====================== JeffNEWS, June 1, 1995 ==================== You & Your Health & Safety Health Awareness Schedules Female Incontinence and Healthy Cooking Classes -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Health Awareness Program offers three healthy activities for you during June. * "I Will Manage" - Tuesdays, June 6 and 13, in 107 Bluemle Life Sciences Building. This a free two-part program about issues involved in female incontinence was developed by the Simon Foundation for Continence. The primary speaker will be urogynecologist Joseph M. Montella, MD, from Jefferson's Center for Women's Medical Specialties, who is also clinical assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology, Jefferson Medical College. To reserve your seat, call 6319. * "Cooking a la Health" Cooking Classes - Wednesdays, June 7 and 21, from noon to 1 p.m. in 101 Bluemle. The first session, "Heart-y Loaves" will show you how to make heart-healthy breads; the second session will feature fish and seafood "Treats From the Pacific Rim." This is a continuation of the series featuring Dining With Heart chefs. The cost for each class is $5 and preregistration is required. Call 6319. Cook Up a Healthier Cookout --------------------------- Making some small adjustments to your standard cookout menu can ensure you and your guests will enjoy a tasty meal that's lower in fat. Here are easy substitutions from Lisa Taormina, RD. * Snack on hard pretzels or oil-free tortilla chips instead of potato chips. * Serve raw or grilled vegetables instead of deviled eggs * Use low-fat or fat-free mayonnaise or dressing on salads * Cook up turkey burgers instead of all-beef hamburgers (If you really want that all-beef hamburger, skip the cheese, make smaller sized patties and limit yourself to one helping.) * Remove the skin from chicken before grilling * Top off your meal with frozen yogurt, sherbet, water ice, fruit popsicles or fresh fruit salad instead of cake and ice cream. Joslin Offers Both Basic And Advanced Diabetes Management Courses ----------------------------------------------------------------- The Joslin Center for Diabetes at Wills and Jefferson offers patients both basic/one-day and advanced/three-day classes in the management of diabetes. The Basic/One-Day Class: For adults with diabetes there's a one-day class, "The Basics of Diabetes Management," on Tuesday, June 20, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., at the center, located on the sixth floor of 211 S. Ninth Street. The class will also be offered on Tuesdays, July 25, August 29, September 26 and October 31. If you have a blood glucose meter, please bring it along. The cost of the program is $50, plus a fee for a take-home book - $2.95 if you don't take insulin, and $8.50 if you do - payable in advance. Advanced Diabetes Management Courses Set Through December: Joslin also offers advanced/three-day courses in intensive diabetes management for people with Type-I or Type-II diabetes who use insulin. This class is recognized by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Department of Health as meeting national standards in diabetes education. The classes will take place at the center from Tuesday through Thursday, June 6 through 8; July 18 through 20; September 12 through 14; October 24 through 26, and December 5 through 7. The fee for the class is $320, which includes educational materials. For Your Convenience: You may bring a nondiabetic family member or friend to either the basic or advanced class free. Just notify us when you make your reservation. Joslin will give you a 33-percent discount on parking at the Wills Eye Hospital garage on Ninth Street between Walnut and Locust streets. Participants should bring their own lunch. Advance registration for you and your partner is required. Call Gary Scheiner at the Joslin Center, 215-928-3147. Protect Your Eyes With The Right Kind of Sunglasses --------------------------------------------------- Not only must our eyes be protected from disease but also from ultraviolet light. Sunglasses that don't block UV light allow these harmful rays to enter the eye, says Wills Eye ophthalmologist Jack Jeffers, MD. Long-term exposure can lead to such conditions as cataracts or skin cancer around the eyelids. Be sure to shop for sunglasses that block at least 98 to 100 percent of both types of ultraviolet light: UVA and UVB rays. Be wary of labels that simply claim a product blocks harmful UV rays without specifying exactly how much and what type of UV light the sunglasses block. Darker lenses do not mean better eye protection either. In fact, dark lenses fool the pupil. The pupil will dilate (get bigger) to allow more light to reach the eye. But without proper UV protection, more UV rays will get into the eye, too. Lens tint doesn't matter, says Dr. Jeffers, as long as they offer adequate UV protection. The Bare Facts on a Close Shave ------------------------------- Rising temperatures mean shorts and tank tops, bathing suits and lots of bare skin. If you're among the women who find shaving a hairy experience, dermatologist Sylvia Hsu-Wong, MD offers the following shaving techniques to save your legs and underarms unnecessary pain. 1) Use a sharp razor, which glides over the skin instead of pulling at it like a dull blade does, causing nicks and cuts. 2) Use warm water when shaving since it opens the pores, making hair easier to cut. 3) Lather up with soap, shaving gel or shaving cream. Gels or creams are thicker and hold the hair in place better than soap. 4) Apply moisturizer to your legs immediately after shaving. Deodorants can cause irritation, so shave your underarms the night before. 5) If you develop inflammation, avoid shaving until all signs of irritation disappear. Electric razors are less irritating than disposable razors but don't provide as close a shave. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Information provided by: Editor, JeffNEWS (215) 955-6204 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------