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Advanced Heart Failure and VAD Support Group
UCI Health
August 10
3:30–4:30 p.m.
UCI Health offers a monthly support group for people with advanced heart failure, those who have ventricular assist device (VAD) implants or those who are in need of one.
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Understanding Nutrition Labels — Meal Prep
UCI Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute
August 10
4–6 p.m.
Understanding how to read nutrition labels has benefits beyond counting calories. You’ll discover how to decipher the multitude of product labels and make the best choices for your health. This class also focuses on the importance of meal prepping for both physical and mental health. You’ll gain knowledge of how to prep a meal and create a custom meal plan for yourself and/or your family. This class costs $75 per person.
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Quick Bites: Rethink Your Drink
UCI Student Wellness & Health Promotion
August 14
12:30–1 p.m.
A chilled and tasty drink is a great treat during the summer heat, but are popular drinks like boba, coffee drinks, juices and smoothies a healthy option? Join our Registered Dietician Nutritionist, Jody Margolis, to learn more about these popular beverages and healthy alternatives. Quick Bites is a brief, virtual lunch and learn series on Zoom with Jody, who covers various nutrition hot topics. You’ll have the opportunity to ask the expert and expand your nutritional knowledge.
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Healthy Living Series: Burn More Calories Than You Take In
UCI Health
August 15
3–4 p.m.
Discover how to live well and be equipped with the tools you need to improve your life and well-being. This online series will help you gain knowledge on important health topics, exchange resources, solve problems, provide mutual support and empower you to take charge of your health. Classes take place every other Tuesday 3 to 4 p.m. On Aug. 15, the class will discuss how to burn more calories than you take in. On Aug. 29, the topic will be how to manage stress.
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Acupressure for Labor Pain and After-Delivery Care
UCI Health
August 17
7–8 p.m.
Learn how you can use acupressure to reduce pain during labor as well as after delivery for breastfeeding. In this 60-minute Zoom class, pregnant mothers and their labor partner(s) will learn how to apply acupressure during labor and after delivery, as well as the benefits for your overall health and wellness during the first days after your baby's birth.
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Cooking with CAND!
The Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders and UCI School of Medicine's PRIME LEAD-ABC
August 26
10 a.m.–Noon
Do you know any picky eaters? The Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (CAND) and the UCI School of Medicine‘s PRIME LEAD-ABC scholars would like to invite you to our "Cooking with CAND!" event on August 26. This interactive, virtual event is designed to encourage the whole family to join in meal preparation.
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Mindfulness & the Power of Presence
UCI Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute
August 29
6–7 p.m.
Join this free introductory presentation on mindfulness by instructor Jessica Drew de Paz, PsyD. Review ways in which stress has manifested for many people over the challenging past years. Explore how we can cultivate wellbeing through evidence-based mindfulness practices, which will be integrated throughout the presentation.
Healthy Happenings is a monthly email that includes a six-week calendar of health news and events. To be included, events must be open to the public, health-related, and hosted or co-hosted by a UCI Health entity. Healthy Happenings is distributed at the beginning of every month. To appear in next month's edition, you must submit your event at least one week before the first of the month.
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