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Staff Spotlight – Office Managers
Courtney Giddens – Director of Operations
If you have ever called our office, you have most likely spoken with Courtney and encountered her infectious personality. Courtney is from Carrollton, Texas and graduated from the University of North Texas. She has been keeping CORE running smoothly for 3 years and is the director of operations for all four CORE locations. Courtney loves spending time with her family, especially her 5 nieces and her nephew. She enjoys training for and participating in Adventure Races. When she is not training, she loves dining at The Cheesecake Factory and Wild about Harry’s custard shop.
Niki Faris – Office Manager, Flower Mound office
Niki was born and bred in Dallas and attended The University of Texas at Alington. She graduated both high school and college Magna Cum Lade. Niki is married to Zak and
has 2 cats. They also have a new addition to their family: Sadie, a little chocolate lab. Niki is an avid reader, likes watching King of Queens and Everybody loves Raymond, loves to camp outdoors and “rough it”, and is very involved in ministry at her church, The Village Church.
Tristan Overbey – Office Manager, Las Colinas office
Tristan is from the Garland/Rowlett area. She is currently attending the University of North Texas, while working full time at the Las Colinas office. She hopes to graduate in the next two years. Tristan has a miniature white German Schnauzer named Bailey (who she says is her little princess!) In the free time that she does have, Tristan loves spending time with her family and friends. She is a big-time family person. She is a huge hockey fan, and of course the Dallas Stars are her favorite team!
Molly Abrigg – Office Manager, Keller office
Molly is originally from Abilene, Texas. She graduated from Abilene Christian University. Molly recently joined Dr. Bologna at our newest office in Keller. She is married to Peter and has a yellow lab named Charlie. Molly’s hobbies include spending time with friends, SHOPPING, traveling, singing on the side, and her husband. Her husband, Charlie, played collegiate football and they have several friends in the NFL, therefore, she can become the ultimate football fan when she has to!
Patient Spotlight
Greg and Jonica Cason have lived in Coppell for fourteen years. Both graduated from Austin College in Sherman, Texas; although, Greg went on to complete his MBA at SMU while Jonica pursued a job using her French/Business degree.
They have a son, Bryce who is 14 and a daughter, Emory, who is 12. The children attend Faith Christian School in Grapevine, Texas where there is not only a strong emphasis on Christ and academics, but also athletics.
Bryce plays on the Faith Lions JV football and baseball team, and has played Lacrosse for Coppell. Emory plays volleyball as a Faith Lady Lion, basketball, and select soccer for the D’Feeter’s soccer club.
For leisure, the family enjoys taking their two Portuguese Water dogs to the lake, where the family water skis, wake boards and tubes. Everyone likes to snow ski in the spring and snorkel in the summer.
Jonica is a member of the Coppell YMCA, Assistance League of Coppell, and serves as a leader for the Women’s Bible Study at the Farmer’s Branch Church, and on the board of the Parent Teacher Fellowship for Faith Christian School. Greg has worked in real estate for over 20 years and serves as President and owner of the real estate company he started in 2004. His focus is in the multi-family housing market.
Summer Contest Winners
Dr. Schnappauf presented the summer referral contest winners, Lynette and Charlie Eveler, with a gift certificate for dinner for two to Pappas Steakhouse.
We want to thank everyone that participated and referred family and friends to us!
Deep Down
by Dr. Bologna
Deep down, I believe all people desire to be healthy and happy. We all try and get farther away from pain, and sickness, and get closer to health and vitality. And I also believe that deep down we know what things we must do to achieve this. We all understand the simplicity of health…Eat good food, get sufficient exercise, and think positively. Right? But where most of us fail is that although, generally we know what to do, we fall short of producing the results necessary for a change. Now what I’m hoping to teach you is that many of you could not only lose fat but become healthier all while changing nothing in your diet, just changing the times that you eat those foods. Intrigued? Then read on. Please don’t misconstrue this as me saying it’s okay to eat junk. Bottom line is we all need to eat more fruits and vegetables (apples and salads, not French fries and peach cobbler!).
The timing of when we eat certain foods has a large correlation to how our body burns that food. Upon waking, our body has been in a fasting state for the last 10 hours or so (depending on whether you woke up and had some midnight chocolate cake!). At this point the body has burned off the calories from the previous day’s food and needs some energy to help get you started on your day. Your breakfast needs to be high carbohydrates with low fats. Ideal foods would be fruit. As the day goes on your carbohydrate intake needs to decrease and your protein and fat intake needs to increase. This means that a large pasta dish would be better suited for lunch than for dinner. Your last meal of the day ideally would be vegetables and a lean protein source (chicken, fish, tofu). The reason for this is that your body needs the protein source for repairing during the night. Some kind of a salad with a dressing made from good oils is ideal. Getting a healthy oil is important to health. Not all fat is bad! I know that this may come as a shock to a lot of you but our bodies actually need fat in order to survive. Good fats come from nuts and seeds, as well as in fish, and non grain-fed animals (i.e. a deer in the wild). Supplementation is recommended with either an omega-3 fish oil or flax seed oil which tastes great on salads. This will help your body to be in an anti-inflammatory state and be in less pain. If you eat a large amount of carbohydrates late in the day (pasta or bread for dinner) your body will store it as fat to burn as fuel during a time where large amounts of calories are needed. If we do this day after day, you can see that our fat stores will increase.
Sample Menu: Remember this is just a sample! If there are foods that you despise on this list just substitute for something that you like. For example: Bananas for grapefruit; not chocolate for grapefruit!
In the morning:
· Breakfast: One or two pieces of fruit. Grapefruit, apples, pears, oranges, strawberries are all acceptable.
· 2-3 hours later: Oatmeal with berries in it for flavor. Use blueberries or raspberries (personal opinion). 1 cup of herb tea.
During the midday:
· Lunch: Broccoli, tomato, and spinach omelet (3-4 egg whites with one yolk) with a small sweet potato. Grease the pan with a small amount of olive oil or coconut oil.
· Late afternoon: Small grilled chicken breast and veggies.
During the evening:
· Dinner: Full serving (4-8oz) of wild fish with grilled veggies, avocado, and salad with flax seed oil dressing.
· Late evening: More veggies and fish if still hungry and nuts/seeds mix
Check out our website for additional healthy recipes
I know that for many of you changing everything in your diet will not be possible at first but try and make small changes and then tackle the bigger ones. If you have any questions about this remember to ask the Doctor whom you see. Doctor Schnappauf, Ward, Griffith, Brown, and I would be more than happy to assist you to better health.
In summary, eat more fruits and vegetables and eat them at the right times. But if you feel the need to eat dessert, it is better to eat it after lunch then after dinner. Remember that our bodies are like a race car; they need high quality fuel to run to their full potential. Put garbage in; and you’ll get garbage out! We all know this to be true and take better care of our cars (which we can replace), but how about our bodies? My challenge to you is to try to be healthier for the next 30 days. Make one little change if you can a day and you’ll be amazed to watch your energy and health go up, and your waist size go down.
Comments, questions, suggestions…please feel free to contact us directly at any time.
We are here for you.
Sincerely,
Dr. Stephen Ward
drward@corecpt.com
Dr. Michael Schnappauf
drmike@corecpt.com
Tel: 972.393.8067
Fax: 972.393.6959
Web: corecpt.com