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4 - The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, January 7, 2009
HEALTH NEWS AND FEATURES
Creating Change: for a better life
Carolyn Guilford
The goal of this column and
the goal of Health
Restoration Consulting is to
help to maximize your
chances of living a longer,
healthier life. Our programs
are simple, comprehensive,
well documented and easy to
follow. A New Formula For
Health Success!
by Carolyn Guilford, CNC
Our choices of foods is
the most important choice
we make for our health.
Therefore is the most impor
tant change to make for
restoring and regaining
health. Change can be hard.
Or, change can be easy. It
depends on the strength of
your motivation.
Change is hard when
we say ‘change is so hard 1 ,
because our minds can con
ger up thousands of reasons
not to change, denial, that its
not that bad, and fear. Fear of
the unknown, fear of failure,
fear of pain or some other
loss like the loss of control.
I have noticed that
change comes very easily for
persons in a life threatening
situation. When the doctor
says to a patient ‘we’ve done
all we can’, that person is
motivated to change when I
tell them and the family how
we can turn it all around.
Changing pays great
dividends no matter when we
change, but sooner is always
better than waiting until a
dire diagnosis is received.
Change can be easy, and
healthy changes come jam-
packed with rewards. Here
are a few tips to make change
come easily, and to stay.
1. Why do you want to
change? Setting out a reason
to change is most important.
You must be the reason for
change, not for your daugh
ter, son, parents or wife. But,
because you are worth it, and
your life is worth saving. You
must be in the equation.
2. Establish a plan.
With a plan the way is set out
like a road map. Easy to fol
low and to build a routine
around. The critical areas to
consider include Food,
Exercise, Water, Sunshine,
Prayer, Meditation, Stress
Management, and Sleep.
Many chronic illnesses, such
as cardiovascular disease,
type 2 diabetes, and many
Cancers are preventable,
with the right diet, exercise
and lifestyle plan.
Start small — then build
on your successes. Instead of
promising to work out an
hour a day, commit to 30
minutes of exercise, three
days a week, for the next two
weeks. When you do that,
commit to another two
weeks. Soon you’ll have
established new habits that
will carry you through.
3. Prepare for the test.
What will you do when
temptations come? Out to a
dinner buffet? How will you
exercise on task filled, or
stress-filled days? Set out a
strategy for situations that
could threaten your goal, and
create a plan to cope.
Deep Breathing works.
When you’re gripped by a
craving, ride it out by taking
slow, deep breaths. This will
help develop an awareness of
the situation and give you the
opportunity to choose before
Memorial University Medical
Center hosts Medical Explorers
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Many Women Unaware Of Differences In
Common Over-The-Counter Eye Drops
(NAPSI)-If you had a nag
ging cough every day for
over a year, what would you
do? If you're like most
women, you'd see a doctor
before it even got to that
point. Fortunately, women
that two-thirds of women
experiencing dry eye symp
toms were not aware of any
difference between two com
mon types of over-the-count
er eye drops that are designed
with different purposes-vaso-
constrictors and artificial
tears. While vasoconstrictors
take redness out of the eyes
by constricting blood vessels,
artificial tears, like
OPTIVE™ Sensitive
Preservative-Free Lubricant
Eye Drops lubricate the sur
face of the eye to provide
temporary relief of dry eye
symptoms, which may
include eye dryness, itching,
irritation, excessive tearing,
blurred vision, sensitivity to
light and foreign body sensa
tion. Without this knowledge,
many women may not be
using the appropriate drops to
treat their symptoms.
While approximately 20
million people in the United
States have experienced dry
eye symptoms, a medical
condition called chronic dry
eye often affects women
because of hormonal changes
See Eye Drops, page 6
are increasingly aware of the
importance of proper nutri
tion, protecting their skin
and receiving regular breast
exams. Many women, how
ever, are still turning a "blind
eye" to maintaining their eye
health.
Selecting eye drops can
be an overwhelming experi
ence with many different
types and brands of over-the-
counter eye drops on the
market. The Red Hot
Mamas® and Allergan, Inc.,
a global leader in eye care,
recently conducted a nation
wide survey of 371 women
ages 45 to 65 who regularly
experience at least one symp
tom of dry eye, and found
Chatham County Employee STARS & Project Lifesaver
Chatham County is
faced with a growing epidem
ic that is affecting our chil
dren. Imagine having a
healthy baby only to be diag
nosed 18 months later with
autism spectrum disorder.
This epidemic will affect 1
out of every 155 children bom
in the United States. Here in
Chatham County an estimated
twenty-five babies are bom
each year with this disorder.
Autism is characterized
by impaired social interaction,
problems with verbal and
nonverbal communication,
and unusual, repetitive, or
severely limited activities and
interests. Autism can be
detected as early as 18
months. It is also affects more
boys than girls. Early inter
vention is the key to providing
the children and their parents
with needed resources.
Chatham County
Employee STARS (Shining
Together Achieving Results)
have banded together to form
a special fundraising project.
Project Lifesaver is an inter
national organization that
assists communities by pur
chasing a mobile locater
tracking system for local law
enforcement agencies. This
device is used in conjunction
with a wristband receiver that
is placed on the arm of a loved
one. When caregivers notify
local law enforcement that the
person is missing, a search
and rescue team responds
within minutes. These
devices are used for individu
als who may have Autism,
Down Syndrome,
Alzheimer’s or persons with
special needs.
The focus of the Project
is to raise funds to purchase
the tracking device but also to
raise awareness for Autism.
We believe that it is
important to educate the pub
lic on Autism and to provide
information regarding
resources in Chatham County.
Become a partner in
fighting this epidemic. Here
is how you can help.
There will be upcoming
fundraisers including a
Boston Butt Sale, Butter
Braids and other fundraisers.
We are also collecting other
products and services for raf
fles. Monetary donations can
be made to Chatham County
Sheriff’s Department STARS
for Project Lifesaver and
mailed to the following
address:
Chatham County Sheriff’s
Department
Attn: Lee Sikes
1050 Carl Griffin Drive
Savannah, GA 31405
you jump. Mindful medita
tion is a wonderful way to
manage cravings. It also
helps to ease stress and help
you identify your triggers for
unhealthy habits.
4. Note: There will be
setbacks. So go easy on your
self. If you slip up, give your
self a pep talk and get back
on the bus.
There are obvious
health benefits from not
smoking, losing 20 pounds
and walking 30 minutes a
day in the sun, including but
not limited to a reduction in
stress, pain, and depression.
But also you get a boost of
energy you may have been
lacking. Work it. These
changes you make now can
literally save your life.
And Remember, Health
is Wealth.
If you want to change
your health for the better,
please call me, I want to help
you. Additionally, if you
have comments or questions
about health issues we've
covered in this column, call
or write:
Carolyn Guilford
www.HealthRestorationl01.com
P.O. Box 2814,
Savannah, GA 31402
912) 236-8987
On Wednesday,
December 10, 2008,
Memorial University
Medical Center hosted an
Explorer Post event for thir
ty-three Medical Explorers
who attend local public high
schools. Small group activi
ties included discussions on
Medical Ethics topics, as
well as tours and hands-on
activities that allowed stu
dents to explore careers in
Physical Therapy,
Occupational Therapy and
Speech Therapy.
Special thanks are
extended to Dr. Martin
Greenberg for leading the
discussions on Medical
Ethics, to Eli Gold,
Occupational Therapist for
presenting the hands-on sce
narios and tours in the
Rehabilitation Center and to
Susan Harper, Ph.D. for
organizing this special event.
For more information
about Learning for Life’s
Explorer Post program, visit:
http://www.sccpss.com/Distr
ict/Academic+Affairs/High+
Schools/Career+and+Techni
cal+Education/Careers+Plan
ning/Explorer+Post.htm .
Submitted by:
Barbara Foley, M.Ed.
Learning for Life Program
Director
Experience Itie Gentle Touch
of Dr. Ann linton
234-0789
1310 Abercorn St. (A! Henry St)
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