lifestyle changes

Have We Become Too Dependent on Medication?

...  we become too dependent on medication? It is common knowledge, however, that a number of lifestyle changes – including adopting a healthy diet, avoiding tobacco smoke and increasing physical activity – can help lower cholesterol, as well as blood pressure and other risk factors for heart … Read more on Medical News Today Let's Get Physical… Therapy! Why Walgreens orthotics are just as good as … Foot orthotics come in many flavors, ranging from ankle foot orthotics to accommodate foot drop, to simple heel pads to survive high heels. Frequently at ...

Cardiac Rehab – Supporting You After a Heart Attack

...  rehab – supporting you after a heart attack – Our cardiac rehabilitation service works to improve the success of making beneficial lifestyle changes, such as increased appropriate exercise, healthy eatin…   by Christiana Care Virtual rehab program brings heart disease care to rural communities A new study led by led by Simon Fraser University and St. Paul's Hospital researcher Dr. Scott Lear about a web-based cardiac rehabilitation can make care more accessible. Cardiac rehabilitation programs are effective options for patients with heart … Read more on News1130 Read ...

Cardiac Rehabilitation Helps Survival Time in Heart Patients Receiving Stent Therapy

  Cardiac Rehabilitation Helps Survival Time in Heart Patients Receiving Stent Therapy – A team of Mayo Clinic researchers have found that cardiac rehabilitation is associated with significantly reduced mortality rates for patients who have had s…   Memorial Hospital and Heart Institute's Cardiac Rehab Center to start … … community—especially in Lufkin—we needed a Cardiac Rehabilitation Facility like this one, which is supervised by cardiologists and helped professionals like train registered nurses as well as exercise physiologists, and this adds credence to the … Read more on KTRE Read more... ...

Anxiety or Depression Help?

by Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library Question by Allison Miller: Anxiety or depression help? I started missing school at the end of the year because my anxiety made me physically ill. I struggled to even get through finals and graduation. I’ve been trying to get my anxiety under control but it’s not. I never feel like doing anything and I constantly fear of getting sick again (nausea). I used to go to baseball/basketball/football games all the time and have a blast or go to nice steak houses for dinner and now I so don’t want any part of it because I fear ill get car sick or sick from food or overheat and feel sick. I got away to college in a little over a month and I don’t want this to ruin my future. I got into a good honors college and an important program and I’m afraid ill lose it all from anxiety. What can I do? Read more... ...

Holistic Drug Rehab Center: a Holistic Approach to Life

Human beings have very sophisticated body. Each and every person is made up of complicated and interconnected body systems. Problems in one body system can affect the entire body, and they can cause repercussions that affect our emotional and psychological well-being. If one decides to make a commitment to change for the better, a holistic approach is the best way to ensure that the improvements stick. The biggest misconception people have about making lifestyle changes is that theyre supposed to be incredibly difficult, which cannot be farther from the truth. A good way to start living a healthier, more meaningful life is to do little things that will influence you into doing bigger and better stuff. With small steps, then work your way up. Read ...

Inpatient Treatment

  Inpatient Treatment – When possible, a brief stay in a residential treatment facility can really make all the difference. Following an intervention and detox, the highest percenta…   Eating disorders: 'We compared wrist-sized thighs while waiting to be weighed' It was to be my first of four hospitalisations for anorexia over a decade-long struggle. I wasn't upset about going to … Over time, I tried desperately to stop measuring up (or down) to other anorexics, whether he or she was a resident in my dorm, a … Read more on Daily Mail Read more... ...

Emory Healthcare Launches New Heart Center for Women

...  Healthcare launches new heart center for women "Our diverse team will counsel patients on weight loss, exercise programs, diet and other lifestyle changes, as well as help them understand how stress, obesity, depression and menopause may impact their hearts," explains Lundberg. In addition to … Read more on Emory University News and Events His vision restored, Steven Holcomb eyeing bobsled history in Sochi Contact lenses and glasses didn't help and before the 2008-'09 season he was diagnosed with keratoconus, a degenerative thinning of the cornea. Forced to retire, he battled depression and then attempted ...