{"id":19960,"date":"2012-05-17T10:51:18","date_gmt":"2012-05-17T17:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spiken.wpengine.com\/news\/kent4health-offers-free-talk-on-healthy-living\/"},"modified":"2016-10-23T01:05:41","modified_gmt":"2016-10-23T08:05:41","slug":"kent4health-offers-free-talk-on-healthy-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/life\/kent4health-offers-free-talk-on-healthy-living\/","title":{"rendered":"Kent4Health offers free talk on healthy living"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>Have you ever wondered what the numbers for your blood pressure mean, what exercises are good for a sore shoulder or what foods are best for your heart?<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Join local health professionals for &#8220;Optimal Health4You,&#8221; a free presentation on Saturday, June 9, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Call 253-856-4968 or visit <a title=\"Kent4Health.com\" href=\"http:\/\/kentwa.gov\/content.aspx?id=6930\" target=\"_blank\">Kent4Health.com<\/a> to register.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>According to Kent4Health liaison Pam Clark, the event is an opportunity to ask questions and learn directly from the experts about exercise, balanced diet, disease prevention and healthy living.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>&#8220;We have a great lineup of speakers who will discuss common exercise practices, the importance of proper footwear, nutrition and more,&#8221; Clark said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Guest speaker and licensed practical nurse Besty Kirichenko says people frequently ask her why it&#8217;s important to get health screenings, what the numbers mean and what can they do to improve their overall health.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>&#8220;This discussion is a great way to get answers.  It&#8217;s easier than you think to get on a healthy track,&#8221; Kirichenko said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Other speakers include podiatrist Kevin Adolf, physical therapist Zach Steele and Stewart Rose with Vegetarians of Washington.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Free blood pressure and glucose screenings will be provided.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>LifeQuest Chiropractic and Massage also will provide complimentary spinal health checks, five-minute chair massage and paraffin hand dips.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Anyone is welcome, but space is limited.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever wondered what the numbers for your blood pressure mean, what exercises are good for a sore shoulder or what foods are best for your heart?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":106,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-19960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19960"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19960"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19960\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19960"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=19960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}