June 2008 Newsletter
Second Annual Boston Health Expo!
WHAT: Partners Healthcare Network and Channel 7 NBC have teamed up again, after last year’s success, to put on the Second Annual Boston Health Expo.
WHERE: Hynes Convention Center
WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, June 21st and June 22nd from 10AM – 5 PM each day
COST: FREE to all!
The hospitals represented will be Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Mass General, Dana-Farber, Spaulding Rehab, McLean, Newton-Wellesley, and many others. Representatives from these Partners hospitals will be available to answer questions and perform various health screenings. The health tests and screenings are free to all attendees so take advantage of these useful exams! Screenings will be performed for skin cancer, blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, glaucoma, postural health, memory, bone density, and carotid artery ultrasound.
In addition to the free health screenings, there will be healthy cooking demonstrations and interactive sports and fitness activities for adults and children. Not only will you get the chance to speak with some of Boston’s leading physicians and health professionals, you will also get the opportunity to see celebrity speakers. Maria Menounos from Access Hollywood, originally from Medford, will be at the expo June 21st at 11:00 AM, followed by Olympic Gold Medalist (gymnastics) Dominique Dawes at 11:30 AM. At 2:00PM on Saturday, Boston Pops Conductor, Keith Lockhart will be speaking. Finally, on Sunday, June 22nd from 11:00AM – 12:00 PM, New England Patriots Linebacker Teddy Bruschi will be speaking about the challenges he faced when he experienced his stroke a few years ago.
For a full schedule, map, and list of participants and screenings, you can visit www.bostonhealthexpo.com.
How to Remember to Take Your Medications
Remembering to take your daily medications is generally not a difficult thing to do. However, it can sometimes be even easier to forget to take them. That being said, here are some helpful tips to ensure you take all your medications on a regular basis.
1.) Use a calendar! This is a very simple, but very important step. Whether you use a paper or electronic calendar, make sure it is somewhere you will check everyday. Write down the days and times you need to take your meds and then cross it off when you remember to take them. This will also help if you can’t remember if you’ve already taken your medications or not on a particular day.
2.) Place your medication next to something you deal with everyday, such as your coffee pot or toothbrush.
3.) Leave sticky notes on the fridge or in your car as reminders.
4.) If you use a computer often, you can set daily reminders and alarms for yourself.
5.) If your medication needs to be taken with a meal, leave it on or by the table.
6.) Make a list or a log of the time each medication needs to be taken. Tape it to the fridge or bathroom mirror. Check off each medication as you take it.
7.) Set an alarm on your cell phone, digital watch, or alarm clock.
8.) Pre-sort your pills into “day of the week” pillboxes. This will prevent taking double doses of your meds. Pillboxes can also be divided into AM and PM medications.
9.) Ask a friend or loved one to remind you to take your medications daily.
June Recipe!
Green Tomato and Raspberry Cobbler
(www.cookinglight.com)
Ingredients:
· 3 cups fresh raspberries (cranberries can be used as a substitute)
· 1 Tbs. all-purpose flour
· 6 cups chopped green tomato (1 ¾ pound)
· 1 cup granulated sugar
· ¼ cup water
· Cooking spray
· 1 cup all-purpose flour
· 1/3 cup granulated sugar
· 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
· ½ tsp. Baking powder
· ½ tsp. Baking soda
· ¼ cup chilled butter, cut into small pieces
· ½ cup low-fat buttermilk
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350°. Combine raspberries and 1 Tbs. flour in a medium bowl; toss well. Bring tomato, 1 cup granulated sugar, and water to a boil in a medium saucepan; cook 4 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in raspberry mixture. Pour into 13x9 baking pan coated with cooking spray. Lightly spoon 1-cup flour into a dry measuring cup; level with knife. Combine flour, 1/3 cup granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, and baking soda in bowl; stir with a whisk. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until it resembles a coarse meal. Add buttermilk; stir until moist. Drop tablespoons of dough onto fruit. Bake at 350° for 50 minutes.
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