For quite some time I’ve been plagued with recurring bladder infections —sometimes as many as 3 a year. And for years I have spoken to physicians as to how to prevent them with nothing helping. Today I’m writing about how I’ve been able to retard them for the last year and a half due to my research, talking to numerous women, and conducting experiments on myself. Many of you have these recurring infections and have tried your doctor’s recommendations and remain frustrated, too. According to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), urinary tract infections (UTIs) account for more than 11 million physician visits annually in the U. S. [Read more…] about Mostly For Women!
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Our County’s Health Rankings, How do We Compare?
The 2012 County Health Rankings have just been published. The Rankings serve as an annual evaluation regarding key indicators that influence our health such as education and income levels, access to nutritious foods and medical care, as well as other lifestyle behaviors which affect our health.
The University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) published these rankings which can be found at www.countyhealthrankings.org. They assess the overall health of nearly every county in the United States using standard methods for measuring how healthy people are. They consider four categories: “health behavior, clinical care, social and economic factors, and physical environment.” [Read more…] about Our County’s Health Rankings, How do We Compare?