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Park Ridge Weekly Events for 8/1-8/7-Free Health Screenings with the Park Ridge WOW Van: Cholesterol screenings-Lipid and glucose by finger stick, along with blood pressure and body mass index screening. For best results, fast overnight. Monday, 8/2, Food Lion Mills River, 6 Cross Road, 8-11am. Thursday, 8/4, Ingles, 625 Spartanburg Hwy., 8-11am. Saturday, 8/6, Emma Elementary, 37 Brickyard Road, 8-11am. Bone Density-For osteoporosis. Please wear shoes and socks easy to slip off. Wednesday, 8/3, The Bridge at Lake Point Landing, 334 Thompson Street, 1-4pm. Support Group: I Can Cope Breast Cancer Survivors Support Group-Join other breast cancer survivors, frends and those at high risk seeking support and information. Monday, 8/1, Park Ridge Health Breast Center, 50 Hospital Drive, Suite 4B, 5:30-6:30pm. Wellness Class: Free lunch and learn on "Eating Your Weigh to a Healthy Weight". Thursday, 8/4, Park Ridge Health, 12-1pm. www.parkridgehealth.org

This is your stomach talking...I'm Full!

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High Fructose Corn Syrup: Weight Gain Through Deafness
Wednesday, 12-1, Park Ridge Health Duke Room
Jeremy will reveal how the body communicates when its hungry and full. It is through this complex system of chemical communication that high fructose corn syrup essentially makes the body deaf to critical signals, resulting in weight gain. He'll discuss the effects of corn syrup help you learn how to consume less of it!
100 Hospital Drive
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