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Vol. 4 No. 12, December 2012 Copyright 2012 by Wolf J. Rinke

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SPECIAL HOLIDAY ISSUE
1. NEW CPE--HOT OFF THE PRESS
2. NUTRITION NEWS YOU CAN USE
3. HOW TO SAVE UP TO 16% ON CPEs
4. AN INSPIRATIONAL STORY TO REKINDLE YOUR HOLIDAY SPIRIT
5. AN INEXPENSIVE ONE-OF-A-KIND HOLIDAY GIFT
6. HOLIDAY HUMOR BREAK
7. ABOUT THE EDITOR
8. PRIVACY STATEMENT AND SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION

I would like to wish you and your loved ones a happy, healthy and wealthy Holiday Season.

A HOLIDAY POEM
A Christmas Kiss
Rejoice that we are all together
For a day like this.
Two things keep us happy, warm
A Christmas hug from you my dear
And in return a Christmas Kiss.
Merry Christmas from the heart,
To ones I hope will never part
Source: http://www.theholidayspot.com/christmas/poems/poetry_page_1.htm#HCy7JWADyF83vCBl.99

1. NEW CPE--HOT OFF THE PRESS
Nutritional Management of Bariatric Surgery Patients, Laura L. Frank, PhD, MPH, RD, CD,
C235, 18 CPEUs, $144.95. (Electronic version C235E, $134.95.)
(Manual, 158 pgs) The goal of this CPE program is to provide you the information and skills needed to develop competencies in medical nutrition therapy (MNT) for the bariatric surgical patient. In addition, you will learn about several different areas of emphasis regarding bariatric surgery nutrition including recognition and management of micronutrient deficiencies associated with bariatric surgery. This comprehensive manual will enable you to:

  • Describe the indications and contraindications of bariatric surgery.
  • Assess the three broad categories of bariatric surgeries and explain at least one specific surgery associated with each respective category.
  • Implement perioperative nutrition guidelines for different surgery types.
  • Identify the four “stages” of suggested diet progression associated with different surgery types.
  • Recognize protein deficiency, distinguishing from protein energy malnutrition vs. protein malnutrition in your bariatric patient.
  • Recommend appropriate nutrition interventions for micronutrient deficiencies in post-bariatric surgery patients.

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For RDs & DTRs: Suggested Learning Need Codes for the Prof. Dev. Portfolio:
2000, 2070, 2090, 3000, 3005, 5000, 5125, 5370

2. NUTRITION NEWS YOU CAN USE
GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY MAY REVERSE DIABETES IN OBESE PATIENTS
In this study of 150 obese patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes, 12 months of medical therapy plus bariatric surgery achieved glycemic control in significantly more patients than medical therapy alone.
ACTION STEP: Get up to date on how to help obese patients fight diabetes with our latest CPE program Nutritional Management of Bariatric Surgery Patients (C235, 18 CPEUs--see paragraph #1 above.) It is also available in an electronic format at http://www.wolfrinke.com/CEFILES/ecourses.htm#C235
Source: P. R. Schauer et al., Bariatric Surgery versus Intensive Medical Therapy in Obese Patients with Diabetes, N Engl J Med 2012; 366:1567-1576, April 26, 2012DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1200225; http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1200225

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4. AN INSPIRATIONAL STORY TO REKINDLE YOUR HOLIDAY SPIRIT
A Dozen Christmas Roses
Author Unknown
Six year old Bobby was getting cold sitting out in his back yard in the snow. Bobby didn't wear boots; he didn't own any and he didn't like them anyway. The thin sneakers he wore had a few holes in them and they did a poor job of keeping out the cold. Bobby had been in his backyard for about an hour already. And, try as he might, he could not come up with an idea for his mother's Christmas gift.
He shook his head as he thought, "This is useless, even if I do come up with an idea, I don't have any money to spend."
Ever since his father had passed away three years ago, the family of five had struggled. It wasn't because his mother didn't care, or try, there just never seemed to be enough. She worked nights at the hospital, but the small wage that she was earning could only be stretched so far. What the family lacked in money and material things, they more than made up for in love and family unity. Bobby had two older sisters and one younger sister, who ran the household in their mother's absence. All three of his sisters had already made beautiful gifts for their mother.
Somehow it just wasn't fair. Here it was Christmas Eve already, and he had nothing. Wiping a tear from his eye, Bobby kicked the snow and started to walk down to the street where the stores were. It wasn't easy being six without a father, especially when he needed a man to talk to.
Bobby walked from shop to shop, looking into each decorated window. Everything seemed so beautiful and so out of reach. It was starting to get dark and Bobby reluctantly turned to walk home when suddenly his eyes caught the glimmer of the setting sun's rays reflecting off something along the curb. He reached down and discovered a shiny dime. Never before has anyone felt as wealthy as Bobby felt at that moment.
As he held his new found treasure, warmth spread throughout his entire body and he walked into the first store he saw. His excitement quickly turned cold when the salesperson told him that he couldn't buy anything with only a dime.
He saw a flower shop and went inside to wait in line. When the shop owner asked if he could help him, Bobby presented the dime and asked if he could buy one flower for his mother's Christmas gift.
The shop owner looked at Bobby and his ten cents. Then he put his hand on Bobby's shoulder and said, "You just wait here and I'll see what I can do for you."
As Bobby waited he looked at the beautiful flowers and even though he was a boy, he could see why girls liked flowers.
The sound of the door closing as the last customer left jolted Bobby back to reality. All alone in the shop, Bobby began to feel alone and afraid. Suddenly the shop owner came out and moved to the counter. There, before Bobby's eyes, lay twelve long stem, red roses, with leaves of green and tiny white flowers all tied together with a big silver bow. Bobby's heart sank as the owner picked them up and placed them gently into a long white box.
"That will be ten cents young man," the shop owner said reaching out his hand for the dime. Slowly, Bobby moved his hand to give the man his dime. Could this be true? No one else would give him a thing for his dime!
Sensing the boy's reluctance, the shop owner added, "I just happened to have some roses on sale for ten cents a dozen. Would you like them?"
This time Bobby did not hesitate, and when the man placed the long box into his hands, he knew it was true. Walking out the door that the owner was holding for Bobby, he heard the shop keeper say, "Merry Christmas, son,"
As he closed door the shop keeper's wife asked "Who were you talking to and where are the roses you were fixing?"
Staring out the window, and blinking the tears from his own eyes, the shop keeper replied, "A strange thing happened to me this morning. While I was setting up things to open the shop, I thought I heard a voice telling me to set aside a dozen of my best roses for a special gift. I wasn't sure at the time whether I had lost my mind or what, but I set them aside anyway. Then just a few minutes ago, a little boy came into the shop and wanted to buy a flower for his mother with one dime.
"When I looked at him, I saw myself, many years ago. I too, was a poor boy with nothing to buy my mother for Christmas. A bearded man, whom I never knew, stopped me on the street and gave me ten dollars.
"When I saw that little boy tonight, I knew who that voice was, and I put together a dozen of my very best roses." The shop owner and his wife hugged each other tightly, and as they stepped out into the bitter cold air, they somehow didn't feel cold at all.
Source: http://www.inspire21.com/stories/holidaystories/dozenchristmasroses

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6. HOLIDAY HUMOR BREAK
It was Christmas Eve and, while at the meat counter, a woman was anxiously picking over the last few remaining turkeys in the hope of finding a large one.
In desperation she called over a shop assistant and asked, "Excuse me. Do these turkeys get any bigger?"
"No, maam," he replied..."they're all dead."

7. ABOUT THE EDITOR
Dr. Wolf J. Rinke, RD, CSP is the president of Wolf Rinke Associates--an accredited provider of easy to use CPE home study programs for nutrition professionals since 1990 available at www.easyCPEcredits.com. He is also a highly effective management consultant and executive coach who specializes in building peak performance organizations, teams and individuals, and an author of numerous CPE home study courses, audio/video programs as well as several best selling management, leadership and self-development books including Make it a Winning Life--Success Strategies for Life, Love and Business. In addition he is an internationally recognized keynote speaker and seminar leader who delivers customized presentations that combine story telling, humor and motivation with specific "how to" action strategies that participants can apply immediately to improve their personal and professional lives. Preview a demo at www.WolfRinke.com or call 800-828-9653. If you have questions, or would like him to address a specific issue or topic please e-mail him at WolfRinke@aol.com.

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