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HIPPA - Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:31:00 +0000 Notice - at your next visit you will need to sign a new HIPAA form. We need this new every year. Please be understanding about this, it is a HIPAA requirement.
Barbara Pearson - Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:11:00 +0000 The doctors at ARFP wish to express their heartfelt sympathy to Corky Pearson and his family at the loss of Barbara Pearson. She was a faithful employee and all her coworkers were well aware of how much she loved her family.
Nutrition - Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:07:00 +0000 Do you want good information on healthy food choices? Next time you are in the office ask for a copy of the "Making Healthy Food and Lifestyle Choices" pamphlet from the American Heart Association. We have only a limited supply but want you to have one if you ask.
Office Open - Sat, 08 Mar 2008 12:47:00 +0000 Our parking lot has some patches of ice but we will be open for our normal Saturday morning hours. Call for appointment 227-6363
Clinic Closed - Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:32:00 +0000 Due to the weather we are closing the clinic this afternoon. We do not think we will be open Saturday morning, but if conditions improve we will post info.
CLINIC OPEN - Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:32:00 +0000 Good morning, ARFP will be open this morning. Roads and parking lot clear. Call the office to get appointment 227-6363. Good Morning, Clinic is open.
Snow Day - Fri, 07 Mar 2008 02:31:00 +0000 Check back here to see if we are closed or OPEN on Friday 7 March. When we know we will post here.
Help with weight - Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:56:00 +0000 Today I talked with someone who was having a hard time gettin their weight under control. They said they were upset because of slow steady weight gain even though they were not doing anything different. I suggested that in fact they needed to find a way to do something different. We have some hints to start change at http://www.arfp.com/Diabetes/09_tips_on_making_changes.aspx.
Late night snacks - Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:33:00 +0000 'Diabetes New Day' is a free small magazine you can sign up for at www.diabetesnewday.com. This month it has some suggestions for healther lat night snacks. Some are : High-fiber cereal with low-fat milk.; whole-grain crackers; raisins; or single serving size low-sugar puddings. So if you really need a late snack you can try to find a healthy snack.
Portion size - Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:38:00 +0000 Here are some ways to judge portion sizes. Meat or chicken (3oz.) - deck of cards fish (3oz) - a checkbook cheese (1oz) - 4 dice pasta or vegetables (1 cup) - tennis ball margarine (1 tsp) - tip of your thumb mayonnase (2 Tbsp) - ping-pong ball
Eat slower - Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:11:00 +0000 I saw another blurb on the fact that if you eat a little slower, you will eat a little less and then can find it a little easier to loose weight. The trick they found is to actually lay down the fork between bites. This allows more time for your brain to realize you are full so you stop eating before you become overfull.
Diabetes - dLife.com - Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:58:00 +0000 I just read a little about dLife.com, it looks like a good resource. When I know more I will post. They have a good section on recipes.
Diabetes - Fri, 08 Sep 2006 12:33:00 +0000 An article in the journal 'Insulin' by S. Colberg, PhD once again demonstrated the benefits of regular activity on diabetes. The article outlines findings that show that even activity like brisk walking at least 30 minutes for 5 days a week will prevent the progression to actual diabeted in people with a pre-diabetic condition and will reduce the need for medications in people with diabetes type 2.
Highly Healthy - Thu, 07 Sep 2006 16:35:00 +0000 I have been reading 'God's Design for the Highly Healthy Person' by Dr. Walt Larimore and will be making comments over the next few days. I'm in the chapter dealing with how loneliness has adverse effects on your health and ways to change. One section is on how a healthy / happy marriage relationship will reduce the risk of developing several diseases. He addressed the the issue of unhappy marriages too, and suggests "My prescription for a unhealthy marriage is not to amputate the mate but to heal the marriage." It makes sence to me, it may not be easy but is good medicine.

HIPPA - Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:31:00 +0000
Notice - at your next visit you will need to sign a new HIPAA form. We need this new every year. Please be understanding about this, it is a HIPAA requirement.

Barbara Pearson - Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:11:00 +0000
The doctors at ARFP wish to express their heartfelt sympathy to Corky Pearson and his family at the loss of Barbara Pearson. She was a faithful employee and all her coworkers were well aware of how much she loved her family.

Nutrition - Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:07:00 +0000
Do you want good information on healthy food choices? Next time you are in the office ask for a copy of the "Making Healthy Food and Lifestyle Choices" pamphlet from the American Heart Association. We have only a limited supply but want you to have one if you ask.

Office Open - Sat, 08 Mar 2008 12:47:00 +0000
Our parking lot has some patches of ice but we will be open for our normal Saturday morning hours. Call for appointment 227-6363

Clinic Closed - Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:32:00 +0000
Due to the weather we are closing the clinic this afternoon. We do not think we will be open Saturday morning, but if conditions improve we will post info.

CLINIC OPEN - Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:32:00 +0000

Good morning, ARFP will be open this morning. Roads and parking lot clear. Call the office to get appointment 227-6363.

Good Morning, Clinic is open.

Snow Day - Fri, 07 Mar 2008 02:31:00 +0000
Check back here to see if we are closed or OPEN on Friday 7 March. When we know we will post here.

Help with weight - Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:56:00 +0000
Today I talked with someone who was having a hard time gettin their weight under control. They said they were upset because of slow steady weight gain even though they were not doing anything different. I suggested that in fact they needed to find a way to do something different. We have some hints to start change at http://www.arfp.com/Diabetes/09_tips_on_making_changes.aspx.

Late night snacks - Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:33:00 +0000
'Diabetes New Day' is a free small magazine you can sign up for at www.diabetesnewday.com. This month it has some suggestions for healther lat night snacks. Some are : High-fiber cereal with low-fat milk.; whole-grain crackers; raisins; or single serving size low-sugar puddings.
So if you really need a late snack you can try to find a healthy snack.

Portion size - Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:38:00 +0000
Here are some ways to judge portion sizes.

Meat or chicken (3oz.) - deck of cards
fish (3oz) - a checkbook
cheese (1oz) - 4 dice
pasta or vegetables (1 cup) - tennis ball
margarine (1 tsp) - tip of your thumb
mayonnase (2 Tbsp) - ping-pong ball

Eat slower - Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:11:00 +0000
I saw another blurb on the fact that if you eat a little slower, you will eat a little less and then can find it a little easier to loose weight. The trick they found is to actually lay down the fork between bites. This allows more time for your brain to realize you are full so you stop eating before you become overfull.

Diabetes - dLife.com - Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:58:00 +0000
I just read a little about dLife.com, it looks like a good resource. When I know more I will post. They have a good section on recipes.

Diabetes - Fri, 08 Sep 2006 12:33:00 +0000
An article in the journal 'Insulin' by S. Colberg, PhD once again demonstrated the benefits of regular activity on diabetes. The article outlines findings that show that even activity like brisk walking at least 30 minutes for 5 days a week will prevent the progression to actual diabeted in people with a pre-diabetic condition and will reduce the need for medications in people with diabetes type 2.

Highly Healthy - Thu, 07 Sep 2006 16:35:00 +0000
I have been reading 'God's Design for the Highly Healthy Person' by Dr. Walt Larimore and will be making comments over the next few days. I'm in the chapter dealing with how loneliness has adverse effects on your health and ways to change. One section is on how a healthy / happy marriage relationship will reduce the risk of developing several diseases. He addressed the the issue of unhappy marriages too, and suggests "My prescription for a unhealthy marriage is not to amputate the mate but to heal the marriage." It makes sence to me, it may not be easy but is good medicine.

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