Speaker Series: FHN Dietitian Nicolette Drane, MS, RD, LDN, CDE

Feb 20, 2013 5:30 p.m.

YMCA lobby at 2998 W. Pearl City Road in Freeport

As part of a speaker series, Dietitian Nicolette Drane, MS, RD, LDN, CDE will give a presentation on the basics of diabetes. She’ll talk about the role diet and exercise can play in diabetes prevention and management and will answer questions.

The speaker series is a part of the Give a Ton, Lose a Ton free program.

Give a Ton, Lose a Ton is a free program running from Feb. 1 through April 31 aimed at helping people in the community lose a collective 2,000 pounds while donating 2,000 pounds of non-perishable food items to local organizations. Participants must register at the YMCA front desk, where they will be given a pledge sheet and participant number. Participants are asked to seek food donations for every pound they lose, weigh in weekly at the YMCA and self-report their progress so the YMCA can track weight lost. Participants who are not already members of the YMCA will receive a free 2-week pass to work out at the YMCA upon signing up for the program.

The speaker series will continue on Wednesdays in the YMCA lobby with:
5:30 p.m. March 13 – FHN Pediatrician Adam Angelilli, MD on keeping your child healthy with proper nutrition and exercise
7 p.m. March 20 – YMCA Personal Trainer Bill Beal on the importance of changing your workout routine
5:30 p.m. April 3 – FHN Dietitian Jennifer Gassman RN, LDN, CDE on family nutrition
5:30 p.m. April 17 – YMCA Personal Trainer Cindy Tessendorf on sore joints and your workout

For more information call the YMCA at 815-235-9622 or visit www.freeportymca.org.