by Dan | May 17, 2015 | Etc.
Yesterday was the last ESD meet for Nick, and so what do they do? His medley relay team takes first place! Way to go Taylor, Zeke, Ben, and Nick! Teamwork! The day went from chilly, to extremely humid, to pouring rain, and back and forth. They did one heat of the girls 800 meter open, which is right after the medley relay finished, and then the meet initially got delayed because of lightning. They tried starting again, only to be delayed again, and then finally, had to postpone the duration of the meet until this coming Tuesday. For those of you who don’t know, the medley relay starts off with the first person doing 200 meters, handing off to second person, who does another 200 meters, then the third person does 400 meters, with the anchor person doing 800 meters. Nick ran the 800 meters. What a way to go out for your last ESD meet. More memories to have to last forever.
Now, speaking of memories, for those of you who are not very familiar with track, the ESD championship meet has a program of events listed as to the order they will occur. For each of the events, it has the current record holder listed for each event. One event stood out more than any other…the mile! Back in 1971, Stephen Heidenreich from Watertown set the record at 4:09.6…an utterly jaw dropping amazing accomplishment! Even more so doing back it 1971 under those track conditions at that time. The winner of the mile yesterday was 4:34…not even close. I remember seeing this record time posted when I ran as a senior in high school, my first year running track, and could not believe that time! Yesterday, sitting in the stands, I heard many people talking about that time, and record, and all are still in awe. Stephen…you set a record many years ago that no one has been able to reach again since. Like all records, some day it may go, but you have had it now for 44 years, and I do not seeing falling anytime soon. You were in a class all on your own. I saw 2 kids run a 4:14 at Howard Wood a few weeks ago, and was incredible to watch. Now to think you would have still been 5 seconds ahead of them…Wow! That is all I can say! Truly amazing! I know you read this post, and I am just going to put out there that I would love to meet you sometime, and maybe even have you speak at a run club gathering some time. Just like Nick now having some of these races, and accomplishments, nobody can take them away from you. You will always have those memories…and can be proud of those accomplishments. But with a record like Stephen Heidenreich, everybody is going to remember those accomplishments as well! Keep moving everybody! Below are some pictures of the medley, with Nick coming down the final stretch.
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 2788
by kelsey | May 13, 2015 | Cooking Tips, Diabetes, Diet, Etc., Food, Weight Management, Wellness/Health
I have a few more recipes for you to try thanks to County Fair Foods! Both of these are delicious!!
Garden Cottage Cheese Salad (pictured above)
1 (22oz) container 1% cottage cheese
1 cucumber, cubed
1 regular tomato, cubed
1 pkg Good Seasoning Italian Dressing
Directions: Mix together and put in refrigerator for a few hours before serving. Could also add other veggies per your liking! 🙂
Blueberry Drop Cookies
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 c shortening
1/4 c milk
1 egg
1 c sugar
1 tsp almond extract
1 1/2 tsp lemon zest
1 c fresh blueberries
Directions: In a large mixing bowl, cream the shortening, sugar, egg, milk, almond extract, and lemon zest. Mix well after the addition of each ingredient. Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt; blend into sugar mixture. Fold in the blueberries. Cover and chill for 4 hours.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Drop dough by tspful onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 12-15 minutes in the oven. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.
This is a good option for your sweet tooth! The recipe can be altered to be lighter as well such as using Splenda, applesauce, oil etc in place of the sugar and fat.
Enjoy!
-Kelsey
by kelsey | May 12, 2015 | Etc.
We have some exciting news at Brown Clinic! Our Northridge facility will be getting a facelift! Renovations are underway at Northridge, thus we are moving our evening convenience care to our Main location during the remodeling. Our days and hours aren’t changing, only the location. Starting Monday, May 18th, Convenience Care will be located at the MAIN CLINIC, hours are 5-7:30pm Monday-Friday and 8-11am Saturday.
Thank you for your patience and understanding during our remodeling project!
by Dan | May 10, 2015 | Etc.
Happy Mother’s Day to all you moms out there! Too bad the weather could not be better…you will just have to stay inside and have things done for you. I am working on laundry, and then will be making Sarah brunch. You mom’s all deserve to be treated well on your day! I am thankful I still have my mom to spend time with, even more so now that my Dad is gone. This is a tough day for her too…this would have been their 60th anniversary today as well. Just spend time with them as long as you can. Today, the run club met, and the weather did not cooperate very well. Jill wanted to do a virtual 15 k run in memory of her mom. She started out and ran 4 miles with her brother first, then met up with the rest of us for the run club, and finished her 9.3 miles! Good job Jill, and for a good cause. Yesterday was the annual Avera Breast Cancer run in SF. Thousands of people running in recognition, or memory, of their sisters, wifes, mothers, grandmothers. It is a great day to start off the weekend of Mother’s Day each year. We picked up Molly in Brookings on the way down and she ran with us. That made Sarah’s day too! So to all you mom’s out there….Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! for everything you do, and have done for us. It is appreciated more than words could express. We love you all very much. Keep moving everybody! Below are pictures from this weekend.
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 2781
by Dan | May 3, 2015 | Etc.
Friday and Saturday this week was Nick’s final Howard Wood meet. The weather was very good…in fact, it was very warm for a typical Howard Wood. Usually it is raining, cold, windy, but he got to go out with nice weather. Their medley relay won their heat, but just fell out of the top 8 overall. Even so, they got to experience winning the heat. Here is Nick coming down the final stretch to the finish line. Determination…power…concentration. It take it all, and when in a relay, it takes all of that from everybody on the relay…but particularly, team work. You depend on each other, finish with each other, and win or lose with each other. It also creates memories that keep on going as well…this month will continue in the series of finals for Nick. I am proud of him…can you tell? However he finishes, I want him to have had fun, experience team work, as well as individual achievement. Running can accomplish all of this. But most of all, cherish memories that will go well beyond the moment…memories to look back on and smile, and be proud, and know that you gave it your all! We all can learn from this. We may never win, but that is not really the point. Life is an experience, and we need to experience to the maximum. Enjoy all of it! Keep moving everybody!
Below are pictures from the meet.
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise day #: 2774
by kelsey | Apr 29, 2015 | Etc.
The South Dakota Department of Health and SDSU Extension Services are mobilizing a statewide
campaign to implement and sustain Stanford University’s Chronic Disease Self-Management
Program, referred to as Better Choices, Better Health® South Dakota. The program is designed
to help people gain self-confidence in their ability to manage their symptoms related to chronic
conditions and understand how their health problems affect their lives.
Basic Program Information
Better Choices, Better Health® South Dakota is an interactive workshop offered once a week for
6 weeks. Each session is 2 ½ hours long. Trained leaders, many of whom are volunteers and have
a chronic illness themselves, will facilitate the workshops, which are not disease specific. During a
workshop, you may meet individuals with arthritis, diabetes, heart disease or breathing problems,
as well as others who have been diagnosed with multiple chronic conditions.
Better Choices, Better Health® SD is appropriate for anyone looking for better ways to cope with
chronic conditions, and to learn how to better care for themselves or a loved one.
Topics Addressed During Better Choices, Better Health® SD Workshops
The emphasis of the workshops’ curriculum is not designed to help people to learn more about
chronic conditions, but rather to learn the skills and tools to better manage those conditions.
Participants will learn skills such as:
Using your mind to manage your symptoms.
Communicating with friends, family, and providers.
Dealing with anger, depression, and other difficult emotions.
Designing and maintaining a healthy eating and exercise plan.
Managing pain and fatigue.
Goal setting, problem solving, and coping.
Relaxing and stress management skills.
Appropriate use of medications.
What Better Choices, Better Health is looking for from you:
The folks organizing this effort are looking for lay leaders–ie, people who not working in a medical profession to go through training to help lead the course. The course is scripted and led by lay leaders, so they are currently looking for individuals interested to help lead the course in Watertown. This program is separate and a completely different program from our STRIVE 2 Survive, but still has the same purpose to help people learn how to improve their health and wellness. We do not feel this program is competition to our STRIVE 2 Survive since it is a completely different type of program, which is why we wanted to share the information with you. The cost for participants is $10 for the 6 week sessions. There is compensation available for the leaders. If you are at all interested in becoming a leader, please contact
Lori Oster at RN@osterconsulting.com or 605-627-3061
Megan Olesen at Megan.Olesen@sdstate.edu or 1-888-484-3800
They need to find leaders before they can implement the program in Watertown, so we are helping them get the word out.
You can also learn more at their website: goodandhealthysd.org.
-Kelsey
