Griffin Health Offers Free Prediabetes Lifestyle Change Program
The Griffin Center for Healthy Living will host a session of its free diabetes prevention program this March to help empower individuals to lower their risk for the chronic health condition. Living Healthy to Prevent Diabetes is a free, six-week program that helps individuals develop a structured lifestyle change program that can cut the risk of developing type 2 diabetes […]
Read MoreGriffin Health to Host Healthy Cooking Demonstration for Valley Seniors
Griffin Health and the Agency on Aging of South-Central Connecticut will host fun an interactive healthy eating program for Valley seniors this March. Griffin Health Executive Chef Michael Rizzio will lead Nutrition with Chef, a free discussion of how to create simple and nutritious meals with common kitchen ingredients and demonstration of how to prepare a vegetable pinwheel. Griffin Health […]
Read MoreFrequently Asked Questions about Bariatric Surgery
Frequently Asked Questions About Bariatric Surgery What is bariatric surgery? Bariatric surgery is a group of medical procedures designed to help people with obesity lose weight by changing how the digestive system works. It may reduce the size of the stomach, change how calories are absorbed, or both. Is bariatric surgery the same as weight loss surgery? Yes. Bariatric surgery […]
Read MoreBariatric Surgery Friendly Snack Ideas to Make at Home After Weight Loss Surgery
Snack Attack –Bariatric Friendly Snacks to Make at Home The truth is everyone wants a snack sometimes. The key to success with bariatric surgery, or any healthy lifestyle, is to have healthy snacks available. Since it is summer in Connecticut and many of you are busy enjoying the beaches and state parks, we thought that some take-along snacks would be in […]
Read MoreNutritious Post Bariatric Surgery Meals Connecticut
Post Bariatric Surgery Nutrition Bariatric surgery (weight loss surgery) is the first step in a lifelong journey toward improved health, increased activity, and enhanced well-being. After the operation, you will need to follow certain nutritional guidelines to help optimize your weight loss, minimize complications, and take in the amount and types of nutrients your body requires. At Griffin Bariatrics, our […]
Read MoreChia Seeds Can Be A Helpful Supplement After Weight Loss Surgery
When most people think of chia seeds they think of the green sprouts that provide the “hair” to kitschy pottery resembling the heads of state and cartoon characters (you are probably singing the jingle right now, too). Little did we know in the late seventies that these same seeds that you soaked, as a kid, to grow a green fleece […]
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Griffin Health Offers Free Diabetes Self-Management Program
The Griffin Center for Healthy Living will host a session of its free diabetes self-management program this March to help empower individuals to improve their well-being. Living Healthy with Diabetes is a free, six-week diabetes self-management program that engages participants in learning and discussing clinical and lifestyle self-management behaviors to improve their health, blood sugars, emotional wellness, and quality of […]
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Heart Care Experts to Discuss Heart Health at Griffin’s Healthy U
The Healthy U Lecture Series at the Community Health Resource Center at Griffin Hospital, 130 Division St., Derby, will provide an in-depth discussion of how the heart works and ways to care for it with Heart Health & Healthy Moving on Wed., Feb. 18 at 6 p.m. Led by Griffin Health physicians and health experts in cardiology and cardiac rehabilitation, […]
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Discover Weight-Loss through Lifestyle Change with Griffin Health
The Griffin Center for Healthy Living will offer free workshops in March to help individuals lose weight through lifestyle change. Weight-Loss Toolkit – A Well-Being Program is a free, evidence-based healthy eating and active living course for adults based on Eating Smart, Being Active©. This six-week program provides tools and tips for sustained weight loss, such as creating individualized meal […]
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Griffin Health to Host Olive Oil Tasting for Heart Health Month
In recognition of American Heart Month, the Griffin Center for Healthy Living is hosting a free olive oil tasting and presentation about its heart health benefits. Olive it Up! will be Thurs., Feb. 19 from 5-6 p.m. at the Griffin Center for Healthy Living Teaching Kitchen, Quarry Walk, 300 Oxford Road, Oxford. Dr. Tassos Kyriakides, assistant professor at Yale School […]
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