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Summer Referral Contest Winner of Apple iPad
Posted by drchrismilkie in Events & Charity, General on September 2, 2010
Congratulations to the winner of our Summer Referral Contest: Georgianna Baughn! You are the proud new owner of an Apple iPad… fun, fun, fun!
Yesterday, the office staff asked patient Donna Berry-Mackey to randomly draw the winning Gift Certificate Referral Card from all the entries submitted over the last two months.
Georgianna, I thank you for your continuing support of my Podiatry Practice.
And to all the patients who entered the contest, thank you for the greatest compliment you can give me… a referral of a friend.
Thank you, Chris
Any Time, Any Place: 13 Easy Ways to Move More
Posted by drchrismilkie in General, Sports & Athletics on August 19, 2010
1. When grocery shopping, circle the outer aisles of the store first before going down the center aisles. That is where the freshest healthiest food is anyway.
2. Walk into a bank or restaurant instead of using the drive-through.
3. When you bring groceries into your home, make a separate trip for each bag.
4. Get on your hands and knees to scrub the floors.
5. While you are brushing your teeth, do some calf stretches and leg raises.
6. Walk to the airport gate instead of using the moving walkways.
7. Do stretching exercises for your neck or shoulders when stuck in traffic.
8. Replace a sit-down meeting with a one-one-one business walk.
9. Walk around the playing field during your child’s soccer or softball practice.
10. Do leg lifts while sitting at your computer or watching TV.
11. When you make the bed, work quickly and stretch farther across the bed.
12. Gently squeeze a tennis ball to strengthen your grip while sitting at your desk.
13. Park as far away from the building as possible when you go to the office, run errands, or go shopping.
POWER UP YOUR DAY with this BUFF BREAKFAST!
Posted by drchrismilkie in General on August 12, 2010
Start Your Day Off Right! What you eat during the first hour of waking up sets your body up for calorie burning all day. 70% of the people in our country eat 70% of their calories after 7 p.m. at night! This is totally backwards. You need to eat breakfast like a KING, lunch like a QUEEN, and dinner like a PRINCE. Breakfast should be your heartiest meal of the day!
Did you know you are 300% more likely to be overweight if you don’t eat breakfast? AND…400% more likely to develop heart disease? YIKES!!! You have a 75% chance of heart disease if you yo-yo diet so stop it right now and start your day off with this delicious recipe that will give you tons of energy!
Egg whites are a staple for me and my clients. I buy three or four cartons a week because they are such a great protein source and they are so easy to prepare. I’m always experimenting with different ways to prepare eggs since they are a popular meal at my house.
This week, I’m sharing a zesty creations, the Picante Frittata! It’s quick, tasty and nutritious!
Picante Frittata
Yield: 1 servings Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
• 1 tsp / 5 ml extra virgin olive oil
• 1 Cipollino onion, peeled and minced
• 1/2 red bell pepper, seeded and deveined, cut into thick ribbons
• 1 cup / 240 ml baby spinach leaves, finely chopped
• 3 egg whites + 1 whole egg
• 1/4 cup / 60 ml skim milk
• 1/4 tsp / 1.25 ml sea salt
• Pinch cumin
• 1/4 tsp / 1.25 ml freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup / 120 ml fresh salsa (homemade or commercial) as garnish (optional)
Preparation:
1. Make sure oven rack is in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350°F / 180°C.
2. In a medium ovenproof skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add vegetables to skillet and cook until soft, about five minutes.
3. When vegetables are cooking, combine eggs, milk, salt, cumin and pepper. Whisk well.
4. Pour egg mixture over cooking vegetables. Cook until edges are set and center is just beginning to set.
5. Transfer to preheated oven and bake another five to eight minutes or until center is firm.
6. Transfer cooked frittata to heated plate and serve with salsa (optional).
TRY THIS: Make sure these leftovers never go to waste again! Enrich this dish with any ingredient – from vegetables to meats, low-fat cheeses to spices or even pasta!
Nutritional Value for One Picante Frittata:
Calories: 267 Calories from Fat: 88 Total Fat: 10 g Saturated Fat: 2 g
Total Carbs: 24 g Fiber: 5 g Protein: 24 g Sodium: 1459 mg Cholesterol: 211 mg
Enjoy!
Shannon Carney
Owner, Squeeze Studio Fitness
Hales Corners and Brookfield
For more great articles and resources, go to http://MilwaukeeFitnessClub.com
Refer a friend and win a new iPad
Posted by drchrismilkie in Events & Charity, General on July 22, 2010
I hope your summer is going well in spite of the humidity and massive rain. We have an exciting new summer referral contest going on right now. We have referral cards in the office that you can pass on to friends.
Many of your friends have foot problems and most don’t know a foot specialist. I can’t tell you how often a new patient will tell me how grateful they are that someone gave them a card. They were suffering from foot pain, but didn’t know which doctor to go to. What’s more, the referral card offers a $25 discount.
I thought it would be really fun to give away a cool new iPad this summer. My kids have really been wanting one. The contest rules are simple. For every person you refer, your name goes into the hat. Refer five people and you have five chances to win. On September 1st, one lucky name will be drawn. Will it be you?
Stop in and pick up the referral cards, or call the office to have a few sent to you by my staff.
Severe Foot Pain May Benefit Greatly from Surgery
If you suffer from severe foot pain, you might discover that foot surgery may be necessary. Foot surgery repairs many reasons such as a broken bone, structural damage or to relieve foot pain caused by another condition.
Many foot conditions that go untreated will need surgery as the only means to correct the conditions such as:
• Bunions: When all other non surgical treatments such as supports, pads or wearing roomy shoes don’t work, or when the bunions have gotten too big, surgery may be required. The most common way to correct a bunion with surgery is shaving the bump and realigning the bones. Recovery time for this type of surgery is approximately 4 weeks. You are never completely off your feet, but rest and elevation are important for the first two weeks.
• Hammertoes can become more rigid and foot surgery is the only solution to relieve the pain and discomfort. The most common surgical procedure is called arthroplasty, where a small section of the bone is removed from the affected area. Recovery time for this type of foot surgery is mainly pain for 2 to 3 days and can be controlled by ibuprofen or Tylenol.
• Calluses and corn removal may result in surgery if all non-surgical treatments don’t work and/or if the pain on your foot, from the callus or corn, becomes too much. A doctor will cut away the callus or corn, or will need to change the underlying bone structure. Recovery time for this type of foot surgery could be pain lasting for 2 to 3 days and can be controlled by ibuprofen or Tylenol.
• Flat foot that goes untreated can lead to deformity of the foot and/or excessive pronation (ankles turn inward) and foot surgery is the only way to correct the problem. Most surgeries involve removing a wedge of bone to change the angle of the heel bone. Recovery time for this type of foot surgery can last for up to several weeks as the foot will need to be casted and immobilized.
• Morton’s Neuroma, when all non surgical treatments don’t work surgery is usually necessary. There are generally two ways to have surgery: Making an incision from the top of the foot and removing the affected nerve, or making an incision from the bottom of the foot. Most surgeons prefer going from the top of the foot because the recovery time is much faster. Most patients can walk right away whereas if the surgery is performed from the bottom the patient will need to stay off their foot for several days.