In last month’s installment we talked about Making Health Habitual through effective goal setting. This month we want to look closer at why exercise is important to our health and how we can build exercise habits painlessly into our day. Exercise is the single most important thing you can do for your health. And the
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With the end of the tax year approaching December is Car Donation Month. There are some great reasons to donate your old car: get a tax donation (SAVE MONEY!); get that old car towed for free (SAVE MONEY!); no more insurance, registration, or maintenance costs (SAVE MONEY!); no annoying paperwork to deal with, charities will
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“People age 65 and older make up 12 percent of the U.S. population, but account for 34 percent of all prescription medication use and 30 percent of all over-the-counter medication use.” -American Public Health Association August 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day. An overdose is when a person has taken too much of one drug,
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In 2017, health care providers across the US wrote more than 191 million prescriptions for opioid pain medication—a rate of 58.7 prescriptions per 100 people. ( Choosept.com) Although opioids have an appropriate time and place for usage, they in no way contribute to improvement of health or recovery. They only mask pain momentarily. The American
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Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. According to the national institute on aging, Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disorder that is both irreversible and progressive. Over time a person suffering from the disease will lose memory skills and cognitive skills, will eventually lose the ability to carry out simple tasks and may
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What is physical therapy: Physical therapy by definition is therapy for the preservation, enhancement, or restoration of movement and physical function impaired or threatened by disease, injury, or disability that utilizes therapeutic exercise, physical modalities (such as massage and electrotherapy), assistive devices, and patient education and training, according to Merriam Webster Dictionary. Physical therapy has
A few weeks ago, a friend expressed how tired she had been feeling. She had noticed the darkness outside, yawned, and thought it must be time for bed. In reality, it was only 5:30 in the evening. “I still got ready for bed,” she recalled, because she felt exhausted. Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a
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October is National Physical Therapy Month, an annual opportunity to recognize and appreciate the efforts of physical therapists in restoring motion and mobility to the lives of their patients. Physical therapists come from a variety of specialties and backgrounds, but their main focus is teaching patients to prevent and manage their movement dysfunction through
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According to doctors, your knee will always feel better after surgery. This may be true eventually, however, the immediate recovery can be painful as total knee replacement surgery is a major procedure. Once you get past this initial recovery phase you will be able to return to your activities pain free for likely the
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If you or someone you know has fallen, you are not alone. Every year falls occur in more than 30% of adults over the age of 65.As we age the risks associated with falling, such as fractures and other trauma, grow more serious.In fact, falls are the main cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries for
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