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Kadlec cardiac surgery care team expands
The
cardiothoracic
and vascular
surgery team
of Kadlec Clinic
Cardiothoracic
Surgery was
recently
expanded with
THIS, NOT
THAT
HEALTHY DIET
H
ave you ever wondered
what foods are the best
choices for heart health?
Some common food
choices may not be as healthy as
you think.
Dean Rodemack, PA
the addition of a second physician
assistant.
Dean Rodemack, PA, has been
in the medical field since 2000,
working first in music therapy
assessments and then as a
phlebotomist. It was his desire to
have greater patient interaction that
drove him to complete the physician
assistant program. He said that
during the program he “fell in love
with cardiac care.”
He joins cardiothoracic surgeons
Hannan Chaugle, MD, and
Juan Cordero Jr., MD, as well as
physician assistant Randall Kelly.
Their office is located at 780 Swift
Blvd., Suite 140, in Richland. They
can be reached by calling
509-942-3095
.
Eating out for lunch
Choose the beef
with broccoli
instead of
the mandarin
chicken.
Per serving,
the beef with broccoli
has 150 calories, 510
milligrams of sodium and
a little over a teaspoon of fat.
One serving of mandarin chicken
has more than twice as many
calories at 310, with 740 milligrams
of sodium, and more than 3
teaspoons of fat.
A side of steamed rice adds
380 calories and 86 grams of carbs
to either dish!
Bottom line?
Cut back on empty-calorie foods
and choose foods that pack in
more nutrients. At the end of the
day, calories count—and to lose
weight, you need to take in fewer
calories than you burn off. But
sometimes the better choice
is not the obvious
choice.
For more
information,
contact Kadlec’s
Diabetes
Learning
Center at
509-942-2620
.
Sources: www.calorieking.com;
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Breakfast on the go
Choose plain yogurt
with fresh blueberries
instead of a
blueberry muffin.
A 4-ounce
blueberry
muffin has
a whopping
400 calories and
400 milligrams
of sodium, with 50 grams of
carbohydrates and 5 teaspoons of fat.
Some studies have shown that
low-fat and non-fat dairy products
help you lose weight—possibly
even belly fat! Blueberries contain
antioxidants, fiber, potassium and
vitamin C, and they taste great too.
of sodium each day.
Walnuts contain healthful
omega-3 fatty acids to increase
good cholesterol (HDL) and lower
blood pressure
Salad bar
Choose spinach for your salad
instead of the macaroni salad.
The same portion of macaroni
salad has 280 calories, 900 milligrams
of sodium and
3 teaspoons of fat.
Spinach packs a
nutritious punch
with fiber,
potassium,
B vitamins,
and
antioxidants.
At just
7 calories
per cup
you can’t
go wrong.
choose
Snack attack
Choose a small handful of
unsalted walnuts instead of a bag
of pretzels.
A small (1-ounce) bag of pretzels
has 450 milligrams of sodium.
Excess sodium can
raise your blood
pressure.
Guidelines
recommend less
than 2,300 milligrams
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