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The conference will include a day-long symposium on vitamin C with a focus on the micronutrient’s capabilities in treating cancer and sepsis, as well as sessions on dietary components and the microbiome; lipid metabolism; vitamin E; bioactives; and diet, neuropathy and dementia.
“I love all kinds of activity. I love lifting because I almost immediately feel stronger after doing it. I love team sports, like basketball, because I’m competitive. I love yoga for quiet mornings, long bike rides or hikes for spending time with friends, and running if I need to get outside and clear my head.”
“One of the [asparagus] fields was right next to the house,” she recalls. “I can remember as a kid, I’d put the water on to boil, go out and pick as much asparagus as I thought we needed for dinner, wash it, and drop it in the pot.”
The Faculty Staff Fitness program, housed in the CPHHS, has a variety of fun and energizing classes to help employees, retirees, graduate students and affiliates stay active during the workday. Classes are conveniently scheduled before, during and after work so that participants can easily fit them into their busy schedules. Set in a friendly and inspiring setting, classes fall into under aerobic, aquatic, specialty, weight training and mind/body. Check out class descriptions to see if something strikes your fancy.
Children in rural Oregon elementary school classrooms—who are more at risk of becoming obese than their urban counterparts—are getting more physical activity when their teacher uses a toolkit developed by researchers with the Oregon State University Extension Service.