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UVA-WorkMed. EAN Conference 2011 “Tune-Up Tips for Good Health” Novella W. Thompson, MA, PT UVA-WorkMed Health Educator/Health & Wellness Coach. Good Health Temperature Check. How do you define good health? What brings you to this presentation/discussion?

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  1. UVA-WorkMed

  2. EAN Conference 2011“Tune-Up Tips for Good Health”Novella W. Thompson, MA, PTUVA-WorkMedHealth Educator/Health & Wellness Coach

  3. Good Health Temperature Check • How do you define good health? • What brings you to this presentation/discussion? • What information or assistance are you hoping to gain?

  4. Top 10 Causes of Death in the U.S. 2010 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the current top 10 causes of death in the United States are: • Heart Disease • Stroke • Cancer • Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease • Influenza and Pneumonia • Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis • Diabetes • HIV/AIDS • Motor Vehicle Related Accidents and Poisonings • Suicide/Homicide National Center for Health Statistics. Health, United States, 2010: With Special Feature on Death and Dying. Hyattsville, MD. 2011.

  5. A Picture of Health in the United States, 2010Health Risk FactorsCDC/NCHS Health & Nutrition Examination Survey Increases: • Heart Disease in men 18 – 24 and women 45 – 64 • Hypertension in men 20 – 74 and women 45 – 64 • Serum Total Cholesterol in men 75+ and women 20 – 64 • Statin Drug use in men and women 45 – 75+ • Diabetes in men and women 20 – 65+ • Smoking in men 18 – 44 and women grades 9 – 12 and 65+ • Cancer in men 45 – 75+ and women 45 – 74 • Obesity (40+ lbs) and overweight (20 – 40 lbs) in men and women 20+ • Childhood Obesity (above 95% on growth charts) 6 – 19 • Joint Pain in men and women 18 – 75+ • Antidepressant/Antianxiety drug use in men and women 18 – 65+

  6. Genetics and Choices • Medical Predisposition • Learned Behaviors/Choices • Cycle of Guilt • Prevention

  7. Moving Forward • Choose tips you can seriously live with which don’t increase the difficulty of change. • Create solutions for exercise excuses (upfront). TOP EXCUSES: Too tired, no time, takes too long, not convenient, no childcare, intimidated by the gym, don’t know where to start, it’s boring. • Pick a day to start your new lifestyle…preferably, not Monday or New Year’s Day.

  8. Tune-Up Tips • Rome wasn’t created in a day. Don’t overwhelm yourself and try to change too many things at once. Endurance vs. a sprint. • Set an overall goal…and break it down into small, manageable goals. Use internal/external visualization techniques. Remember, a watched pot never boils. • Keep your list of excuse challenges/solutions nearby. • Reward yourself, but not with food. • It takes the brain 20 minutes to process what you have consumed. • Learn to check-in and make sure you aren’t just thirsty, instead of hungry. • Trade-in your plate size and educate yourself about serving sizes. • Eat nothing 2 – 2 ½ hrs before bedtime. • Never skip breakfast. (Metabolism/Wood furnace) • Every day is a new day, a new opportunity and yesterday can not be changed.

  9. Q & A

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