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gram to the finish.

From the beginning,

we felt like long-time

friends with Sister

Rash and she will be

sorely missed. We join

Dr. Rash, her children,

and the United church

family in celebrating

her wonderful life and

legacy. Though shewill be missed, we are

ever mindful of the

Bibles teaching of a

greater hope which lies

ahead for all believers.

ant and energetic to

say the least. She was

adamant about seeing

a healthier United

Baptist Church family

and even insisted that

the church not receive

any incentives. Sister

Rash and her side-

kicks, as we referred to

them, Sisters AnnieWince, Wilma

Wesley, and Mary

Williams worked tire-

lessly and diligently to

see that every event

and screening occurred

without any problems.

Even after becoming

aware that she was ill,

Sister Rash did not

wane in her enthusi-

asm of seeing the pro-

Delta Health Alliance/USDA-ARS/MVSU

Delta Body & Soul Newsletter

Special points of interest:

June 19, 2011, Fathers Day

June 14, 2011, Flag Day

June 21, 2011, Summer Begins

JUNE 2011

Can Type II Diabetes Be Prevented? Yes it can!

What is

Type II

diabetes?

It is the

most com-mon form of diabetes.In type 2 diabetes, ei-

ther the body does notproduce enough insu-

lin or the cells ignorethe insulin. What in-

creases my risk for

type 2 diabetes? 1.)

Overweight and

obese.Being over-

weight or obese is the

leading risk factor for

type 2 diabetes. Beingoverweight can keepyour body from mak-ing and using insulin

properly. 2.) Family

history of type 2 dia-

betes. Having a family

member (parent, sisteror brother) 3.) Having

a prior history of ges-tational diabetes or

birth of at least onebaby weighing morethan 9 pounds 4.)

High blood pressure.

Having high blood

pressure measuring

140/90 or higher. 5.)

Abnormal clinicalvalues. Having HDLcholesterol ("good

cholesterol) 35;lower; triglyceridelevel 250 or higher;

and/or having fastingglucose greater than

100 (pre-diabetes). 6.)

Low physical activ-

ity. Being physicallyinactiveexercisingfewer than three times

a week.

Inside this issue:

In Memory of Sister

Lois Rash

1

Diabetes 1

Points of Interest 1

Diabetes (contd) 2

Recipe 2

In Loving Memory of Sister Lois Rash

The Delta Body &Soul familymourns the loss of Sis-

ter Lois Rash, who

was eulogized on May

8, 2011. Mrs. Rash

was the wife of Dr.

Sammie Rash, Pastor

of United Missionary

Baptist Church in

Cleveland, Missis-

sippi. Sister Rash was

instrumental in bring-

ing the Delta Body &

Soul Program to their

church. Recounting

our first meeting with

Sister Rash, Mr. Curtis

Anderson, Dr. Steve

Onufrak, and myself

(Emanuel Edmond),

Mrs. Rash was exuber-

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Diabetes (cont. from page 1)

What can I eat to avoid

Type II or how do I eat if Ialready have it? Limitfoods high in saturated fat,like fatty cuts of meat. Re-duce or eliminate cakes, can-

dies, and fried foods. Reduceyour intake of lard, shorten-ings and margarine. Eat

fewer foods that are high insugar like soft drinks, tea

and coffee sweetened withsugar. Reduce your salt in-take. This should be done

while cooking and at the ta-ble. Avoid canned soups,processed meat, and cannedvegetables, these items can

be loaded with sodium. Eat

more fiber by eating morewhole grain foods like wholegrain rice, whole-wheat

bread, and 100% whole

grain breakfast cereals.Do I need to become physi-cally active? Physical activ-

ity can help you control yourblood glucose, weight, and

blood pressure, as well asraise your good cholesteroland lower your bad cho-

lesterol levels. Experts rec-ommend moderate-intensity

physical activity for at least30 minutes on 5 or moredays of the week. Some ex-

amples of moderate-intensityphysical activity are walkingbriskly, mowing the lawn,dancing, swimming, or bicy-cling. If you are not accus-

tomed to physical activity,you may want to start with alittle exercise, and work your

way up.

THANKGODFOR

DELTABODYAND

SOULWEKNOWTHAT

OURBODYISTHETEM-

PLEOFGOD

Sis. Mary L. Williams

United M.B. Church

Cleveland, MS

Do some physical activity

every day. Its better towalk 10 or 20 minutes eachday than one hour once aweek. Always talk to yourhealth care provider about

a safe exercise plan. He orshe may check your heartand your feet to be sure

you have no special prob-lems. If you have high

blood pressure, eye, or footproblems, you may need toavoid some kinds of exer-

cise.

There is a lot of misinfor-

mation on health and dia-

betes flowing around,

who should I listen to?Try the following websitesfor useful types and re-search regarding Type IIdiabetes: www.eatright.org

www.diabeteseducator.orgwww.diabetes.orgwww.cdc.gov

Always remember thatyour health is your greatest

asset. The healthier youare, the more you are ableto do. It is the goal of Delta

Body and Soul to help ourparticipants make incre-

mental changes toward ahealthier, happier, morefulfilled life.

Try This!!!

Body & Soul

Contact Info.

Emanuel Edmond

(662) 390-6432

Curtis Anderson

(662) 390-3960

Stephanie Gilmore

(662) 390-3169

Lisa Humphreys, PhD

(225) 892-3727

Sources:

cdc.gov

diabetes.org

heart.org

Banana Split Cake

6 1/2 graham cracker

sheets (two 1 1/2-inch

squares per sheet)

1 ounce sugar-free, instant

vanilla pudding mix

2 cups fat-free milk

8 ounces light cream

cheese

10 ounces canned, crushed

pineapple packed in juice,

drained

4 medium bananas, sliced

8-ounce container light

whipped topping

3 tablespoons pecans

Cover the bottom of a 9x13-

inch pan with graham cracker

sheets.

In a medium bowl, prepare

pudding with 2 cups fat-free

milk, according to package

directions. Add cream cheese to

pudding and whip together.

Spread pudding mixture over

graham crackers.

Spread the crushed pineapple

over the pudding layer and top

with bananas, then spread

whipped topping. Sprinkle

pecans on top.