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The following is an excerpt from MdMD for Life 2011, available now.
For 50-year-old Patricia Smith*, nothing beats a bowl of Cocoa Krispies or a stack of Oreos, paired with a tall glass of whole milk. These days, however, you?re more likely to find her eating Cheerios with soy milk or munching on an apple when cookie cravings strike. She attributes her healthier habits to news she received while attending a low-cost health screening last year at Baltimore?s Woodlawn Senior Center.
?Hypertension and diabetes run in my family, so I figured it was a good idea to go and get checked out,? Patricia recalls. She was working full-time, but did not have health insurance at the time, and hadn?t seen a physician in several years. At the screening, part of LifeBridge Health?s Know Your Health program, a nurse checked her height, weight and blood pressure; calculated her body mass index (BMI) and took a blood sample to measure Patricia's total cholesterol, triglyceride and fasting glucose levels.
Results showed that she was overweight and that her blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar readings were slightly high, suggesting she was on the verge of a battle with the same health problems as her parents.
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-Amy Novotney
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Knowledge is Power: The Know Your Health Program at LifeBridge Health
The following is an excerpt from MdMD for Life 2011, available now.
For 50-year-old Patricia Smith*, nothing beats a bowl of Cocoa Krispies or a stack of Oreos, paired with a tall glass of whole milk. These days, however, you?re more likely to find her eating Cheerios with soy milk or munching on an apple when cookie cravings strike. She attributes her healthier habits to news she received while attending a low-cost health screening last year at Baltimore?s Woodlawn Senior Center.
?Hypertension and diabetes run in my family, so I figured it was a good idea to go and get checked out,? Patricia recalls. She was working full-time, but did not have health insurance at the time, and hadn?t seen a physician in several years. At the screening, part of LifeBridge Health?s Know Your Health program, a nurse checked her height, weight and blood pressure; calculated her body mass index (BMI) and took a blood sample to measure Patricia's total cholesterol, triglyceride and fasting glucose levels.
Results showed that she was overweight and that her blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar readings were slightly high, suggesting she was on the verge of a battle with the same health problems as her parents.
To read more, click here.
-Amy Novotney
- Study Concludes That Fasting Can Reduce Cholesterol Levels For People In Danger Of Developing Diabetes
New research suggests that occasional fasting can help pre-diabetics from developing diabetes, which is more common in Kentucky than most states. After 10 to 12 hours of fasting, the body looks for other energy sources to sustain itself, so it removes...
- Body-mass Index Fails To Identify Some As Obese, Mainly Women
Many Americans, particularly women, are actually obese though they think their weight is healthy because of weaknesses in the body-mass index formula. A study comparing people's BMIs to a blood test and body scan found that the height-to-weight ratio...
- Screenings Available At Northwest Hospital
Health screenings at Northwest Hospital can help you learn about your heart. The screenings, held next weekend, include blood pressure, body composition analysis, heart health lifestyle assessment, lipid panel, and comprehensive metabolic blood profile....
- For Women's Heart Health, Knowledge Is Power
While breast cancer gets plenty of attention, more women die of heart attacks. The fact is more than 500,000 women die from cardiovascular disease each year, according to the American Heart Association. That is about twice as many than from all types...
- Know Your Numbers To Watch Heart Health
It pays to know your numbers. To take a free online heart risk assessment and enter a drawing to receive one of 500 free Omron pedometers*, visit KnowYourNumbersBaltimore.com. *While supplies last. Last year, Nadine Williams-Holmes began having chest...