Health And Fitness
Stay Healthy During the Holidays: How Chiropractic Can Help Your Immune System
By: Gabriel Smith, D.C.
With cold and flu season underway it is important that we do everything we can to stay healthy and seeking chiropractic care is one of them. Chiropractic has been known to show improved immune function dating all the way back to the 1918 flu pandemic. During the flu pandemic it is estimated that around 50 million people died to the flu, but patients under chiropractic care fared well in comparison to the general population. Breast Cancer Survivors to Meet Dec. 10
Breast Cancer Survivors will meet Monday, December 10 at Windsor Manor in the dining room at 5:45 for the annual Christmas get together. Please bring a snack to share and a $10 gift for the exchange, if you like. Reminder: Pink Night at the high school girls basketball game is Tuesday, January 22. Our group will not meet in January or February.
December WOW Newsletter provides holiday help
The December WOW newsletter includes the following features:
Holiday Mealtime ·
Recipe for Vegetable Pasta Soup ·
Adapting Recipes with Raw Eggs ·
Let’s Deskercise!
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Benton County Colon Cancer Rates Lowest In State Thanks To Dr. Brian Meeker and
Dr. Brian Meeker, DO, a physician with Virginia Gay Hospital and Clinics attended the American Association for Primary Care Endoscopy (AAPCE) event in Atlanta, Georgia on November 2nd and 3rd. Dr. Meeker shared data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) showing that Virginia Gay’s prevention and awareness efforts have helped make Benton County’s rate of colon cancer for people 50 years and older the lowest in Iowa. VGH Receives National Recognition for Performance Leadership in Patient Outcomes
November 15, 2018 – Today, on National Rural Health Day, Virginia Gay Hospital announced it has been recognized by The Chartis Center of Rural Health and the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) for overall excellence for performance in the top quartile for patient outcomes among all rural hospitals in the nation. Breast Cancer Survivors to Meet
Breast Cancer Survivors: This month we will meet at the Governor Sherman building at 6 pm Monday, November 12. You may enter from the front or back. Dandeena Schadle will lead us in a winter painting project. Feel free to bring a snack to share and a beverage of your choice; plates, cups, etc. will be supplied. If you did not make reservations but wish to participate, please call by Saturday, November 10th to: Lu Karr 560-9408, Deb Wilberg 472-4042, or Janet Woodhouse 472-4862.
Be A Hero - Give Blood
Lend a little bit of yourself to make this blood drive a success. Simply click on this link
to find out more about donating blood and to schedule an appointment! Vinton Family Medical Clinic to hold walk-in flu clinic this Saturday
You have the power to protect those who can’t protect themselves this flu season.
The Vinton Family Medical Clinic will be having a walk-in flu vaccination clinic this Saturday, November 3rd, from 8 am-Noon. Please feel free to walk-in or call to schedule an appointment ahead of time at 319-472-6300.
Virginia Gay urges everyone to get their flu vaccination before the peak flu season.
Donate Blood November 14
Each year, more than 500,000 lives are positively impacted across Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota because of LifeServe Blood Center blood donors.
It takes less than one hour to give blood and in that hour, a volunteer blood donor can help save the lives of up to three different hospital patients. LifeServe encourages regular blood donors to schedule their next appointment, and invites new, first time donors to roll up their sleeve to save lives.
Words on Wellness
This edition features:
· The Flexitarian Diet: A Flexible Way to Eat Well
· Recipe for Black Bean Burgers
· How Dangerous Is Double Dipping?
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