6 Ways Social Wellness Can Improve Your Health
Eating nutrient-rich foods helps improve your health, regular workouts keep you active and getting enough sleep strengthens your immune system. In addition to keeping your own body healthy, keeping your mind and emotional well being healthy is also important and can actually help keep your body in good health. Social Wellness: What is it? Our relationship with others and how we interact with them has been termed social wellness. It is meant to describe the building and nurturing of relationships with those around us. Some signs of social wellness are: Balancing personal and social time Being true to yourself no matter the situat...
7 Easy Tips to Prevent Workplace Injuries
The National Safety Council reports 12,600 workplace accidents occur nearly every day; however, many of these workplace injuries can be avoided. Tips to Avoid Workplace Injuries Create a Safety Plan Start an effective injury prevention program in your office. Include a step by step safety precautions plan for your employees. Make sure they know to report any unsafe activity to their managers so it can be corrected quickly to avoid any injuries. Educate Your Employees Have regular reviews of safety procedures to keep your employees safe. This includes proper lifting procedures for those who move and lift heavy items as well as proper ...
When Should You Visit an ENT for Earwax Removal
Having trouble hearing? It may not be hearing loss, it could be earwax buildup. Using some cotton on a stick may work, but you could cause problems for your ear canal and in some cases you could even puncture your ear drum. Why take the risk? If you have that much buildup of earwax you should see your Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) doctor today. What is Earwax Earwax is a special coating created by glands in the ear (like sweating on other parts of the body). So why do we need wax? It has several important jobs: it protects and moisturizes the skin of ear canal, so you don't have itchy ears, it contains special chemicals to fight of...
Helping Your Child Maintain a Healthy Weight
Weight loss diets are not meant for children; neither is allowing them to live a sedentary lifestyle eating what they want and sitting on the couch all day playing video games. What’s the solution? Maintaining a healthy weight through fun activities like sports, biking, running, swimming and more. Why You Should Prevent Your Kid from Being Obese Unfortunately some non-obese children bully and insult overweight children. As a result your child could start to feel isolated and depressed. These feelings, left un-checked, can lead to low self-esteem and poor grades in school which can further develop into problems as they get ol...
Medical Treatment Goals and Your Health
Setting goals in life and in medicine are important. Whether you want to stay fit, or just stay healthy you need to set a goal. Medicine and medical treatment has their own goals as well. Let's take a look: Preventive Curative Management of diseases Palliative Preventive (Prophylactic Care) This is the best goal. Avoiding getting sick in the first place is the ultimate goal. While not always possible, your doctor can help with medicines, vaccines, and therapies. Vaccines, in particular, are helpful in keeping you healthy by introducing a compromised, weak infection to your body so you body can easily find it, ...
Cyst Removal Surgery: Is It Safe For You?
A cyst is a swelling that can occur anywhere in your body and under your skin. This swelling can contain pus, bacteria, air, or skin cells. Normally they are benign, non-harmful, but you should have it checked out anyway by a professional. Cyst Removal Surgery - How it works Healthcare experts sometimes prefer to remove the cyst depending on location and type. Usually only a local anesthetic is needed around the affected area. The cyst removal surgery is usually an outpatient procedure. Your doctor will mark the area surrounding the cyst and then remove the affected area. The local anesthetic will prevent you from feeling pain in tha...
Why Should You Vaccinate Your Child?
Vaccinations are an important step in your child's development. Vaccinations help their growing bodies understand the microscopic world of germs around them and teach their internal systems how to deal with these problems in a safer manner than if they were to get the real infection. Combined Vaccines Some of the diseases prevented with vaccines are measles, mumps, and polio. Many paediatricians can combine vaccines to increase its' effect. One such combined vaccine is Pro-Quad for chickenpox, mumps, measles, and rubella. Combination vaccines still provide the same benefit to your child with less shots. How Vaccines Work A v...
10 Amazing Health Benefits of Vitamin C Foods You Didn’t Know
If your daily diet is full of nutrients, that's good. But if you’re not sure, you can include any of these foods in your diet to maintain your health. The following foods are great sources of Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) which will help strengthen muscles and blood vessels. Fruits and Foods Rich in Vitamin C There are many fruits and vegetables that can provide a lot of Vitamin C. Healthcare experts say citrus fruits like guavas, kiwi, grapes, gooseberries, strawberries, and oranges can fulfill the deficiency of this vitamin in your diet. Vegetables like brussel sprouts, potatoes, parsley, and red peppers can also help you boost your ...
September: Focusing on Health
Summer is winding down and cooler temps are approaching. September is usually a comfortable month between the heat of summer and the cold of winter. But to enjoy this time of year, you and your family have to be healthy. September is designated as health awareness month as it has many health related situations like: Pain Awareness Month: Pain is a symptom of a hidden disorder. Approximately 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain every year. The Pain Awareness Month was created to educate you about the consequences from neglecting pain. Talk with your doctor about any pain you are having. Healthcare clinics in Nashville state ...