MEMOS page 63 Ms. Liebenthal has been at CMI for five years. She also has been the regional representative for the AEA for the past two years. A free discussion titled Women and Self-Help Depression Management Tools will be held 9:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, at Crittenton Hospital. A CPR class will be held 9 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, at Crittenton Hospital. There is a fee. Call (810) 652-5269. A SafeSitter class will be taught 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, at Crittenton Hospital. Chil- dren must be at least 11 years old. There is a fee. Call (810) 652-5269. ♦ DINNER SERVED NIGHTLY ♦ PROFESSIONAL TRANSPORTATION ♦ SPACIOUS ONE AND TWO BEDROOM APARTMENTS A one-day, intensive eating dis- order class will be offered 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, at 217 S. Knowles, Royal Oak. For costs, call Rhonna Nelson, (810) 542-9076. ♦ RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS ED ♦ INDEPENDENT AND ASSISTED LIVING A free seminar to aid adult chil- dren to care for parents will be offered 1:30-3:30 p.m. Sun- day, Jan. 19, at Springhouse ManorCare Health Services, 26111 Telegraph, Southfield. For reservations, call (810) 358- 0088. ♦ 24-HOUR CONCIERGE ♦ EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM AND TWO DAILY CHECKS THE TROWBRIDGE 24111 CIVIC CEN 1ER DRIVE SOUTHFIELD, MI 48034 A total cholesterol screening by fingerstick method will be held 1-4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, at Botsford Center for Health Improvement, Novi. For infor- mation, call (810) 477-6100. (810) 352-0208 TKW1)-1 ■ THE FINEST IN SENIOR LIVING ■ ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF ANN ARBOR, P.C. Announces with pleasure that JEFFREY G. LEFLEIN, M.D. will be opening a satellite office at 22255 GREENFIELD ROAD • SUITE 440 SOUTHFIELD Cr) L1J Cr) LLJ Dr. Leflein completed his fellowship in Pediatric and AdultAllergy and Clinical Immunology at the National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine in Denver, Colorado. In addition to general Allergy and Immunology, Dr. Leflein has special interests in the evaluation and treatment of asthma in athletes and the investigation of food allergic reactions. APPOINTMENTS MAY BE SCHEDULED THROUGH OUR MAIN OFFICE 810-349-5752 Jeffrey G. Leflein, M.D. Martin E. Hurwitz, M.D. CC L.LJ 0 LLJ 64 Next time you feed your face, think about your heart. Go easy on your heart and start cutting back on foods that are high in saturated fat ancticholesterol. The change'II do you good. V American Heart Association WE'RE FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE Cancer Center, 44199 Dequin- dre, Troy. The Alliance for the Mental- ly Ill will hold a support meet- ing 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 140 Elizabeth Lake Road, Pontiac. Carrie Brown will speak on "Coping With Mental Illness." A free blood pressure screen- ing will be offered 1-2 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 23, at the Hazel Park Community Center, 620 W. Woodward Heights. For in- formation, call (810) 967-7450. Huron Valley Hospital in Com- merce will host a free monthly series on Perfecting Your Caregiving Skills, 7-8 p.m. Thursdays, beginning Jan. 23, at 1601 E. Commerce Road, Cofnmerce. Outpatient services for adults with serious mental illness will be discussed 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, at the Beaumont Hospital Adminis- tration Building, 3601 W. 13 Mile, Royal Oak. The Alliance for the Mental- ly Ill will hold a general meet- ing, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, at the Beaumont Hospital Ad- ministration Building, Royal Oak. The topic will be outpatient services for adults with serious mental illness. A family support meeting for relatives of persons who suffer from mental illness will be held 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, at the Mental Health Association Building, 15920 W. 12 Mile, Southfield. Call (810) 569-4467. A free breast cancer support group will meet 6:30-8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, at the Wilson Why Many Lose Battle Of The Bulge enna Shannon has her own theory on the latest an- nouncement that Americans are getting fatter. And it has more to do with current affairs and less to do with the history of high-fat foods. `The way I look at it, if I'm go- ing to go, I'm going happy," says the 32-year-old Aurora, Ill., woman as she left a candy store. "A few pounds here, a few pounds there. It doesn't really matter." With a mint melt-away in one hand and a bag of cashews in the other, Shannon doesn't pretend to be a nutrition expert. But she does have her finger on one of the reasons that more than half of the U.S. population is overweight: ap- athy. Statistics from the government, recently released, say that we're tipping the scales on the heavy side. The National Health and Nu- trition Examination Survey, con- ducted with 30,000 people