Where the Action Is . .
Be a Sinai Guild
Volunteer
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For fifty years, members of
The Sinai Guild have given
generously of their time
and energy to those in need.
Since the close of Sinai
Hospital, Guild members
have expanded their vision
to include special projects and health care
issues across Metro Detroit, providing the
hands-on "Guild Touch" for a number of
medical facilities:
Volunteer Locations
Maisel Women's Health Center
6014 W. Maple Road
West Bloomfield
Berry Surgical Center
28500 Orchard Lake Road
Farmington Hills
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Surgical and Endoscopy, Lahser Campus
27207 Lahser Road
Southfield
Wesiberg Cancer Treatment Center
31995 Northwestern Highway
Farmington Hills
Dorothy & Peter Brown Adult Day Care Program
6720 West Maple Road
West Bloomfield
Special Project
Karmanos Cancer Institute has turned to The Sinai Guild
for volunteers. KCI has asked members of The Sinai
Guild to aid in recruiting women(18+ years) to
participate in a research study designed to detect breast
cancer with a simple blood test.
Active Living
Healthy Eating
Better nutrition can make your
longer life a healthy one.
RUTHAN BRODSKY
Special to the Jewish News
y
ou are what you eat."
It may be easier to under-
stand the impact of a pill that
cures an illness, but what we
eat affects our health, how well our body
fights off illness and whether we have
the energy to live the kind of life we
want.
Whatever a woman's age — 50, 60,
70 or 80 — a proper diet helps prevent
heart disease, reduces stress and depres-
sion, and keeps her more mentally alert.
Medical advancements have helped
prolong life expectancy. Middle-aged
women are focusing to make these
added years as healthy, active and fulfill-
ing as possible. Proper nutrition is cen-
tral to this effort.
However, there has been little research
on the unique nutritional needs of
women (except for differences during
pregnancy and lactation). The relation-
ship of fat in the diet and cholesterol
intake to heart disease has not been
studied specifically in women, yet scien-
tists know there are major gender differ-
ences.
Moreover, there is no clear under-
standing whether hormonal status at dif-
ferent stages in a woman's life, including
the changes brought on by taking oral
contraceptives and then hormone
replacement therapy after menopause,
might affect dietary requirements.
And we can't count on the govern-
ment's national dietary standards, the
recommended daily allowances (RDA)
listed on nutritional labels. These
requirements were based on studies of
young, healthy, male, World War II sol-
diers.
Although the RDAs are periodically
revised, they were not intended to be
interpreted as ideal amounts of each
nutrient. Instead they list what is safe
and adequate to meet the needs of most
healthy people.
One of every two American women is
overweight according to the National
Center for Health Statistics. Among
women in their 20s, one-third is over-
weight. The proportion jumps to over
one-half of women in their 40s and to
nearly two-thirds of women in their 60s
and 70s.
Many women believe that gaining
weight is an inevitable part of
menopause. The American lifestyle
encourages eating more and moving less.
But metabolism plays a crucial role.
The fact is a woman's basal metabolic
For additional information, or to become
a Sinai Guild Volunteer, call 248-538-6501.
The Sinai Guild
Julie Feldman checks out the produce section at Whole Foods Market in West Bloomfield
6/21
2002
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