VOLUME 2 / ISSUE 10 NOVEMBER 2015

WILLIAMSON WELLNESS CENTER

WWC is a private studio for all

WHATS GOING ON AT WWC

people, especially those who are

Happy
Thanksgiving!

recovering from injury and illness.

We specialize in musculo-skeletal
conditions, orthopedic issues,
neurological conditions and lower
back pain.
BALANCE CLASS

Wednesdays at noon
PARKINSONS AND OTH ER
NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE S
EXERCISE AND SUPPORT GROUP

Tuesday/Thursday 1:45 - 2:45

New folks are always welcome!

There are so many

things in which to be
thankful. We are
grateful that many
of you have chosen
us to help you reach
your fitness goals.
WWC will be closed Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 26. In
addition, the balance class will not be held on Wednesday Nov.
25 nor will the Parkinsons disease class be held on Thursday,
Nov. 26. Have a safe holiday weekend. WWC will be open
Friday and Saturday depending on the demand.
Keep WWC in mind for your shopping needs. WWC gift cards are
available and can be easily purchased.

Contact Us
Williamson Wellness Center
8340 E 21st N, Ste 900
316.295.4366
wmsonwa@gmail.com
williamsonwc.com

New Shirts have arrived! Our winter colors are royal,

cardinal, and storm. We also have:

embroidered polos
zip jackets
zip fleece pullovers
Cozy sweatshirts
Clearance t-shirts to boost your WWC workout
collection.

WEIGHT MANAGEMENT & NUTRITION

My Fitness Pal offers many tips to survive holiday eating traps. One research-fact finding tip is to
use a dessert plate instead of a large dinner plate at holiday gatherings. This helps reduce portion
sizes while still helping us feel satisfied. Try it for your November get-togethers and see if it works
for you!
WORD FROM WENDY
It is DARK longer outsidemeaning the seasons are changing and the temperatures are falling
(as well as the leaves) A clients grandchild was outside playing when he looked at Grandma and
said, what is that? as he pointed to a leaf. Being two years old and discovering the awesome
signs of nature.how wonderful!! : )
Katie Reilly, our fall intern will wrap up her time with us immediately, but that is OKAY. She has
agreed to help us out in the office on a part-time basis until the semester ends and she graduates.
We are so grateful for her and know that she is growing and developing AND we get to keep her a
few more weeks. Next semester she will begin her Masters at South Carolina while playing sand
volleyball.
For the future, I may have a pre-med student passing through for 3 weeks during the holiday break,
trying to see what all occurs here at WWC. We have had physician assistant students stopping by
to shadow us one day a week AND meetings have already begun for a new research study next fall.
People are traveling to see us from outside Wichita and we are grateful that they are finding us on
the website or via a referral.
Please let us know if you have any suggestions as to how we can improve or better serve you. Have
a safe and fantastic Thanksgiving. We certainly have a lot to be thankful for and much of our
gratefulness comes as a result of you.
NEW RESEARCH FROM THE MONTH
The World Health Organization claims that processed meats can be a huge cause for cancer.
The World Health Organization (WHO) will publish a report on the dangers of eating processed
meats. It is expected to list processed meat as a cancer-causing substance. The classifications are
believed to regard processed meat as carcinogenic to humans, the highest of five possible
rankings, shared with alcohol, asbestos, arsenic and cigarettes.
Processed meats are usually smoked, cured, salted, or contain preservatives. Some examples of
these are:

Chicken nuggets
Bologna
Bacon
Ham
Sausage

Hot dogs
Bratwurst
Lunch meat
Spam
Salami

There are two main methods of meat processing. Food processed in concordance with Muslim
dietary laws is called Halal. Halal is an Arabic word that means "permissible," meat slaughtered by
this method is called "zabiha."
Zabiha imposes many requirements. For example, the animal must be healthy and must not be a
forbidden species, the slaughterer must be a sane adult Muslim and the animal must be facing
Ka'aba (Mecca). The focus of halal is on ensuring spiritual purity rather than science-based
cleanliness, so buying halal food does not guarantee your food will be safe. Last year a Halal food
processor in British Columbia was charged with several counts of knowingly selling food unfit for
human consumption and a similar case was reported in Texas, however it is still very rare.
The other type of processed meat is Kosher. In Hebrew, Kashrus, from the root kosher (or
kasher), means suitable and/or pure, thus ensuring fitness for consumption. After the meat
has been treibered, it is soaked in room temperature bath water for a half hour. Finally, the
soaked meat is then placed on special salting tables where it is salted with coarse salt on both
sides for one hour.
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/steven-burton/halal-meat-processing_b_5716361.html
http://www.koshercertification.org.uk/whatdoe.html
- See more at: http://www.stonehearthnewsletters.com/bacon-ham-and-sausages-as-big-a-cancerthreat-as-smoking-who-to-warn/nutrition-food-meat/#sthash.zats4wAW.dpuf
Williamson Wellness Center Note: Just be advised when purchasing your meats. The symbol for
Halal is a Muslim symbol on the packaging.

Exercise program in senior centers helps decrease participants' pain and improve
mobility
It may seem counterintuitive that exercise could help people with arthritis and other
musculoskeletal conditions, but a new study finds that a low-impact exercise program is improving
quality of life for many older adults with these conditions. People believe that if you have arthritis
you shouldn't exercise, but appropriate exercises actually help decrease pain. In this 8 week study,
370 individuals participates in the once a week, low impact exercise program. In the survey, many
respondents reported that they experienced less pain and were better able to perform activities of
daily living after participating in the exercise program. Participants reported that their muscle and
joint pain was significantly reduced by 32 percent. Other statistics that studied revealed include:

88% more participants could climb several flights of stairs

66% more participants could lift/carry groceries

63% more participants could bend, kneel, or stoop

91% of participants felt the program reduced their fatigue

97% of participants felt that the program reduced their stiffness

95% of participants felt their balance improved

This article shows the emphasis of the need and importance for exercise throughout all stages of
life.
Read more at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151107172746.htm