Por Lety Trejo
Aprovechando el mes de enero con todos los propósitos e intenciones que deseamos integrar a nuestra vida voy a tocar el tema de la Composición Corporal.
Las básculas digitales modernas no sólo nos dicen nuestro peso y estatura, también arrojan otros datos importantes. Y ¿por qué son importantes estos datos? Porque le dan solidez a lo que intuitivamente ya sabemos, son concretos porque se dan en números y en los números no hay sentimentalismos. Es decir, no es lo mismo que tu pareja, o alguien de tu familia te diga: “creo que has subido un poco de peso” o “¿estás seguro de qué esa es la talla correcta?”, que un aparato te diga que tienes un alto porcentaje de grasa visceral, por ejemplo. Si una persona nos dice que deberíamos bajar de peso es ofensivo y nos da el pretexto de ofendernos y no hacer nada al respecto, pero no podemos enojarnos con un aparato digital, ¿o sí?
Los datos más relevantes para saber qué tipo de plan nutricional o qué tipo de entrenamiento nos va a sacar adelante para estar más saludables son los siguientes:
Porcentaje de masa muscular (masa magra/proteínas)
Porcentaje de agua total (hidratación celular)
Porcentaje de hueso total (densidad ósea/minerales)
Porcentaje de grasa total
Porcentaje de grasa visceral (la que rodea a los órganos)
Estas modernas evaluaciones arrojan el resultado como lo hacen los laboratorios de química sanguínea dándonos un mínimo y un máximo, es decir, aunque no seamos especialistas, sabemos que más abajo del mínimo permitido existe un riesgo y más arriba del máximo permitido también lo hay. Los gimnasios modernos tienen este tipo de básculas digitales, también algunos nutriólogos realizan esta evaluación así cada quien se puede dar cuenta que tan urgente es que se comprometa con una alimentación saludable y un entrenamiento adecuado para estar en forma.
RIESGOS. El riesgo de tener baja masa muscular es que fácilmente puedes adquirir osteopenia o generar asimetrías en el esqueleto. El riesgo de tener un bajo porcentaje de agua es la deshidratación celular y hacer que sientas mareos o dolores de cabeza, un alto índice de agua representa la retención de líquidos que genera inflamación general. Uno de los riesgos de presentar baja densidad ósea es tener osteoporosis y ser propenso a fracturas. El alto índice de grasa total representa el sobrepeso o la obesidad que es una invitación a enfermedades como la diabetes y la hipertensión. Y por último y como punto más importante, un alto porcentaje de grasa visceral indica el riesgo de un infarto al corazón o al cerebro.
Con este texto no pretendo generar ninguna alarma, solo la consciencia de tener datos claros y precisos que nos ayudarán a cuidarnos. Después de todo el cuerpo es generador de experiencias sensoriales placenteras, libertad para trasladarnos a donde nuestros sueños nos lleven, también es nuestro representante ante los demás, recordemos que el 75 por ciento de la comunicación entre nosotros y los demás NO es la verbal, sino la corporal. Si quieres ser congruente con la grandeza de tu alma cuida a tu cuerpo.
Medical personnel from the Jocotepec Health Center, who were in charge of this vaccination day, confirmed that a considerable percentage of those vaccinated were from Guadalajara
Héctor Ruiz Mejía – The return to basic education classes has presented a new challenge, since a considerable percentage of teachers in the municipality of Jocotepec could not be vaccinated because they arrived with cold symptoms and were suspected to have contracted Covid-19.
Although a total of 2,494 doses of the Moderna biologic were applied during the last vaccination day for teachers on January 12, out of the approximately 3,000 doses available, most of the vaccinated teachers were NOT from Jocotepec.
Medical personnel from the Jocotepec Health Center, who were in charge of this vaccination day, confirmed that a considerable percentage of those vaccinated were from Guadalajara.
They also pointed out that, although no figures were specified, there was a considerable percentage of Lakeside teachers who could not be vaccinated because they had symptoms, as in the case of the J. Vicente Negrete school, located in El Molino.
The principal of the school, Mayra Berenice, stated that at least 20 percent of her teaching staff did not return to classes, as they were sick and some of those had not been able to get vaccinated due to their illness.
Translated by Colleen Beery
The new stalls made by City Hall for street vendors are already placed on what was to be the open balcony of the market. Photo: Héctor Ruiz.
Héctor Ruiz Mejía: There will be about 72 stores on the second floor of Jocotepec’s Mercado Morelos, according to the market’s tenants. Initially, 18 new spaces were designed to bring street vendors to the market from Morelos and Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez streets. That was not enough space, so 10 more new stalls were built. These wooden stalls have already been installed along what was intended to be the balcony of the second floor, so that “it would have an open space and a nice view,” said the vendors.
The current tenants say, “It was not as stipulated in the preliminary projects for the rehabilitation of the market.”
The new stalls, plus approximately 40 existing shops, will be on the second floor. But the street vendors have not yet been relocated and friction has already begun over space. Each store has an average of three merchants, so there will be approximately 216 people working in the area, not counting customers. Some vendors are concerned about the ability to maintain a healthy distance among all these people, and some say it is not possible.
“They are already trying to move my tables and no, I am not going to let them,” said one vendor who does not approve of the measure. “It is my space, and they have to respect it. I don’t know how we are all going to fit.”
There is also uncertainty among the former street vendors because “although the stalls are well made,” they explained, they are very small in relation to the space needed for merchandise. Each module measures approximately one and one-half meters wide (about five feet).
In addition, the space between each stall is only about eight centimeters (just over three inches), which one person described as, “like sardines.” Both the current tenants and the street vendors who will be added try to visualize a positive scenario to coexist and “give life” to the mayor’s long-awaited project.
“We will see how it goes,” said one vendor. “The truth is that we are very worried about how we are going to make ends meet. We hope people will come.”
Translated by Mike Rogers
Jasmine Stengel. – American pelicans, or «borregones,» migrate every winter from southern Canada to the mild winter climates of the lakes of Jalisco and Michoacán. In Lake Chapala, up to 20,000 birds have been seen together.
The largest bird in North America, the pelican reaches 1.75 meters from beak to tail and three meters in wingspan. The largest specimens weigh up to seven kilograms.
One of the loudspeakers located in the main square, in front of the kiosk.
Sofía Medeles (Ajijic, Jal.)- The speakers in the main square of Ajijic are singing again. This Monday, January 17, the two loudspeakers in front of the kiosk were repaired early in the morning, and by midday they were already playing melodies.
The Ajijic Delegado, Maximiliano Macías Arceo, said that the speakers had been in bad condition, with nests of insects inside. He is not sure how long they had been out of order. He said that they have been repaired and cleaned inside and out, which he believes was the first time in several years. «When we took them down, they were almost stuck together,” he said and then added that the Municipality of Chapala paid for the expense.
As for the programs broadcast, he said that they will mainly be radio stations like Fórmula Melódica, La Buena Onda, Radio Gallito, EXA FM, and others. «We may use them to broadcast announcements from the delegation or other presentations. We are waiting for instructions from the president on how to use them in the best way.”
The arrangements were well received by the residents who usually pass through or stay in the plaza. «It feels like before, it’s nice to listen to the radio, because sometimes in other locations you can’t get a good signal, here you can, and you can hear it very well. I came to eat my peanuts and sit down for a while to talk about the news,» said Don Nico, who usually goes to the plaza in the mornings.
The tentative schedule will be from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. To date they have received positive comments from the villagers.
Translated by Nita Rudy
Illustrative photo.
A motorcyclist was driving recklessly and at high speed at around 2 p.m. Jan. 18 in Chapala. The motorcyclist ran over a 26-year-old man and fled the scene.
The young man was left lying on the ground on Manzanillo Street at the intersection with Segunda del Cerrito in the San Miguel neighborhood. The injured man was examined at the scene and taken to the Chapala Cruz Roja facilities for medical evaluation.
Translated by Mike Rogers
In-person property tax and water payments are no longer required
Jazmín Stengel.- In order to facilitate municipal payments of property tax and Municipal System of Potable Water and Sewerage (SIMAPA), to the residents of Chapala from any computer, the current administration renewed the agreement that allows it to keep the digital payment platform active.
The electronic payment service will be available this January 24 or 25. Due to new security configurations, it is currently in a testing and trial stage, said Elizabeth Oropeza, director of Social Communication of the City Hall.
At the end of 2020 there were 30,200 urban and 4,600 rural property tax accounts within the municipal limits of Chapala,
The agreement with BBVA bank was renewed during the course of last week, which now allows the City Hall staff to fine-tune the final details to reactivate the platform that can be found on the official web page www.chapala.gob.mx.
Discounts previously announced in the official government pages will be respected, including 15 percent during the months of January and February, 5 percent in March and April, as well as 50 percent for pensioners, retirees, widows and senior citizens.
The platform was implemented on December 14, 2020, and will be reactivated with the intention of avoiding crowds and facilitating municipal payments to people with coronavirus, disabled or senior citizens, who prefer the digital modality.
In addition to helping to prevent the possibility of Covid-19 infection, the modernization of this type of system helps to increase collections.
In 2022 the municipal administration expects to collect revenue of 373,799,144.80 pesos, including 57,258,757 pesos for SIMAPA, according to the Revenue Budget approved in the town council session of August 30, 2021. At that time, the municipal trustee, Isaac Alberto Trejo Gracián, announced the five percent increase, due to the inflation that year after year occurs in all types of products and services.
Translated by Kerry Watson
By Lety Trejo
Taking advantage of the month of January known for resolutions and intentions we wish to integrate into our lives, I am going to touch on the subject of Body Composition.
Modern digital scales not only tell us our weight and height, they also show us other important data. And why is this data important? Because it gives solidity to what we already know intuitively. It’s concrete because it’s in numbers, and in numbers there is no sentimentality. That is to say, it is not the same for your partner or someone in your family to tell you: «I think you have put on a little weight» or «Are you sure that this is the right size?” If a person tells us that we should lose weight it’s offensive and gives us the excuse to feel offended but do nothing about it. But we can’t get angry with a digital device, can we?
The most relevant data to know what kind of nutritional plan or what kind of training is going to get us to be healthier is the following:
Percentage of muscle mass (lean mass/protein).
Percentage of total water (cellular hydration)
Percentage of total bone (bone density/minerals)
Percentage of total fat
Percentage of visceral fat (surrounding organs)
These modern evaluations give the result as blood chemistry laboratories do, giving us a minimum and a maximum. That is, although we are not specialists, we know that below the minimum allowed there is a risk and above the maximum allowed there is also a risk. Modern gyms have this type of digital scales. Also, some nutritionists perform this evaluation so everyone can learn how urgent it is to commit to a healthy diet and proper training to be in shape.
RISKS. The risk of having low muscle mass is that you can easily acquire osteopenia or generate asymmetries in the skeleton. The risk of having a low percentage of water is cellular dehydration which makes you feel dizziness or headaches. A high rate of water represents fluid retention that generates general inflammation. One of the risks of having low bone density is having osteoporosis and being prone to fractures. The high total fat index represents overweight or obesity which is an invitation to diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. And finally, and most importantly, a high percentage of visceral fat indicates the risk of a heart attack or stroke.
With this text I do not intend to generate any alarm, only the awareness of having clear and precise data that will help us to take care of ourselves. After all, the body is the generator of pleasurable sensory experiences, freedom to move wherever our dreams take us, it is also our representative before others, remember that 75 percent of the communication between us and others is NOT verbal, but physical. If you want to be congruent with the greatness of your soul, take care of your body.
Translated by Sydney Metrick
The last Carnaval celebrated in Lake Chapala was in 2020. Photo: Archive.
Jazmín Stengel. Despite the pandemic, the Mayor of Chapala Alejandro Aguirre Curiel has requested approval from the Jalisco Health Board to hold the Chapala Carnaval, beginning at the end of February and running through early March.
After a two year absence, the City Council has decided to grant planning of the Chapala Carnaval to individuals to organize the festivities this year. «The idea is that it will be done externally with support from the municipality,» municipal president Alejandro Aguirre said. He added that a group of people has expressed interest in taking on the responsibility.
While public gathering restrictions issued by the Health Board of Jalisco will remain valid until February 12, the Municipality of Chapala has applied for and is awaiting the necessary permit to hold the festivities. In this respect, Aguirre reflected: «we have to learn to live with it (Coronavirus), since we are all exposed.»
Translated by MaryAnne Marble
Entrance of the procession to the parish of San Andrés Apóstol, where the image of the saint was finally left
Sofía Medeles (Ajijic, Jal.)- Although San Sebastián was celebrated with a very modest ceremony, the neighbors of the neighborhood did not miss the opportunity to celebrate the saint with a mass in the neighborhood located in the north of Ajijic, sharing hot chocolate and bread, and in the afternoon, with a small procession to return the religious figure, enlivened with a musical group and the traditional masked sayacas.
«The celebration was good. It was a little smaller than other years, but it felt just as nice,» said one of the participants.
The January 20 mass was celebrated in the neighborhood of San Sebastian, as it is the one day of his feast.
During the morning, the mass was attended by no more than 50 people and all of them respected at all times the health protocols in force. At the end, chocolate, cinnamon and tachihual bread were distributed to the participants of the Eucharistic ceremony. «It was good, it was small, unlike other years, but it felt just as nice,» said Don Antonio, a close neighbor of the neighborhood.
Later, during the procession, more people -approximately 70 people- could be seen. The procession began with the sayacas dancing, while behind them was a musical group, and at the end, San Sebastian, carried by four men.
Throughout the procession there was a group of children looking to be chased and floured by the sayacas. The sayacas danced, while all around them spectators enjoying the festivities and filming the scene.
«This is what one likes. There have already been so many big celebrations, like the one in Jocotepec. I don’t think there will be a fuss about this. There are only neighbors here and we are all wearing our masks. We had the pleasure of being together and also sharing a beer,» said Don Nico, minutes before the procession began.
Although the route changed a bit –through Zapata, Javier Mina, Guadalupe Victoria, a lap around the plaza, and finally Parroquia street—San Sebastian was accompanied by spectators all the way. In the plaza, a couple of excited tourists joined the procession to dance to the music of the band.
«We didn’t imagine there was going to be a parade, we just came to walk around because there was an opportunity. We didn’t know San Sebastián, much less imagine that here in the Pueblito Mágico he is so beloved,» mentioned a man who was sitting in the plaza.
In the end, only those carrying the image entered the parish of San Andrés Apóstol where the saint was taken, as well as a few companions, while the sayacas remained at the entrance of the parish, and the band played the mañanitas outside the temple. After leaving him, the people returned to the neighborhood of San Sebastian, located to the north of Ajijic.
Translated by Sydney Metrick
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