Health & Wellness - April 2014 Archives

TOPEKA, Kan. — April 1, 2014 — Stormont-Vail HealthCare and Mayo Clinic officials announced today that the Topeka-based health system has become a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, a national network of like-minded organizations that share a commitment to better serving patients and families. Stormont-Vail HealthCare is the first health system in Kansas to join the network. “Stormont-Vail HealthCare is committed to being a national leader in health care through collaboration and innovation,” said Randy Peterson, president and CEO, Stormont-Vail HealthCare. “Working with Mayo Clinic through the Mayo Clinic Care Network offers our physicians yet another resource to help them provide the kind of innovative care that our patients have come to expect from us.” Stormont-Vail HealthCare specialists now have access to Mayo Clinic resources to enhance patient care, including the latest Mayo-vetted medical information through its AskMayoExpert database and eConsults that connect physicians with Mayo Clinic experts on questions of diagnosis, therapy or care management. These tools will allow staff at Stormont-Vail to continue to improve the quality of health in the community. “We have known and respected our colleagues at Stormont-Vail for many years, and we are excited to strengthen and grow our collaboration through the Mayo Clinic Care Network,” says David Hayes, M.D., medical director, Mayo Clinic Care Network. “The network is about delivering the right care, at the right place, at the right time. And we believe that by working together more patients will be able to stay closer to home for care.” Stormont-Vail is an integrated health care system based in Topeka, Kan. The organization employs more than 230 physicians and is comprised of the Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center, a 586-bed acute care center, the Cotton-O’Neil and PediatricCare clinics and a variety of ancillary services. It has the region’s only Level III neonatal intensive care and trauma center.  Stormont-Vail recently received redesignation as a Magnet facility by the American Nurses Credentialing Center in 2014 after first receiving this recognition for excellence in nursing services in 2009.

Escoger alimentos con menor densidad calórica permite comer una porción más grande y con menos calorías, lo que puede ayudar a perder peso y controlar el hambre. Por: personal de Mayo Clinic ¿Sentirse lleno con menos calorías? Puede sonar a otro truco para perder peso, pero no lo es. El concepto de densidad energética puede realmente ayudar a perder peso. De hecho, las dietas bien planificadas para perder peso, como la dieta de Mayo Clinic, aplican el concepto de la densidad energética para ayudar a perder peso y no recuperarlo a largo plazo.  Perder peso con más comida y menos calorías Explicado de manera simple, la densidad energética es la cantidad de calorías (energía) contenida en una porción específica de comida. Alta densidad energética significa que hay muchas calorías en poca comida, mientras que baja densidad energética quiere decir que hay menos calorías en más cantidad de comida.  Cuando uno lucha por perder peso, el objetivo es comer alimentos con baja densidad energética; es decir, poder ingerir un gran volumen de comida baja en calorías que permite sentirse lleno con menos calorías. A continuación se menciona un ejemplo rápido con las pasas y las uvas: las pasas son de alta densidad energética, con alrededor de 434 calorías por taza; mientras que las uvas son de baja densidad energética, con aproximadamente 82 calorías por taza.