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Flavors of fall
When the heat starts fading, North Texans start
getting ready for the flavors of the season — like cinnamon,
cranberry, and pumpkin. In Methodist Health System’s new
online Health Library, you’ll find the perfect recipe to combine
all three: Cranberry Pumpkin Muffins. A bonus: They’re
low in calories and saturated fat. Search for the recipe at
MethodistHealthSystem.org/HealthLibrary
.
BEST FOR BREASTS
Four of our specialists —
as well as a breast cancer
survivor — set the record
straight and encourage you
to keep the date for your
mammogram. Click the
box at left.
TO YOUR HEALTH
4
No flu for you!
Have you heard that flu shots
can give you the flu? Here’s
what you need to know.
SPOTLIGHT
6
Need to know
Former CBS broadcaster and
current
Good Enough Mother
blogger Rene Syler shares
what every woman needs to
know about her breast health.
FEATURES
8
Living life in the fast lane
Eric Wilson knew it was time
to slow things down. Having a
ministroke only strengthened
his resolve to make healthy
lifestyle changes.
10
Under (cardiac) arrest
While Police Chief Mike Moon
is busy protecting Ovilla
citizens, Methodist Mansfield
is protecting his heart.
On the cover
When Sherry Almand (right) experienced the pain of endometriosis,
surgery with the da Vinci® Surgical System was the right choice.
Read her story on page 7.
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SHINE
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Fall 2014
BLOGS
WEB
For the love of the game—or the child?
Through organized sports, children learn teamwork
and discipline, improve physical fitness, and get to
have some fun. But could organized sports be
causing harm to your child, your family, or even
you as a parent? Read up on five signs that you’re
pushing sports a little too hard in our new blog
Art
of Balance
, designed especially for working moms,
at
ArtOfBalance.MethodistHealthSystem.org
.