http://thevisualmd.com/read_guide.php?idc=354 en-EN The Wellness and Prevention Part II Health Center includes the following topics: http://backend.userland.com/rss http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/wellness_and_prevention_part_ii/wake_up_call_video http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/wellness_and_prevention_part_ii/wake_up_call_video Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:02:27 -0500
The old adage, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," is more relevant than ever, even in today's world of high-tech medicine ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/wellness_and_prevention_part_ii/control_blood_pressure http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/wellness_and_prevention_part_ii/control_blood_pressure Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:03:42 -0500
What Is Blood Pressure? Blood pressure is the force of the circulating blood against the inner walls of your blood vessels. Although blood surges through your ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/wellness_and_prevention_part_ii/manage_diabetes http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/wellness_and_prevention_part_ii/manage_diabetes Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:05:17 -0500
What Is Diabetes? In diabetes, the body does not produce or properly use insulin, a hormone that is needed to convert sugars, starches, and other nutrients ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/wellness_and_prevention_part_ii/medical_checkups http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/wellness_and_prevention_part_ii/medical_checkups Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:06:02 -0500
Regular Checkups Most doctors believe that people should have regular checkups as a part of preventive treatment. Regular health exams can help find problems before ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/wellness_and_prevention_part_ii/manage_stress http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/wellness_and_prevention_part_ii/manage_stress Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:06:47 -0500
The Stress Reaction The stress reaction is produced by your body's autonomic nervous system (ANS), which controls functions that happen more or less automatically in your ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/wellness_and_prevention_part_ii/get_enough_sleep http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/wellness_and_prevention_part_ii/get_enough_sleep Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:07:29 -0500
We don't really know why we need to sleep, but scientists do have some theories. One is that reduced brain activity during non-REM ("rapid eye ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/wellness_and_prevention_part_ii/social_spiritual_support http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/wellness_and_prevention_part_ii/social_spiritual_support Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:08:11 -0500
Social interaction and support is vitally important to your well-being. Social wellness means successfully interacting with other people and maintaining meaningful personal relationships. Your ability ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/wellness_and_prevention_part_ii/environmental_toxins_free_radicals http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/wellness_and_prevention_part_ii/environmental_toxins_free_radicals Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:09:01 -0500
Environmental pollutants and toxins are all around us, and they have been convincingly linked to a wide variety of diseases and defects. While it's impossible ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/wellness_and_prevention_part_ii/keep_it_clean http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/wellness_and_prevention_part_ii/keep_it_clean Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:09:39 -0500
Germs are all around us, and unless you wash your hands frequently throughout the day, you can unwittingly spread illness and infection to yourself and ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/wellness_and_prevention_part_ii/avoid_addictions http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/wellness_and_prevention_part_ii/avoid_addictions Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:10:12 -0500
Every addiction starts with gratification of some kind. Drugs of abuse work on different neurotransmitter systems in the brain, but they all act directly or ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/wellness_and_prevention_part_ii/prevention_begins_in_childhood http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/wellness_and_prevention_part_ii/prevention_begins_in_childhood Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:10:47 -0500
Obesity in children has risen dramatically worldwide. Worldwide, an estimated 1 in 10 children is overweight, a total of 155 million. Of those children, 30-45 ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/wellness_and_prevention_part_ii/the_cardiovascular_continuum http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/wellness_and_prevention_part_ii/the_cardiovascular_continuum Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:11:21 -0500
Researchers have found that heart attacks and heart failure are really the late complications of a whole chain of events termed the cardiovascular continuum. The ...]]>