Welcome
2009!!
Jane Kennedy NP, MPH 
Gordon Medical Associates

womens group

Need a blurb re: upcoming classes including dates and times.

Setting Your Intentions
for the New Year

Greetings!
 
2009...can you believe it?  Maybe like me, you've been thinking about your intentions for this year.  What might those look like from a health and well-being perspective?
 
Well, I am constantly reminded just how important it is to provide our bodies with what they need to function optimally.  For each of us, that can be slightly different priorities but at mid-life some specific health issues continue to be at the front of the line... boosting the immune system, keeping blood glucose balanced and decreasing inflammation, effectively managing stress, balancing and supporting adrenals, thyroid and sex hormones...all while enjoying LIFE and doing the myriad of things that we do!
 
And I know this, because I am in mid-life myself, dealing with these very issues every day.   To be successful with my intentions for the New Year, I've found that the more available, effective and practical the solutions are, the more likely I am to follow through and get the benefits.
 
As we start into 2009, you'll notice I'm offering some new events at GMA to help us put better health practices into place in easy and doable ways.   From the basics of nutrition to more specific nutritional plans, to body assessments of healthy fat and muscle ratios, to "simple to implement" stress management tools, to exercise that works for you, and to groups for personal growth, support and connections, all the way to continued assessment and balancing of physiologic body hormones...there is something for everyone.  And these are tried and true methods, used successfully by many people in my practice over the years.
 
Check it out and see what might best meet your current needs.  And if on the off chance you don't see what you are looking for, let me know...we'll see what we can do.  
 
May this be the best year yet for each one of us!  Thank you for allowing me to work with you to meet your health needs in 2009.
 

 
Jane Kennedy, NP, MPH
Gordon Medical Associates
 
Monthly Menopausal Womens Growth Group Starts in Spring 2009! 

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Let me know your interests - books groups, health topics, just chatting on issues and positive strategies, or any other topics or issues that may be of interest to you.
 
Jane Kennedy is a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner with a Master's Degree in Nursing from UCLA as well as a Master's in Public Health from Loma Linda University. Jane comes to Gordon Medical Associates after relocating from Southern California where she practiced in menopausal and preventive health.

With 25 years of clinical experience in family medicine and women's health,  combined with her own personal experience,  Jane has created a unique approach for women to achieve balance during the changes of mid-life. Her approach is grounded in the fundamental belief that each patient is unique and their individual health and well-being depends on the integral relationship of body, mind, and spirit.

 
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Stay tuned...The next issue will be a review
of all the exciting research (some brand new!)  on the positive health effects of Bio-identical Hormones and how their effects continue to be
VERY different from synthetic hormones.