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The Prescription To Manage Your Sick Day
Nobody likes being sick, but as we enter into the height of flu season those with diabetes (type 1 and type 2) need to take extra care. An illness like a cold or flu can cause your blood glucose level to spike very high, so it is important to recognize the signs of an illness … Read More
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian to Launch Neurosurgery Spine Program
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach, Calif., is planning to launch the Hoag Neurosurgery Spine Program. The neurosurgery spine program will offer a team approach to evaluating patients and it will include physical therapists, pain management specialists, neurologists, neurosurgeons and a dedicated nurse navigator.
Use new tools against diabetes
New technology and treatments offer new hope for people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes: Insulin pump innovations give type 1 patients more control and freedom, and medication advances offer people with type 2 diabetes improved weight loss and glucose control. As exciting as these advances are, prevention remains the most effective approach to … Read More
Blood Pressure 101
What it is? On average, your heart pumps over 90,000 times a day. With each contraction, the heart pumps blood into the arteries that carry the blood to rest of the body. Blood pressure is defined as the force blood exerts against the artery walls. Systolic pressure is the force exerted as the heart is … Read More
Natural, Safe, Effective: 5 Proven Ways to Lower Blood Pressure
Starting as low as 115/75 mmHg the risk of death due to heart disease doubles for every increase by 20 mmHg SBP (the top number) or 10 mmHg DBP (the bottom number). Achieving and maintaining a healthy blood pressure can have a significant impact on your health and longevity. Physicians typically encourage lifestyle modifications to … Read More
Advice for hospital visitors with the flu: Please stay home
To prevent a bad flu season from becoming worse, some Orange County health providers have put in place several restrictions in recent weeks, most of them common-sense requests of visitors who might unknowingly spread the virus. “If you’re ill, please come to the hospital,” said Dr. Philip Robinson, medical director of infection prevention and hospital … Read More
Where and how to have a baby in Orange County
On Jan. 12 at 8:04 a.m. Erin and Shane Stevens welcomed Piper into the world. The Lake Forest couple had chosen Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo to have their first child, as it was right next door to Erin’s doctor who would be delivering the baby. Shane Stevens said he was glad he was able … Read More
Spark of Innovation: Dan Nadeau
What project/research are you working on? My book, “The Color Code, A Revolutionary Eating Plan for Optimum Health,” is about the health benefits of brightly colored fruits and vegetables. The book has helped spark a well-deserved interest in how foods like blueberries, carrots, kale and avocados reverse aging and the fight chronic conditions such as … Read More
Hoag treats minds as well as bodies
For nearly 16 years, Hoag Mental Health Center has helped several thousand low-income and underserved people cope with stress, depression, anxiety and loss – often for free. But it’s likely you had no idea. You might also not be aware that you don’t have to be struggling with a mental illness to benefit from psychological … Read More
Choose Health in 2014: How to use Task- Oriented Goal Setting for a Healthier Year
Happy New Year! Take a lap around your office and you will hear your colleagues discussing their 2014 health goals. Take another lap in February and you will probably hear excuses, disappointment, and few success stories. There is one main reason these resolutions don’t stick: they are outcome-oriented. Outcome-oriented goals do not require a plan … Read More