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    How To Keep The Men In Your Life Healthy

    Happy young family having fun outdoors. Joyful young family fathMen have a tendency to avoid going to the doctors. Whether it’s because they don’t have insurance, they don’t have a relationship with any doctors or they simply don’t see the need. Due to their less than proactive nature, their health is often left up to the women in their lives. June is Men’s Health Month, so take the time to place the focus on the men in your life. Give him the gift of health this Father’s Day. Not sure where to start? Here are some tips on how to keep the men in your life healthy.

    First, get them to eat healthier. Keep healthy foods in the house. Help him make the right food choices by not tempting him with junk. When you’re making lunch for the kids pack a lunch for your husband too. Take healthy cooking lessons with your college bound son, give him the tools he needs to eat healthy even while away from home. A well balanced diet is essential to warding off diseases and illness that men are more susceptible to.

    Second, get him to quit smoking. Men are more likely to smoke than women. Smoking can lead to increased blood pressure and stroke. The incidence of lung cancer is the same in women as it is in men, however men are more likely to die from lung cancer.

    Third, get moving together. If your man tends to be a bit of a couch potato, motivate him to get up and get active. Suggest fun, outdoor activities like going for a bike ride. Or join a gym together. Not only is it great for your health, but it’s good for your relationship too. Finding common interests and sharing in fun activities will help your bond grow stronger.

    Fourth, do most of the work for him. Most doctors’ offices won’t let you set up appointments for someone else, but you can get him the number. Make a note on your calendar as to when he’s due for his next physical. Even go as far as dialing their number and handing him the phone. It will force him to schedule that appointment!

    Fifth, monitor him on a daily basis. Have you noticed that he’s gained weight? Is he more irritable than usual? Is he sleeping too much or too little? These can all be signs of depression in men. Depression manifests in a different way in men than in women. So it is important to pay attention to these changes in your guy. If you think he may be suffering from depression it’s time to call the doctor!

    There’s a reason why women tend to live longer than men. Women tend to be more proactive about their health. And we want the men in our lives — whether it be our fathers, our husbands, or our sons — to be around for long time. So sometimes that means taking matters into our own hands.

     

    For more healthcare tips for you and your family, check out my workbook for dealing with caring for your children as well as your aging parents: Life in Sandwich Generation. Life in the Sandwich Generation is a workbook filled with information, tips and tricks for managing the demands needing to care for your aging parents, as well as taking care of your children. It details how you can involve your children in the process, how to learn more about your parents health and finances, while still making time for yourself and your spouse. You can find it here for only $10!

     

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    Trust Your Gut When It Comes To Your Child’s Health

    A mother’s intuition is a powerful thing, especially when something is going on with your child. Doctors

    Sick Child aren’t perfect, and they’re also very busy. And sometimes symptoms can be over looked or brushed to the side. Recognizing these symptoms early is essential for your child’s health and wellbeing. So what do you do when your doctor says one thing about your child, and your gut says another?

    First, I suggest monitoring the child. Do their symptoms persist or even worsen? Are they able to keep up with their regular routine? Or are they spending more time away from school and sick in bed. If they seem quick to return to their normal routine, it was probably something minor. However, if they seem lethargic and run down several weeks after the onset of the illness there is a good chance something more is wrong. A lot of times kids don’t tell you when something is going on because they don’t want it to impact time with friends or social activities, so you need to look for signs and symptoms with them or their behavior.

    Second, do your research. If doctors are reluctant to listen to your concerns bring your research to them. Doctors are busy, and although they are intelligent their mind is not a steel trap. They can’t keep every symptom of every diagnosis locked away. So if you bring them some research on common symptoms it may help them pin point what is going on with your child.

    Third, keep a log so you could refer back to it. Days and events can blur together, especially when you have multiple children. You may mix up which child had what issue or other important details. It is extremely important to keep a log of illnesses, even those that seem insignificant. You never know when you may need to refer back. These events may be pertinent to diagnosing your child in the future. They may have seemingly minor things going on now, but six months in the future there could be a big medical event that these small symptoms were leading up to. This way if you keep notes you will remember all of the details.

    Fourth, if you think there may be something more going on with your child seek out a moms group for that specific disease or disorder. This can be really helpful to get first-hand knowledge from someone who has been there. The internet can provide so many resources when it comes to this. Moms can share their experiences and what their child went through. This can help you validate your thoughts and intuitions.

    If you feel in your heart that there is something more going on with your child’s health you need to take matters into your own hands. It could be the difference between life or death for your child.

     

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    Helpful Healthcare Links for June 9, 2016

    There’s a lot going on in healthcare news this week! I have put together a handful of trending health Nutrition informationtopics to share with you in hopes that this information will assist you in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Here are a few health articles for this week:

    Nutrition labels on food are finally getting an update, 20 years in the making! These changes are based off of advances in nutrition science, changes in dietary recommendations, as well as other factors. These labels will bring forward different, more realistic, serving sizes. As well as guidelines for what manufacturers can call certain additives such as sugars — they will no longer be able to disguise sugars by fancy names. Check out this article to learn more about what the new nutrition labels will look like.

    We all know that healthcare costs are outrageous nowadays. Some prescriptions drugs cost tens of thousands of dollars, and most chemotherapy treatments leave families broke and drowning in debt. If I were to ask you which healthcare services carry the biggest price tag, what would you say? Would you be surprised to know it is mental health services? To learn more about the growing cost of mental health services follow the link below.

    As the sun starts to get stronger and we spend more time outdoors, sunburns tend to become common place. We all know that sunburns can be dangerous and just one burn can dramatically increase ones risk for skin cancer. But when has your sunburn gone too far and turned into sun poisoning? Read this article to better understand the differences between the two and when you should seek medical help.

    We’ve all played Dr. Google once or twice in our life. We surf the web and diagnose ourselves with some rare, deadly disease based off of our wide range of symptoms. Well things have been taken a step further, you can get real, medical treatment online! You can get answers to all of your burning health questions right from the comforts of your own home. But is this safe? This article goes in to detail on if the care you’re getting through the web is as good as what you would get in the doctors office.

     

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