Have you had your annual Medicare wellness visit? Whether you’re new to Medicare or haven’t easily used this benefit, here’s why it’s important. Medicare Wellness Visits Aim to Help You Stay Healthy as You Age, Says James Sims, DNP ANP-BC, practitioner at PeaceHealth Seniors Clinic in Eugene, Oregon. “Sometimes it’s the only visit patients make to the office during the year,” he says. “These visits give us the opportunity to know if you are up to date on your health screenings. This is also an opportunity to talk about other things that can help you maintain your health. Annual Medicare…
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Who hasn’t been tempted by supermarket aisles filled with biscuits, chips and other snackable treats, or attracted by the simplicity of pre-packaged meals? But these highly processed foods come at a cost to your health. Consistent evidence shows diets high in ultra-processed foods are associated with an increased risk of 32 adverse health outcomes, according to a new review of 45 meta-analyses. The research, published in The BMJ newspaper on Wednesday, found that higher exposure to these foods can be harmful to health in a variety of ways, including a higher risk of cancer, serious heart and lung diseases, gastrointestinal…
“You have to die a little to live,” my friend’s husband told me as I began chemotherapy last summer. He had had stage 2 cancer, like me, and was preparing me for the difficulty of the treatments. And he was right: I actually had trouble getting up to walk through the hospital doors for my treatments. I knew it was my best shot, but on a visceral level I really wished I didn’t have to do it. I shared updates about my cancer treatments with my friends on Facebook and it helped me get encouragement. But something else also happened…
It’s hard to doubt that self-care is growing in popularity. It’s hard to ignore the marked increase in self-care that’s spreading throughout society, from status updates to news articles. Taking care of yourself was even the most popular app theme in 2018. Although personal development is often a theme in January, Barnes and Noble recently released a report that, for the first time, more people invested in books to improve mental health than in books intended to improve their mental health. follow a diet and physical fitness. article continues after ad What caused this change? As a therapist and mental…
By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Editor The Living Room and the African American Suicide Prevention Project are presenting a training session titled “Mental Health First Aid for Youth” on Saturday, March 9 and 23. The virtual sessions will teach participants how to understand and identify signs of addiction and mental health disorders. illness in young people. AASPP was created after suicide risk and crisis intervention was identified as a high priority through the Sacramento County Mental Health Services Act, Community Services and Supports and community planning processes for prevention and early intervention. AASPP seeks to expand its services by…
Current services, local plans and strategies Current services Local stop smoking services (SSS) offer a very cost-effective approach to helping people stop smoking. SSS plays a key role in improving health outcomes and reducing health inequalities, as well as significantly improving the chances of quitting smoking permanently. Most smokers say they want to quit but without support, 75% of quit attempts end in a relapse in less than a year (source: Smoking cessation attempts and relapse: factors associated with success or failure of the ATTEMPT cohort study. Addictive behaviors).To help people quit smoking in Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire Council Public Health has…
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New research from France found that people with more pronounced conspiracy beliefs had fewer intentions to take conventional medicines and more intentions to take alternative medicines. Individuals with stronger beliefs in generic conspiracy theories also had stronger conspiracy beliefs specifically related to chemotherapy. The study was published in the British Journal of Health Psychology. Conspiracy beliefs are defined as attempts to explain the ultimate causes of important political and social events through allegations of secret plots, collusion, or manipulation by powerful individuals or other entities. These explanations may or may not be true. Conspiracy beliefs often arise in response to…
Review discussion topics to spark helpful conversations about mental health with your student. Connecting with your student about their mental health can be very important in helping them prioritize their mental, psychological, and emotional well-being as the academic year begins. Having conversations about mental health creates the opportunity to increase connection and comfort in talking about mental health, provide support for your student, and helps discuss and identify resources available on campus.Below are discussion topics that can help spark useful conversations about mental health.How would you feel about seeking mental health support if you had to talk to someone about…
By Ernie Mundell, HealthDay reporter MONDAY, February 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) Data from dozens of studies support the idea that Mental Health Crises are an important factor driving increased maternal mortality rates during and around pregnancy in the USA. “We need to bring this issue to the attention of the public and policymakers to demand action to address this problem.” Mental Health crisis that is contributing to the disappearance of mothers in America,” said Dr. Katherine Wisner, who led the study. She is the deputy chief of perinatal mental health at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC. “The maternal mortality…