This month, Sun Health holds its first women’s health conference, Women’s Day of Health, Inside Out.

Whether you are able to attend this terrific session or not, we are providing for you in this edition of Health-e Woman information on many of the topics covered by our speakers.

The conference will be held Saturday, April 7, 2007 at the Wigwam Resort in Litchfield Park, Arizona from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Mainstream groups such as the American Heart Association and the American Dietetic Association endorse a unified set of guidelines for the optimum diet. According to these organizations, the majority of calories in the daily diet should come from carbohydrates (55 to 60 percent); fat should provide no more than 30 percent of total calories; and protein should be kept to 10 to 15 percent.

The use of hot and cold baths (balneotherapy) for treating illnesses goes back to the dawn of civilization. In recent centuries, the use of hot springs and water in other forms was popularized by early practitioners of what later would become naturopathy. Out of these practices, a formal system of medicine known as hydropathy developed. Today, mud packs, saunas and steam baths are often included along with water baths under the general name of balneotherapy.

If you are pregnant and showing, chances are your friends, family, and even strangers are making guesses about whether you are having a girl or a boy. Some of them believe they are more than guessing; they feel they can determine the sex of your baby simply by looking at you.

When I grow up, I want to be just like you.

Has your child ever said this to you?

It’s a bittersweet statement for a parent to hear. On the one hand, it’s touching to have your child look up to you in this way; on the other, being a role model comes with great responsibility.

 
Since the late 1980’s, April has been recognized as Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). SAAM is a time to focus on preventing over 73,000 cases of sexual assault that occur each year in the United States. This year the focus brings a new, positive approach to raising awareness and promoting prevention of sexual violence.

Phoenix Children's Hospital and Sun Health will collaborate to bring pediatric services to the major medical campus being developed in Surprise and discussions are underway for more extensive collaborations in the northwest area of metropolitan Phoenix.

Sun Health Community Education and Wellness Center offers a variety of services and classes including a fitness assessment and personal wellness plan.

Have Your Cake and Eat It Too!

Cakes are fun desserts, simple to prepare and do not have exceptionally high amounts of added sugar. Most of the sugar is found in the icing or frosting. If you are counting carbohydrates grams you will find that a mere tablespoon of icing can have as many carbohydrates as a whole apple or large bowl of strawberries.