Health education topics.
While your loved one is in the intensive care unit, many different machines will be used to monitor their progress. The picture below shows the most common machines. If you have any questions about the equipment being used to care for your loved one, ask one of the ICU staff members. The following are definitions … Read more
In addition to the primary brain injury, there can be further damage to the brain from swelling of the brain and bleeding inside the skull. Monitoring this pressure is a major concern immediately after the injury. Because our brain controls our body, a brain injury can result in the need for machines or special medical … Read more
To help you better understand your loved one’s injury, print this out this page and ask members of the health care team to mark this picture to show you the location of your loved one’s injury or the areas of the brain that are affected. This article will also show you the anatomy of the … Read more
Many people have the unfortunate experience of a head injury during in their lifetime. It can occur during a collision while playing sports, a fall on pavement or stairs, or a car accident. Both the immediate and subsequent symptoms are known as a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Mild injuries produce minor symptoms that may resolve within … Read more
An acquired brain injury is a sudden and often accidental injury that results from bleeding, trauma, swelling, or shearing of brain tissue. An acquired brain injury does not include mental conditions present at birth or caused by a health condition, such as Alzheimer’s disease. The primary brain injury can be either traumatic or non-traumatic: Traumatic … Read more
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Now that you know the basics of healthy eating, you can make a healthy food plan and put it into action. Just remember variety, moderation, and balance in your meals and your exercise program. Use common sense and the Food Pyramid when planning your meals. When shopping, read food labels and choose the foods that … Read more
Understanding your diet and eating habits is the first step in changing them. Many factors effect what we choose to eat each day. Once we know what these factors are, it becomes easier to control how much they influence our food choices. Read the factors listed below. How much do they influence what you eat? … Read more
Managing your weight means more than watching what you eat. There are three main components of weight management: (1) a balanced nutrition plan, (2) regular exercise, and (3) healthy eating habits. Excess weight is stored as fat. In order to burn stored fat (lose weight), you must first burn the calories you eat each day. … Read more
Nutrients Our bodies rely on six essential nutrients found in food: carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals and water. Carbohydrates Carbohydrates are the body’s most important source of energy. Carbohydrates are organic compounds that are either simple or complex. Simple carbohydrates are sugars found in fruit (fructose), milk (lactose), and table sugar (sucrose). Complex carbohydrates are … Read more