All posts with subject: smoking
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Using online resources to manage your health is a reality for many…
Would you like to access your health records from home, e-mail your doctor, order prescriptions and better manage your health online?
You can with My health manager. An online program available to members. In fact, more than 3 million Kaiser Permanente members are already taking advantage of this unique application.
In addition [...]
Read full storyfiled in: State of Health
subjects: depression, diabetes, health-technology, sleep, smoking, weight loss
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Control your cholesterol: Five simple steps
Do you know your numbers for HDL, LDL, and triglycerides? If you do … find out with this chart to see if your cholesterol levels are too high. You can lower your levels of cholesterol and triglycerides by using these methods:
Eat a heart-healthy diet
Lose weight (if you’re overweight)
Be physically active
Stop smoking
Take [...]
filed in: Exercise & Fitness
subjects: cholesterol, diet, smoking, weight loss
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Stop smoking already!
The bad news: Smoking causes more deaths from heart disease than it does from cancer. If you continue to smoke (even as little as one cigarette a day), you are dramatically increasing the risk of having a heart attack.
The good news: As soon as you quit, your risk [...]
Read full storyfiled in: Exercise & Fitness
subjects: cancer, heart-attack, smoking
