Health notes urge doctor dialogue on alternative therapies
The piece discusses integrating complementary medicine with conventional care, warning that some herbs like St. John's wort can affect prescriptions. It cites Dr. Nicole Nisly on safe use and patient responsibility, notes Iowa Board positions on colon cleansing, and recounts a Sanoviv stay funded by siblings for a cancer patient, highlighting costs and perceived health gains.
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Ics
Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Nissy
Iowa
Board of Medical Examiners
Fitness gadgets help track burn through wearables
Experts say calorie counters from Nike Polar Timex and BodyMedia offer data from chest straps skin sensors and online dashboards. The Bodybugg costs 300 to 500 and requires gym or Apex Fitness Group access with online progress tracking and a 20 000 item food database.
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Mike
Janet Rankin
Institute For Biomedical and Public Health Sciences
Virginia Tech
Camarillo
Calif
New Fitness Challenge At Lake Macbride And Beyond
The writer describes adding glimbing swimming to workouts to boost aerobic capacity. They hike Lake Macbride trails and at 15,000 feet, compare the effort to gym cardio. They now swim a mile after lessons from a triathlon blog, focusing on breathing technique and turns. Contact details follow.
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Lake Macbride
Beginnertriathlete
Lean Plate Club promotes lean grains and plant based options
The Lean Plate Club encourages meals with whole grains beans and vegetables and adds meat substitutes like Boca burgers and soy based products. It notes vegetarian groups use 23 to 26 percent of calories from fat with 11 to 13 percent saturated fat and recommends lean meats and lower fat sauces.
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Boca Burgers
U.S
Community Health Listings For Cedar Rapids And Iowa City
A compendium of free health related events from non profits including American Red Cross drives at Grant Wood Area Chapter Cedar Rapids and CPR preregistration in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. Support groups cover mood anxiety bereavement and brain injury survivors with times and contact numbers.
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Gazettecommunications.com
American Red Cross
Grant Wood
Rockwell Dr
Cedar Rapids
Foundation 2
Second Ave
Schwartz Center
St. Luke's Hospital
Michelle Rhoades
Natalie Kendall
Joe Linn
St. Luke's
First Lutheran Church
Belle Plaine
Sedlacek
Mercy Medical Center
S. Clinton St
Iowa City
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BodyMedia
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Center For Fitness and Health
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