West Ashley Health Online - 10 Steps to Better Sleep "There isn't a lot of time between green bananas and speckled bananas"
West Ashley Health Online, as a free community service, broadcasts health information to many thousands of local residents to help improve quality of life and to provide assistance when having to make important healthcare decisions. Jesse B. Ross, D.C. - Editor www.WestAshleyHealth.org ------------------- You are receiving this because you, or someone you know, subscribed you to this free community service. To unsubscribe click http://www.WestAshleyHealth.org/subscribe.shtml AOL USERS: LINKS MAY NOT BE "CLICK-ABLE" FOR YOU. PLEASE COPY AND PASTE LINKS TO YOUR BROWSER WINDOW. ------------------- Featuring: 1. Parent Tips - Be your child's first source of information 2. Did you know - Backpacks don't just hurt the back 3. Safety Tip of the Week - Think "up" 4. Community Calendar - Wazzup 'round town? 5. Light & Easy - Men more "chatty" on cell phones 6. Feature Article - 10 Steps to Better Sleep 7. Late Breaking Consumer & Natural Health News 8. Health Department Updates ------------------- 1. Parent Tips: Be your child's first source of information Encouraging your children to ask questions makes it easier for them to ask questions when they are older. By answering questions with honesty and openness, you can create a relationship of mutual trust and respect that can prevent your child from developing unsafe habits or taking unnecessary risks. ARAcontent.com ------------------- 2. Did you know - Backpacks don't just hurt the back. A study pooled data on 247 students, ages 6-18 years, where backpack injuries were recorded during 1999 and 2000. The most common injury location was the head/face (22%) followed by the hand (14%), wrist/elbow (13%), shoulder (12%) and foot/ankle (12%). The back ranked sixth (11%). Of these back injuries, 59% were associated with carrying a backpack. The most common mechanism for injury was tripping over the backpack (28%), followed by wearing (13%), and getting hit by the backpack (13%)." Altogether, 89% of backpack injuries in the analysis did not involve the back. Pediatrics - January 2003;111:163-6. http://www.pediatrics.org Reproduced with permission from www.Preventicare.com ------------------- 3. Safety Tip - Think "Up" One-year-olds quickly become adept at climbing, so put poisons and other hazards behind child-locked doors, and not just up high. Leave countertop appliances like toasters unplugged. Buy scald guards for faucets, or turn down the setting on your hot water heater to no higher than 120�F to avoid burning a child who can reach the kitchen sink or bathroom faucets. www.Child.com ------------------- 4. Community Calendar: Wazzup 'round town http://www.WestAshleyHealth.org/cgi-bin/calendar.pl If you have an upcoming event that others should know about, just e-mail all the particulars, and we will gladly post it. ------------------- 5. Light & Easy: Men more "chatty" on cell phones http://www.WestAshleyHealth.org/med_depts/2.4.shtml ApplesForHealth.com ------------------- 6. The Doctor's Office - Jesse B. Ross, D.C. - Editor http://www.WestAshleyHealth.org/doctorsoffice.shtml 10 Steps to Better Sleep Nothing better than waking up alive, alert and awake! Here are a few tips that might help. 1. Keep regular hours by going to bed and waking up around the same time. 2. Develop a "sleep ritual" by doing the same things each night. This cues your body that it's time to settle down for the night. 3. Exercise regularly, but not too close to bed time. This relieves tension. 4. Unwind early by dealing with worries and distractions several hours before bedtime. 5. Make sleep a priority even when you're tempted to stay up late. 6. Sleep comfortably. Make sure you have a supportive mattress with adequate foundation. 7. Use a cervical (neck) pillow. 8. Create a cool, quiet, dark and restful sleep environment. 9. Avoid alcohol shortly before bedtime. This disrupts and causes fragmented sleep. 10. Cut down on stimulants like caffeine during the evening. Source: www.KingKoil.com Portions reproduced with permission of Chiropractic Wellness & Fitness Magazine www.cwfmonline.com ------------------- 7. Healthy Scoop: Check out the latest in Natural & Consumer Health News http://www.WestAshleyHealth.org/healthy_scoop.shtml ------------------- 8. Health Departments Updates 1. Dentistry & Orthodontics: Gum disease can develop near wisdom teeth http://www.WestAshleyHealth.org/med_depts/8.26.shtml Intelihealth.com 2. Dermatology: Use sun lamps, double risk of cancer http://www.WestAshleyHealth.org/med_depts/9.13.shtml HealthyWorld.com 3. Chiropractic: Exercise Best for Fibromyalgia http://www.WestAshleyHealth.org/med_depts/6.48.shtml ChiroWeb.com Diet & Nutrition: Tips when choosing dietary supplements http://www.WestAshleyHealth.org/med_depts/11.58.shtml ARAContent.com 4. Exercise & Fitness: Walking your way to better health http://www.WestAshleyHealth.org/med_depts/3.37.shtml UnicityNetwork.com 5. Family Medicine: Did mother always know best? http://www.WestAshleyHealth.org/med_depts/15.36.shtml Femail.co.uk 6. Injuries & Accidents: Car seat safety http://www.WestAshleyHealth.org/med_depts/7.3.shtml KidHealthWorks.com 7. Women's Health: Foods to prevent breast cancer http://www.WestAshleyHealth.org/med_depts/41.22.shtml NaturalHealthWeb.com 8. Heart & Circulation: Heart attack - Lesson often ignored http://www.WestAshleyHealth.org/med_depts/5.25.shtml HealthScout.com 9. Pediatrics: Raise a kid who cares http://www.WestAshleyHealth.org/med_depts/30.19.shtml Parents.com 10. Healthy Alternatives: Yoga workout for mind and body http://www.WestAshleyHealth.org/healthy_alt/3.27.shtml ReadersDigest.com 11. 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