Upcoming Classes and Events to Make You Well & Wise
May 24, 2-6:00 p.m. HCGH Farmers’ Market. Join us for the HCGH Farmers Market every Friday. Keep your family healthy with fresh fruits, vegetables, bread, cheese, eggs, meat and other farm products grown and produced on local Howard County Farms. New vendors this year include Misty Meadows Milk and a jewelry vendor once a month. Market is at the rear of Visitor Lot C at HCGH. May 25, 10-11:30. Together We Thrive. Patient support group offered for men and women diagnosed with cancer, where participants can share, explore, and be encouraged in...
read moreNotes from the Farmers’ Market Chef
Barbara Cornell I have been curious lately as to what constitutes a vegan diet. Luckily I work in the perfect place for research! Howard County Library System has a wide variety of very recent books on the subject –from the general to the very specific, such as the raw vegan diet, from grilled foods to desserts, and encompassing cuisine from around the world. Betty goes Vegan, by Dan and Annie Shannon features 500 classic recipes inspired by The Betty Crocker Cookbook but made over to suit a family’s vegan lifestyle. This...
read moreOur Longest Serving Pediatrician
Caring for Children: Longest Practicing Community Pediatrician Shares How ‘Caring for Generations’ Has Changed Edward Cahill, M.D., came from a family of architects and engineers – he didn’t set out to become a doctor. But an aptitude test and a high school counselor led him to try medicine and eventually focus on pediatrics. After graduating from medical school in 1970, he entered the Air Force and practiced pediatrics for two years. “Serving in the Air Force was great training,” he says. “In medical school, patients would not...
read moreThe Beautiful Berry
By Cherise Tasker A blackberry is a beautiful thing. In its own red-black, tiny, grape-like cluster, one blackberry delivers juice, crunch, and many health benefits. Like its fellow berries, straw, blue, ras and cran, to name a few, the blackberry is delicious and nutritious. While each type of berry is beautiful in its own way–the glorious color, lovely shape and unique taste–all berries provide us with antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, electrolytes, dietary fiber, and even a small amount of protein. Plants produce...
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May 17, 4:00-9:00 p.m. Preakness® Celebration Hot Air Balloon Festival. Come to an exciting, family-friendly celebration with enchanting balloon glows, tethered rides and balloon flights, walk-thru balloons, arts and crafts and great local food. Located at the Turf Valley Resort and Conference Center. For more information- click on the link! May 17 or May 22. Living With Diabetes. Have you recently been diagnosed with diabetes or have you been living with diabetes and would like to improve your health? Our diabetes specialists will teach...
read moreOur Chance to Fight Back
Cancer is a word heard far too often in our community. That is why we are fighting back against this disease with our longtime friend and partner – the American Cancer Society – by encouraging you to consider taking part in one of their biggest research projects to date made possible in partnership with Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT), Howard County Wellness Center, Roger Carter Recreation Center, St. Agnes Hospital and UnitedHealthcare. During the week of June 9-15, 2013, the Howard County community will have the opportunity to...
read moreLocal Doctors Rally for Doctor’s Son After Sports Injury
William Nicholas Koutrelakos (Nick) was a sophomore and a standout varsity soccer player at Marriotts Ridge High School, when an ordinary soccer game took a life-threatening turn. His father Nick Koutrelakos, M.D., an HCGH medical oncologist, describes what happened: “It was late in the game against Oakland Mills, and my son took a shot to the belly and went down. Nick never goes down, so I knew he had been hit hard. Marriotts Ridge won the match shortly thereafter, but my son did not run out with his teammates.” Dr. Koutrelakos knew...
read moreS.T.E.M.=Good 4 U
Dear Well & Wise, You’ve tried to sell us on the health benefits of gardening and poetry and even love stories, but what’s with all the math and science classes in your Friday’s events listings? Sincerely, Skeptical Reader Dear SR (who is in no way imaginary), One lesson many of us have learned from working on the blog is that there are a surprising number of things that can benefit your health if done right (the flipside, of course, being that even things that are supposed to be healthy, like exercise and sunshine, can...
read moreUpcoming Classes and Events to Make You Well & Wise!
May 11, 11:00 a.m. Seeds to Sunflowers. Sunflowers add beauty to our garden and provide food for wildlife. Listen to stories, learn interesting sunflower facts, and help plant a sunflower patch in our Enchanted Garden at the Miller Branch. Take home sunflower seeds to plant at home and return in the fall for a sunflower show and tell! Ages 7-9; 45 min. Registration and signed release form required.Click here for the release form. Register online or by calling 410.313.1950 May 11, 3:00 p.m. Calling All Volunteers. Volunteering is good...
read moreWhat to Expect…When You Can’t Find that Book
The other day, a mom-to-be approached the Research Desk in a bit of a panic. “All of your copies of What to Expect When You’re Expecting are checked out!” Now it is true that What to Expect When You’re Expecting is one of the most requested titles by future moms, and with good reason. According to the book description it “is a perennial New York Times bestseller and one of USA Today’s 25 most influential books of the past 25 years. It’s read by more than 90% of pregnant women who read a pregnancy book–the...
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