By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Twitter is a powerful form of social media, and it is a phenomenal resource for sharing information. Twitter can help improve your health. A significant blog on Mashable, “HOW TO: Use Social Media for Better Health” by Ben Parr, he writes that “Healthy living can be a shared experience.” Social media is about connections and information, while healthy living is about consistency and knowledge. Combined, social media can bring…
Read More...Fitness: Are you Ready for the 11 Weeks to Move it and Lose it Challenge?
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA We are into the second week of the New Year and if you made a resolution to focus on your health and to lose weight, it is not too late. Since you have decided that you are ready to begin the journey of weight loss and you are ready to tackle this endeavor, it is very helpful to have a team of experts ready and able to help you….
Read More...What Everybody Ought to Know About Plastics
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Information circulating about the dangers of plastic containers has created fear and confusion. Are plastic containers toxic? Do harmful chemicals leach out into its contents? Do we need to discard all plastic containers? Recently, I interacted in a live health chat on MedHelp about the safety of plastics. Scientist, Joe Schwarcz, PhD, Director of McGill University’s Office for Science and Society talked about “The Real Truth About Plastics: What…
Read More...A Patient’s Story: Contagious Confidence, Endless Possibilities
In a recent post on Healthin30 I wrote why patients are the most important part of the medical team, and my colleagues, Elizabeth Cohen, Kevin Pho, MD, Donna Cryer, JD, and Carl R. Sullivan, MD, shared their insights as well. Today, Ginger Vieira, a patient, living with Type 1 diabetes and Celiac disease for 12 years says, “You, as the patient, are the most important part of the medical team because you are the one…
Read More...Everybody Hurts: Powerful, Gripping, Emotionally Charged Piece About Drinking and Driving
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA A powerful and gripping piece by the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) in Victoria about drinking and driving, and the use of illicit drugs. Words cannot depict this powerful and graphic piece. Take a look: TAC Campaign – 20 year Anniversary retrospective montage “Everybody Hurts” “On December 10, 1989 the first TAC commercial went to air. That year the road toll was 776. 20 years on it has fallen to…
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