Social Networks, Healthy Eating, Exercise for Life

Building a Social Network of Contacts Can Save Lives

“I believe people being used to living independently and the slow erosion of our social networks as we age are two reasons people don’t think of building a social network who can check in with them,” says John Rinker, M.D., chief medical officer who practices geriatric medicine with OSF Healthcare at St. James-John W. Albrecht Medical Center in Pontiac, Illinois. “Building that network takes being vulnerable and a willingness to acknowledge we need that help.”

Building Resources for an Aging Community

We welcome Chanda Wingo, the Director of the Franklin County Office on Aging. We explore the various programs and services designed to support seniors, caregivers, and kinship families in Franklin County, Ohio. You’ll learn about the critical issues affecting the aging population and the collective efforts required to address these challenges.

Don’t Sweat The Weight — Healthy Eating Helps Your Heart Regardless

Healthy eating can boost heart health even if a person doesn’t lose weight
About a third of participants in three major nutrition trials didn’t lose weight
Nonetheless, a healthy diet improved their cholesterol, belly fat and hunger

Take A Deep Breath – The Breathing Association Services and Programs

The Breathing Association strives to educate the public on the issues affecting our community, such as smoking, air quality, energy needs, diseases like COPD, asthma, and other breathing disorders.

Which Exercise Should You Do for the Rest of Your Life?

Whether you loathe working out or love it, no one has unlimited time for it, so getting the most out of each session is important. Some forms of exercise only address one or two of the four pillars of fitness — muscular strength, muscular endurance, aerobic capacity and mobility. Others can carry an increased risk of injury, especially if we do too much too soon, or don’t learn the proper techniques.

Walk With A Doc with Dr. David Sabgir

Walk With A Doc was started in 2005 by Dr. David Sabgir, a cardiologist in Columbus, Ohio.

Frustrated with his inability to affect behavior change in the clinical setting, Dr. Sabgir invited his patients to go for a walk with him in a local park on a spring Saturday morning.

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