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Featured Service
Center for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
Do you dream of a smaller waist and improved confidence? Martin Memorial can help make that dream a reality. If you are more than 100 lbs. overweight, weight-loss surgery can help you shed up to 70 percent of your body weight and keep it off for good.
The Martin Memorial Center for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery can help you regain your life through a comprehensive weight-loss approach that includes surgery, nutritional counseling, long-term support, and more.
Call (772) 223-4916 to speak with our bariatric coodinator or visit us online for more information.
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Calendar
Wed., Jan. 6,
7-8 pm
Bariatrics Support Group |
Wed., Jan. 6,
2-3:30 pm
Cancer Support Group |
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Sat., Jan. 9,
7-9 am
Cholesterol Screening in Jensen Beach |
Tues., Jan. 12,
2-3:00 pm
Heart Link Cardiac Club |
Tues., Jan. 12,
6:30 pm
Weight Loss Surgery Educational Sessions |
Wed., Jan. 13,
2-3:30 pm
Cancer Support Group |
Wed., Jan. 13,
12-1 pm
Living Tobacco Free Smoking Cessation Program |
Wed., Jan. 13,
3 pm
12-Week Weight Management Program |
Thurs., Jan. 14,
12-3:30 pm
Free Balance Screenings |
Wed., Jan. 20,
2-3:30 pm
Cancer Support Group |
Thurs., Jan. 21,
2-3:30 pm
Stroke Support Group |
Tues., Jan. 26,
6:30 pm
Weight Loss Surgery Educational Sessions |
Wed., Jan. 27,
2-3:30 pm
Cancer Support Group |
Sat., Jan. 30,
7-9 am
Cholesterol Screening in Stuart |
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At Risk?
What do you know about obesity?
There is an epidemic of obesity in this country, health experts say. But what is obesity? How is it measured? Find out the answers to these questions and others by taking this quiz, based on information from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). |
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Martin Memorial Health E-News, January 2010
New weight-loss procedure at Martin Memorial 
Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy (VSG) is now being performed at the Martin Memorial Center for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, in addition to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and LAP-BAND® surgeries. “Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy is another effective option adding to the selection of bariatric surgeries offered at Martin Memorial,” says Dr. George Rittersbach Jr., MD, a general and vascular surgeon at Martin Memorial Health Systems. “I’m very excited to offer this surgery which can benefit many of our patients. It is proving to offer real advantages: a good weight-loss experience, fewer side effects, very little post-op intervention and the data collected over the past five years indicates very good results.”
Call (772) 223-4916 to learn more about this exciting new weight-loss procedure being performed at Martin Memorial or visit mmhs.com for more information.
Grand Opening Celebration Health and Fitness Center at St. Lucie West
Located at 582 N.W. University Blvd., Suite 350, this new fitness center offers Kinesis™ and other state-of-the-art equipment.
Come join the fun on Thursday, January 14, 2010 from 5:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. and see our new circuit training equipment!
- Reduced rates to join
- Discounts on personal training
- Free demos on Kinesis™ equipment
- Massage discounts
- Free giveaways
Call (772) 785-5522 or visit health and fitness on mmhs.com for more information on our health and fitness centers.
Opening Soon – Martin Memorial Health and Fitness Center at the Port St. Lucie Community Center!
Join us as we celebrate 20 years as the Treasure Coast’s favorite medically-directed Health and Fitness Center. Offering a full line of cardiovascular and strength equipment, personal training and massage therapy. Call (772) 344-0451 for more information about our newest location, 2195 S.E. Airoso Blvd.
Join our team for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 
The Komen South Florida Affiliate has over 350 volunteers and has awarded grants totaling over $10 million for community education, breast cancer screening, biopsies and cancer treatment as well as cutting-edge research. Up to 75 percent of the funds raised locally stay in our community serving uninsured and underinsured women and men in Palm Beach, Martin and St. Lucie counties. The Affiliate raises nearly $2.5 million annually and is proud to have awarded $1.1 million to support 29 local grantees for the current fiscal year, April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010.
Register for the MMHS team, Hope 4 a Cure. Race Day is Saturday, Jan. 30 at Meyer Amphitheater in Downtown West Palm Beach. Race Day registration opens at 6:00 a.m. Races start at 7:30 a.m. and the Awards Ceremony will be held at 10:00 a.m.
- Go to http://www.komensouthflorida.org/
- Click on "Race for the Cure"
- Scroll down and click on "Online registration is now open!"
- Click "Register Here"
- Select "Join a Team"
- Select "Martin Memorial – Hope 4 a Cure"
- Please note you will need a credit card to complete your registration.
January's Health-E Recipe 
Multigrain Chicken Soup
Try this delicious, low fat soup on a cold winter day.
Health News
Obesity 
You may know that obesity is linked to high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke, arthritis, and harmful cholesterol. But scientists have five findings you may not know:
Finding 1: Obesity can raise some cancer risks
Finding 2: Obesity is tied to heart attacks in younger adults
Finding 3: Obesity speeds up girls' puberty
Finding 4: Obesity is a cause of diabetes in kids
Finding 5: Obesity in middle age increases risk of dementia
An adult who is overweight has a body mass index (BMI) of 25.0 to 29.9. An adult who is obese has a BMI of 30.0 or more. (To find your BMI, multiply your weight in pounds by 703. Divide that answer by your height in inches. Divide that answer by your height in inches, again. The resulting number is your BMI.)
Check your BMI now.
Visit us on the Web at mmhs.com
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