LEARN HOW TO MANAGE YOUR HEALTH

MISSION STATEMENT

"Striving for the capacity to achieve optimal

quality of life."

THE SECRET TO A LONG LIFE

"Don't Eat Dead Food!"

A Cholesterol Test You Can Take Right Now!

  A little more than half of U.S. adults who need cholesterol medicine are currently taking it.  Talk with your doctor about what your numbners should be and how to reach them.

Source: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

ANSWERS TO QUIZ

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STAYING WELL DURING

COLD & FLU SEASON

What can you do to minimize your chances of falling ill this season?

 For answers, I consulted an expert at Covia, Joanie Bowes-Warren, RNS, LNC, BSN

Senior Director of Quality of Care.

https://www.covia.org

My, how times flies and time flies whether you're having fun or not!  Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by.  The past increases, the future recedes.  You get the message!  This 2019 is half over!  Review the Health & Wellness Calendar below and get moving, "Fit It In!"

   ~ WJW

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B M I  CALCULATOR

Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters.  A high BMI can be an indicator of high body fatness.  BMI can be used to screen for weight categories that may lead to health lproblems but it is not doagonostic of the body fatness or health of an individual.

~ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 Let's get started by logging in:

https://gigacalculator.com

This calculator provides BMI and the corresponding BMI weight status category.  Use this calculator for adults, 20 years old and older.  For children and teens, 2 throught 19 years old, use the BMI Calculator for Children and Teens.

For more information about the importance of a healthy diet and physical activity in reaching a healthy weight, visit the CDC:  https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight.assessing/index.html

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A SAFE WAY TO LOSE 15 POUNDS

The best way to lose weight and keep it off is by adopting a healthy and sustainable lifestyle that you can maintain over time.  When you crash diet and lose weight quickly, chances are that you are mostly losig water weight, and any real weight you do lose will likely come back once you start eating normally again.  Unfortunately, though, many of us put off our weight-loss goals until we are [pressed for time before an upcoming even, whether it be a wedding, trip to a Caribbean get away, or a high school reunion, and then scramble desperately for last-munite ways to slim down.  Whatever your reason is for crash dieting, this advise will show you whar you will need to do to drop pounds as quickly as possibe.

DISCLAIMER

This article is meant to be purely informative,

and in no way promotes unhealthy crash dieting.

For advice on how to lose weight the healthy way,

consult your physician or a licensed

nutrition professional.

1.   Aim to eat about 1,000 calories per day.
2.   Know the calorie content of the foods you eat.
3.   Eliminate sugar and most coarbohydrates (refer to the Glycemic Idex).
4.  Get some low-impact physical exercise.
5.   Cook your own meals.
6.   Drink losts of water
7.   Drink black coffee or unsweetened green tea.
8.  Chew on gum.
9.   Brush and floss your teeth in between meals.
10.   Induldulge inb pleasurable activities other than eating.

Sources and Citations

https://www.mayoclinic.com/health/exercise/SMOO109

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UNDERSTANDING TYPE II DIABETES

Pritchett & Hull Associates, Inc. 

 Bringing Patients & Health Together 

Atlanta, GA 800-241-4925

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What to Eat, When to Eat it

 5 tips for timing your meals for better health

By Jodi Helmer

1. For more energy, have a protein-packed breakfast.
2. To refuel after a workout, try a carb-protein combo.
3. For weight loss, load up at lunchtime.
4. for a afternoon brain boost, grab a handful of nuts.
5. For better sleep, full up on fiber.

For more information, read Jodi Helmer's article in the May 2016 issue of AARP Bulletine

  Compiled by Willie J. Warren, MA

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