SEPTEMBER 2019

event
Celebration
of Life
PHOTOS BY RAZIK TOMINA
Riyadh “Roy” Denha gathered friends, colleagues, and
teammates for a celebration of life on Saturday, August 24 at
the UR Cultural Society in Southfield. Riyadh provided soccer
trophies to each of the attendees as a celebration of the Harami
Baghdad (Thieves of Baghdad) soccer team that played together
for several decades in Detroit. Because of Riyadh’s leadership,
the team won several championships.
Childhood Obesity
SOCIAL SECURITY
DISABILITY
Attorney Randall Mansour
Social Security Disability and
Veterans Benefits Attorneys
In the United States childhood obesity is a serious health condition that
affects both children and adolescents. Its frequency has tripled in the last
decade, and is diagnosed when children are well above the normal or healthy
weight for their age and height.
Our practice is encountering this problem on a regular basis. We incorporate
obesity screening as part of our regular well-child care appointments. This
is done by calculating the patient’s BMI and determine where it falls on the
BMI-for-age growth chart.
The BMI helps indicate if the patient is overweight for his or her age and
height. We also consider the patient’s growth patterns, body frame and
development. In addition, we also evaluate eating habits, activity levels and
any pertinent family history of obesity and weight related health problems.
These factors determine whether the child’s weight may be a health concern.
Once we determine if a child’s weight is a heath concern, we implement an
appropriate treatment plan based on the age of the child and if he/she has
additional medical conditions.
We advise parents to cut back on convenience food such as chips, cookies,
fast food, soda pop, and juices, and to monitor portion sizes. Sometimes,
a food log is recommended so we are able to assess caloric intake and
determine if there are any nutritional gaps at follow up visits. We encourage
children to participate in some type of physical activity daily, whether it is
spontaneous free play outdoors or an organized sport. Sedentary activities
such as watching television or playing video games contribute to weight
gain. Studies have demonstrated that there is a direct correlation between
time spent on video games to weight gain and decreased overall health in
children. Childhood obesity can lead to complications for your child’s physical,
social and emotional well-being. We work closely with our patients to help
children achieve and maintain a healthy weight so they do not encounter
these issues in the future.
Comprehensive Integrative Health Care is located in Novi:
30880 Beck Rd. Novi, MI 48377. Website: www.cihcmed.com
Heather Koza, MD and Sung Park-Davis, MD: Specialties
in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and Family Medicine
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Kelly, Riggs, & Mansour
625 E. BIG BEAVER STE. 204, TROY, MI 48083
• Specializing in Social Security Cases (SSI/SSD) & VA Benefits
• We’ve won thousands of cases
• Assistance with the initial application process
• Help from start to finish with the entire claim
• Free Consultation
• No fee unless we win
• Fluent in both Arabic and Chaldean at our office
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