How ToTake Care Of Your Health At Home
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You Can Manage Your Health At Home
Would you go to an emergency room or a doctor's office each and every time a health question arises?
The answer is 'No.'
Would you see a health care professional for every ache or pain?
The answer is 'No.'
Would you neglect vital health matters that require health screening or medical intervention?
The answer is: "No."
There has to be a balance between the two to manage your health, and this begins at home.
These are important actions:
1-Knowing your health risk factors.
2-Eliminating or reducing them should be your goal.
3-Self care to remain healthy and prevent disease is your tool.
4-Taking control and responsibility is your expertise.
These can all be accomplished through consumer/patient health education and by learning to self care at home, before disease develops.
An example of a time when one would have needed to self care, is with the swine flu pandemic. While researchers, governments and WHO were struggling to find a solution the virus was rapidly spreading. People were dying.
The pandemic created an emergency situation calling for people everywhere to protect themselves and their family.
With this demand more information and products were made available online. One example is immune system boosters that protect against the H1N1 virus.
This lens is about the things people can do at home to manage their health and take control. This lens has many of the tools required to succeed with the steps above.
The answer is 'No.'
Would you see a health care professional for every ache or pain?
The answer is 'No.'
Would you neglect vital health matters that require health screening or medical intervention?
The answer is: "No."
There has to be a balance between the two to manage your health, and this begins at home.
These are important actions:
1-Knowing your health risk factors.
2-Eliminating or reducing them should be your goal.
3-Self care to remain healthy and prevent disease is your tool.
4-Taking control and responsibility is your expertise.
These can all be accomplished through consumer/patient health education and by learning to self care at home, before disease develops.
An example of a time when one would have needed to self care, is with the swine flu pandemic. While researchers, governments and WHO were struggling to find a solution the virus was rapidly spreading. People were dying.
The pandemic created an emergency situation calling for people everywhere to protect themselves and their family.
With this demand more information and products were made available online. One example is immune system boosters that protect against the H1N1 virus.
This lens is about the things people can do at home to manage their health and take control. This lens has many of the tools required to succeed with the steps above.
The Risk Factors That Threaten Your Health At Home
What risk factors?
The World Health Organization (WHO) describes a risk factor as "any attribute, characteristic or exposure of an individual that increases the likelihood of developing a disease or injury.
For the purpose of managing or taking control of your health focus on five health risk factors, they are avoidable and can control the unavoidable ones .
They are: unhealthy eating, smoking,obesity/overweight, physical inactivity and air pollution.
-Unhealthy eating, smoking and physical inactivity are primary risk factors.
-Obesity/overweight is a secondary risk factor.
-I am classifying air pollution as either primary or secondary.
These are the ones you want to remove from your lifestyle. There will be more on these risk factors.
Each health risk factor can be reduced or eliminated with health management , each can be eliminated or reduced with self care at home.
For the purpose of managing or taking control of your health focus on five health risk factors, they are avoidable and can control the unavoidable ones .
They are: unhealthy eating, smoking,obesity/overweight, physical inactivity and air pollution.
-Unhealthy eating, smoking and physical inactivity are primary risk factors.
-Obesity/overweight is a secondary risk factor.
-I am classifying air pollution as either primary or secondary.
These are the ones you want to remove from your lifestyle. There will be more on these risk factors.
Each health risk factor can be reduced or eliminated with health management , each can be eliminated or reduced with self care at home.
Continuous Learning For Your Health At Home
Become Your Own Health Expert
Use these resources to take control and responsibility for your health.
The tutorials can be use for self care education.
The information can also be used by those living with a disorder or disease to improve quality of life.
Access the tools to plan and implement self care at home.
The tutorials can be use for self care education.
The information can also be used by those living with a disorder or disease to improve quality of life.
Access the tools to plan and implement self care at home.
- Curent Health Information
- This is a blog with consumer health information. It contains workbooks, tutorials, assignments, current data and reference material.
- A Health Risk Factors Tutorial
- Introduction To Health Risk Factor- A self directed study, a tutorial on health risk factors that will prepare people to be expert in their health.
- Developing a Health Toolkit
- This is a newsletter method of consumer health education, an option in my consumer health education program.
This is also an affordable way to develop an personalized health care plan for yourself.
With the step by step instructions, anyone can put together a health toolkit that is personal and confidential. - Developing A Weight Control Plan
- Develop your own personalized weight loss plan, one that is unique. A affordable way to lose weight and remain committed.
Diet And Your Health
Healthy Eating
Diet is a most important factor in maintaining good health, in making satisfactory recovery from illness, in preventing diseases and in the prevention of premature deaths.
This module is a guide to healthy eating for the above reasons.
This module is a guide to healthy eating for the above reasons.
- The Four Food Groups For Health Eating
- There are four food groups for healthy eating
1-Vegetables & Fruit
2-Grain Products
3-Milk & Milk Alternative
4- Meat & Meat alternative
This is a guide to the daily requirements of each group.
Use it to work out a plan for your age and gender. - How To Add Fruits and Vegetables To Your Diet
- Here are some ways to get the whole family eating more fruits and vegetables. This food group is the most important for healthy eating.
- To Much Salt Is A Health Risk
- Salt is one enemy of healthy eating, This article gives some good tips on how to cut your intake for a healhier eating pattern.
- A Diet Of Vegetables
- Vegetables and Fruit is one of the four food groups and the most important to a healthy diet. This article is about the Nutrient Dense diet.
- An Unhealthy Diet With Smoking
- Unhealthy eating when combined with smoking is a top modifiable risk factor. This is a study.
- Best Fish High In Omega-3
- Fish is good for any healthy diet, they have high levels of Omega-3. Omega-3 is important in the prevention of non-communicable diseases and especially heart disease.
There have been concerns such as mercury levels and the health of the ocean leaving some unsure as to their safety.
Here are eleven fish good for your health, low in mercury and environmentally friendly. - Stick To Your Diet When Friends Indulge
- When friends or even your family indulge sticking to your diet can be challenging. This article identifies 8 ways to overcome any urge to indulge yourself.
- Diabeties & Diet
- Diabetics can be flexible with their diets.
Education And Your Health At Home
A Consumer Health Education Blog
This is an online health education blog providing resources to take control and responsibility for one's health.
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Risk Factors & Your Health At Home
Facts and Figures
- Walking Lowers Women's Risk For Stroke
- This is a study involving 39,000 women.
Videos For Your Health At Home
Watch These Videos
- Basics Of A Healthy Diet
- Watch this video for more on a healthy diet.
- How To Develop Healthy Eating Habits
- From shopping, to cooking, to eating, our habits can make us unhealthy.
This video has some tips on how to develop healthy eating habits. - How Smoking AffectsThe Body
- In this video doctors are explaining the effects of smoking on the body.
- Obesity-A Study
- This is a research report on Obesity
Your Health At Home As A Smoker
Facts About Smoking
Smoking is bad for you because the nicotine in tobacco is addictive.When people smoke, they feel calm and alert, they experience a mood boost. When the effects wear off their mood drops and the craving returns.
Because of this personal benefit it is not easy to quit.
The good news is that quitting improves health at any age. Quitting improves the quality of life of the individual.
Quitting is necessary to prevent premature deaths by heart disease, cancers,tuberculosis, respiratory problems, COPD and many others.
Smoking is the number 1 cause of many fatal illnesses.
Smoking Cessation For Your Health
Quit Smoking Help
These are programs,initiatives,challenges, tips and advice for smokers to quit.
- Quit Smoking Help From Canadian Cancer Society
- A yearly quit smoking challenge for residents of Ontario, Canada.
Smokers who participate can win several prizes, including a Motor Car.
Next challenge is March 2010 - Quit Smoking tips and advice
- Tips and advice for smokers to help them quit
- Planning With Online Help
- This is an online health program where anyone can learn to take care of their health.
They will teach smokers how to implement a quit plan and how to combine it with others to arrive at a health strategy. - UICC | World Cancer Campaign - UICC Cancer Quiz
- Official site of the UICC World Cancer Day and the World Cancer Campaign
- FDA Ruling on the Distribution, Sale and Use of Tobacco
- A new ruling issued by the Food and Drug Administration, makes it more difficult to market cigarettes. Smoking is a major health risk factor.
- Quitting & Weight Control
- Often those who start on a smoking cessation plan will report weight gain. This makes it even more challenging to quit.
There is a way to incorporate weight control and smoking cessation to manage both simultaneously.
Videos-Smoking & Your Health
Quit Smoking Videos
Videos on how smoking can affect one's health and the benefits of quitting.
1- How smoking can affect the human body
2- Benefits of quitting
3- What happens when You quit
4- Nicotine Withdrawal
5- The #1 reason to quit
1- How smoking can affect the human body
2- Benefits of quitting
3- What happens when You quit
4- Nicotine Withdrawal
5- The #1 reason to quit
Monitor Your Health At Home
Health Testings
- Educating Women About Heart Disease
- A report on taking women 's heart disease seriously.
- Do- It -Yourself DNA Testing
- A healthier lifestyle, disease prevention and full recovery from illnesses are some reasons for self monitoring at home. It is becoming popular now as many respond favourably to DNA testing and other home health tests.
- Monitoring Blood Pressure
- A recent study reported that systemic monitoring of blood pressure at home is best, not in a Dr's office.
- Preventing Blindness In Diabetics
- Retinopathy is a leading cause of blindness in adults. This article from US Health News has outlined the important things that diabetics must do to prevent blindness.
- Self Managing Antihypertensive Medication
- Patients who self-manage their anti-hypertensive medication and engage in tele-monitoring of their blood pressure (BP) appear to fare better than patients who receive conventional treatment for hypertension.
This is according to a study published online, in the Lancet Journal. - Breast Self-Examination
- Although it is controversial, breast examination for cancer is recommended by some experts.
Here is how to do a breast self examination.
It can help you keep in tune with your health and the disease. - Assessing Weight Health Status
- Before setting weight loss goals, it is important to know your weight health status.
Here are some tools to make an assessment and plan a strategy. - Assessing Risk For Diabetes
- This is an assessment tool for use by anyone who wants to know his/her risk for diabetes or pre-diabetes.
- WHO | What can I do to avoid a heart attack or a stroke?
- What can I do to avoid a heart attack or a stroke?
Lifestyle habits that would prevent the risks of cardiovascular disease would prevent premature deaths and severe disability due to strokes. - The Waist-To-Hip Ratio
- This is a measurement of your risk for cardiovascular disease due to obesity. This test along with the body mass index is vital should weight control be a goal.
Self Care Your Health At Home
Online Resources
Here are some places online where people can go to access tools to self care at home.
- Consumer Health Education
- This blog provides consumer health education teaching people how to take care of their health at home.
The program teaches people using the avoidable health risk factors. It is a unique self directed program with three modules for learning. - Managing Your Health At Home
- Internet users have the opportunity to access workplace wellness close to work.
This website delivers consumer health resources and promotes workplace wellness for computer and Internet workers. - Essential Resources For Self Care
- One can access a comprehensive selection of health tools to self care at home, from self monitoring devices to products and services.
The tools are categorized according to the health risk factors, they are state -of -the- art products and services that can assist with lifestyle changes. - Online Home Health Supplies
- Access some of the most innovative health care products available online. The State -of- the- art products and services will improve quality of life when health is risk. Tools to prevent disease and promote wellbeing can assist with managing health at home.
- Make Healthy Weight Decisions
- If you are contemplating weight management, this website is a great place to start. Learn to avoid failures with any program. Get tips on what to do to start and succeed.
Meet some of the best online programs available.
Assess Your Weight Health
Are You a Healthy Weight?
There are a number of online tools available for assessing your weight health.
- What is your Body Mass iIndex
- A healthy body mass index(BMI) is 18.0 to 24.9.
25 and over is considered overweight
30 and over is considered obese
You can calculate yours right here. - Waist-To-Hip Ratio
- Your waist- to hip ratio can tell you whether you are at risk for cardiovascular disease due to overweight/obesity.
Calculate it here. - Assessing Your Weight Health
- A blog with tips and resources for determining your weight health status.
- Keeping Track Of Your Weight Loss
- As you proceed through your weight loss plans it is important to keep records of what you eat and of your physical activity. Keeping record starts before you begin and will continue throughout.
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Your Health At Home With a Disease
I Have A Disease- What Now?
- Living With Asthma
- With good medication and self care asthma patients can live a normal life.
- Diabetics Can Be Flexible With Diet.
- This article shows how the person with diabetes can incorporate flexibility with their dietary plans.
Experts say diabetics don't have to stick to rigid diets. - New Approach to Managing Diabetes
- High risk diabetics may have to make changes to the way they manage the disease.
Experts say that as a result of recent studies they may have to focus on controlling blood pressure and cholesterol rather than target blood glucose. - Diabetes Care At Home
- You have diabetes but your quality of life outside of hospital can keep you out. Here are some tips to keep you at home, I want to share them. The article is from USNews& World.
- Ways to Reduce Cardiac Inflammation
- This article is about ways that one can reduce cardiac inflammation without the use of statin medication or testing.
- Managing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a preventable disease of the lungs. The disease affects people in the 40-50 year age group. Managing one's health at home is a way to manage or prevent it.
Going Green For Your Health At Home
- Get Invoved In The Fight To Stop Global Warming
- Global warming affects us all. Saving the planet earth is also the responsibility of us all.
This is a website for getting involved. - Green Health Online
- Health tools and resources to combat climate change.
Information for protecting health and reducing carbon footprints.
Get involved to stop global warming.
Social Support For Your Health At Home
Gifts For Health
- Giving Gifts Of Health
- A blog about selecting and giving gifts of health instead of another to support and promote health.
- Social Support Good For Heart Attacks
- According to this study patients with myocardial infarction, who do not have good social support have poorer quality of life than those who do.
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