This newsletter provides up-to-date research-based wellness and self-care information and tells you about books, e-books, web sites and events that can enhance well-being, promote health, and help develop self-care, teaching/learning and leadership skills. Please forward it in its entirety to whomever you believe may benefit.
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1. Your wellness message
2. Wellness news:
a. Vigorous exercise can help seniors avoid disability
b. Vitamins help prevent macular degeneration of eyes
c. Niacin’s role in healthy cholesterol
d. Exposure therapy best after trauma/PTSD
e. Antioxidants in food could help ICU patients
3. Wellness Books: from aging with grace to fearless living
4. New! Wellness & Relationship Blog
5. Online “Living Well with Menopause” support group
6. Self-care/wellness e-books
7. A new book for nurse educators
8. A new book for nursing leaders and managers
9. Archives of past Wellness Newsletters
1. Wellness Message
“Bringing comfort into the world is about
paying attention to how and where comfort is calling us---from a
colleague who needs a word of support, a person on the bus who needs
a seat, a spouse looking for encouragement, or the neighborhood senior center
looking for volunteers. Simple actions. Wide ripples. Deep resonance.”
Colette Lafia, Comfort and Joy
2. Wellness News:
a. Vigorous exercise can help seniors avoid disability
What does vigorous exercise mean? Running, brisk walking, swimming, hiking and biking were the activities considered active in the study.
The researchers concluded that being physically active, regardless of body weight, helped lessen disability. Bruce said that public health efforts that promote physically active lifestyles among seniors may be more feasible than those that emphasize body weight to remain healthy.
The researchers said that, “It’s often difficult for physicians without specific training to motivate patients to think of the long-term health benefits of exercise and activity.”
Whether using “because you’ll look better at your high school reunion” or
“look better in your clothes,” or “to live a happier, longer life,” it’s important
to find a lifelong motivation for exercising.
Original article at: Bruce B, Fries J, Hubert H.. Mitigation of disability
development in healthy overweight and normal-weight seniors through regular
vigorous activity: a 13-year study. Am J Public Health, 98(7) 2008
or read a summary at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080603185228.htm
b. Vitamins help prevent macular degeneration---but watch the dosage!
A study of individuals with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), based at the
Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, found that nearly
40 percent of those likely to benefit from specific vitamin/mineral supplements were
either not taking the supplements or not using the recommended dosage. The study
also showed that some patients used high-dose supplements even in the absence of
evidence that these would be effective for their levels of AMD or other eye conditions.
This research was published in the June 2008 issue of Ophthalmology.
For more details, go to
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080602121006.htm
For the correct dosage, go to
http://www.agingeye.net/visionbasics/nutritionandvision.php
c. Niacin’s role in maintaining healthy cholesterol
A research team has uncovered the likely target of niacin (vitamin B3) in the liver, which should provide a clearer picture of how this vitamin helps maintain adequate HDL-cholesterol levels in the blood and thus lower the risk of heart disease.
For details, click on:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080605150904.htm
Food sources of niacin (also important to proper circulation and healthy skin, nervous
system, metabolism and digestion, sex hormones, memory and mental health
include: broccoli, carrots, cheese, corn flour, dandelion greens, dates, eggs, fish,
milk, peanuts, potatoes, tomatoes, wheat germ and whole wheat products.
d. Exposure therapy better than cognitive restructuring after trauma (PTSD)
Exposure therapy may be more effective than cognitive restructuring because it eases the anxiety associated with the traumatic memory and corrects the belief that the memory must be avoided, in addition to encouraging self-control by managing the exposure exercise, the authors of a new study note.
For details,
Arch Gen Psychiatry, 2008;65(6):659-667 [link]
or click on: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080602160842.htm
e. Antioxidants in food could help ICU patients
New study suggests that the oxide stress increase during patients stays in the
Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is due to the low levels of antioxidant food
consumption, especially foods rich in vitamins A,C, and E.
For details, go to:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080604101536.htm
Best food sources of the important antioxidants include: apricots, asparagus,
avocadoes, beet greens, black currants, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cantaloupe, carrots,
collards, dandelion greens, eggs, fish liver, garlic, kale, lemons, mangos, mustard
greens, nuts, oatmeal, onions, papayas, peaches, peanuts, peas (green), persimmons,
pineapple, pumpkin, radishes, red and sweet peppers, rice (brown only), seeds,
soybeans, spinach, sweet potatoes, Swiss chard, turnip greens, watercress, whole grain
cereals/breads/pasta, and yellow squash.
What to do? If a family, member, friend, or client is in the ICU, check to insure he or
she receives 5-10 servings (1/2 cup steamed, juiced or pureed ) of a variety of the
above foods daily.
3. Wellness Books:
Aging Beyond Belief by Wellness Guru, Don Ardell, 2007.
Aging Beyond Belief includes 69 recommendations for a more healthful, enjoyable and meaningful existence at every stage of life. Order from http://www.wholeperson.com/x-selfhelp/aging.html#Anchor-Aging-47857 or Don's web site: http://www.seekwellness.com/wellness/index.htm
*Living Well with Anxiety: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You That You Need to Know. Contents include how to self-diagnose anxiety, wellness approaches (nutrition, herbs, environmental changes, exercise, other anxiety-reducing and healing measures), relationships, purpose and spirituality, creating your own anxiety plan and finding and working with the right practitioner. Ask your local book store to order LWW Anxiety if you don't find it on the shelf.
*Comfort and Joy: Simple Ways to Care for Ourselves and Others. Available from orders@redwheelweiser.com or oneline at www.conari.com
*Encyclopedia of Complementary Health Practice. Includes concepts and issues, economic and practice issues, education issues, legal/legislative/health policy issues, historical perspectives, conditions (from a-z), influential substances, practices and treatments, contributor directory, and resources directory. Click on www.springerpub.com and write Carolyn Chambers Clark in the search box.
*The Essential Laws of Fearless Living: Find the Power to Never Feel Powerless Again.
How to break through illusions of limitation, have everything you want and become truly conscious. For more information go to www.conari.com
*The Food Intolerance Bible: A Nutritionist’s Plan to Beat Food Cravings, Fatigue, Mood Swings, Celiac Disease, Headaches, IBS, and Deal with Food Allergies. Orders
at orders@redwheelweiser.com or oneline at www.conari.com
*Garden Therapy Guidelines for Special Needs by Judith Gammonley, ARNPBC, EdD, LCP includes how to use garden therapy with those who are memory impaired, brain injured, or who struggle with developmental or physical challenges. Contact Dr. Gammonley at goodgam@aol.com or phone her at (727) 784-2449.
*Group Leadership Skills provides theory, concepts and practical applications for the new or seasoned group leader with task, work, social, therapeutic, focal or focus groups. Go to www.springerpub.com and write Carolyn Chambers Clark in the search box.
*Health Promotion in Communities: Holistic and Wellness Approaches. Focuses on applying wellness and holistic concepts to community work and includes a model and self-assessment for health and wellness with changing and vulnerable populations, in rural settings, on the internet, with individuals and groups, families, African American women, Hispanic communities, diabetes programs, parish nursing, schools, and homeless centers and more. Click on www.springerpub.com and write Carolyn Chambers Clark in the search box at the top of the page
*Healthy Holistic Aging: A Blueprint for Success. Carl Helvie, RN, DrPH says you can live to be 100, and at age 74, he's a perfect example of the right things to do. He has no chronic illnesses and is among the 11% of the age 65-and-overs who take no prescribed medications. The book cites overwhelming scientific evidence that good diet, exercise, adequate sleep, prayer, meditation, positive relationship with others and a clean and safe environment can ensure successful aging. Visit Dr. Helvie's web site where you can also obtain the book as well as other helpful information at www.HealthyHolisticAging.com
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*Her Inspiration, subtitled, Secrets to Help You Work Smart, Be Successful and Have Fun, this book is full of quotes and thoughts from hundreds of women to encourage, motivate, and support you as you make your way. Order from orders@redwheelweiser.com or online at www.conari.com
.*Holistic Nursing Approach to Chronic Diseases. Provides a holistic approach to AIDS/HIV, Allergies/Asthma, Alzheimer's Disease, Arthritis, Cancer, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Depression, Diabetes, Digestive Problems, Fibromyalgia, Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders, Kidney Disease, Liver Disease, multiple sclerosis, osteoporosis, overweight/obesity, pain, Parkinsons' Disease, and/or sleep disorders. Click on www.springerpub.com and write Carolyn Chambers Clark in the search box at the top of the screen for information.
*Living Well with Menopause: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You That You Need To Know. This self-care manual includes: menopause: a natural process, medical treatment, nutrition, herbs, environmental actions, exercise, other stress reduction and healing measures, relationships, finding and working with the right practitioner, and putting it all together: your menopause success plan. Click on http://www.harpercollins.com
and write Carolyn Chambers Clark in the search box at the top of the screen.
*Prayers for Healing. Edited by Maggie Oman, with an Introduction by the Dalai Lama and Foreword by Larry Dossey, this little book invites you into a wonderful healing space. Contributors include Wendell Berry, Jack Kornfield, Rainer Maria Rilke, Marian Wright Edelman, Martine Luther King, Jr., and Marianne Williamson, Kahlil Gibran, Goethe, and even traditional Native American truths. For inspiration, order from orders@redwheelweiser.com or online at www.conari.com
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4. New! Wellness & Relationship Blog
Need your daily infusion of wellness? Go to my new Blog and find both
cutting edge research, in easily-digestible bites and practical tips for
improving the quality of your life or someone else’s.
Click on www.carolynchambersclark.com/id33.html
5. Online Menopause Support/Information Group
Anyone who could benefit from support and information during menopause can go to www.yahoogroups.com and write living well with menopause in the search box, scroll down to Living Well with Menopause and click on it.
6. Wellness E-books
Available e-books include ADHD, acne, bladder spasms/bladder infections, couple communication, depression relief, great body, headaches, healing veggies, healing with affirmation & imagery, healthy hair, helping with homework, natural diuretics, pain free, parenting, peri-menopausal bleeding, permanent weight loss, pregnancy, helping children be successful in school, teaching math concepts, thyroid, and whole brain thinking. All are from a wellness, self-care perspective. Click on www.carolynchambersclark.com
(Scroll down the home page to find them.)
7. New Book for Nurse Educators
*Classroom Skills for Nurse Educators provides ways to promote interactive learning even in large classes, while teaching asynchronously online and more…also introduces creative ways to use role playing, simulations, simulation games, group methods, peer learning, value clarification, perceptual exercises, journal writing and poetry. Presents indepth analysis and tips for overcoming the teaching/learning problems that can interfere with the learning process, and even shows how to develop your own learning materials (including simulations and games) in simple but effective ways. Sample chapters and
more information at www.jbpub.com/catalog/9780763749750
8. Creative Nursing Leadership & Management
Provides relevant theory and ties it to practice by allowing learners to use critical thinking activities in a safe classroom environment. Perfect for upper-level undergraduate nursing leadership courses (and for more advanced leaders), the text focuses on creating leadership opportunities and creative solutions; using information technology; managing resources and change; delegation and succession: developing staff; creative political, legal, ethical, effective, and safe interventions to keep staff engaged. For sample chapters and more information click on www.jbpub.com/catalog/9780763749767
9. Archives of the Wellness Newsletter
To read recent past issue of the Wellness Newsletter, click on www.carolynchambersclark.com/id103.html
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In Wellness,
Carolyn Chambers Clark
ARNP, EdD, FAAN, AHN-BC
Editor
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
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