Staying Fit/Medical Tips
Read these 49 Staying Fit/Medical Tips tips to make your life smarter, better, faster and wiser. Each tip is approved by our Editors and created by expert writers so great we call them Gurus. LifeTips is the place to go when you need to know about Family tips and hundreds of other topics.
Keeping Your Family Safe
Falls are the most common household accident. To
try and prevent falls use nonskid padding under throw
rugs, clean up spills immediately, never leave
toys or clutter on stairs or in high traffic areas,
and use salt, sand or products designed to melt ice
on sidewalks and outside steps.
Reduce Household Germs
Throw dishcloths in the laundry with bleach at the
end of the day. Bleach is a great germ killer. Don't
keep reusing dishcloths over and over, wash them every
day to reduce household germs.
Make Life Simpler
Never add to a full schedule or volunteer your time unless
you take something else out.
Talk To Your Doctor
Talk to your doctor about how much you are spending
each month on prescription drugs. Don't be afraid
to tell your doctor you can not afford a particular
medicine. They may have a cheaper alternative.
Make Life Simpler
Stop explaining why you can't commit to something. Simply
thank the person who asked and say you can't do it at
this time. Stop feeling guilty for saying no. There is
only so much you can fit into one day.
Keeping Your Family Safe
Call your local police department and ask for a residential
security survey. An officer will come to your home
and go over your house and what you need to be more
safe, free of charge.
Reduce Household Germs
Kill germs on utensils with a disinfectant or put them
in the dishwasher. Keeping kitchen utensils as clean
as possible will greatly reduce household germs.
Exercise Helps
When faced with stress take a brisk walk. A change of
scenery will lift your spirits and exercise releases
endorphins that produce a feeling of well-being.
Medication Information
Make sure to tell your doctor or health care provider
about each and every medication you take to avoid
possible dangerous drug interactions. This includes
herbal and over the counter medications.
Anger Management
Seek out the help and advice of a trained therapist,
counselor or minister to find out the root cause of
your anger and how to manage it.
Keeping Your Family Safe
Keep all poisons locked up and out of reach. Check all
areas of your home for poisions. Some more common
poisons include medicines, hair spray, cologne, nail
polish remover, bleach, detergents, food extracts(vanilla
and almond), vitamins and weed killers.
Keeping Your Family Safe
Have your family practice a fire escape plan. Have
two ways out of each room and make sure your children
know each one.
Legible Prescriptions
Make sure that you can read your physicians prescription.
If you have trouble reading it, your pharmacist may
have trouble also leading to possible medication mix-ups.
No Automatic Refills
Unless you need it don't automatically refill a
prescription. If a medication is "as needed" wait until
you need it to refill. This will also help prevent
having a medication expire before you can use it all.
Shop Around
Compare prices and shop around when filling prescriptions.
You will often find that the same drug is a few
dollars cheaper at one pharmacy than another.
The Sleep Cure
Getting a good night's sleep is absolutely necessary
to keep stress in check. Focus more on getting into a
regular daily routine than the actual number of hours
you sleep. This means going to bed at about the
same time every night.
Find A Friend
Find a friend to confide in when stressful things
happen. Sharing your burden with another can only
lighten the load.
Forget About It
Once stressful things are over forget about them.
Dwelling on them will only add to your annoyance.
Reduce Household Germs
Bleach kills germs on countertops, cutting boards and
clothes. But it needs to stay on surfaces for 30 seconds
or more to work thoroughly.
Forgetting
Most people believe that a baby doesn't exist unless they have been able to take their first breath. This is not so. You weren't pregnant for nothing. You didn't feel every kick or movement for nothing. You will never forget your baby. Your baby was a part of you and you a part of your baby. So hold onto what memories you have whether your baby's death was during or after pregnancy. You will never forget.
Talking
Most people don't understand the intense emotions
that come with losing a baby. So they basically
ignore you or just change the subject. The only ones
who do understand and are willing to listen are those
who have suffered a pregnancy/infant loss and/or a
counselor. But the best thing is to find another who
has had a loss because they have been through exactly
what you are going through right now.
Being alone
Yes, this is a normal response of your emotions. Losing a child is very hard, you may not want anything to do with anyone or anything. This is also normal but you have to work with your emotions and overcome them so you don't get into a deep depression.
Prescriptions
Check to see if you qualify for free prescription drugs.
54 pharmaceutical companies offer medicine free to
those who qualify. www.phrma.org/
Keeping Your Family Safe
Tell your children that if anyone tries to make them
do something that makes them feel frightened or
uncomfortable, to leave the situation right away and
tell a trusted adult. Explain inappropriate touching
and situations, age appropriately, and point out people
that you child can go to in an emergency situation.
Make Life Simpler
Keep your medicine chest updated and first aid supplies
on hand. Make sure all batteries are changed in flashlights
and smoke detectors. Having things you need right at
hand in a minor emergency can save you many stressful
moments.
Keeping Your Family Safe
Don't ever leave cooking unattended. Be sure and turn
pot handles towards the back of the stove and keep
a watchful eye on all your cooking. Never let children
play in the kitchen while you are cooking or leave them
alone in the kitchen with food cooking on the stove top.
The Right Way
There is no right way to grieve. You will find what
is best for you. We all are unique in our grief.
What one does to help with their pain, may not work
for you. You do what you need to get through this
hard time.
Reality
Accepting the reality that your baby has died is a
necessary part of the grief process. "Accepting the
Reality" is hard because the reality was so untimely
and unnatural. It is hard to accept the loss of
something that you wanted so much and then the next
moment you know, your baby had died. Unfortunately
you have to accept it whether or not you want to.
Your baby's memory will live on in your heart.
Anger
Being angry is quite normal, you may ask yourself "why me?". I went through this as well. You may feel like you have let yourself and your husband/boyfriend down because the baby was inside you or you had just given birth and the baby died. After all, us women are lifegivers, not lifetakers. We never expect to lose a baby but when it happens, we are so overcome by so many emotions it is hard to decifer between them all.
Reduce Household Germs
Disinfect countertops, sink and taps with diluted
bleach after raw foods have touched them. Bleach is
an excellent germ killer.
Ask About Side Effects
Be sure to ask your pharmacist about possible side
effects or other directions for any new medication.
Find out if there are foods, beverages or activities
you should avoid while taking medications.
Discount Drug Programs
Consider a discount drug program such as those offered
by RxUniverse-www.rxuniverse.com or YourxPlan-www.yourxplan.com.
These plans negotiate special pricing and can either
mail you your medications or give you a discount card
to use at your local pharmacy.
Consider Over The Counter
Many drugs that were once prescription only are now
sold over the counter at drugstores and supermarkets.
Check to see which is a better deal for you, getting
the prescription and paying the co-payment or getting
the over the counter item instead.
Know Your Formulary
What's a formulary you ask? It's the preferred list of
drugs that your health insurance company will pay for.
If you stick with that list you can minimize out of
pocket expenses.
Make Life Simpler
Write down all your daily activities and how much time
it will take for each one. This way you can see just
how much time you are spending on each one and how to
better manage your time and get ahead of that stressed
out, feeling like you will never get it all done feeling.
Make Life Simpler
Schedule appointments, like children's medical checkups,
back to back on the same day. Try to get the first
available morning appointment and finish them all in
one day.
Reduce Household Germs
Carefully rinse and scrub fruits and vegetables,
especially if eating them raw. This will remove any
pesticide or dirt residue.
Reduce Household Germs
Use paper towels instead of dishcloths to wipe surfaces.
They are extremely effective at picking up germs from
common surfaces and can be thrown away immediately.
Memorializing
You can do many things like obtain a lock of hair, hand and feet prints, hold your baby, take pictures, dress your baby and take pictures of the baby in the outfit. You can do whatever you want to keep your baby's memory alive.
Health And Beauty Savings
Take time to dig around the supermarket clearance bins
for health and beauty products. The savings can be a
quarter or more of the normal price.
Community Health Screenings
Keep an eye out for free community health screenings.
They can save you a substantial amount of time and
money by taking advantage of them.
Health Clubs
Try to negotiate lower price memberships at health clubs
in the spring when the weather warms up and attendance
drops off.
Reduce Household Germs
Hydrogen peroxide eliminates germs on cuts and scrapes
and in the laundry. Since it's gentler on clothes
than chlorine bleach, it's often called the bleach
alternative.
Keeping Your Family Safe
Never leave your children unattended in the bathtub.
There are around 330 annual tub drownings each year
and the majority of victims are children under the age
of 4.
Keeping Your Family Safe
Secure your doors and windows. Be sure to fix broken
latches promptly and be sure all windows have screens.
Use deadbolt locks on entry way doors.
Reduce Household Germs
Use separate knives and cutting boards for raw meat,
chicken and fish. Plastic cutting boards instead of
wooden ones are also a good way to reduce household
germs.
