Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2016

Helpful Healthcare Links for March 10, 2016

Getting your weekly healthcare news is important. We want to ensure that you are up-to-date in health news so that you are able to make the best health care choices for you and your family. Here are a few trending topics this week:

If you can’t kick the morning coffee habit, there’s great news for you! According to the updated Dietary Guidelines for 2015, coffee is actually part of a healthy diet. As long as you’re only consuming 3-5 cups per day, there are limiting effects of caffeine on your health.

Your Black Brew is A-Ok With Nutritionists.

A new study finds that people may have more control over their risk of Alzheimer’s disease as they age. After researchers looked at 30 years of records from over 5,000 people, they found that incidents of dementia declined around 20 percent each decade, starting from 1970.

Can Dementia Be Prevented? Education May Bolster Brain Against Risk.

Doctors are finding a new approach to treat depression, hoping they can better assist their patients. A study suggests that many doctors often fail in treating and assisting patients with depression because of insurance, time constraints and other elements.

Doctors Often Fail To Treat Depression Like A Chronic Illness.

The United States Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) reports that Medicaid coverage will be offered to include Flint families affected by Flint’s lead contaminated water. The Obama administration reports that it will cover 65 percent of those costs for pregnant women and 99 percent for children and the state will cover the rest.

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Posted on Thursday, March 3, 2016

Helpful Healthcare Links for March 3, 2016

Many topics this week are at the forefront of healthcare news. We want to ensure that you are up-to-date in health news so that you are able to make the best health care choices for you and your family. Here are a few trending topics this week:

In Texas, a law that passed in 2013 restricts abortion clinics as unconstitutional. The U.S. Supreme Court will make a decision in the coming weeks that could have a widespread effect for abortion clinics nationally.
- Better Care or Onerous Restrictions? Texas Abortion Law Going Before Supreme Court

NPR reports that after a recent poll it conducted, most Americans believe they have not been impacted by the Affordable Care Act (also called Obamacare). Around 80 percent of respondents said they’ve had good or excellent health care. While 42 percent have rated the health care system within their states as “fair or poor.”
- Many Dislike Health Care System But Are Pleased With Their Own Care
- Poll: Only 15 Percent Say They’ve Benefited From ObamaCare

A new study reveals that the Zika virus may lead to temporary paralysis. There are now 107 cases that have been reported among U.S. travelers returning from infected areas and 40 are said to have been transmitted in U.S. territories. The most affected area thus far is Puerto Rico.
- New Study Links Zika Virus to Temporary Paralysis
- 147 Zika Cases in the U.S., New Test for Virus

The first uterus transplant was performed in the United States last week on a 26-year-old girl. This cutting edge procedure, if successful, could allow other women who don’t have a uterus, the ability to have children through vitro fertilization.
- Surgeons Perform First U.S. Uterus Transplant

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Posted on Thursday, February 25, 2016

How To Balance Supporting Your Sick Child and Your Healthy Child

We completed another successful webinar yesterday on when life happens and how to handle unplanned healthcare. This was our fourth webinar and I have been enjoying sharing these healthcare tips with you in this way. I hope you continue to tune in!

Yesterday I had the opportunity to answer your questions. Thank you so much to all of you who submitted your questions. There were many great ones!

One of the questions I received was “How do you balance supporting a chronically sick child and supporting your healthy child or children?”

As a single mother raising two girls, this question very much resonated with me. When my youngest child was born, she was born with a serious illness. I had to figure out quickly, how to balance tending to my sick child and how to care for my healthy child. When my daughter was diagnosed, instinctually, my focus became 100 percent on my sick child. It was difficult for me to remember that I also had a healthy 24-month old daughter who needed a lot of care as well.

When you do have a sick child, all the energy and resources tend to go to that child. However, if you have other children who are healthy or even a spouse, it’s important not to neglect them. It’s essential to find time to care for the other loved ones in your family, even if it is just for a few hours of your day.

Make a play date with your healthy child. Pick your child or children up from school, assist them with their homework, or take them to the library. This will be meaningful to them and will also give you some down time to clear your mind.

When my daughter was in the hospital, I was there for weeks on end and I didn’t really leave her bedside. One evening, the doctor came into the hospital room, looked at me and my mom and said, “Grandmas’ can take care of babies too!” He recognized that I needed a break. It was such an important reminder to me that there were other things I needed to do for myself and my family.

Grandmas’ can take care of babies too! @myhealthspin #childcare #healthcare

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In the midst of caring for everyone else, make sure you don’t forget to care for yourself. If you aren’t caring for yourself, everyone else suffers. Take a few minutes out of each day to do something for your mind and body. Go for a walk outside, meditate, or even read a book. This will make you and your families experience less difficult and more manageable.

Thank you to our readers for submitting that wonderful question.

If you did not get a chance to register for the February webinar yesterday on Unplanned Healthcare, we have two additional times when you can watch the webinar. Tune in HERE on Friday, February 26 at 12 pm EST or Sunday, February 28 at 11 am EST.

Need additional tips for unexpected health concerns? Check out my NEW hands on Workbook When Life Happens: What To Do About Unexpected Health Concerns. This workbook will assist you in planning for all types of unexpected health concerns for you and your family.

We hope we have helped you SPIN YOUR HEALTHCARE YOUR WAY!