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| July 19, 2005
Campus Briefs
Wellness seminar discuesses benefits of chocolate, wine
The Quest wellness program is hosting a Lunch-n-Learn session called
“Unwrapping Chocolate, Enjoying Red Wine: Will the dietitian
say this is fine?” at noon today in 315A Central Library.
Registered dietitian Jessilyn Arrendt will discuss the health benefits
of eating indulgence foods like dark chocolate and red wine.
Arrendt said the seminar would dispel common beliefs that these
foods are bad and unhealthy. She said research has shown that chocolate
and wine provide high levels of antioxidants called flavonoids,
which have been shown to reduce heart disease, and that the antioxidants
work to reduce heart disease by lowering LDL, a bad cholesterol,
and boosting HDL, which is considered a good cholesterol.
An additional benefit is the reduction of the incidence of stroke
and, Arrendt says, people can indulge in moderation and still reap
the benefits. The seminar will also provide information about portion
sizes and which wines and chocolate are the most nutritional.
“A little each day can help you,” she said.
The seminar is free, and it should last about an hour. For information,
visit http://www.uta.edu/campusrec.
— Tracie Morales
University to host free piano concerts, seminars
Free piano concerts sponsored by Steinway Hall of Dallas and Fort
Worth will be held at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in
the Fine Arts Building Irons Recital Hall.
Pianists from around the country will perform classical literature
pieces. Pianist Yeeha Chiu, a Steinway artist and Harvey Bellin,
a pathologist from the New Jersey area, will perform Wednesday.
Program administrator Beth Quillian said the concert series is working
along with the Piano Wellness workshops being hosted this week at
the university. She said the seminars are targeted for advanced
pianists who have trained at a higher level and have been injured
in the process. The seminars will teach them how to play the piano
with specialized methods that focus on virtuosic techniques without
the pain. Many of the pianists performing in the free concerts have
trained using these techniques.
The seminars cost $120 and are held in Room 104 of the Fine Arts
Building. The seminars will conclude with Friday night’s concert
performed by Harold Martina, a Texas Christian University professor.
“This is a place for strong pianists to play with freedom
and expressiveness,” Quillian said.
The concerts are free of charge for all UTA students and faculty
members with identification. The Friday night concert will charge
$5 to students from other schools and $10 for nonstudents. For more
information about the concerts or seminars, call 817-939-7001 or
visit http://www.sheilapaige.com.
— Tracie Morales
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