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Summer Poolside Attendants
Are you looking for a great summer opportunity to experience an amazing team environment? Join our team at Arden Hills Resort Club & Spa as a Poolside Attendant! We are looking for eager employees who enjoy providing great customer service while working in the beautiful surroundings that Arden Hills has to offer. Average hours per week vary depending upon availability, but can range from 20-30 hours per week. This position provides menu service to all who enjoy our summer events at Arden Hills and includes taking orders, running beverages, expediting food, adjusting chairs, and providing towels to guests. Great customer service skills are required for this exciting and fun summer position. Training will begin soon so apply today for an amazing summer job! Must be at least 18 years old and have a valid Food Handlers Card or ability to obtain one within 30 days of hire.

To apply:
Reply to h6nr4-2990700556@job.craigslist.org with your resume in Word or PDF format ONLY. All candidates will be subject to passing a pre-employment drug screen.

Certified Massage Therapists
The ideal applicants have excellent proficiency in hot stone, Swedish, prenatal, and deep tissue massage with reflexology and body treatment experience preferred. The position is part-time at 15-20 hours per week and requires weekend availability 9am-7pm with some weekday shifts available. Must have valid state or county license, valid CPR/AED certification, and must be self insured by a reputable company. We are looking for individuals who are coachable, dependable, and have good energy and a positive attitude.

To apply:
Reply to hs27b-2857009957@job.craigslist.org with your resume in Word or PDF format only. Please include the position that you are applying for as the subject line. All candidates will be subject to passing a pre-employment drug screen.

Chef Rina joined Arden Hills with an extensive background working in food service positions in resort environments throughout the greaterSacramentoarea.  Previously, she worked as Sous Chef for Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln; as Lead Chef for Scott’s Seafood on the River (that also serves Le Rivage guests); and as Lead Cook for Cache Creek Casino Resort in Brookes, California.   Prior to working in the food services industry, she earned her Culinary Arts Certificate from the San Diego Culinary Institute.

In addition to managing the day-to-day food service operations and a staff of 25, Chef Rina will focus her attention on developing inspired menus filled with delicious and nutritious dishes made primarily with natural or organic, locally sourced ingredients that support the overall wellness philosophy at the Resort.

Come taste some of what Chef Rina has been cooking up at Mangos during our new brunch hours!

As we get older, our need for vitamin B₁₂ often increases.  This is mainly due to changes in the digestive tract (atrophic gastritis), which is seen more after the age of 50 and makes it harder to absorb.  It can also develop due to an iron deficiency or infection with Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium associated with ulcers.  Since the body stores some in the liver and recycles this vitamin, it can take years to develop. Knowing your status is important, because results can be very serious, even fatal.  Fatigue and anemia are the initial symptoms, but as the deficiency progresses, the nervous system can be permanently damaged!  In fact, researchers have found that low B₁₂ status is associated with balance issues, as well as symptoms of dementia, lower scores on tests of cognitive function, perceptual organization and speed, plus episodic and semantic memory.  In addition, total brain volume decreases. 

What should you do?  If you are 50 or older, ask your physician to check the B₁₂ level in your next blood panel.  Make sure that you consume foods enriched with B₁₂, naturally high in it, and/or a daily supplement.  B₁₂ in enriched products and supplements (cobalamin) is easier to absorb than the natural vitamin.  Foods naturally containing B₁₂ are from animal sources, like meat, seafood, eggs, and dairy products.  Therefore, vegans need to be aware of their B₁₂ levels at all ages.  For some individuals, monthly injections or other methods may be necessary to bypass the digestive tract. You need not be too worried about overdoing it; there are no known toxicity symptoms for this vitamin.

One footnote, vitamin B₁₂ is stable under regular cooking methods, but is destroyed by microwaves.  Therefore, to get the most from your food, don’t “nuke” everything.

At the turn of the late 20^th century, muscular hulks like Eugene Sandow and Charles Atlas were referred to as “Strongmen” and performed demonstrations known as “feats of strength.” These demonstrations included bending straight reinforcing bars into knots, breaking free of chains wrapped tightly around their torsos and pressing dumbbells weighting just over 300 pounds over their heads. These demonstrations quickly turned into competitions and the sport of Strongman was born. Since its worldwide televised appearance in 1977, the sport has been dominated by names like Bill Kazmaier, Magnús Ver Magnússon and Darius Pudzianowski.

Strongman training is the root of all weight training and yet for the past 30 years it has lived in shadows of cardiovascular machines, universal stations and free weight training.  However, strongman training is re-entering the general fitness industry and bringing with it many research studies proving its benefits. The more basic Strongman exercises include farmer walks, rope pulls, vertical sandbag tosses, the tire flip and the notorious log clean and press have proven to produce astounding results. Appropriately implemented, Strongman program designs show dramatic increases in core strength, stability, agility, balance, coordination, flexibility, power production, posture and muscular endurance.

Based upon results, the fitness industry has shifted away from single muscle exercises like the biceps curl or quadriceps extension having found that more complex and functional (daily-life movement) exercises like a push, pull, press, lunge, squat or twist is more beneficial. These six exercises make up the foundation for Strongman training and when executed correctly, under the supervision of a certified professional, it can cut training time in half while nearly doubling in results. Strongman training has been the root of all weight training since the very beginning for one very simple reason: it works!

To learn more about Strongman training, please contact Robert Linkul at rlinkul@ardenhills.net.

16 oz. Spring Mix
1 Mango – diced
1 Pineapple – diced
1 Red Bell Pepper – julienned
¼ C Coconut Flakes – toasted
¼ C Banana Chip

Serves 4; Less than 300 calories per serving

Papaya Yogurt White Balsamic Vinaigrette

¼ C Papaya – diced
¼ C White Balsamic
2 Tbs. Low Fat Vanilla Yogurt
1 Tbs. Honey
1/3 C Oil Blend

Makes Approximately 1 Cup

60 calories per tablespoon

Grilled Eggplant Parmesan

3 Eggplant Sliced ¼ in thick 
6 Lg Heirloom tomatoes – large dice
16 oz. Roasted organic diced stewed tomatoes
2 Tbs Garlic –  Chopped
2 Tbs Shallots – Chopped
1 yellow onion – Diced
½ C Red Wine
1 Tbs. Sherry Vinegar
1/2 Bunch oregano – Chopped
1/2 Bunch thyme – Chopped
12 oz. Fresh Mozzarella Cheese- sliced thin
6 oz. Shredded Parmesan
1 Bunch Basil – Plucked
Salt & Pepper

Eggplant
Slice eggplant and lay out on a cookie sheet. Sprinkle salt over the tops of all of them and let sit for approximately 30 to 45mins, then rinse thoroughly.

Lightly coat the eggplant in olive oil and grill until just marked. Do not over cook.

Marinara
Heat a sauce pot on medium high heat, and sauté garlic, shallots and onions until caramelized. Deglaze with red wine and sherry vinegar and reduce by half. Add fresh and canned tomatoes, oregano and thyme, bring to a boil and then let simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

In a large casserole dish, spread about 1/2 cup of sauce on the bottom of the dish and then line with eggplant. Top the eggplant with more sauce, sliced mozzarella cheese, sprinkle of parmesan, basil leaves, and salt and pepper just covering the surface area of the dish. Continue to layer the eggplant, sauce, basil, mozzarella, parmesan and salt and pepper until your sauce and eggplant are all used up, finishing with the cheese on top (approximately 3 to 4 layers).

Bake 25 minutes uncovered on 375F or until cheese is melted and lightly browned on top.

Averaging 3,000 yards four to five days a week in the pool, practicing resistance and circuit training and paddling his surfboard up and down the American River and around Lake Natoma has certainly sustained his physical fitness. Physical fitness aside, however, Chris, his wife of 19 years, Claudia, and his two daughters, Paige and Brooke, utilize Arden Hills as a destination for socialization, indulgence, and relaxation.

Coffee is an absolute routine for some and for others it is a sporadic consumption for a simple caffeine boost.  For both, however, it is a step in the right direction for preventive health care.  Numerous studies have concluded that coffee, whether caffeinated or decaffeinated, consumed at higher amounts, can aid in the prevention of (1) Type 2 Diabetes, (2) Heart Disease, and (3) Endometrial Cancer.

Frank Hu, MD, MPH, PhD, Nutrition and Epidemiology Professor at the Harvard School of Public Health, explains that habitual coffee intake is beneficial in reducing the risk for Type 2 Diabetes as the magnesium and chromium levels aid the body in using insulin to control the blood sugar level.  Additionally, coffee, which is packed with antioxidants, can prevent heart disease reducing risk by 13% in women and 28% in men.  Specific to women, Hu’s colleague, Edward Giovannucci, MD, found that long-term coffee drinkers are less likely to have endometrial cancer.  For 26 years he studied over 60,000 women observing 627 with the disease and concluded that drinking 4+ cups per day resulted in a 25% reduced risk for endometrial cancer. 

Overall, benefiting from coffee must come from a larger daily consumption (2-3 cups) over a longer period of time.  Think that’s a lot to drink? Let’s look at it this way: the average medium coffee purchased is between 16 and 18 ounces equaling just over two cups.  Today’s one cup is more like two, so drink up!