RII A Rae Ai THE DALLAS POST/Wednesday, March 16, 1988 9 To your health Lcce offers training Shown using the new equipment in the Emergency Medical Services lab at the main campus of Luzerne County ® Community College, are, from left, James Johnson, Dallas, EMS program director; and Cheryl Ann Schell, Kingston. The system was developed by the Actronics Corporation and approved for use by the American Heart Association, and it allows student to learn CPR at their own pace without being in an actual classroom with instructors. Being that the device is designed to train anyone, those interested should contact the EMS Office at Luzerne County Community College, 829-7471. Birthdays are truly something to celebrate. Last year, Nesbitt Memorial Hospital helped over 2,000 families celebrate new birthdays. That's more birthdays celebrated than in any other hospital in Northeastern Pennsylvania! But you know your family's health pare needs don't end at birth. In fact, “#they're just beginning. As your family grows, your needs change. You need a community hospital you can count on o.— one: that offers the services your amily needs when you need them. Families inthe Wyoming Valley have been relying on Nesbitt Memorial Hospital for their health care needs for more than 75 years. Today, Nesbitt offers not only the finest in obstetrical care, but pediatric, emergency, laboratory, radiology, medical surgical care and substance abuse programs as well. From Generation to Generation Families Rely on Nesbitt -you and your family maintain healthy NNT) # Nesbitt Memorial Hospital We also offer the most complete range of complimentary community out- reach programs inthe area. Each service has been specially designed to help and happy lives. e Family-Centered Birthing Center e Neonatal Care Unit 0 Pediatric Care Unit e Critical/Intermediate Care e 24-Hour Emergency Care Center e Short Stay Surgery Unit o Outpatient Chemotherapy e Respiratory and Physical Therapy e CT Scanning and Magnetic . Resonance Imaging e Cardiac Rehabilitation o 18 Outpatient Satellite Centers e Breast Imaging Center e CareUnit Substance Abuse Program e Nesbitt Home Care Services From generation to generation, families rely on Nesbitt for the best in family health care. You can, too. VEST 19712 562 Wyoming Avenue, Kingston, PA 18704 (717) 288-1411 CARING FOR YOUR ELDERLY RELATIVES | ~~ CAN BE AN ss! ENORMOUS | RESPONSIBILITY Community Counseling Services THAT'S WHY IS OFFERING A CAREGIVER'S SEMINAR YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT SAFETY IN THE HOME - MANAGING STRESS \ MEDICATIONS COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND MUCH MORE THE SEMINAR BEGINS APRIL 5 AT 7200 PM. THE COST IS $15 PER PERSON MAKE YOUR RESERVATION II 823-2155 or 836-3118 [ & [ & S tind Counseling Services 110 South Pennsylvania Avenue © Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 99 Bridge Street ® Tunkhannock, PA 18657 - Dieters beware of saturated fats BY ROBERTA DUYFF, M.S., R.D. Special to The Post Thanks to a growing interest in better health, consumers to- day are more aware than ever that diets high in saturated fats can be a factor in heart dis- ease. In an effort to stay heal- thy, many consumers are se- lecting foods, such as vegetable oils, which they’ve learned are lower in saturated fats. Unfortunately, consumers of- ten equate saturated fats only with animal fats and unsaturat- ed fats with vegetable oils. But that’s not always the case. And this misinformation may be harmful to their health! “Pure vegetable oil’ may not be just one ingredient. Coconut, corn, cottonseed, palm, palm kernel, safflower, sesame, pea- nut, olive or soybean oils or combinations of these or other oils may all be called ‘‘vegeta- ble oils’’. But all vegetable oils are not alike. Each is made up of different saturated, monoun- saturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids which occur in var- ying amounts. Many consumers are unaware that palm, palm kernel and coconut oils...sometimes called ‘tropical fats’’...are high in saturated fats. Coconut and palm kernel oils are almost 90 percent saturated, and palm oil is about 50 percent saturated. Soybean and corn oils, on the other hand, are less than 15 percent saturated fat. Contrary to popular belief, most tropical fats have more saturated fats than animal fats. For example, lard (pork fat) is about 42 percent saturated, and butterfat is about 65 percent saturated. Because tropical fats are of- ten sold below prices of U.S. vegetable oils, have increased their use of tropical fats in processed foods, such as crackers, chips, cook- ies, cake mixes and granola bars. Thus, Americans may be consuming more saturated fts than they realize. Labels raise other consumer questions. Manufacturers, for example, can vary the vegeta- ble oils in processed foods with- out specifically listing them on the label. Current regulations allow manufacturers to label multiple ingredient, such as “contains one or more of the following vegetable oils: soy- bean, cottonseed, palm and or coconut oil”. With this wording the manufacturers save the cost of changing labels when they switch oils. But multiple ingredient list- ings make label reading confus- ing. Such listings also make it impossible for shoppers to iden- tify the specific type of vegeta- ble oil--unsaturated or saturat- ed--in the food. Another term that may need explanation is ‘hydrogenated’. Food manufacturers are re- quired to indicate on the label when hydrogenated oils are used. Partial hydrogenation is a process that makes oils more solid and improves their shelf life or increases stability at high temperatures. This process, for example, allows margarine, made from vegeta- ble oil, to keep its shape at room temperature. Hydrogena- tion also makes’ oils somewhat more saturated. But from a nutrition standpoint, partially- hydrogenated soybean and corn oils still end up less saturated than tropical fats. Introducing MEDIFAST by the Nutrition Institute of Maryland | "Weight Reduction without Calorie Counting” Harry Alexanderian, M.D. 654- 1018 288- 6491 TOUGH MARKS ANNIVERSARY — Blue Cross officials present Gilbert D. Tough with special congratulations sent by President and Mrs. Reagan. Blue Cross honors 30 years’ service Gilbert D. Tough, CAM, Pres- ident and CEO of ‘Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania, re- cently marked his 30th consecu- tive year as a Blue Cross pro- fessional. Mr. Tough received well-wishes from President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan which were presented by Blue Cross Executive Vice President Thomas J. Ward. Tough began his career with the area’s largest health care insurer on February 25, 1958 as coordinating director. In 1971 he was promoted to director of operations, elevated to vice president of internal affairs in 1972; vice president of opera- tions in 1975 and was named President and Chief Executive Officer in 1983. Under his leadership, Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsyl- vania has developed and of- fered subsidiary health insur- ance protection plans including Access Care, Universal Man- aged Care and the HMO of Northeastern Pennsylvan- ia...the only HMO in the region backed by Blue Cross. He is married to the former Vera Whitesell. The couple has two children, daughter, Mrs. Jonathan Pineno of Lehman, and son, Gary, of Harrisburg. Grandchildren Stephanie and Phillip Pineno occasionally help Grandpa in Blue Cross televi- sion commercials with his re- minder for everyone to ‘‘Stay Healthy!” * Computerized Muscle Testing * X-ray, Thermography, Vascular Testing - * Laboratory Workups, Therapeutic Massage * Gentle Spinal & Extremity Manipulation ( FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC Fully Equipped Facilities Including On Premises: * Scoliosis Screening, Sports Injuries and Rehab. * Nutritional Counseling and Supplements * Physical Therapy Modalities * Non-needle Acupuncture manufacturers - : iid CLINICS LOCATED AT 84-86 S. MAIN ST. PITTSTON 24 HOUR Medicare/caid e Personal Injury ® Work Comp © Group or Private Insurance FREE EMERGENCY CALLS ° Blue Cross Major Medical ® Blue Shield PARKING PITTSTON WOMEN’S DALLAS CHIROPRACTIC CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC | CHIROPRACTIC CENTER DR. EUGENE DeMINICO DR. 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