Wellness – Mind & Body Connection

When we make good decisions regarding our health our reward is improved health. Daily we have decisions about our health: what to eat and how much, exercise and the type best for us, sleep and relaxation, stress relief and how to achieve it, and many more decisions. No wonder we sometimes feel totally overwhelmed by all the decisions and what is best for us. If you have certain areas of concern, concentrate on those areas first, and then, the big picture will take focus. Trying to improve all areas at once can be overwhelming. Little steps toward improvement will lead to bigger steps in improved health and wellness.

A key question we ask for our families and ourselves is ‘When should I see a doctor?’ or ‘When should I self-treat?’. With an abundance of information on the Internet, in magazines, and in books, we can have guidance in making the best decision. If we find that self-treatment is recommended for our particular problem, we have saved time and money. Making educated decisions can mean lower premiums on health insurance, and there are many web sites that list excellent self-care books.

As a nation, we are increasingly developing health problems like diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol, and many other conditions. Learning to take better care of ourselves has been shown to prevent or reduce serious health conditions.

Americans are living longer; we have an aging population with baby boomers reaching 60 years old. Living longer can mean living well - healthy in mind, body, spirit, and soul.

Making the right choices can promote a healthy balance between the mind/body connection.

We have listed several links to current web sites for wellness information. These will be updated on a regular basis to keep you current on new sites and topics.

If you have any suggestions as to what you would like on this site please e-mail or call our office. We welcome your suggestions on how to improve our site.

SUGGESTED LINKS:

www.Babyfit.com - Easy to navigate, and full of great information for pregnancy and birth. There are corporate wellness programs for pregnant women, online fitness and nutrition programs, and pregnancy health management programs.

www.wellnessjunction.com – Contains short bits of information and is easy to read

www.vitality.com - Great web site and publication for easy to read articles, recipes, VOD digest articles, and many different topics.

www.health.harvard.edu - Website for Men’s Health

Worksite Wellness Initiatives - Deaconess Hospital's health newsletter

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