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Published by the Perham Focus & the Wadena Pioneer Journal

Sweating with Lindsay Zumba a physical and mental treat

for Wadena class

Diabetes Prevention Perham Health

gets national kudos for classes

Incredible Recovery Swift action saves

stroke victim

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Zumba a physical and mental treat for Wadena class The connection between eating and energy

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Perham Health gets national kudos for diabetes prevention classes Stroke victim receives help in time for incredible recovery Total joint procedures coming to Tri-County Health Care Senses of smell and taste change with age Does gluten-free benefit everyone?

Childhood food allergies linked to skin Save your face, one exercise at a time

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Sweating with Lindsay Zumba a physical and mental treat for Wadena class

BY MICHAEL JOHNSON

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y day she’s in insurance sales. By evening she’s a fitness instructor bent on keeping her sanity and helping others reach their health goals.

Lindsay George entered into the world of Zumba instructing two years ago and has never looked back — other than to make sure she’s not dancing into a wall at one of her fitness locations.

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mix of Latin American music and other well known varieties in her quest to keep people dancing for an hour at a time.

Of late, she’s been instructing a large group in Zumba at the Maslowski Wellness and Research Center in Wadena twice a week. For her, this isn’t a get rich scheme or a way to reach some personal diet goal. There is a mental aspect that keeps George wanting to do Zumba with others.

“This is the way to clear out my whole day — you can’t think about anything else while you are doing Zumba,”

George says. “You don’t have time to think about the rest of the day. It’s the hour you have completely to yourself — in a room full of other people.”

George took a class to get certified and now takes monthly classes to stay up-to-date on the latest dances. Most classes include lively dancing but the occasional wild event, like glow-in-thedark Zumba, gets thrown in.

“Nobody is trying out to be Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders here,” George says. “Some people are trying to lose weight and some people are like me and

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Zumba instructor Lindsay George leads the class with her fun moves and expressions that participants can’t help but smile about.

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Lindsay is so enthusiastic and goofy, she just does her own thing; and we don’t have to follow her step by step, we just keep moving.

—Class regular Brenda Niemela are just trying to stay sane, and this is the way to do it.”

Those in George’s class say she’s fantastic. She and the positive atmosphere that seeps out of her group have helped people lose weight — and keep it off.

“We have a lot of really dedicated people,” George says.

One of those people they call the “Shrinking Woman,” Amber Boen, whom the class has watched lose 70 pounds.

“When I first started It was super hard to come,” Boen says.”Dancing in front of people was not my thing, but I needed something to exercise, I needed something to keep me going and keep me accountable.”

She says her self-esteem got a boost, and since sticking to Zumba, regular exercise and dieting since January, she’s lost 70 pounds.

Dieting didn’t work for her in the past, she says, because she tried to do it on her own.

“For anyone who is thinking about coming but is scared, don’t be scared,” Boen says.

“Lindsay is so enthusiastic and goofy, she just does her own thing; and we don’t have to follow her step by step, we just keep moving,” according to another regular, Brenda Niemela.

Niemela has been attending Zumba regularly and says everyone is so friendly, the class has become a community of fitness friends. She says the class has helped her maintain her weight and enjoy some socializing.

“I built up more cardio endurance, (and) made friends,” she says.

There was a time in the not-toodistant past when George was even busier than she is now, teaching classes four times a week, including Strong Zumba, but it was getting too hard on her body. Luckily, one of her students, Dannette Nevala, liked the class so much that she decided to get certified and teach it. As of

All ages and body types can take part in Sweating with Lindsay, an hour-long Zumba class that pulls in 10 to 60 people at a time. Pictured here, from left, are Brenda Niemala, Anna Uselman and Amber Boen, following the footsteps of instructor Lindsay George.

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July, she’s been teaching Strong Zumba twice a week.

“It’s more punching, kicking — it makes you feel like a badass,” Nevala says.

George brings a party-like atmosphere to her workouts with loud, fast-paced music and a smile for each and every person in attendance. While those there are so busy keeping up that they barely look at each other, George pays attention to each individual, encouraging them along while enjoying herself in the process. As she says, she gets as much out of the exercise as anyone else in attendance.

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Weight loss, fitness and maintaining a healthy mental balance are all reasons why class members chose to stick with Sweating with Lindsay. From left, Dannette Nevala, Jena Osberg and Lisa Schmidt follow the moves of instructor Lindsay George.

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The connection between

eating and energy

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he connection between energy and eating is significant. A healthy diet and approach to eating can vastly improve energy levels, while a poorly planned diet that lacks nutrition can contribute to feelings of fatigue and increase a person’s risk for various ailments.

The Harvard Medical School notes that different kinds of foods are converted to energy at different rates. That’s why some foods, such as candy, provide quick, short-term boosts of energy while other foods like whole grains tend to supply the body with energy reserves that it can draw on throughout the day.

It’s not just what people eat but how they eat that can affect their energy levels. In addition to choosing the right foods, men and women can try the following strategies to boost their energy levels through their eating habits.

■ Eat smaller, more frequent meals. Avoiding the traditional three-meals-per-day approach may help improve energy levels, especially for people who tend to eat sizable meals once, twice or even three times every day. According to the Cleveland Clinic, the metabolisms of people who do not eat regularly will slow down, as the body absorbs and stores more of the food it eats. Those stores include cholesterol and fat, which can be unhealthy and contribute to weight gain. However, by eating small meals more frequently, one’s metabolism speeds up and more calories are burned. The body recognizes more food is soon on the way and, as a result, it does not need to store as much cholesterol and fat as it would if meals were eaten less frequently.

■ Avoid a big lunch. The Harvard Medical School notes that, while the reasons are unclear, research has indicated that the circadian rhythms of people who eat big lunches indicate a more significant drop in afternoon energy levels than the rhythms of people who eat smaller midday meals. Men and women who eat big lunches and find their energy levels waning later in the workday can try to eat smaller midday meals to boost their energy.

■ Be careful with caffeine. The foods people eat are not the only components of their diet that can affect their energy levels. Caffeinated beverages can provide a temporary boost of energy, as well.

However, men and women who drink coffee or other caffeinated beverages to boost their energy levels should avoid doing so in large amounts after 2 p.m. That’s because caffeine can cause insomnia, and insufficient sleep can dramatically affect energy levels.

■ Choose the right snacks. Eating smaller, more frequent meals may compel some people to snack.

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics notes that snacks are important as long as they’re the right snacks. Avoid snacks that are just empty calories in favor of foods that contain protein and fiber-rich carbohydrates. Such snacks, which may include fruits such as apples and fresh berries or protein sources like nuts and Greek yogurt, can provide lasting energy. It’s also important that men and women not snack to fill themselves up, but rather to quell any hunger pangs and get an energy boost between meals.

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The right snacks can provide an energy boost that lasts until meal time comes around again.

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Perham Health gets

national kudos for diabetes prevention classes

BY BRIAN HANSEL

bhansel@perhamfocus.com

Brian Hansel/FOCUS

Lifestyle is one of the four top reasons for Type 2 Diabetes. Plenty of exercise is recommended by health care professionals.

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erham Health is fighting an epidemic.

The insidious part of the disease that has caused that epidemic is how silently it works. By the time people know they have it, it’s too late.

The disease is Type 2 Diabetes, and according to the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, there are 7.2 million undiagnosed cases of it in the country.

Perham Health’s approach has been to call out this silent disease by raising awareness through classes and one-on-one sessions, and by recruiting partnering organizations.

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the knowledge to prevent the disease before it reaches the critical stage. She teaches classes in Perham Health’s Diabetes Prevention Program, an effort that has recently garnered Perham Health recognition from the CDC. The program is designed to reduce a person’s risk of contracting Type 2 Diabetes.

A person’s normal fasting blood sugar count should be between 70 and 100.

People with prediabetes have counts between 100 and 127. Studies have shown that one in three adults in the United States have prediabetes. Between 15 and 30 percent of these people will develop Type 2.

According to Mader, Type 2 Diabetes is a condition where either the pancreas fails to make enough insulin, the liver

Rose Mader is a diabetes educator and has been one of the prevention program’s instructors.

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percent and increase exercise to a minimum of 150 minutes a week.

Colleen Bauck leads the Perham program. She has six classes in session at the present time, with class sizes ranging from six to 15 people.

The program consists of 25 or 26 classes. The first six Colleen Bauck is Perham Health’s months of classes are called RN Care Coordinator. Bauck the “core” session, when meethas been running the diabetes ings are held once a week for program for the past 2.5 years. one hour. After that it is once (Submitted photo) a month for the rest of the year — a type of maintenance schedule for the program.

“We do have a lot of participants that are really hesitant to take the program. We’re not offering a quick fix, we’re not offering a gimmick or a pill,” Bauck says. ‘It’s work. You have to change your lifestyle.”

Bauck is pumped up about the success of the program. Participants in the current session of classes have dropped a collective 760 pounds since the beginning of Beth Ulschmid, the Director of the year.

Clinic Operations at Perham Health, sees a greater need “Our classes are just to stress diabetes prevention rocking,” she says, adding strategies. (Brian Hansel/FOCUS) that losing weight isn’t easy.

“It’s something you have to think about every day. We puts out sugar, or the body is not talk in great detail about fat grams utilizing its insulin. and following a low fat diet and daily What can it all lead to? Stroke, exercise. We also talk about stress heart attack, kidney failure, blindness, management, goal-setting and we amputations and neuropathy — a have physical therapy come a few decreased sense of feeling in your sessions to talk about exercise for hands and feet. those who struggle with arthritis or “It’s definitely going up, and its conditions that limit their ability to following the trend of obesity,” Mader be active.” says of the disease.

Bauck believes American society Lifestyle, age, family history and and day-to-day habits are to blame for weight are the four risk factors. While the rise in diabetes. age and family history are outside a “Our lifestyles are busy,” she says. person’s control, lifestyle and weight “Kids are busier. Kids would rather can be managed. play on their iPods, iPads and comPerham Health’s year-long classes puters, our communities have become are designed to help a person very sedentary.” decrease their weight by seven Convenience is also a culprit.

“We’re a very grab and go nation,” she adds.

Bauck says the pace of the working world even has a grip on the healthcare industry.

“I work in a healthcare facility and many times we don’t get breaks, so what do we do? We go grab a candy bar and a pop,” Bauck says. “We don’t have time to sit down and have a healthy meal.”

Bauck believes becoming a healthy community and nation is something that will be a constant battle.

“It’s something we can’t forget about and hope that everything goes okay,” Bauck says.

Recognition by the CDC has been a great shot in the arm for Bauck and the program. Perham Health is one of only a handful of healthcare organizations in the state that has achieved full recognition as a local partner of the CDC’s National Diabetes Prevention Program.

The CDC program is a partnership of public and private organizations across the nation working to prevent or delay Type 2 Diabetes.

“It’s made us feel very proud of what we’re doing,” Bauck says. “We’re one of a very few that have actually gotten this recognition.”

Beth Ulschmid, Perham Health’s Director of Clinic Operations has also been a big part of the prevention program. She is a proponent of stressing even greater efforts at prevention. Ulschmid also pointed out that Medicare will reimburse people who participate in certified Diabetes Prevention Programs. Ulschmid indicated that neither Perham Health or Sanford Health in Fargo is billing at this time but both intend to start in 2019.

“My hope is that other payers begin paying for this evidence-based program that is showing amazing results, but more importantly is teaching our community members what a healthy lifestyle may look like,” Ulschmid said.  Email bhansel@perhamfocus.com HEALTHY LIFE 2018 | PAGE 11

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eddy Jennings of Ottertail awoke on an ordinary day in early April and moseyed into the kitchen, which his wife, Rita, already occupied. But as he sat at the table, his legs suddenly felt as though they weighed 300 pounds and he lost the ability to speak. He and Rita locked eyes.

A nurse’s aide who had just put in a 12-hour shift at a group home, Rita immediately recognized what was happening.

“I said, ‘You’re having a stroke.

You’re going to the ER,’” she said.

“I put him in my car and sped over here as fast as I could go. I don’t know how I got him in the car. Half dragged, half carried. All I knew, I didn’t have time to waste.”

Rita helped Teddy hobble into the emergency department waiting room at TCHC. As soon as she told the receptionist, “He’s having a stroke,” the ED staff jumped into action.

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It took a team to get Teddy Jennings the help he needed during his stroke. Pictured are Cole Lugert, paramedic (from left); Dennis Faith, M.D.; Rita Jennings; Teddy Jennings; Julie Stevens, RN; and Chad Olson, EMT.

Dennis Faith, M.D., and Julie Stevens, registered nurse and nursing supervisor, immediately connected with the St. Cloud Hospital Stroke Center through Telestroke and started Teddy on a clot-busting medication. Rita was allowed to stay by his side through it all.

Soon after, Cole Lugert, paramedic, and Chad Olson, EMT, transported Teddy to St. Cloud. “They were fantastic (in the ambulance),” Teddy said. “These guys were so reassuring and so caring and monitoring all the time. Kind of blew me away.”

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What they do is going to affect my life.

I was in good hands.”

Over time, Teddy regained use of his legs. His ability to write and speak soon returned, though he occasionally struggles to get the words out.

“They said it’s going to take a good year or so before he’s ready or complete,” Rita said. “But if he’s just like he is now, we’re satisfied.”

Teddy agreed. “I tell everybody now, if you’re having a stroke or think you’re having a stroke, go in now. Not later. I don’t care where they go, what hospital, go immediately if they have a problem because hospital people are there to help.

“I am just so happy that I got the crew that I got. I’m so happy that I got the hospital that I got. I really am.

My family and Rita and I thank this hospital for all the good they’ve done me. Out of the way exceptional. And we wish to thank them. Thank you, doctor.

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“I was told over and over, ‘You got there in time,’” he said. “You’ve got a window to get this clot-buster help, and had I waited a couple hours, they told me at St. Cloud, ‘You’d be in a nursing home.’ So what they did here at Tri-County, right here, set the stage for my recovery.”

Teddy doesn’t remember much of the experience but recalls the energy and efficiency in the ER, likening it to a hive of bees or a well-oiled military operation.

“I was raised in the military, and you have your chain of command.

Everybody’s doing their thing, even people that you don’t think of,” he said. “Nobody thinks of the cook or the driver, but it all takes a team, and I found that here. I felt at ease, even though I was having trouble. I thought, ‘Wow, they know what they’re doing.’ That makes you feel so trusting because your life is in their hands.

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Total joint procedures coming to Tri-County Health Care

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Total joint procedures replace a damaged or arthritic joint with a prosthetic device designed to move and function like that of a healthy joint.

“For patients with chronic joint pain or damaged joints, this procedure can provide immense relief and quickly get them back on their feet,” Robertson said.

Using a patient-centered team-based approach, Robertson will provide all of his patients’ orthopedic needs right in Wadena, including pre-surgery education, procedures and follow-up care.

“I love the patients in the TriCounty service area, and I’m excited for the opportunity to bring total joint replacements and complete orthopedic services to the community,” Robertson said. “By offering these services here in Wadena, patients no longer have to drive long distances for their orthopedic care.”

Robertson was previously a partner at Northern Orthopedics in Brainerd for 12 years. He is board certified through the American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons and

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completed a fellowship in sports medicine at the University of Oslo in Norway. He is also a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

The formal launch of Tri-County’s orthopedic program will be announced in the fall, including full details on how to schedule an appointment. 

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Benjamin Robertson, M.D., will join the Tri-County Health Care team full-time this fall after more than 10 years as a visiting specialist.

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ho hasn’t tripped over his or her own feet or knocked over a water glass on a table? No one is immune to the occasional clumsiness, but some people may grow concerned that their bouts are becoming more frequent.

For healthy people, bumping into a wall when misjudging a corner or dropping silverware on the floor is often a minor, isolated incident. Lack of concentration or multitasking often may be to blame.

In 2007, Professor Charles Swanik and a research team at the University of Delaware studied athletes to discover why some seem to be more injury prone than others. Researchers found that clumsy athletes’ brains seemed to have “slowed processing speed,” which referred to how their brains understand new information and respond to it.

But clumsiness also can be a sign of a bigger issue at play, namely motor problems within the brain.

According to Taylor Harrison, MD, clinical instructor in the neuromuscular division of Emory University, coordination of the body is complicated and tied to both motor and sensory systems. That means the eyes, brain, nerves, cerebellum, which specializes in coordination and balance, muscles and bones must work together.

Clumsiness can result from stroke, seizure disorders, brain trauma or the presence of tumors, and other conditions. Healthline also says that clumsiness may be an early symptom of Parkinson’s disease or Alzheimer’s. Parkinson’s affects the central nervous system and can impair motor skills.

Alzheimer’s slowly damages and kills brain cells and may cause issues with coordination. This may be the case with other dementias, as well.

Clumsiness may sometimes result from a lack of sleep or overconsumption of alcohol. Arthritis also can lead to clumsiness when joint pain and restrictive movements make it challenging to get around.

Psychologists may suggest cognitive behavioral therapy or propose performing tasks with more mindfulness to reduce clumsiness. If that doesn’t work, men and women should visit their physicians, who can conduct tests to rule out certain things and provide peace of mind.

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Senses of smell and taste change with age

ging comes with several sensory changes, many of which people expect. Loss of hearing or diminishing vision are widely associated with aging. But one’s senses of smell and taste may diminish with aging, as well.

The senses of taste and smell work in concert. The sense of smell is vital to personal health, not only because inhaling pleasant aromas can provide comfort and stress relief through aromatherapy and help trigger important PAGE 18 | HEALTHY LIFE 2018

memories, but also because smell enables a person to detect the dangers of smoke, gas, spoiled food and more.

The National Institute on Aging says that, as a person gets older, his or her sense of smell may fade, and that will also affect taste. The Mayo Clinic says some loss of taste and smell is natural and can begin as early as age 60.

Adults have about 9,000 taste buds sensing sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami flavors, or those corresponding

to the flavor of glutamates. Many tastes are linked to odors that begin at the nerve endings in the lining of the nose. Medline says the number of taste buds decreases as one ages, and that remaining taste buds may begin to shrink. Sensitivity to the five tastes also begins to decline. This can make it more difficult to distinguish between flavors.

Similarly, especially after age 70, smell can diminish due to a loss of nerve endings and less mucus in the nose.

Loss of hearing or diminishing vision are widely associated with aging. But one’s senses of smell and taste may diminish with age, as well.

With the combination of the reduction of these important sensory nerves in the nose and on the tongue, loss of smell and taste can greatly affect daily life.

Changes in these senses can contribute to feelings of depression, diminish one’s enjoyment of food and cause harmful conditions, such as extreme weight loss from disinterest in food to problems associated with overusing salt or sugar.

Although aging is often to blame, loss of smell and taste also may be tied to early symptoms of Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s disease.

Cancer treatments, medications, lack of saliva, colds, flu and other factors may contribute to sensory loss. Changing medications or treatments may help.

It’s important to bring up diminished flavors or smells with a doctor to rule out something more serious and to determine what might help restore pleasure from smells and flavors. An otolaryngologist, or a doctor who specializes in diseases of the ears, nose and throat, may be able to help fix the problem, though some people may be referred to a neurologist or another specialist.

Continuing to use one’s sense of smell and taste by cooking, gardening, trying new flavors and experimenting with different aromas may help slow down the decline of these senses. Although age-related loss of taste and smell cannot be reversed, some cases may be treatable. 

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Save your face, one exercise at a time Just as it is possible to tone the body, people can also tone the muscles in their faces to improve their appearance.

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undreds of billions of dollars are spent each year on anti-aging and anti-wrinkling treatments in an effort to improve people’s appearance and mask potential signs of aging.

Zion Market Research says the global anti-aging market was valued at $140.3 billion in 2015 and is expected to reach $216.52 billion in 2021. Although medical procedures and products sold at drug stores and by cosmetics retailers have their benefits, exercise may also provide some benefits when it comes to the appearance of the face. Just as it is possible to tone the body, one also can tone the muscles in the face.

Brands like Face Yoga and FaceXercise promote facial exercises that reduce the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines without the need for more invasive procedures. Proponents of Face Yoga, which is a series of exercises performed most days of the week for about 20 minutes a day, say it will tone

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underlying muscles and help improve blood circulation. Fans attest that the movements also may encourage the production of collagen, which is the protein that keeps skin elastic and gives it its plump feeling. The face contains 57 muscles that can be worked gently to see results.

A new Northwestern Medicine study published in JAMA Dermatology is the first scientific study to test the premise of facial exercise and its effects on appearance. The study found that a daily or alternate-day 30-minute facial exercise program sustained over 20 weeks improved the facial appearance of middle-aged women, resulting in a younger appearance with fuller upper and lower cheeks. The idea is that building muscle volume can counter the effects of age-related fat thinning and skin loosening in the face.

Some people are skeptical of facial exercise, while others emphasize caution

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Some dermatologists warn that pulling the face in the wrong directions through exercise actually may speed up the process of wrinkling and premature aging, making face exercises a trend to avoid.

People who are currently on the fence may want to focus on movements that will strengthen facial muscles. Doris Day, M.D., author of the book “Skinfluence,” says to try a facial movement where you look like you’re going to laugh or smile but don’t actually follow through.

This raises eyebrows and targets those muscles and the ones by the ears that pull the skin back. Adopting a neutral face at rest is helpful as it helps prevent wrinkled brow lines from frowning.

The jury is still out as to the efficacy of facial exercise for wrinkle reduction.

Combining facial stretching with a healthy diet and use of sunscreen, and resolving to stay hydrated, might help reduce the appearance of aging. 

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