February is Wise Health Consumer month. Overall, Americans are great consumers of products and services; however, we are not great shoppers when it comes to our own health. According to the American Institute for Preventive Medicine, Americans spend more time researching car and new appliance purchases than they spend choosing doctors and health plans. Sometimes we don’t even realize we have options when it comes to our health care. Here are a few tips to help you become a wise health consumer when it comes to nutrition ;
1 . Take your medications exactly as they are prescribed. Ask your pharmacist about any drug-nutrient interactions. This can help you determine if there are any foods or vitamin/mineral supplements you should avoid while taking certain medications.
2. Talk to your doctor about your weight. Ask for your body mass index and if you are at risk for any weight-complicated diseases such as heart disease or obesity.
3 . Everyone could benefit from a consult with a dietitian. Check your insurance plan for coverage and copays. Typically a few visits to the dietitian can help you get on the right path to avoid, or possibly reduce, expensive medications from diseases and illnesses caused by lifestyle choices.
Words Of Wisdom :
I have been described as a lighthouse in the middle of a bog: Brilliant but useless.
People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.
I have tried to know absolutely nothing about a great many things, and I have succeeded fairly well.
If you're not on somebody's shit list, you're not doing anything worthwhile.
Making mistakes does not make you unworthy of love -- it makes you human .
"My choices in life were either to be a piano player in a whore house or a politician . And to tell the truth , there's hardly any difference!"
A very Proud Grand-poppa

