LENOX - The Summer Lecture Series on "UltraWellness" was so well attended that the Healthy Living Center at Lenox Village Integrative Pharmacy has decided to sponsor a new schedule of free lectures.
The seven-lecture series, "UltraWellness: Your Key to Lifelong Health and Vitality," will run through April in the Town Hall auditorium on Walker Street beginning Thursday, Sept. 20, from 6 to 8 p.m.
UltraWellness is a new approach to optimal health pioneered by Dr. Mark Hyman of Lenox. The lectures will feature Hyman and his health care team from the UltraWellness Center.
UltraWellness proposes seven keys to achieving vibrant health and well-being. It is based on the leading-edge science of systems biology and functional medicine and works with the fundamental underlying biological principles by which the body operates to create optimal health.
The lectures focus on educating participants on how to achieve UltraWellness. The process is relatively simple: first, identify which of the seven key underlying systems isn't working correctly; second, remove the causes of imbalance in each of those systems; and third, nourish those systems with what they need to function optimally. The end result: the body's natural intelligence takes over and automatically heals itself.
Lecturers in the series include Hyman, Drs. Ardis Fisch and Elizabeth Boham, nutrition and fitness expert John Bagnulo, registered dieticians Kathie Swift and Deb Phillips, and health coach and registered nurse Nina Silver. A different topic related to the UltraWellness approach will be presented each month, all from 6 to 8 p.m.
Lectures are free, open to the public, and offered as a community service in support of healthy living. No lectures will be held during the month of December.
The Healthy Living Center at the Lenox Village Integrative Pharmacy is committed to helping customers achieve optimum health, vitality and wellness by offering customized medications made on-site by registered compounding pharmacists as well as traditional medications, a full range of professional-grade nutritional supplements, homeopathic remedies, Chinese herbs, Healthy Living Pre-Packs and a selection of all-natural skin, hair and beauty products. Lenox Village Integrative Pharmacy sponsors community educational programs to promote healthy living.
Thursday, Sept. 20
"Tired of Being Tired?"
Dr. Ardis Fisch.
Everyday, more than half of patients seen by primary-care physicians complain of lack of energy. Most never get a diagnosis that explains their symptoms. Laboratory testing is "normal," and the fatigue is blamed on lifestyle, stress and lack of sleep. While all of these can certainly contribute to feelings of exhaustion, the story is much more complex. Many medical conditions, including hypothyroidism, adrenal fatigue, insulin resistance and food allergies go undiagnosed. Diet, exercise, medication interactions and many other issues are rarely considered. In this lecture, we will use a comprehensive approach to explore fatigue's many causes as well as review some simple remedies for some of the more common reasons of tiredness.
Wednesday, Oct. 10
"Learning to Listen to Your Body"
Deb Phillips
We are bombarded daily with information convincing us to buy products that are suppose to make it easy to be healthy. Most people known that what they eat should be nourishing and should support good health. So, the real question is “What and how should I eat to be healthy?" This lecture will help participants to understand what foods do, recognize symptoms of inappropriate food intake and to listen to their bodies to eat a diet that supports health and helps make them feel great.
Wednesday, Nov.14
"Detoxificaton: Science & Solutions"
John Bagnulo
This lecture will discuss digestive and liver health and how they relate to specific dietary patterns. Bagnulo, who holds a master's degree in public health and a doctorate in nutrition science, will talk about the relationship between our bodies' capacity to detoxify and the foods we eat.
Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008
"Introduction to UltraWellness: Your Key to Lifelong Health and Vitality"
Dr. Mark Hyman
The body has seven key core systems that underlie all disease – these are the seven keys to UltraWellness, according to Hyman. For the first time in medicine, says Hyman, we can directly treat the causes of disease, not just the symptoms using an integrated system of healing that includes leading edge nutritional research, lifestyle changes, targeted nutrient therapy, herbs, traditional healing practices and drugs or surgery.
Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008
"Unlocking the Secrets to Preventing Everything From Belly Fat to Blocked Arteries"
Dr. Elizabeth Boham
Insulin resistance and the metabolic changes that come along with it, will overtake cigarette smoking as the number one cause of heart disease in the United States. Insulin resistance affects how we gain weight, makes it harder to lose weight, and also increases our risk for developing diabetes, strokes, dementia and cancers of the breast, colon and prostate. Come learn about the signs and symptoms of insulin resistance and what each one of us can do to prevent or reverse the process, and lose weight without hunger or deprivation.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
"Vitamins: What You Should Know and Are Not Hearing from the Media or Your Doctor"
Kathie Swift
Nutritionist Kathie Swift will discuss common questions about vitamins and health, including vitamins in the news, the richest food sources, signs and symptoms of deficiencies and links to chronic disease. She will talk about which vitamins are needed to stay healthy and to treat disease.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
"From Inspiration to Motivation: Changes in Your Life and Your Health"
Nina Silver
Using a six-stage program for overcoming bad habits, Silver will show how people can create a climate where positive change can occur, maintain motivation, turn setbacks into progress and make new positive habits a permanent part of their lives. The program can be used to change eating habits, maintain a physical activity program and even stop smoking
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Dr. Boham's lecture was actually quite boring. A lot of people left.
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"It's a substantial renovation that's currently underway here," Brent White of White Engineering said, speaking on behalf of the applicant and owner, Huajie Zhu.
A fire gutted the longtime Wahconah Street supermarket in 2023, and the following year, Zhu purchased the property for $460,000 two years ago to build a restaurant with hibachi in the existing footprint of the more than 100-year-old building.
White explained that the project has been ongoing for over a year, and the Community Development Board granted the property a waiver to reduce the minimum required number of parking spaces so that additional spaces aren't needed.
He noted that, looking at the site plan, there is very little room to do so. A mirror will be installed near the sharp turn on Bel Air Avenue to alleviate traffic concerns.
Pruning will be done on trees in the southeast corner of the existing paved parking lot, as a number of branches are hanging over. The new owners also intend to patch, sealcoat, and re-stripe the parking lot.
A fire tore through the building less than an hour after the supermarket closed for the day three years ago. An automatic sprinkler system is required for the new use.
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