 NURSE IN THE HOUSE
WELCOME SPRING!
WE CAN NURTURE OUR FAMILIES BY ENCOURAGING
EACH ONE TO DRINK WATER FOR HEALTH -
an especially important
way to be nurturing
to our children
Life cannot exist without
water.
Water makes up more than
two thirds of human
body weight.
Every cell of every organ
of the body needs
water for optimum function.
Each cell needs water.
Our bodies need water just
as a plant needs
water.
To ensure our health, our drinking water
needs to be clean and free of contaminants.
For we parents, a minimum of 5 glasses of
water a day cuts by 50% the chance of heart
attack, as well as lubricating everything.
We need to be around for our precious children.
"One should never count the years --
one should instead count one's interests.
I have kept young trying
never to lose my
childhood sense of wonderment.
I'm glad I still have a
vivid curiosity about
the world I live in."
Helen Keller (1880 - 1968)
US "author,
lecturer"
"Effective health
care depends on self-care;
this fact is currently
heralded as if it
were a discovery."
Ivan Illich (1926
- 2002) Austrian-born US
writer
"Medical Nemesis."""
Daily Discipline Aids Health & Longevity
LaLanne's strict daily
regime:
Exercise: Getting up early
and exercising
for two hours-one hour
of strength training
and another hour of swimming.
Breakfast: a Protein Shake.
Lunch: typically Fruit
and Egg Whites
Dinner: usually Salad,
Brown rice, and Grilled
Fish.
Anytime of the day: Vegetable
& Fruit
Juicing with his Jack LaLanne
Juicer.
LaLanne has not had sweets
since he was a
teenager.
He overcame a sickly childhood
and youth
with his nutrition and
exercise .
JUVENILE DIABETES
Juvenile Diabetes
Research Foundation
Team JDRF is ‘zipping’
around the US with
a goal of raising
$1 million through its
new initiative: Zip
the Cure. Help us raise
money for research
toward curing, better
treating, and preventing
T1D by sponsoring
your zip code. Learn
more by following the
link.
http://www.jdrf.org
JDRF: New Zip the
Cure Fundraising
Initiative
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 Word from the Nurse:
"Pain is inevitable. Misery is optional.
Pain is a fact of life. Misery is a state
of mind. Misery can be controlled or altered
by an act of the will.
When we begin to feel sorry
for ourselves,
or discouraged, or depressed,
we can open the door and
invite those unwelcome
guests to LEAVE!
Then we can invite our Lord to come in through
that open door and fill the empty spaces
with His peace, love and light." (Rev. Erman Lunder)
SOURCES OF HEALTH INFO
CLICK & GO
AVOID THE SPREAD OF DISEASE
Wash surfaces that have
been touched.
Wash our hands frequently.
Try not to touch the face with hands. http://henrythehand.com.
Good reasoning to avoid
bacteria, viruses
& fungus as the hands
pick up undesirables
wherever they touch.
 Go NUTS for health…
Eating 1 oz. of nuts a
day, particularly
walnuts or almonds contributes
to heart health.
"Effective health
care depends on self-care;
this fact is currently
heralded as if it
were a discovery." Ivan Illich (1926 - 2002) Austrian-born US
writer
"Medical Nemesis."""
Have you seen a child is cranky, crying,
or acting up in a store?
Sometimes all the child
needs is a drink
of water.
DAILY ESSENTIALS FOR
RAISING HEALTHY KIDS
Our Children have only
us to take care of
their needs, and thus their
health. When
our children were young,
an older aunt of
my husband, visiting from
Chicago, gave me
some good advice: She said
Every day make SURE each child has adequate.........see
below
DAILY HEALTH CHECK LIST
1) Nutrition (-vegetables,fruits,milk,etc)
2) Water
3) Exercise
4) Sleep
5) Fresh Air& Sunlight
(open windows
& 10 min in the sun)
6) Bowel Movement (check)
7) Love & Hugs (make
it automatic)
8) Music (Singing &
listening to the
Masters like Mozart &
Bach & Beethoven)
9) Personal Prayer (Praise,
Thanksgiving,
Confession, Intersession)
10) Laughter
12 WARNING SIGNS OF GOOD HEALTH
(author unknown; source:
Parish Nursing Newsletter)
1. Persistant Presence of supportive friends
2. Chronic positive Expectation
3. Regular signs of Joy
in Living
4. Sense of spiritual renewal
in the Lord
5. Increased sensitivity
to others
6. A tendency to adapt
to changing conditions
7. Increased appetite for
physical activity
8. Tendency to identify
and communicate feelings
9. Repeated episodes of
Gratitude and Generosity
10.Compulsion to care for
other people
11.Persistent sense of
humor
12.A life centered in the
forgiveness of
Christ
HEALTH NEWS
Patients with any chronic illness can
Enjoy Reduced Stress and Improved Quality
of Life Through
MUSIC
1) listening to favorite
music "on the
go" accompanying around
house &
car with personal i-pods
& ear/headphones;
2) listening to favorite music filling the
home.
 
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MARCH
HEALTH THEMES
National Nutrition Month®
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite
2000
Chicago, IL 60606-6995
nnm@eatright.org
www.eatright.org/nnm
Materials available
Contact: Knowledge Center
Save Your Vision Month
American Optometric Association
243 North Lindbergh Boulevard,
First Floor
St. Louis, MO 63141
(800) 365-2219
(314) 991-4100
(314) 991-4101 Fax
mcbryson@aoa.org
www.aoa.org/x5072.xml
Materials available
Contact: Cathy Bryson
World Kidney Month
National Kidney Foundation
30 East 33rd Street
New York, NY 10016
(800) 622-9010
(212) 889-2210
(212) 889-2310 Fax
info@kidney.org
www.kidney.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
18 - 24
National Poison Prevention Week
Poison Prevention Week Council
P.O. Box 1543
Washington, DC 20013
(703) 894-1858
(703) 683-2812 Fax
wells@aapcc.org
www.poisonprevention.org/poison.htm Materials
available
Contact: Holly Wells
25 - 31
National Tsunami Awareness Week
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
National Weather Service
Office of Climate, Water, and
Weather Services
1325 East West Highway, Room
9462
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 713-1677 x124
deborah.jones@noaa.gov
www.tsunami.gov
Materials available
Contact: Deborah Jones
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American Diabetes Alert Day
American Diabetes Association
1701 North Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA 22311
(800) DIABETES (342-2383)
(703) 549-1500
(703) 549-6995 Fax
askada@diabetes.org
www.diabetes.org/in-my-community/program
s/alert-day
Materials available
Contact: Local Chapters
HEALTH IN THE HOME
Quick Tips For Healthy Families
 Give your children household chores that
require physical exertion.
Make dinner "FAMILY TIME".
Choose a variety of natural foods from the
earth and avoid processed foods
and sugared
beverages. Help children learn
food labels,
healthy snack choices
Encourage physical exercise & fresh air,,
like playing ball outside.
Get the whole family active. Plan fun things
together.
Plan family activities, outings, and vacations
that involve vigorous physical
activities.
Don’t reward a child with food.
Limit computer and television to 1 hour
a day.
Live without television & video games
in your home.It will encourage
reading &
activities.
 Be a positive role model.
NEED EMERGENCY HELP
ANSWERS AT ALL HOURS?
If you do not have your own source
of an
on-call RN, through your work
or insurance
company, Call "My Nurse"
1-877-242-8899
There are Registered Nurses at
the flick
of a phone
What is "My Nurse"?
- a free health information service
for the
public, staffed by registered
nurses 24-hours
a day, 7 days a week.
"When to Call My Nurse?
If you're wondering if you should call your
physician about a health issue
If you are a parent with a sick child
If you're wondering if you should seek emergency
care for an illness or injury
If you are the caregiver for children or
others
If you have health concerns
If you are a discharged patient with questions
as you recover at home"
EXERCISES TO DO WHILE TRAVELING
(by special
request)
Whether we are on a traveling
business assignment,
or just on a fun road trip, here
are a few
tips to keep that blood circulating
while
driving in the car for so long.
Getting up & out and stretching
legs
and arms keeps us alert, stimulates
blood
circulation, prevents the back
from getting
too stiff and helps prevent blood
clots.
Some may just want to get there as quick
as possible, but we should try and stop every
couple hours, even if it's just for 5 minutes
for the above reasons!
Allow time for breaks in the
trip itinerary;
it is imperative to your well
being.
In addition, we're probably traveling
through
unknown territory and what better
time to
soak up the surroundings and
make our trip
a little more memorable.
Here are a few exercises we can
do while
traveling cross country.
o Pelvic tilt. Funny name, good
exercise.
This exercise may help prevent
or relieve
any lower back discomfort and
will work your
abdominal muscles. Sit up tall
in yourseat
and place your hands behind you
at the small
of your back. Now press your
back into your
fingers by contracting your abdominal
muscles.Hold
for 10 seconds, then relax. After
doing this
a few times, try holding the
contraction
longer.
o Quadriceps contractions. Using
one leg
at a time, straighten your knee
and contract
your quadriceps. Hold the contraction
for
10 seconds and do this several
times.
o Upper-body stretches. Tilt
your head toward
one shoulder, then the other.
Do shoulder
circles in both directions. Clasp
your hands
together on the steering wheel
and round
your shoulders and upper back.
If the weather
cooperates, get out of your car
for these
exercises:
o Full-body stretch. Clasp your
hands together
and reach above your head, stretching
yourself
as tall as possible.
o Calf stretch. Step one foot
behind the
other and press your heel down.
Hold for
20 seconds. Repeat with the other
leg.
o Squats and lower back stretches.
Stand
beside your open car door and
support yourself
by holding onto your open window.
Squat down
to a 90-degree bend in your knees,
then stand
up. Do this 10 to 15 times.
Stretch your lower back by bending
at your
waist and stretching away from
the door.
Follow these suggestions and
we can save
ourselves from pain and stiffness,
all the
while enjoying the scenic highways
of these
great United States.
HAPPY TRAVELS!
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