Are you making time for your health this new year? Make your health your top priority and come visit us at the Portage YMCA! Our clinical staff with be available to check your blood pressure, perform glucose readings, and answer questions. Mark your calendar to come and see us!
A NorthShore Health Insurance Navigator will be at the Portage Township YMCA to answer Medicaid, Medicare, and HIP questions as well as provide you with the best options for coverage.
Are you making time for your health this new year? Make your health your top priority and come visit us at the Duneland YMCA! Our clinical staff with be available to check your blood pressure, perform glucose readings, and answer questions. Mark your calendar to come and see us!
After reviewing the important basics of diabetic care and self-management, this month’s Diabetic Diner will focus on meal planning and carbohydrates. Foods containing carbs become blood sugar when digested, and controlling your blood sugar is very important when living with diabetes. Join us to learn how to eat healthy, even when eating carbs. As always, this session will end with a diabetic friendly food sampling and a diabetic recipe card to make the food you sample at home.
Working towards a healthy weight is one of the best decisions you can make for yourself! Weight loss can be hard work, but the rewards of feeling better, having more energy, and reducing the risk of many chronic diseases is worth it. Opinions and advice about weight loss are all around us, from friends and family to social media and the internet. Deciding what really works versus what doesn’t can be frustrating, when you just want to get to the facts about weight loss. Join us as we go over some of the most common myths about weight loss and leave feeling empowered to make healthy choices to aid in your weight loss journey.
Make your health your top priority and come visit us at the Portage YMCA! Our clinical staff with be available to check your blood pressure, perform glucose readings, and answer questions. Mark your calendar to come and see us!
After reviewing the important basics of diabetic care and self-management, this month’s Diabetic Diner will focus on meal planning and carbohydrates. Foods containing carbs become blood sugar when digested, and controlling your blood sugar is very important when living with diabetes. Join us to learn how to eat healthy, even when eating carbs. As always, this session will end with a diabetic friendly food sampling and a diabetic recipe card to make the food you sample at home.
Do you have a 2 to 5-year-old that is about to be a big brother or sister? Join us for this fun workshop where your little ones will learn ways to prepare for a new baby and safe ways that they can help at home. There will be games, activities, refreshments, and each big brother and sister will get a certificate! Please have them bring their favorite stuffed animal or doll to class. You won’t want to miss this fun!
A NorthShore Health Insurance Navigator will be at the Duneland YMCA to answer Medicaid, Medicare, and HIP questions as well as provide you with the best options for coverage.
Weight Loss Level 1 is part of a series aimed to build a healthy lifestyle. This session is designed to help you get your weight loss journey kickstarted. A large part of weight loss and healthy weight management is making smart dietary choices and changes. Learn about the dangers of processed food, eliminating sugar, meal planning, and more!
A NorthShore Health Insurance Navigator will be at the Portage Township YMCA to answer Medicaid, Medicare, and HIP questions as well as provide you with the best options for coverage.
After reviewing the important basics of diabetic care and self-management, this month’s Diabetic Diner will focus on meal planning and carbohydrates. Foods containing carbs become blood sugar when digested, and controlling your blood sugar is very important when living with diabetes. Join us to learn how to eat healthy, even when eating carbs. As always, this session will end with a diabetic friendly food sampling and a diabetic recipe card to make the food you sample at home.