Heartbeats for Life! 2006 - 2007 Programs *

*Subject to change. Check 24-hour voice mail 585-234-7076 mail or website for up to date topics and speakers.

Heartbeats! meetings are on the second Monday of the month from September-July.

Potluck: 6:30 p.m. Presentation: 7:30 p.m.

Monroe county Cornell cooperative Extension, 249 Highland Avenue, Rochester, NY

Free parking.

All potlucks and programs: Members free; guests $3.00 at the door. No reservations or tickets needed.

Two special dinners out : Check voice mail or website for price, location and reservations.

Mark your calendar!

Monday, September 11, 2006

Special Event: Kick-off HFL’s Eleventh Year of Programs!

“Make Yourself Heart Attack Proof: Preventing & Reversing Heart Disease”

Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio www.heartattackproof.com

Monday, October 9, 2006

“Find A Healthy Oasis in Your Mind and Your Heart”

Speaker: Pricilla Minster, Director, OASIS Rochester

RAVS Program, not a HFL program:

November 12, 2006 (2nd Sunday*) 7:00 PM 

Lecture by  Michael Greger, MD, Director of Public Health and Animal Agriculture, Humane Society of the United States: "Bird Flu: A Virus of Our Own Hatching" Dr. Greger has just released a book of the same title.
 
The lecture is co-sponsored by the Rochester Area Vegetarian Society and Animal Rights Advocates of Upstate New York.
 
This lecture is the program of the November meeting of the Rochester Area Vegetarian Society, which begins with a share-a-dish vegan dinner at 5:30 PM. All are welcome to attend the dinner, but please observe the vegan rules (see our newsletter or visit www.rochesterveg.org). Non-members are asked to pay a $3.00 guest fee. You are free to attend the lecture only, and members of the general public are WELCOMED to the dinner and/or the lecture. However, seating is limited (the Lodge holds 100 people).
 
*PLEASE NOTE that while RAVS usually meets on the 3rd Sunday of the month, because of Dr. Greger's schedule, this meeting takes place on the 2nd Sunday. 

Monday, November 13, 2006

“Catering to Yourself, Ornish Style”

Cooking demonstration by caterer, Sue Lennon

Monday, December 11, 2006

Holiday Dinner Out – Ornish Preparation

A full course, heart-healthy, low-fat, vegetarian feast prepared by Chef Michael Disano will be served at NapaGino's Fine Italian Restaurant, Penfair Plaza, 2200 Penfield Road, Penfield, NY.  

Monday, January 8, 2007

Mind-Body Medicine: What Can We Expect From Our Doctors?

Speaker: Dr. Robert F. Klein, faculty, U of R Medical School; Chair, Heartbeats for Life!

A positive working relationship with your doctor is an important factor in your health care. A DVD on this critical topic will be viewed. Dr. Klein will lead us in a discussion and answer your questions about maintaining or developing an effective doctor-patient team.

 Monday, February 12, 2007

"Use and safety of statin drugs in the treatment of elevated serum cholesterol"
Speaker: Dr. Robert Block, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, University of Rochester
Statin drugs are the cure for cholesterol, right? Take a statin and eat what you want, okay? Not if you want to be healthy! Bring your questions to clarify just what statins can do - and not do - for your health!

Monday, March 12

“Reducing Coronary Disease Risk Factors”

Dr. Gerald M. Gacioch, Md, MMM, FACC, Cardiologist, Rochester General Hospital

If you have heart disease, you can take steps to reduce your risk factors for further episodes. If you are interested in prevention, you can reduce your risk of ever having the disease. Either way, however, you need to be informed and proactive about your health. Participation in Heartbeats for Life is a good step. Come and find out what else you can do.

Monday, April 9, 2007, 6:00 p.m.

Annual Spring Fling Dinner. A vegetarian banquet with no fat or oil.

The King and I Restaurant, 1475 East Henrietta Road, Henrietta NY
 
$15. per person

Reservations and payment required by 12:00 noon, Thursday, April 5. Cancellations must be made by 12:00 noon on April 5. Sorry, no refunds after this date/time. Reservations, 24-hour voice mail 585-234-7076.

Monday, May 14

"Exercise Isn't Boring When You're Square Dancing!"

Presenter: Will Herzog, dance instructor

Exercise is part of staying healthy and is as fun as you make it. It's good for your heart to laugh and move! Wear comfortable clothing and sneakers and prepare to get out on the floor for some fun!

Monday, June 11

"Let's Not Call It Meditation"
 Presenter: Padme Nina Livingstone, awareness and meditation teacher, author
Balance Acupuncture and Wellness Center, East Rochester, NY 
 
Health experts like Dean Ornish, MD, recommend meditation, yet many resist it. Clear up questions or confusion about what's in the way. Find out how meditation can help you be a healthier, more patient, more compassionate, and honest person. Directly experience this loving, and simple practice for yourself.

Ms. Livingstone teaches awareness meditation and facilitates Polishing Presence Awareness Support Groups in Penfield, NY. Her column, Living with Awareness, appears monthly in magazines nationally. Her book, Let's Not Call It Meditation: Practical Guidance for People Who Think They Can't Sit Still and Quiet the Mind will be available for sale after class, along with her three guided meditation CDs.

July 9: Picnic at Ellison Park

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