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Healthy Lifestyle Hub brings resources and hope to Auburn Gresham

CHICAGO (CBS) — After years of disinvestment, there are new and important resources coming to the Auburn Gresham neighborhood.

They are all housed in one new Healthy Lifestyle Hub at 839 W. 79th St., just west of Halsted Street. We have been following the development of the building for many months, and on Friday, CBS 2’s Irika Sargent was there for the grand opening.

You may remember in July, Sargent and CBS 2’s Joe Donlon were at the same building for a special half-hour report about the response to mass shootings on the city’s South and West sides. We chose the Healthy Lifestyle Hub as the backdrop for that newscast as a sign of hope for the real change that can be made at the community level – when investments are made in our neighborhoods.

The building at 839 W. 79th St. was built in 1925. The former furniture store had been sitting vacant for the last 25 years. It is right next to Leo High School on 7901 S. Sangamon St., and students had to walk past the shuttered building on the way to school.

The Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation set its sights on developing a project that would serve the whole community – a building that would house medical and dental services, a pharmacy, a café, a bank, and so much more.

On Friday, they celebrated that dream coming to life. During the grand opening celebration from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., residents walked through an open house to learn about all the resources coming to the Auburn Gresham neighborhood. More than 600 guests were expected in all.

Inside the Healthy Lifestyle Hub, bringing new resources to Auburn Gresham

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Carlos Nelson, chief executive officer of the Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation, was the one who first had the idea for the Healthy Lifestyle Hub.

“We’ve been working on this since literally 2016 as a vision to bring back to life this vacant 60,000 square-foot building that’s just sat ominously right near 79th and Halsted – the busiest bus line in the entire city of Chicago,” Nelson said.

The Chicago Bears were a major benefactor, donating more than $600,000 for the project.

“When the Chicago Bears heard about our work doing the Racial Equity Rapid Response task force; doing COVID response work in Auburn Gresham, they wanted to get involved with what we were doing,” Nelson said.

Inside the Healthy Lifestyle Hub, bringing new resources to Auburn Gresham

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One of the missions with which the Bears signed on was to bring high-quality health care. Another was to demonstrate ways to show how food can be used as medicine – in the form of a high-tech teaching kitchen, Nelson said.

In all, the Auburn Gresham Development Corporation secured nearly $20 million for the project. The Pritzker Traubert Foundation was a major benefector.

Also among the components of the facility are a UI Health Clinic and urgent care center operated by the University of Illinois at Chicago on the second floor, along with a pharmacy. The urgent care center will provide medical, dental, and mental health care, and expects to serve 30,000 patients in the next year alone.

Health care, vocational training, and other benefits at the Healthy Lifestyle Hub

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On the third floor, neighbors can connect with Heartland Alliance, which aims to help people out of poverty for jobs, housing, and family services. The UIC Neighborhood Center will also have a spot offering tutoring and small business workshops.

On the first floor, there will be a Bank of America and a local Black-owned restaurant and coffee shop.

Sargent spoke to a woman who conducts diabetes education, and she said there are also plans for a diabetes educational workshop at the Healthy Lifestyle Hub.

Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation senior director Linda Johnson emphasized the need for better health care in Auburn Gresham.

“Auburn Gresham has been suffering from many, many health inequities for over the years,” she said, “and because of the high population of seniors in the community, this is a dream come true.”

Healthy Lifestyle Hub fills need for health care in Auburn Gresham

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Johnson emphasized that the first person to die of COVID-19 in Chicago was an Auburn Gresham resident. Patricia Frieson, 61, died in mid-March 2020.

The new hub will add over also add 150 jobs to the community, with the goal of building wealth for generations to come who live in the area.

The next goal for the Healthy Lifestyle Hub is to open a women’s health center for prenatal and postnatal care. A senior activity center, a fitness center, and a food pantry are also planned at the Healthy Lifestyle Hub in the future, Nelson said.

Some are calling it the Miracle on 79th Street.

Nelson was thrilled to see hundreds of people turn out at the grand opening Friday evening.

Ambitions pay off for Healthy Lifestyle Hub in Auburn Gresham

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“This is so special to me, and I get asked, how do I feel about this? I’m most excited about the smiles, and the faces, and the glimmers in the eyes,” he said. “This is really about the community – the community taking ownership of this as their project; their building.”

Meanwhile, the great news keeps coming for Auburn Gresham. Auburn Gardens, a $40 million affordable housing development, is being built right across the street from the hub.

A $35 million Metra Electric Line station is also set to open down the street in 2024.

Healthy Lifestyle Hub: The Miracle on 79th Street

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Community leaders say these efforts will not only provide opportunities, but also help in violence prevention.

Irika Sargent

Irika Sargent anchors the CBS2 Chicago weeknight news at 5, 6 and 10 p.m. with Brad Edwards.

Colleagues can encourage employees’ healthy eating behavior

Researchers from Cologne and Utrecht have located that employees are much more most likely to try to eat fruit and greens as nicely as interact in bodily activity when their colleagues really encourage a healthy life-style. Also, employees’ nutritious eating conduct is positively correlated with their colleagues’ fruit and vegetable usage.

Even so, if just one colleague workouts a ton, this does not prompt other people to emulate him or her. As a result, regarding physical workout, explicit encouragement has a positive impact, but employees do not are likely to design their conduct on that of other co-staff who are bodily far more active. The researchers conclude that over-all, colleagues’ encouragement and own nutritious behaviors have the possible to lead to making a tradition of overall health at the office and aid all staff in earning healthful choices. The research was carried out by Professor Dr Lea Ellwardt at the University of Cologne’s Institute of Sociology and Social Psychology (ISS) and Anne van der Place from the Division of Sociology, Faculty of Social and behavioral Sciences, Utrecht University. Their post ‘Employees’ healthful ingesting and physical action: the purpose of colleague encouragement and behavior’ has been printed in BMC Public Wellbeing.

Training and wholesome ingesting are not just person decisions, they are motivated by loved ones customers, pals, or neighbors. Minimal is known, nevertheless, about the purpose of co-staff, who are yet another essential interpersonal influence. Men and women devote several several hours at operate, surrounded by typically the same colleagues, who could consequently noticeably form employees’ (un)wholesome possibilities. The experts examined to what extent colleagues may possibly play a component in one particular another’s taking in and physical exercise behaviors by focusing on two pathways: colleagues can motivate a nutritious lifestyle or act as function versions whose behaviors can be observed and copied.

The team utilised the European Sustainable Workforce Study, with facts on 4345 staff in 402 groups in 113 organizations. ‘Our research showed that workforce are far more possible to consume fruit and veggies as well as have interaction in physical exercise when their colleagues persuade a healthier life-style,’ claimed Ellwardt. Contrary to their anticipations, nonetheless, van der Put and Ellwardt discovered a adverse correlation involving employees’ and colleagues’ bodily action the place no express encouragement was included. ‘One rationalization for our destructive outcome may well be that physical activity generally will take position outdoors working hrs, where it is rarely visible to colleagues,’ Ellwardt concluded. Men and women take in frequently at operate every working day alongside one another with colleagues, whilst actual physical exercise takes location privately, creating it considerably less vulnerable to social influence.

The examine normally takes into consideration both equally colleagues’ encouragement and their genuine behaviors, addressing encouragement distinct to the actions alternatively than generic social help, and inspecting behaviors that also consider spot outside the place of work. Ellwardt stated: ‘The study is just one of the very first to address the job of co-workers’ behaviors working with a network approach incorporating direct colleagues. This permitted for a far more finely grained evaluation than the aggregation of individual-stage measures or relating staff members who may well not get the job done in shut proximity.’

General, colleagues’ encouragement and very own healthy behaviors have the prospective to add to producing a society of health at the workplace and guidance all personnel in creating nutritious alternatives. The authors consider this tends to make it promising for supervisors and community wellness policymakers to take into consideration. ‘Our study implies that when coming up with overall health interventions, it is critical to include the perform ecosystem together with other social actors these kinds of as associates, loved ones members, and close friends. Colleagues are related sources of social assist when it arrives to healthful behaviors and can act as part styles,’ Ellwardt concluded. Crucially, not only do colleague encouragement and behaviors add to producing a lifestyle of overall health in the place of work, they also indirectly help the overall operate population, which includes all those not applying dedicated applications at the place of work.

Upcoming exploration would benefit from applying longitudinal info to examine influence procedures about time, the authors imagine. Given that people today internalize cues from their setting to form their intrinsic inspiration, this exploration could present how very long it will take a new employee to adapt to current place of work health norm.

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Journal reference:

van der Place, A & Ellwardt, L., (2022) Employees’ nutritious taking in and bodily exercise: the job of colleague encouragement and conduct. BMC Community Health. doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14394-.

‘We Can Make Great Things Happen’

AUBURN GRESHAM — Carlos Nelson used to drive past the “lifeless” building at 839 W. 79th St. almost every day for years.

Home to a drab public aid office in the 1970s, city officials bricked over the 18-by-18-foot windows on the ground floor and boarded up the second and third floor windows when the office closed. The nearly 100-year-old terra cotta building sat vacant for decades — but Nelson saw potential for revival.

After seven years of work, Nelson looked on Friday as Auburn Gresham’s four-story Healthy Lifestyle Hub welcomed dozens of neighbors with a Hollywood red carpet, live music and healthy food.

Community leaders and local officials cut the ribbon in October but Friday’s extravaganza was for neighbors to roam the halls for the first time, said Nelson, executive director at the Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation.

A “dark and dismal” sight in Auburn Gresham is now a beacon of light offering medical care, nutritious food, community space and other services steps away from neighbors’ homes, Nelson said.

“I used to see this building and the boarded-up windows, and it hurt to think of what others thought about our people,” Nelson said. “When I visualized the Healthy Hub, I wanted to be able to bring life into this building. We wanted to light up 79th Street, literally and figuratively. Today is a day of excitement.”

The UIC Neighborhood Center features a mural commissioned by artist Dorian Sylvain featuring the “faces” of Auburn Gresham.

‘You’ll See The Light Emanating From This Building’

The Healthy Lifestyle Hub will replenish a neighborhood long denied necessities and amenities, Nelson said. The 79th and Halsted intersection alone has lost a Save A Lot grocery store, a CVS pharmacy and a Bank of America branch.

A UI Health Clinic and Urgent Care Center on the second floor can provide medical, dental and mental health services to more than 30,000 patients per year, Nelson said. Nearly 500 patients have come in even without any advertising for the clinic, Nelson said.

The third floor is home to Heartland Alliance and the UIC Neighborhood Center, with tutoring services and small business workshops provided by the university.

Bank of America will soon open on the first floor, years after closing the nearby location. A high-tech kitchen and training center on the same floor, sponsored by a $600,000 donation from the Chicago Bears, will give local cooks a space to perfect their healthy recipes, Nelson said.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago, Serenity Home Health Care, Mikkey’s Retro Grill and a pharmacy will also soon open at the hub, Nelson said.

“It’ll be like you’re in Downtown Chicago,” Nelson said. “We’ll have restaurants, businesses, and a bank in one space, and when you walk by, you’ll see the light emanating from this building.”

Antonio “Tone” Barnes poses with his wife, Syntyche “Syn” Barnes. The duo own Juiced by Shic.

Antonio “Tone” Barnes, co-founder of Juiced by Shic, handed out free samples of his healthy, blended smoothies while guests toured the space.

The Black-owned business, operated by a husband-and-wife duo, is the newest tenant in the healthy living center.

Growing up on the South Side, Barnes didn’t have many stores in his neighborhood that offered fresh fruits and vegetables, he said. Juiced By Shic in Auburn Gresham will be the change he always wanted to see, he said.

“We are bringing an option of fresh fruits and vegetables into the community and exposing our people to different kinds of healthy ingredients,” Barnes said. “You are what you eat. I feel that food is medicine, and the healthier you eat, the healthier you’ll be.”

Enid Johnson, a former Auburn Gresham resident, came back to the neighborhood Friday to witness “something fantastic,” she said.

Healthy food options like Juiced by Shic and the UI Health Center are some of her favorite additions, she said.

“I plan on coming here and taking advantage of all the services they offer,” Johnson said. “I want to support community organizations as much as possible. We’ve gotten away from that on the South Side in our communities, so this is wonderful. I’m excited about all the things that are going to happen here.”

A giant model of former Chicago Bears football player Devin Hester.

For Charles Perry, visiting the Healthy Hub Friday was the start of building a legacy.

With his small children in tow, his family ate healthy tacos, toured the many resources available in the hub and danced to beats spun by DJ Farley “Jackmaster” Funk, Perry said.

When his children reflect on Friday’s celebration in later years, he hopes the eventful day will be the catalyst that inspired them to dream big, Perry said.

“I wanted them to see what’s possible if you have a vision,” Perry said. “Life is bigger than the 3-by-3 blocks that they live on. The world is so much bigger, and I want them to explore it. Right now, it might not mean anything to them, but 20 years from now, they’ll remember the way we danced. That’s what we have to do as a community. We have to give our children experiences so they can go and create their experiences.

I’m envisioning my children telling me to come out because they’re having a grand opening at a building twice as big as this.”

The Healthy Lifestyle is proof if you give a neighborhood the proper resources, “we can make great things happen,” Nelson said.

The South Side development corporation received $4 million from Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Invest South/West program in 2020 to create the lifestyle hub. Months later, the project won the first ever Pritzker Traubert Foundation’s $10 million Chicago Prize to bring the vision closer to reality.

Now, the healthy living center will encourage others to see the greatness that thrives in the neighborhood, Nelson said.

“The Healthy Lifestyle Hub lets neighbors know that Auburn Gresham is a place where they need to grow their roots, reinvest and raise their families,” Nelson said. “I want people to tell their kids and grandkids about this so people can look at Auburn Gresham, see a beautiful brick bungalow community, and say, ‘Alright, let’s invest here. Let’s grow our families and build wealth here.’”

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International Men’s Day 2022: Tips for men to reduce prostate cancer risk | Health

Prostate cancer occurs when the cells in the prostate gland which is found only in males start to grow out of control. Prostate gland is located just below the bladder and in front of the rectum and makes some of the fluid that is part of semen. Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men worldwide and unfortunately its incidence is increasing in India as it has moved from being the eighth most common cancer in males in 1990s to the third rank by 2015. It is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men worldwide. (Also read: Prostate Cancer: Causes, symptoms, risk factors and treatment)

Can one prevent the prostate cancer? There are certain risk factors like age, race and genetics that cannot be modified while lifestyle factors can be modified to an extent.

“There is no proven strategy to prevent prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is primarily a disease of aging. As you get older, your chances of developing prostate cancer increase. Race and genetics also play a significant role. If your father, brother or multiple blood relatives had prostate cancer, you are more likely to get it, too. Worldwide African Americans have increased risk of having prostate cancer. These risk factors of age, race and genetics are non-modifiable risk factors. Preventing prostate cancer might be difficult if you have these risk factors, but screening early and often can help ensure that if you do get cancer, it’s diagnosed and treated as soon as possible,” says Dr Shrikanth Atluri, Consultant Uro-Oncologist and Robotic Surgeon within the division of Surgical Oncology (Cancer Surgery) at Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai.

LIFESTYLE FACTORS THAT INCREASE RISK OF PROSTATE CANCER

A wide variety of environmental or dietary factors may be associated with the risk of developing prostate cancer.

“Poor eating habits and diets that heavily rely on fats and animal proteins can cause DNA damage and lead to cancer. Even men who are already at greater risk due to age, race or genetics can reduce their chances of developing prostate cancer by adopting healthy diets and lifestyles. Improve your diet by reducing fat, charred meat, eating more fruits and vegetables, maintain healthy weight, regular exercise, stop smoking and drinking are the lifestyle changes to be adopted to which may help in reducing the risk of having a prostate cancer,” says Dr Atluri.

Dr. Preetam Kumar Jain – Senior Consultant Oncologist and Hematologist, Masina Hospital, says that although there is no definite method to reduce the risk of prostate cancer and certain risk factors are irreversible, there are studies that reversible risk factors when controlled can help in reducing the risk of prostate cancers. Dr Jain suggests some tips.

TIPS TO REDUCE RISK OF PROSTATE CANCER

– Healthy lifestyle: One should stay away from unhealthy food, eat nutritious food and sleep on time.

– Regular exercise: One should exercise 20 minutes a day and 5 days a week.

– Avoid Obesity: Staying physically active and eating healthy food can help. Weight problems should be addressed early.

– Maintain Body mass index

– Eating diets rich in antioxidants such as fruits and vegetables can help reduce risk of prostate cancer.

– Do not go overboard with dairy products and calcium content.

– Avoid diet containing red and processed meats.

– Some studies say that drugs that inhibit 5 alpha reductase inhibitors and aspirin may reduce the reduce the risk of prostate cancer and mortality. However, they are not FDA recommended as of now.

“It is also important to identify early symptoms of prostate related problem. Symptoms like frequent micturition, incomplete voiding of urine, nocturia, could be possible signs of prostate related problems. If you have a family history of prostate cancer, then the subsequent generation members are at a risk of prostate cancer, at least a decade earlier. Knowing this genetic susceptibility, you may have to remain alert as your age advances. New genetic studies are in the pipeline for better understanding of the prostate cancer. Mutation analysis like BRCA and HRR testing are now being recommended in patients with prostate cancer,” says Dr Jain.

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Should you apply ghee on chapati? Is it healthy?

Many of us like to have chapati or roti with a dash of ghee or clarified butter. Not only does it make the rotis soft, but also prevents it from turning dry and flaky. But do experts suggest adding ghee to rotis? If yes, how much? Answering these questions is Aanchal Sogani, a certified nutritionist, who recently took to Instagram to share all about this popular combination.

“Several Indian households, especially in the north, apply ghee to chapatis almost as a ritual. Now, in no way does that mean that you start brushing a jar full of ghee on your chapattis. But in moderation, ghee can do wonders for your overall health. Often, when we are on a weight loss spree we think of knocking off ghee from our diets completely. But that’s not how it should be,” she said.

Here’s why ghee helps meet your weight loss goals

*Ghee helps in bringing down the glycemic index of chapati. The glycemic index (GI) is a rating system for foods containing carbohydrates. It shows how quickly each food affects your blood sugar (glucose) level when consumed.

*Ghee makes you feel fuller. You won’t need to binge eat on other fattening foods later in day.

*Ghee consists of fat soluble vitamins, which aid weight loss. Ghee also plays a key role in balancing hormones and maintaining healthy cholesterol.

*Ghee also has a high heat point, which prevents it from producing free radicals that damage cell function.

Are you having enough ghee in your meals? (Source: Getty Images/Thinkstock)

How much ghee is enough?

“Go ahead and brush your chapati with ghee. But, make sure you don’t go overboard with the quantity. A small teaspoon for one roti is just about fine. Anything done in excess is harmful for the body,” she said.

Celebrity nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar also took to Instagram to write, “Cooking in ghee and adding it to dals, rice, bhakri, bhatis and chapatis is a must. It has essential fatty acids and makes it easy to assimilate vitamin D, A and E. It is also a taste enhancer.”

Ghee can be had first thing in the morning or even added to rotis or rice, said nutritionist and food coach Anupama Menon. “It can be used in cooking as it has a high smoking point and lends a unique flavour to dals and sweets. It is mostly affordable, and the luxury of taste it imparts is phenomenal. But we often stay away from consuming ghee thinking it is high on calories, which it is, but so are the other oils we use in the kitchen. While it is a good addition to the fats used in daily routine, it just needs to be moderated and used right,” said Menon.

She further told indianexpress.com that since it is “lactose-free”, it is a popular choice of fat in the diet of lactose intolerant individuals.

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‘Fit for life’: Gul Panag shares her mantra for healthy living

Gul Panag wears numerous hats but whether it is currently being an actor, entrepreneur, or a mother, she thinks in supplying her 100 for every cent to everything on hand. With a renewed vigour, the Fantastic Poor Woman actor is busy advocating the require to use clear energy sources for the betterment of the setting with her latest initiative — Sunfuel Electric, an electrical motor vehicle charging infrastructure company, of which she is a co-founder.

“Sustainability commences with the air we breathe, and the quickest way to thoroughly clean up this air is to switch to zero emission automobiles. We are presently on monitor to produce most of our electric power from renewable cleanse resources of vitality. So the argument that electric vehicles are powered by filthy electrical power will not hold much for a longer time. Every just one of us wants to acquire minimal ways in the day-to-day study course of our life for it to collectively impact the massive photograph,” she told indianexpress.com.

In an distinctive chat, Gul, 43, spoke about her likes, daily lifestyle, and her aspirations. Excerpts:

What is retaining you occupied at the instant?

Endorsing my movies Ghost and Very good Negative Female. And producing movies. And functioning on constructing partnerships and communities at Solar Fuel.

How do you explain your pandemic ordeals?

It was an option to reset and adapt to the new normal. It was also an possibility to re-appraise and re-prioritise daily life in normal. Grateful for the time we got collectively as a family.

You appreciate to journey your social media is evidence. What drives your passion?

Searching for out new experiences and widening my horizon and perspective.

In between operate, travel, and family, how do you ensure to exercise routine?

I wake up at 5 am most times, and get the exercise session done to start with issue in the morning. Preparing it for the finish of the day does not work for me.

What does your usual exercise routine routine features?

A combine of toughness, overall flexibility, and stamina. But I constantly begin Monday with a run.

What does your diet plan seem like?

I take in a well balanced diet program which is achievable where ever I am. I check out and stay clear of processed foodstuff, refined flour, and sugar.

How crucial is it for girls to be energetic in entrepreneurial roles?

Women of all ages will have to be energetic in all walks of life which includes but not confined to entrepreneurship. In a patriarchal modern society like ours, it’s vital that gals empower on their own monetarily for the reason that that is the only real route to freedom and empowerment.

What is your strategy of perfection?

There is no perfection. In search of perfection in my feeling is setting just one self up for disappointment. The means to adapt and prosper in all situations is far more essential.

Your feeling on the changing perceptions of natural beauty, if any and how it helps condition the society?

Notion of natural beauty has usually been a operate of conditioning. As conditioning variations, notion of attractiveness variations. It’s extremely subjective and what is regarded as duty right now will in all probability not be viewed as natural beauty tomorrow. 1 only has to see the notion of what is deemed to be an perfect physique and how considerably that alone has improved in the past two decades to come to that summary!

Consider 5

Favorite cheat meal
Nirula’s Huge Boy Burger

Favorite household outing
Motion picture at the theatre

How do you combat boredom?
I have no time for it.

How do you battle laziness?
By staying disciplined.

Your go-to mantra for overall health
In good shape for everyday living

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