Osteonecrosis And The Death Of Bones | Illness and Health Blog | Wellescent.com Guest article

Of the resources necessary to sustain human life, oxygen is by far the most critical. Within minutes of the oxygen in our tissues being depleted, any oxygen-starved cells will begin to die. Because oxygen is delivered to our cells by the blood in our circulatory systems, the cause of oxygen starvation in our body tissues is usually a blockage of blood flow. The most readily recognized health problems caused by this severe lack of oxygen in our tissues are heart attacks and strokes.

Wellness Behaviors

What can do we do to better our own health, to contribute to our own wellness? We have a choice For starters, we can make sure that we eat well. Our meals should be well-rounded, containing all food groups. A good article on the food groups and how you should include them in your diet can be found here.

What is Percutaneous Coronary Intervention?

Do You Choose Health or Illness?

Today, amidst all the budget debate, I began thinking of problem facing America. That of our health care or lack thereof. Do we choose to be healthy or do we choose illness instead. We'd all choose to be healthy, right? Right. Of course we would! Some people seem to sail through life without any healthcare challenges, but behind the scenes, they're probably chosing to include healthy lifestyle behaviors in their daily routine. They sleep right, eat right and exercise, going to the doctor for that  yearly physical. Others, aren't as lucky.

Lung cancer patients more likely to have high-risk human papilloma virus

Lung cancer patients more likely to have high-risk human papilloma virus

The National Nurse for Public Health

The proposed office of the National Nurse is an idea who's time has come. There are nearly 3.4 MILLION nurses in the country, who besides having extreme technical, scientific and public knowledge of the human psyche, have a great amount of psychosocial and teaching training. Not only are nurse great teachers, they interpret 'doctor-speak' to patients and families.

Nearly 50% of chronic illnesses (i.e. diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity and cancer, etc) are preventable. Nurses are in the unique position to evaluate health and teach certain behaviors that may lead to a chronic illness. Read More

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

I just hopped off the treadmill; what a difference 30 minutes makes: Hopefully there will be weight loss, less stress on my joints, more blood flow to my organs, decreased resting heart rate and decreased blood pressure after a time. I'll experience increased energy and sense of well-being, better sleep that night because the body releases endorphins-its own pain-killers. That old runner's high! 

All of this because I decided to get on the treadmill? No. The release of hormones and neurotransmitters result in the changes that benefit me when I stop exercising. 

Over time, blood pressure lowers, resting heart rate lowers, our heart increases its efficiency as a pump. Blood sugar in the diabetic decreases, while there is a decrease in cholesterol levels.

Besides the physical effects of exercise, think of the psychological effects as you lose the weight, also notice a decrease in anxiety and a decreasing of depression. Today, we won't talk of how these things happen; but they do. Until next time, Annie

I just hopped off the treadmill; what a difference 30 minutes makes: Hopefully there will be weight loss, less stress on my joints, more blood flow to my organs, decreased resting heart rate and blood pressure after a time, increased energy and sense of well-being, better sleep that night because the body releases endorphins-its own pain-killers. That old runner's high! 

All of this because I decided to get on the treadmill? No. The release of hormones and neurotransmitters result in the changes that benefit me long after I stop exercising. 

Over time, blood pressure lowers, resting heart rate lowers, our heartincreases its efficiency as a pump. Blood sugar in the diabetic decreases, while there is a decrease in cholesterol levels.

Besides the physical effects of exercise, think of the psychological effects as you lose the weight, also notice a decrease in anxiety and a decreasing of depression. Today, we won't talk of how these things happen; but they do. Until next time, Annie

Monday, April 4, 2011

I wasn't able to put pen to paper yesterday, to tell you what the many topics of this blog might be. One topic will be how this country may need a shift in it's health care paradigm from our current system of disease care to prevention of illness. From disease care to wellness. Why don't we put a more emphasis on preventing diseases?

We'll talk about various health care topics, what they are, what they mean and what you can do about them. Examples might be high blood pressure, stroke, cardiovascular disease, aneurysms or lung illnesses. Do you notice that these are all illnesses?

Why don't' we see more emphasis to prevent these illnesses? We'll talk about a proposal in Congress, the National Nurse Act of 2011 which calls for a National Nurse for Public Health.

We'll also talk about how health is so much more than the absence of illness and the connection between the mind and body. I'll also suggest well-known books about how there is a connection between what the mind perceives and symptoms that the body may exhibit.

As you can see, I didn't make it here yesterday. Bad me! Hopefully

April 2, 1011

For many years, I practiced nursing in Chicago, loving that city and holding it near and dear to me. Then, an illness struck that required I stop working, but every AM found me online, reading newspapers.

I read a lot, but I was drawn naturally to the latest developments in healthcare. It seemed like not a day went by when there wasn't talk of all the changes in the field. Keeping track of who said what and why became a full time job.

Then, I got bold, dashed of letters to editors that were published. An article pitched to a magazine followed and I was paid. I was a freelancer! So I contacted editors of several nursing magazines: This began a 9 year, quasi-sucessful freelance career. So, yes, it can happen! No writing training under my belt other than college and nursing school and I became a freelancer.

I continue to write, and what do we write about? I'm most comfortable writing about what I know, or researching topics related to healthcare that I may not know. That article on stem cells took every bit of research and "Dr. Google" and the public library got a real workout!