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DME – Proud Co-Sponsor of “Are Vaccines Safe?” March 21, 2008

Posted by Mary Ellen Iafrate in : Uncategorized , comments closed

LEARN THE LATEST RESEARCH ON CHILDHOOD VACCINES.

DME Health Connection in conjunction with Paint Creek Chiropractic Center and The Biophysics Center is proud to sponsor Mary Tocco, Independent Vaccine Researcher and Public Health Educator in presenting “ARE VACCINES SAFE?”

April 24, 2008

6:30 PM

River Crest Banquet Center

900 W. Avon

Rochester MI  48307

Learn the latest research on childhood vaccines. 

Come and find out what they’re not telling you!

RSVP required

248-601-4540

$10.00 pre-registration required

Seating limited

SMALL CHANGES CAN PREVENT A STROKE! March 6, 2008

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I will be flying to Florida soon to visit my 83 year old mother-in-law who recently suffered a stroke.  Luckily the portion of her brain that was affected by the stroke altered her balance and motor skills and not her ability to communicate.  Each day has brought progress as her occupational and physical rehabilitation therapy continues.

As the family focuses on her immediate and future care, I am challenged to learn lessons from this unfortunate turn of events.  From a holistic health point of view, did lifestyle and diet have anthing to do with the onset of the illness?  As a health practitioner, what good could come out of this situation?

 The “Everyday Health Stroke Center” website has some good answers to my questions.

The following is their advice:

Many strokes can be prevented.  If you’ve had a stroke, you can cut your odds of having another one with medical treatment as well as changes in your diet and other health habits.  If you’ve never had a stroke, you can reduce your risk of ever having one.

Preventing stroke is largely a matter of healthy living and having regular checkups to detect conditions that can lead to stroke, such as hypertension, heart disease, high cholesterol, and diabetes.  All adults age 20 and older should have their blood pressure checked every two years if it is normal and at least yearly if it is higher.  They should have their cholesterol checked every five years using a fasting lipid profile, according to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.  The American Diabetes Association, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Institutes of Health recommend diabetes testing for all healthy Americans 45 and older.  People under 45 who are overweight and have one or more other risk factors for diabetes, such as  a family history of the disease, should talk to their doctors about having their blood glucose levels tested.  Here are some of the things you can do to lower your risk of stroke: