Ways to Improve Your Health

It is said that health is wealth and it is universal truth as well. Without health you can't enjoy food, money, travelling or any other things. Without health, we are like a car without a fuel. Health should always be kept the top most priority no matter what you do or what you earn. Without health every other thing of this world is useless. But most of the people compromise on health, and when they see the consequences sometimes it is already too late. So, health should come first and we should give it the top priority. Now, let us see how we can improve our health. There are 10 ways which are listed below, through which we can improve our health.

1) Wake up early. If you have a habit of sleeping late till morning, then get careful it can cost you much more then you can think. It is said that 6 hours of sleep is sufficient for a average person. If you want to get up early then you have to try hard. Go just set your alarm 2 hours early, in this way you won't succeed. But instead try to get up 15 minutes early daily, and if you follow this every week and keep increasing the time by 15 more minutes, in 8 weeks you will see that you are able to wake up 2 hours early. Try this you will get the results.

2) Sleep early at night. As the lifestyle of city has changed dramatically we have formed a habit of sleeping late in the night. We just keep checking our mail, use social networking sites, or just keep chatting to some or do some other work in the night and sleep late. But in the long run it will cost you in health regards. So if you want to improve your health, first of all you have to sleep early in the night. And sleeping early will help you in getting up early in the morning.

3) Go for jogging. It is one of the best way to get into shape, if you are overweight or having any other health related issues, you can go for jogging. It will accelerate your blood circulation which will result in improved body metabolism. And one more thing jogging will not consume much of your time, just 30 minutes of jogging is enough for a good health. Most of you might have seen that most of the athletes after retirement go for jogging only. It also helps us to increase our social network as well.

4) Join gym. If you are interested in going one step ahead of jogging then I will suggest you can go and join a good gym will all the facilities. But first consult your doctor or physician about it. Also it should be clear why you are going to gym, either you want to gain weight or you want to lose it. Your motive for joining gym should be very very clear. Because without clear goals it is very difficult to achieve the desired success. It will be difficult for you to work out in the initial days but if you can continue it for 21 days then you won't be giving up workout anymore.

5) Use walking as a tool. If you are unable to sleep early at night, unable to wake up early in the morning, unable to go for jogging and even fail to join gym then this tool is meant for you only. There are lots of opportunities we get during the whole day in which we can use walking as a tool.

6) Change your eating habits. A lot of problems erupt due to our unhealthy eating habits. And if we make a little change in our eating habits then a lot of health problems can be eradicated before they arise. You can find a lot of food that are good for our health such as apple, spinach, oranges, watermelon and many more. If we include all these in our diet, we can improve our health to next level.

7) Change your lifestyle. We have adopted the new way of living to such a context that it is impossible to live our life without internet, mobile, movies, fast food, parties, and much other such stuff. But if you are concerned about improving your health, you have to limit these things. You can't go on eating fast food and be healthy. You have to change your eating habits to change your health.

8) Stay away from addiction. You have to stay away from any type of drug addiction such as smoking, drinking in order to be healthy. This type of addiction leads to many other problems such as smoking causes cancer, excess drinking damages lever and causes financial bankruptcy as well. So we have to stay away from these types of addiction at every cost.

9) Don't work too hard for only money. It is equally important to work hard in life if we want to achieve success but if we are working too hard for only money then it will create problems later. It is said that money is not everything it is a way to everything. So keeping this is mind work hard but not for money only. There are various other tangible things and intangible things for which one can work.

10) Relax and enjoy your life. Don't do everything in hurry, just relax and enjoy life. We are given only one life so we should enjoy it to the maximum and don't wait for enjoying your life when you retire, or when you build your business or when you get a highly paid job, enjoy now. It is said and universal fact that "Happiness is found on the way, not at the end of the road".

Sooraj Singh is a writer and motivational speaker. for more information you can visit http://www.facebook.com/soorajsinghthegreat.

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Health Tip - Turn Up The Tunes For Better Health

"One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain." - Bob Marley

Medical researchers have proven that the music legend was ahead of his time when he linked music and health. In fact, we now know that music transcends entertainment and holds great medical power-from reducing pain to boosting memory. Here are some of the most common benefits of music:

• Reduces Stress - Listening to music triggers a biochemical response in most people that reduces stress. It's commonly used as a tool to reduce anxiety in cancer patients. Music has even been used to help relax Parkinson's patients during surgery where they are required to stay awake because it slows the neuronal firings deep within the brain, significantly decreasing stress and trauma. However, the choice of music is important since certain songs can trigger negative emotional responses.


• Eases Pain - Slow musical beats can alter brainwave speed to create a meditative or hypnotic state. Some research suggests that using rhythmic stimuli to induce these states can have a therapeutic effect, easing symptoms of migraines, PMS and even behavioral issues.


• Soothes Babies - While lullabies have long been played around the world, they have a very special place in neonatal intensive care units where they have shown to improve heart rates and breathing. In fact, babies exposed to music often have better feeding and sleep patterns.


• Boosts Cognitive Abilities - Background music may enhance performance on cognitive tasks, and is even believed to improve the ability of test takers to answer more questions correctly. However, the music choice must be appropriate to the situation. Additionally, researchers in Hong Kong believe there's a link between the amount of music training a child receives and their verbal memory.


• Protects the Aging Brain - As a person ages, having musical training is believed to protect mental sharpness. Researchers found that people who had the most musical training during their lives had the best mental sharpness and scored highest on brain functioning tests. And it's never too late to begin. A study of adults ages 60 to 85 demonstrated that after six months, those who received piano lessons showed more robust gains in memory, verbal fluency, planning ability and other cognitive functions, compared to those who did not receive lessons.


• Improves Exercise Performance - Music is one of the best distractions while exercising, often boosting performance by 15 percent. Many people say their favorite music helps put them "in the zone" and maintain a certain pace. When choosing music, however, it shouldn't be too fast. Songs that have between 120 and 140 beats per minute generally have the maximum effect for most people.

While the mental and physical benefits of music vary from person to person, research has proven its benefits. So the next time you're thinking about making positive health changes, an effective prescription might be found in your music collection. So go ahead and turn up the tunes!

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Prevent Acid Reflux With Fermented Foods

We have a new 23-year-old addition to our work family. His name is Reid and he works in our finance department. Reid is a strapping and healthy looking young man. You would never think that he wasn't in perfect health; but illness wears many hats and can slowly tear down your health. I have the pleasure of working with Reid every day, but have not yet sold him on our healthy life style. Reid enjoys and embraces our baking and food preparation for lunch, but that's about as far as he's embraced our way of a healthier lifestyle.

Cleaning my office lead to a lesson in gut health

Well, Mama Yapp was cleaning the office and actually looking for dirty cups and glasses to wash. I love a clean office! While I was wiping off Reid's desk I noticed this wonderful young man had a package of Rolaids sitting on his desk and it was almost empty! EEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKK! This poor guy was suffering in my office and I had no idea! I know handling our finances may be challenging at times-especially, as a new growing business-but knew that there was more to his acid reflux than stress. There's been a problem brewing for years-maybe even since childhood.

We need to focus less on medications and more on balancing gut bacteria

Poor and/or inefficient digestion leads to low stomach acid and is the main cause of many ailments. If you think I'm exaggerating, here is a list of complications associated with low stomach acid:

• Damage to gut lining
• Inflammation of gut lining
• Malabsorption of nutrients
• Compromised immune system
• Accumulation of toxins and liver damage
• Brain damage that may lead to lack of self-control
• Impaired coordination
• Aggression
• Memory loss
• Muscle weakness and/or damage
• Pancreatic degeneration
• Food allergies
• Slow digestion

Does excess acid cause acid reflux?

It's funny how people assume acid reflux is normal and not the serious issue it truly is. As Weston Price Organization points out, just because a lot of people take anti-acids, that doesn't make it healthy. In fact, a healthy gut is actually very acidic and it's people with low levels of stomach acid that often have compromised immune systems. Why? Because low acid levels promote the growth of sugar and other bad bacteria in your gut. This interferes with your body's ability to digest efficiently. So even if you eat whole organic foods, thinking you're being healthy, you may not be addressing the real problem. Low stomach acid turns any fruit you eat into sugar and feeds the bad bacteria in your gut. Unfortunately, this makes your body crave carbohydrates and more sugar causing even more damage. It's a vicious cycle that causes much harm to your body. Acid reflux is really a sign of poor digestion and may lead to malnutrition! The Weston Price Organization states eating fermented foods improves digestion, supplies live enzymes and adds good bacteria to support digestive health and reduces acid reflux.

It's been estimated that almost 50% of the US population is affected by acid reflux.

That's an awful lot of over-the-counter and prescription medicine being sold. No wonder Big Pharma prefers medication rather than natural healing prospects. Dr. Mercola suggests that replenishing your good gut bacteria with fermented foods is one of the first steps to take in healing acid reflux. Many people believe that eating yogurt will help, but he cautions against eating store bought processed yogurt as it is high in sugar and low in live probiotic cultures. Any dairy causes inflammation, so yogurt is just not effective. Dr. Mercola states that there may be very few instances where medication is needed on a short-term basis. Unfortunately, many people stay on medication for years. Consuming acid reflux medication over a long period of time increases your chance of:

• Pneumonia
• Bone loss
• Hip fractures
• Infection with Clostridium difficile (a harmful intestinal bacteria)
• Bleeding ulcers
• Infection with the ulcer-causing bacteria Helicobacter pylori
• Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (a rare condition that causes your stomach to produce excess acid)
• Severe acid reflux (an endoscopy is needed confirmed that your esophagus is damaged)

Acid Reflux is more than heartburn and doesn't stop at the stomach.

Did you know that there is a connection between acid reflux and the colon? In a recent study comparing people diagnosed with acid reflux and those diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), 34% of the acid reflux patients also had IBS. Interestingly, 64% of those first diagnosed with IBS also had acid reflux. There is a definite overlap between the two diseases. Researchers are still trying to figure out which causes which, but to me it's like what came first-the chicken or the egg? Does it really matter? The fact is that both acid reflux and IBS are painful diseases that can be healed with the help of fermented probiotic foods! We need to balance our gut bacteria and replenish live enzymes and amino acids to help our digestion and our health.

Once again it all starts in your GUT and the balance of good vs. bad bacteria!

Yes, I know, I went there again. But it's true! Heal your gut; heal your body. Heal your gut; heal your brain. Heal your gut; heal your life! Seriously, heal your gut and you heal your blood, skin, heart and the list goes on and on! It's exhausting repeating this so many times and I know I may sound like a broken record, but I will keep saying it until my last breath! Sadly, I know many people who suffer from acid reflux. For example, my nephew Tim has been dealing with this most of his adult life and now has to sleep sitting up in a recliner bed. When you don't catch it early enough, much damage may occur.

Cleaning the office of clutter led to the process of helping Reid's!

So after Reid learned about gut health and acid reflux he decided to drink the proverbial glass of Kool-aid (or should I say fermented foods) and come over to the green side. He left the office that day determined to begin the journey to heal his acid reflux, gut and health. Because Reid has had acid reflux for so long, I know that he's not getting enough amino acids he needs. Fermented foods will not only replenish his good gut bacteria, but give him the amino acids his body needs to digest and perform at its best. We'll be sure to update you on his progress!

It may seem like this article is just about Reid

But it's about much more. It's about you, your parents, your children and your friends too. It's about everyone you care about! Be your own warrior and learn about the real causes of acid reflux and the importance of replenishing live enzymes, amino acids and good gut bacteria. How are you going to get your life and the lives of your loved ones on the road to health? From the inside out, it all centers on your gut bacteria! Is your gut waving a red flag?

Let the healing begin...

Tamara Yapp

The company's CEO and Founder Tamara Yapp, a mother of seven and wife, is the lively, relatable host of http://www.RealFoodRealLife.tv. She created this company and this show to provide information on the newest and most effective ways to lead a healthy lifestyle. Much of the knowledge Yapp shares comes from her lengthy journey interviewing renowned doctors and health experts, and conducting research to help heal her son CJ, who was diagnosed with autism, Crohn's disease and colitis.

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Head Trauma and Brain Injury - Learn What to Do Before It Happens

Perhaps it's a motorcycle accident, or even a car accident. Or suddenly hit by an object. Maybe someone carried out an assault. Or it could come from being too close to a blast that causes a sudden pressure change inside the head. Any way it happens, traumatic brain injury occurs far too often. It's estimated that in the US there are about 1.7 million occurrences. The chances are, therefore, that it will affect you, either directly or indirectly.[I]

The thing is, the injury could be really serious even though nothing much appears wrong on the outside. That's why it pays to have some facts at hand for assessing how serious it might be. Whether mild or deadly, the bottom line is that getting the appropriate help as quickly as possible means a speedier and more complete recovery.

How Does Brain Trauma Take Place?

The analogy of an egg can give you an idea of how serious brain damage can take place without much - or even any - outward sign of damage. Think of the cranium - all the bones that hold the brain - as being like the shell of an egg with the brain like the yolk inside the egg. When traumatized, the outer cranium/shell may remain intact, but inside, the brain/ egg yolk can be violently displaced as it is thrown within the white of the egg, or the cerebral spinal fluid.

What Should You Do Immediately?

First, you need to call 911 - or get someone to call 911 and get an ambulance on the way immediately if the injured person has:

Blood or clear fluids coming from the ears or nose;

Slurred speech;

Unconsciousness, confusion, dizziness, or drowsiness;

Unequal pupil size or blurred or double vision.

Do not move the person's head, as they may have a broken neck and you could cause them to stop breathing or become paralyzed from moving it. Instead if you have something cold, put it next to their head WITHOUT MOVING THEIR HEAD.

Then, assuming it's someone else and not you who's injured, you can help to a great extent by letting emergency personnel know the extent of the injury even before they arrive on the scene. Research has demonstrated that the more quickly an injured person is assessed and appropriate emergency treatment given, the better the outcome down the road.

If you're talking to emergency personnel on a cell phone before they arrive, here's some of what they will want to know. In addition to whether or not the person is breathing, it will help them to know:

• The person's eye opening response: do they open their eyes spontaneously, do they blink, respond with their eyes to verbal stimuli, command or speech, only to pain, or no eye response.


• How do they respond to verbal input: do they seem oriented? Confused in their conversation even though they have the ability to respond to questions, do they answer inappropriately or with incomprehensible speech, or give no response?


• What is their motor response? Can they obey a command for movement (such as can you lift your finger, stick out your tongue, etc.), do they move purposefully in response to pain, do they withdraw from pain, flex in response to pain, extend their body in response to pain or give no response?

The answers to these questions are ones that can tell professionals the part of the brain may be injured, the extent and severity of the insult, and the depth of injury, for example, and whether the person's head injury is minor, moderate or severe.[ii]

Aftereffects of a traumatic brain injury:

Once the emergency is taken care of and the person is medically stable, they may have been discharged from the hospital and told they can go on with their normal life. But that doesn't mean the traumatic brain injury problems are done. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the signs and symptoms of a TBI "can be subtle and may not appear until days or weeks following the injury or may even be missed as people may look fine even though they may act or feel differently.

The following are some common signs and symptoms that the traumatic brain injury is still an issue:

Headaches or neck pain that do not go away;

Difficulty remembering, concentrating, or making decisions;

Slowness in thinking, speaking, acting, or reading;

Getting lost or easily confused;

Feeling tired all of the time, having no energy or motivation;

Mood changes (feeling sad or angry for no reason);

Changes in sleep patterns (sleeping a lot more or having a hard time sleeping);

Light-headedness, dizziness, or loss of balance;

Urge to vomit (nausea);

Increased sensitivity to lights, sounds, or distractions;

Blurred vision or eyes that tire easily;

Loss of sense of smell or taste; and

Ringing in the ears."

If these symptoms are taking place, it's time to get to appropriate health professionals who can provide the ongoing care necessary to bring about further recovery and healing. This may take the form of targeted nutritional support, massage and/or chiropractic care, herbs, physical therapy or homeopathy.

As judgment and decision-making are affected as part of the injury, others may need to play an active role in seeing to it that these treatment options are found and instigated. That's because the very after-effects of the injury can play against the injured person finding these options, making the appointments and remembering to show up for them.

The bottom line is that the sooner these are put in place, the more likely it is that the person will be able to fully recover.

[I] Corrigan JD, Selassie AW, Orman J A. "The epidemiology of traumatic brain injury", Journal of Head Trauma Rehab. 2010;25 (2): 72 - 80.

[ii] This information is part of the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), which is based on verbal performance, motor responsiveness, and eye opening to the appropriate stimuli. Source: CDC. Mass Casualties. Available at http://www.bt.cdc.gov/masscasualties.

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What Causes Mental Illness? Clear Explanations In Dreams

After discovering the existence of the anti-conscience (because I was obeying the divine guidance in dreams) I didn't have time to think about this matter. I suddenly had to deal with various unbearable symptoms. My anti-conscience started attacking my conscience with the intention to generate a severe mental illness.

I had to offer resistance to all the absurd thoughts and the unbearable symptoms generated by the anti-conscience as if nothing was happening to me. I was working many hours in a store in the center of Athens (which belonged to my mother and my aunt), and I was silently praying all the time and remembering that I was fighting craziness. This fight lasted eight months.

Then, I stopped having absurd thoughts and unbearable symptoms. I had to get adapted to my reality after learning the truth about the human brain. This part was very hard, but not as hard as fighting absurdity.

I had to fight absurdity from the beginning of 1989 until September of this year, when I was 28-years-old. I worked for one year in a travel agency. One year later (in September of 1990) I had my first patient.

I cured a young woman who suffered from agoraphobia through dream translation. Her treatment lasted eight months like mine, even though my case was worse than hers. Eight months was the necessary time for a basic psychotherapy.

This was only the first treatment of a long list. After this simple case I had to deal with more complicated ones. However, I already knew all the stages of craziness. My fight against my anti-conscience showed me everything the demon can do to destroy our conscience.

So, from being an ignorant and neurotic researcher in the beginning of 1984, I became a mental health therapist in 1990. This miracle could happen because I precisely obeyed the divine guidance.

I don't think you believe that I could learn how to cure mental illnesses in six years only by reading books written by ignorant human beings, but if you do, I have to clearly tell you that this is an illusion.

Mental illnesses are invincible diseases. Only God knows how to deal with them. Our psychiatrists, neurologists, and psychologists may try very hard to eliminate mental illnesses, but they are invincible. Our knowledge always will be insufficient before this danger.

We depend on the divine guidance to be able to deal with mental disorders. Everyone must recognize this truth with humbleness and gratitude because God didn't abandon us.

God is an excellent doctor and teacher.

The lessons I had were superior. This is why I could clearly understand that our psychiatrists are doing everything the wrong way. Their dangerous medications destroy their patients' immune system.

The mentally ill must fight absurdity by offering resistance to the absurdity of their anti-conscience, otherwise they will keep having absurd thoughts and unbearable symptoms forever and never recover their conscience.

You can find sound mental health and become a psychotherapist like me by following the divine guidance in your dreams, and help other people do the same after translating their dreams for them. The doctor is God, and not the dream translator. You only have to translate the unconscious messages and help everyone put the unconscious guidance into practice in their daily lives.

God knows how to solve everyone's psychological problems. The dream translator simply follows God's instructions.

This is why I could become a doctor so fast. I'm a doctor helper. The real doctor is God, even though I assume the full responsibility for everyone's mental condition.

The safety of this psychotherapeutical method is guaranteed, while other methods are dangerous and inefficient. I'm not afraid to deal with severe mental illnesses because God is a genius and I simply obey His guidance.

I teach you how to understand the divine guidance and change your behavior after having this knowledge. Only God knows what kind of information can help you discover what you have to understand in order to solve your psychological problems.

If you don't have time for studies I can translate your dreams for you, but this knowledge is not as complicated as it used to be when Carl Jung discovered the extraordinary method of dream interpretation that accurately transcribes God's words in dreams.

I simplified and clarified his work. Learning the dream language is not a problem. The problem is the fight against your satanic anti-conscience.

Only by understanding God's words in your dreams you won't be automatically cured. You have to do what God shows you in your dreams. Your participation in your treatment is indispensable because you must acquire consciousness and become more intelligent as you fight your anti-conscience.

The knowledge you have must help you change your behavior and your life. This knowledge won't help you if you disregard it in your daily life. This means that you have to be an obedient patient to see positive results.

I will give you an example to help you understand this part. Let's suppose that you had a dream about one of your friends who is insecure and false.

Dream translation:

This friend represents a part of your personality that is insecure and false like him. You have to stop having this behavior because it is generated by your absurd anti-conscience.

Now, if you won't do what the unconscious mind is telling you, you won't be cured. If in your daily life when you are with your friends you keep having this insecure and false behavior, and i.e. you smile only in order to be kind, even though you dislike what someone else said, you are not obeying the guidance you had in your dream.

You have to fight this absurd behavior.

Why should you smile when you disagree with what someone else said?

Are you smiling because you want to seem to agree with your friends?

Or are you smiling because you don't think before doing something?

I will make you these questions when I will translate your dream, but if you will translate this dream based on my lessons you must make them yourself.

God makes you think and try to understand why He sent you a certain message.

Whenever you will perceive that you have the tendency to have a false behavior because you want to be socially accepted, you must stop and change your attitude. Instead of smiling, you have to remain serious if you disagree with what someone said.

If you will keep smiling even though you know that this behavior is absurd, you won't be cured. You have to consciously stop doing what is absurd after noticing it in your behavior.

Your participation is indispensable because you must learn how to control your behavior. You cannot be indifferent and keep making the same mistake, as if you didn't know that your behavior is absurd.

Your dreams and your daily life are connected. Your dreams are about you, your mental health, your past, your traumas, your present and your future, the people who are important for you, the person you love, the dangers of the outside world that can affect your life, and many other matters that could have a negative impact on your mental condition.

Christina Sponias continued Carl Jung's research into the human psyche, discovering the cure for all mental illnesses, and simplifying the scientific method of dream interpretation that teaches you how to exactly translate the meaning of your dreams, so that you can find health, wisdom and happiness.
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Hand Surgeons Want to Help You Regain Mobility

In this high technological age of computers and sedentary lifestyles, we need to learn how to keep our bodies strong and healthy. We all have aches and pains from time to time, but how do we know when these are more than day-to-day wear and tear? Ideally, we never want to have to visit the doctor, but poor choices or bad luck can land us in the hospital for a variety of reasons. Hand surgeons can share some helpful tips about how to recognize that you've pushed your body too far.

One common issue is arthritis, or the degeneration of cartilage between the bones in our joints. There are a variety of types of this joint disease, which can stem from either genetics, disease, or overuse. Common symptoms include having difficulty moving your hands. They will be stiff, and it will probably hurt when you try to use them. A strong sign will come when you notice that you cannot return your joints to a normal, resting position.

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is what we all think of when we consider computer-related injuries. It is caused by the compression of the wrist's median nerve and prevents the area from sending messages to the brain. As a result, symptoms include numbness, pain, and a "tingly" sensation in fingers, wrists, and arms. It may be most clear that you are suffering from CTS when your arms are weaker than usual and you have trouble holding on tightly to objects or completing simple tasks. Surprisingly, there is little research actually connecting CTS to repetitive use of the hands. While the exact cause is unknown to hand surgeons, it has been linked to rheumatoid arthritis, joint dislocation, and fractures and hormonal changes in women, particularly during pregnancy, premenstrual syndrome, or menopause.

There are a variety of sports injuries that can contribute to degeneration of our elbows, which also fall squarely into the realm of the hand surgeon as well. They mostly stem from cumulative wear and tear and do not necessarily directly relate to sports, even with such names as golfer's elbow (cumulative trauma to the inner elbow), tennis elbow (cumulative trauma to the outer elbow), and skier's thumb (hyperextension of the thumb). The last of these has the simplest cause: you probably landed on your thumb and it went the wrong way. You may wonder if you have golfer's elbow when the inside of your elbow is tender and in pain, particularly when you flex your wrist and/or try to hold objects. The symptoms for tennis elbow are much more severe and include a burning pain and tenderness on the outside of your elbow joint and down your forearm. This pain often increases over the course of many weeks.

If you find yourself suffering from any of these conditions, you should see your local hand surgeon for a diagnosis as soon as possible. If you cannot see one quickly, ice is may calm the symptoms and make them more bearable. Heat is okay as well, but only for short periods and when interchanged with ice. Regardless of home treatments, it is important to get in touch with a medical professional ensure that you will quickly regain full mobility in your hand.

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In a Perfect Healthcare World

What can be done to bring the human touch back to health care?

The health care industry has seen some dramatic changes in the past couple decades. With the rise of technology, everything has seemed to gone digital. Health records have gone electronic, a new health app is born every minute, and telemedicine has replaced face-to-face appointments. Then there are all the new healthcare policies and laws that people have to navigate. Trying to get health care insurance was a big fiasco in itself. Meanwhile, workloads for health care providers have increased, causing a great deal of frustration and burnout.

As all of this is going on, many people have lost sight of what health care is all about, which is healing people and caring for them. Organizations have become occupied with ways to cut costs, make more money, and expedite interactions with patients.

Yes, there are patient advocate groups and people who do remember why they got into the medical field in the first place, it seems as if they've been lost in the shuffle. Progress is being made as their voices have become more amplified with the Internet and social media, but at the same time change doesn't seem to be coming fast enough. Because the media wants to focus on the politics and business of healthcare, we oftentimes get sucked into the drama, which is a major distraction.

You have to wonder sometimes if change will ever be made.

So what would this ideal medical world look like if we could shut out all the noise of politics and the business of healthcare?

First, there would be a culture of putting people first above everything else. Healthcare organizations would look out for their employees and ensure their wellbeing at all times. This means all medical professionals' workloads would be less so they're not experiencing burnout. Hospital executives would be concerned more with employee morale and patient safety rather than how much money they're making or saving.

As for medical professionals, the threat of being sued for medical malpractice wouldn't be a thought in their minds because they are so focused on being present with each and every patient. They genuinely care for their patients and develop relationships with them through constant communication. As a result, patients would feel protected and trust their healthcare providers.

Lastly, hospitals and medicine would truly contribute to healing people. Hospitals would be warm, inviting, and comfortable places. Processes and procedures would operate smoothly because everyone within the organization doesn't feel rushed, overworked, or overwhelmed with paperwork. There would be enough staff to take care of patients in a timely manner. People support each other and look out for one another. Everyone has the same vision.

What do you think? Can we work together to change the way people view healthcare?

Maria Palma is a writer for Nexus Insurance Services, a California-based malpractice insurance broker specializing in medical malpractice insurance.

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