A New Year, A New You — Tips For Healthy Weight Loss

DERBY — On Thursday, January 22, at 4:45 pm, the Integrative Medicine Center at Griffin Hospital will present “A New Year, a New You.” The talk will be conducted by naturopathic resident Dr Ryan A. McNally, who said, “Keep your New Year’s Resolutions: Learn how to safely lose weight, eat healthy, and enjoy life. Bring your questions and learn how to lose those extra pounds and be healthier in 2009.”

Dr McNally graduated in 2008 from the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe, Ariz. He is licensed by the Connecticut Department of Public Health. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, where he graduated with a degree in biology. He recently completed an internship with the World Food Programme in the division of HIV Policy and Programming. He is a first-year integrative medicine resident at Griffin Hospital and the University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine, and serves as a research assistant at the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center

The Integrative Medicine Center (IMC) at Griffin Hospital holds free monthly “Fireside Chats” on subjects related to integrative health care. The “chats” are conducted by the IMC clinicians and held at the IMC, which is housed in the Center for Cancer Care, 350 Seymour Avenue, Derby.

Register online at www.griffinhealth.org/events/imc.htm or by calling 203-732-1370.