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times shared with family and friends are the best aspect of the holiday
season. These good times are often accompanied by good food: traditional
family recipes made only once a year, or the latest gourmet specialty made
for a celebration.
Enjoy the holidays and all the festivities,
but don’t neglect your basic nutritional needs during this busy time.
Consider that eating well may be the best present you can give your
baby!
Here are some pointers provided by Susan
Dvorak, registered dietitian (R.D.), from the food and nutrition services
department of the Health Alliance:
- Be sure to continue to eat a balanced
variety of foods each day, including:
 Dairy products for calcium and
protein
Whole grain breads and cereals,
fruits and vegetables for vitamins, minerals and fiber
Meats, fish or dried beans for
protein
- If heartburn is a problem, go easy on
the highly seasoned, rich or fatty foods.
- Don’t let a busy schedule cause you
to skip meals! Many pregnant women find they feel best when they eat
small, frequent meals or snacks.
- Even though you are avoiding alcohol,
you can still have a festive beverage. Try a juice spritzer, hot
spiced cider or a small glass of eggnog.
If your doctor has advised moderate
exercise for you, continue to make time for that activity. It can help
promote good circulation, maintain muscle tone and aid in keeping
holiday stress at bay.
You might find that all the festivities
cause you to gain weight faster than recommended (on average, two to
four pounds during the first trimester, then approximately one pound
per week). If that happens, emphasize lower fat items at your meals:
baked or broiled lean meats and fish, skim or low fat milk, fruits and
vegetables; lower fat desserts such as frozen yogurt or sherbet or
angel food cake. Enjoy those special treats in moderation!
Source: Health Alliance of Greater
Cincinnati
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Women’s Health
Services
at the Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati
The Health Alliance continues to be a leader in women’s
health issues using a multidisciplinary approach to the specific care of
women.
Through the collaborative efforts of each of our
hospitals throughout the Health Alliance, patients and their families
receive the most comprehensive and highest quality women’s care
available. Our continued commitment to provide the best possible patient
care includes clinical research studies, programs of disease prevention,
women’s health information services, commitment to community services
and outreach activities, programs of research training, and continuing
education for health care professionals.
Our vision is simple: "Our women’s services will care for and
empower women who are healthy and ill, considering each woman’s
physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual needs."
Some of our wellness services include:
- Alternative medicine
- Cancer risk appraisal
- Cervical cancer screenings
- Cholesterol screenings
- Colon cancer screenings
- Depression screenings
- Exercise classes
- Family planning services
- Geriatric assessment
- Gynecologic exams
- Hearing screenings
- Massage therapy
- Memory assessment
- Menopause education
- Mobile, hospital based and satellite
mammography screenings and diagnostic services
- Mom-E-Sage: massage for pregnant women
- Nutrition counseling
- Occupational health risk appraisals
- Osteoporosis screenings
- Smoking cessation classes
- Stress management classes
- Stroke risk assessments
- Support groups
- Tai chi
- Vision screenings
- Weight loss programs
- Yoga
For more information on the wide variety of women’s
services available, please call our toll free number, 1-888-640-CARE.
The Health
Alliance is now offering a free reminder for mammograms and pap smears.
Click here
for details.
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For more information about Women's Services
of the Health Alliance, call 1-888-640-CARE.
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