The Month of May Has Many National Health Observances!
- National Stroke Awareness Month & Blood Pressure Education Month
- National Arthritis Month
- National Osteoporosis Awareness Prevention Month
- National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day (May 12th)
In support of these national campaigns and to raise awareness of the primary risk factors, we offer the following free screenings & seminars to the local companies in our area:
Blood Pressure Testing
High Blood pressure, a.k.a. the “Silent Killer”, can be a fatal condition if left untreated. Because it usually has no symptoms, many people have high blood pressure for years and don’t even know it. Uncontrolled HBP can lead to stroke, heart attack, congestive heart failure, kidney failure, etc. The only way to determine if you have high blood pressure is to have it checked!
Body Fat Composition Analysis
Weight alone is not a good measure of one’s health. This analysis will identify a person’s body composition in terms of lean muscle tissue versus percentage of body fat for a better understanding of one’s health status. Infrared technology determines overall body fat/lean tissue ratios. With a brief professional consultation, learn of your body composition and its impact on cardiovascular disease.
Healthy Heart: “Taking Control of Your Risk Factors”
The Healthy Heart seminar is designed to heighten awareness of the primary risk factors for the number one killer in our country: Heart Disease. This presentation will discuss in depth the risk factors contributing to heart disease, including high cholesterol, obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, smoking and alcohol. An integration of the direct influences that nutrition, an active lifestyle and tempering stress have on Cardiovascular Disease is examined and suggestions for therapeutic lifestyle changes relative to these influences are presented. With this information, individuals can empower themselves to take control of the risk factors in order to prevent heart disease and be healthy for life!
Arthritis: “Prevention, Preserving Function & Staying Strong for Life”
Arthritis is a chronic debilitating and painful condition of the joints affecting more and more Americans each year. It is one of the leading disabling painful conditions in our society with hundreds of millions of dollars spent on pharmacological treatment for the painful effects of the disease. The multifaceted approach natural medicine offers to those with this condition helps many preserve the function of their musculoskeletal system and stay strong well into their later years. Presentation discusses:
- Types of arthropathies
- Prevention
- Rehabilitation and Nutritional considerations
- Stress and chronic arthritis
- Lifestyles that contribute to chronic joint pain and arthritis
Osteoporosis: “Maintaining Healthy Bones for Life”
The reasons people develop osteoporosis go beyond just calcium intake and estrogen levels. Learning the lifestyle choices that promote healthy bones is essential to the prevention of bone density loss. This presentation will explore the nature of bone breakdown and build-up as well as review how osteoporosis is diagnosed and treated. We will discuss therapeutic lifestyle changes that have soundly shown to be important in preventing bone density loss and, in some cases, have even shown to be essential in promoting bone rebuilding.
Fibromyalgia: “A Natural Approach to Chronic Pain and Fatigue”
Fibromyalgia is characterized by chronic widespread pain and stiffness of the musculo-skeletal system (muscles and joints), fatigue and sleep disturbances among other non-specific symptoms. This syndrome, which is most common in women, can be difficult to diagnose with some sufferers going for years and seeing multiple physicians before a definitive diagnosis is made. A multidiscipline lifestyle management approach to caring for people with fibromyalgia has proven beneficial to most sufferers. Presentation discusses:
- Nature and causes of fibromyalgia
- Nutritional considerations
- Chronic pain and coping
- Harmful effects of stress with fibromyalgia
- The value of rehabilitation/reconditioning with fibromyalgia
