How nutritionally deficient are you?Written by Jenny Drake
Meals planned and prepared by professionals, food recipes, healthy meal plans and grocery shopping lists tailored specifically for you and your conditions ... what else could enhance your food input and energy output? There's a huge body of evidence to say: Vitamins and supplements alone, or in form of healthy meal replacements. A recent survey of 8,000 adults showed that Americans could save up to $8.7 billion on treatment for heart disease, stroke, cancer and cataracts if they consumed optimal amounts of antioxidants, Vitamin C, Vitamin E and Beta Carotene. Only 1% of those surveyed met minimum dietary requirement of USDA's food pyramid. Obviously, getting proper nutrition takes a back seat to a busy schedule, and perhaps even to other weight loss products.
| | Surviving in the Hospital (Available medical technology to help you survive)Written by Granny's Mettle
More than having a comfortable, temporary residence in hospital, it is important that one not only survive but come out of hospital, alive and whole.According to a study, medical errors in hospitals cause more deaths each year than vehicle accidents, cancer or even AIDS. A recent study reported that there are up to 100,000 deaths each year caused by medical mistakes. Hence, medical mistakes are reported as eighth leading cause of death among Americans. The causes of medical mistakes are many and varied. They can arise from physician, specialist, hospital administration, nursing staff, pharmacists, and many other places. The type of medical mistakes also varies. These include misdiagnosis, medication errors, surgery errors, laboratory test errors, and administrative errors. With onset of cosmetic surgery, there have been many cases where patients come out of hospital worse than when they entered. Even so-called minor operations are not without risks anymore. According to ABC7, one patient was supposed to have a common surgery to fix a hernia. But because of a series of mistakes, he found himself in a situation that nearly cost him his life. The patient was supposed to have his blood vessel cauterized as part of procedure. However, one of interns failed to do so. They then punctured his spleen. Then they had to get blood out of lung cavity. But by doing so, they caused patient's lung to collapse instead.
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