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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 2016 9 A J OEL F UHRMAN , MD A healthy New Year The holiday season is a joy- ous time when we celebrate with our family and friends. However, the festivities often present us with tough choices - tempting, unhealthy foods are everywhere. It has become accepted in our culture to use the holiday season as an excuse for a six- week binge on dangerous foods loaded with sugar, fat, and salt. Maybe overindulging while celebrating the holidays has left you feeling unhealthy and regretful in the past. When you are not in good health, it exac- erbates every other problem in your life and contributes to emotional unrest. The New Year is the time to make changes. If you are seri- ous about caring properly for your body — the only body you will ever have — you’ll need to make the commitment to stay on the road to wellness and longevity. No excuses. Only you are in charge of your future health. The holiday eating frenzy causes more than a few extra pounds. Junk food, including the traditional, disease-promot- ing foods served at the holi- days, may produce momentary pleasure, but the results contin- ue on to compromise your health for a long time to come. As a first step, remember the acronym G-BOMBS: Greens, Beans, Onions, Mushrooms, Berries, and Seeds. These are the most health-promoting foods in existence; build your diet around them. Watch out for addictive, disease-promoting foods: white flour, sugars, arti- ficial sweeteners, oils and processed meats. These foods Do your part and volunteer today to help support these local non-proft organizations in our community! Volunteer•Get involved•Donate Volunteers needed for new home construction, home repairs, general offi ce work, public relations and program administration. Join an operating committee and help Habitat help others! Call 541-902-9227 or e-mail to fl orencehabitat@gmail.com Offi ce located at 2004 HWY 101, Florence Assisting those in need in our Community. 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Please contact our volunteer coordinator 541-997-2816 lori@fl orencesos.org 1576 West 12th Street • P. O. Box 19000, Florence are not only disease-causing, but also addictive. Here are some strategies for staying on track all year round: • Always keep your kitchen stocked with fresh and frozen produce. • Keep disease-causing foods out of your home to avoid temptation. • Budget time: plan out when you will shop for groceries, cook, exercise, relax and spend time with friends and family. • Bring healthy dishes to share when you attend gather- ings. • Cook warming vegetable bean soups in large batches, and store leftovers in the refrig- erator so you can quickly heat some up for lunch or dinner later in the week. • Stay focused on your health — eating right is self- care. Do not allow the ubiqui- tous unhealthy foods around you to derail you from your health goals. • Find a healthy living buddy. Commit together to your food and exercise goals. Getting support from a friend will firm up your commitment to yourself. • Don’t give in to “food bul- lies.” Friends, family or co- workers will inevitably push unhealthy foods on you; remain confident in your pursuit of excellent health and decline Concert from 1A “Denise’s repertoire is so large,” Kaplan said. “I did not know there were words to ‘Black Orpheus.’ Judi stands out because she is an alto, a rare treat to your ear because she has a lower register voice, very velvety.” According to Kaplan, MTG will emphasize jazz standards like Dave Brubeck’s “Take Five,” “How High the Moon,” “Bye Bye Blackbird,” “Dolphin Dance,” “Night and Day,” “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” “Georgia” and other popular favorites. MTG was formed in 2014 when Kaplan, a percussionist, convinced brass instrumental- ist Ron Green, upright bass player Michael Anderson and pianist Gus Russell to form a jazz quartet. Kaplan and Green live in Florence and Anderson and Russell live in Eugene. “I called these guys and said, ‘Would you be interested in putting something together for a straight ahead jazz group?’” Kaplan said. “We have an opportunity with the new owner of the theater here in Florence.” City Lights Cinemas owner Michael Falter explained how unhealthy foods in a kind and loving manner. Not only will you be pleased with your food choices, you will give the bul- lies a chance to learn from your example. Fast forward to next year’s holiday season: you will effort- lessly make the best choices; the ones that will allow you to achieve overall health and quality of life. You’ll be celebrating your health instead of simply indulging in the “traditional” destructive foods. As you eat for optimal health and vitality, you’ll be able to more fully enjoy the special times with family and friends. You will flourish and it will be the most enjoyable holiday season you've ever had. There will be no need to “start over” next Jan. 1. You will already be commit- ted to your health, and feel pleased with yourself for main- taining your healthy habits over the holidays. Dr. Fuhrman is a board cer- tified family physician special- izing in lifestyle and nutritional medicine. the group’s name came about. “They were practicing on the floor and I said how much I loved Miles Davis, one of my heroes,” Falter said. “And I kind of like the idea of miles to go. In Florence, everybody here has a lot of years left, so there are miles to go, and the Miles Davis connection. “I would never have men- tioned the name if these guys hadn’t been amazing. I would never associate Miles’ name with amateurs,” he added. MTG performed for the first time December 2014 at City Lights Cinemas. Tickets for the Jan. 7 per- formance are $10 for mem- bers, $12.50 for non-members and $5 for any student with student identification. The concert is a joint pro- duction of City Lights Cinemas and It’s About Time Productions. Falter said Box Lunch will offer take-out dinners, so peo- ple can eat inside the theater while enjoying the perform- ance. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the performance is from 6:30 to 9 p.m., with an inter- mission. __________ Follow Jack on Twitter @SNews_Jack. Email him at jack@thesiuslawnews.com. Prepare you own “Grab & Go” bag for use in the event of an emergency This is a small bag that contains a three day supply of food, water, medications, and change of clothing along with personal hygiene items. One critical item is a battery powered FM Radio to tune into 106.9 FM KCST the local emergency broadcast station for our area. Expect to be in a shelter where people must provide for themselves for these items. Saving men one PSA test at a time. 541-997-6626 maribob@oregonfast.net Someone to talk to... who understands! 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