- Health
Wise
- Lessons
from my father
By
GREGORY K. MOFFATT, PH. D
Child's Play
Over
the Christmas holidays I spent several days with my parents who live
in Florida. Listening to them reminisce with my own children during
that visit I realized how much my dad taught me during my childhood.
Her are a few things I learned from my father.
FCH
hosts open house for new rehab/fitness center
Fayette community
residences enjoyed free food, give aways and a chance at a free membership
at a recent open house for Fayette Community Hospital’s new Rehab
and Fitness Center. The new center is across Ga. Highway 54 from the
hospital and has doubled its space as well as added treadmills, exercise
bikes, rowers and ellipticals. Hours for the Rehab and Fitness Center
are Monday through Thursday 6 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Friday 6 a.m. to 6
p.m., Saturday 7:30 a.m. to noon and closed on Sundays. For more information
about the center please call 770-719-7290.
More
flu vaccine available
Public Health District
Four has received 830 doses of flu vaccine, and is shipping them out
to local health departments. Flu vaccine was available in local health
departments in Butts, Carroll, Coweta, Fayette, Heard, Henry, Lamar,
Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Troup and Upson counties as of last Thursday.
Healthy
living
By
MIKE CALDARELLO
Special to the Citizen
What does healthy
living mean to you? Does healthy living require a change in your lifestyle? If
so, is change major or minor?
Good
news about cervical cancer screening in Georgia
Nearly 90 percent
of Georgia women are taking action to prevent cervical cancer, according
to the latest report from the Georgia Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
System, Georgia’s primary source of information on major health
risk behaviors.
Obesity
— an epidemic problem
A staggering 61
percent of American adults currently meet the scientific definition
of obesity, putting them at increased risk of heart disease, diabetes,
strokes, arthritis, depression and several forms of cancer.
Cardiovascular
fitness and hearing
Well-known factors
associated with hearing loss include aging, noise exposure, familial
history and otologic disease. Several studies have also found a relationship
between hypertension and hearing loss and arteriosclerosis and hearing
loss. There appears to be a clear relationship between reduced blood
supply to the inner ear and hearing loss.
ABC
Pediatrics welcomes new doctor, adds sports medicine services
Bill D. Shaw, M.D.
has recently joined ABC Pediatrics and is accepting new patients at
this time. He is board certified in both general pediatrics and in pediatric
sports medicine.
Fix
the symptoms or fix the cause
“The body has
an ability to fight germs and infections and healing itself,” said
Dr. Andrew Weil of Harvard University, a well-known author. “Doctors
should be concentrating on prevention and stimulating the body’s
natural healing power. Most drugs just prevent disease from expressing
itself symptomatically. Symptoms disappear but the disease actually
gets worse.”
Fight
colds and flu by boosting immune system
With cold and flu
season upon us, everyone is aware that precautions must be taken to
protect ourselves. Though flu vaccines are available, taking them exposes
us to side effects. Since flu and cold germs are viruses, antibiotics,
which combat bacteria, are not effective for these disorders.
Steps
for parents to protect kids
Top killer of children
under 15 almost always preventable
Keeping
tabs on what you’re taking
There’s a lot
of attention being given to medication errors caused when patients are
given the wrong drug, but many adverse drug reactions happen to patients
who are taking the right drugs in the wrong combinations.
Is
your infant fussy? It could be digestion
Juice choice strong
factor in avoiding problem
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