. It took me five years of formulating and testing to achieve that before I launched it to the public. The shampoos are sulfate-free, and we use lots of yummy organic ingredients.”

Shipping is free in the U.S. Sena plans to roll out a program to enable independent hair salons to sell hair product on their own websites. “2012 will be the year we really get the products out there and build it as an online hair product company.” Sena said. www.ReadOnlineNow.com 28 Her Living • February/March 2012

www.bloom.com “Women Helping Women Discover What Works” is the slogan and goal of Bloom.com, owned by Julie Mahloch, Omaha native and co-founder of Hayneedle.com, one of America’s largest online home furnishing companies. Bloom.com is based on the concept of “social beauty,” where women can make choices based on personal recommendations and matching members’ needs and beauty profiles. Site visitors can peek into other user’s “Beauty Cabinets” and read their recommendations. It’s the digital version of looking into a friend’s makeup bag. By doing this, women can make more efficient buying decisions. “While doing research and collecting data from thousands of women, we learned that women are tired with the trial and error aspect of buying beauty products,” says Mahloch. “They are equally frustrated with the time and money wasted on a pile of products that haven’t worked.”

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Her Stylish Stylist Story by Sandy Lemke • Photos by minorwhitestudios.com

Anastasia Spracklin, 21 .

One Drake Place Stylist

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nastasia Spracklin is a 21-year-old stylist at One Drake Place where her clientele is a “diverse blend of the young and mature,” she says. Her specialties are styles and “updos extraordinaire!” Her fave hair products are Bumble and Bumble Surf Spray, Texture Crème, and the Spray de Mode.

Her self-described style? Spracklin says, “A mixture of every previous decade but my own. I grab the most inspiration from the ‘50s and the ‘70s. Always a lot of layers and always red lipstick.”

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Beauty Sheet Bohemian Waves Story by Sandy Lemke

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Bohemian Waves

ohemian Waves is the hairstyle you see on Hollywood celebrities such as the Kardashian sisters, Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston, Angelina Jolie and Blake Lively. You can go to your favorite salon to get the look, or you can follow our HerLiving Beauty Sheet Tutorial for a DIY style!

Tools needed: • Six hair clips • Ceramic styling wand or curling iron • Styling Cream • Working Spray Salon Jika’s Trish Thompson led us through the steps to perfect Bohemian Waves with hair model Season Anderson-Woodke.

Anderson-Woodke loves this style, and said “it makes me look like I have three times the hair.”

Thompson said this style works best on those with medium to longer hair.

Steps to get the style: 1. Prep wet hair with a styling cream gel; like Paul Mitchell’s Quick Slip for smooth setting and shine. Then, blow dry hair completely.

2. Separate the hair into 3 sections: top, middle, and the nape with the hair clips.

Release the large bottom section and separate into 2-3 sub sections for easier handling.

3. MOST IMPORTANT STEP is, prior to wrapping the hair around the wand, you MUST lightly spray each sub-section with a flexible hold setting spray such as Paul Mitchell’s Worked Up. Any medium hold hairspray will work.

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4. Holding the wand horizontally, take 1-2 inch sections and wrap the hair around the wand AWAY from the face and hold in place for about 10 seconds. Release and let cool as you move on to the next section. If you are using an iron with a clamp, just open the clamp and keep it open or wrap around the outside of the iron.

5. Remember to leave the ends “loose” for a more organic look to the hairstyle.

6. When working the top section, keep the curls more toward the mid-shaft and ends for this look.

7. After all the hair is waved, spray with a light or medium hold spray and spread curls apart with your fingers for a tousled look, or you can brush out and keep you hair close to head for a classic fingerwaved look.

This should be accomplished in 10 sections or less. It’s easy! Finish with light hairspray and finally a shine spray. Thompson said this style should take 10 minutes or less for most. www.OmahaPublications.com

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