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The
New Bedford
Wellness Initiative, an effort to raise health awareness with the
goal to help prevent disease and recover from illness through healthy
living and not just medications, held its fifth monthly walk in Buttonwood
Park on August 2, 2014. Dr.
Michael Rocha led over twenty-five dedicated walkers on a one-mile
walk around the Park in a steady rain. The walk was followed by an
hour-long session on nutrition led by New
Bedford Mass in Motion Coordinator Kimberly Ferreira, MS, RD, LDN.
"We had a great time despite the rain," said Dr. Rocha.
"And Kim led a great session on how to choose and prepare nutritious
food, which, along with exercise, is really the best medicine I can
prescribe." The walks are open to anyone and are
scheduled on the first Saturday of every month at 10:00 a.m. at the
Buttonwood Park Zoo. Click
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(Top row) Cardiologist Dr.Michael Rocha, left, talks with some of the walkers as they gather at the Buttonwood Park Zoo headquarters in New Bedford. (Row two) Walkers head out to the walking path along Hawthorne Street and Brownell Avenue. (Row three) Walkers complete the course and return to the Park Zoo headquarters. (Bottom row) New Bedford Mass in Motion Coordinator Kimberly Ferreira, MS, RD, LDN answers questions about nutrition for a group of walkers who were able to stay following the walk.. |
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