-Healthy Questions to Help Make you Healthy… by Janet L. Hall

-Healthy Questions to Help Make you Healthy…

How to Organize the Health Area of Your Life

by: Janet L. Hall

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Many people make New Year's resolutions, only to break

them within a week or a month afterwards.

Many people either do or do not set goals for themselves.

Some people have no idea how to set goals.

So, let's look at the difference between resolutions and goals.

"Webster's New World Compact School and

Office Dictionary" copyright 1994, offers these definitions:

~~ Resolution-1 the act or result of resolving something

2 a thing determined upon; decision as to future action

3 a resolute quality of mind

4 a formal statement of opinion or determination by an

assembly, etc.

~~ Goal-1 the place at which a race, trip, etc. is ended

2 an end that one strives to attain

3 in some games, a) the line or net over or into which

the ball or puck must go to score b) the score made.

Notice # 2 in each definition and let's use 'losing weight' as

our example. (I use this as an example because it is the

number one New Years resolution).

The statement. "I'm going to lose weight this year" doesn't

really have any meaning, focus, or structure.

The statement "I have determined that I need to lose weight

and will walk one mile three times a week so that I can wear

the new dress/suit that is too tight."

See the difference? See how the second statement has more

clarity and structure?

We have determined the problem, decided on the action

we want or need to take, and what end we are striving to attain.

This is the way to focus on a problem, make a resolution,

and set a goal.

I call this “Goal-Resolve”.

"Goal-Resolve! What is this woman talking about?"

Goal-Resolve: a statement that determines a problem, what action

you need to take, and to what end you want to attain.

Below is a list of the recommended traditional health tests

and exams you should have, listed with age and frequency

of exams. The frequency suggested is for those of you

that have no symptoms or any history of risk. Please

consult with your doctor to find out if you need to be tested

more frequently.

Print out the list and place an X next to the tests or

exams that you NEED to GET PERFORMED.

By the way, when was the last time you had a physical?

___Physical

21-39: every 3 years

40-49: every 2 years

50-74: Yearly

___Blood Pressure

21-74: every 2 years, more often if high or low

___Blood Cholesterol

21-74: every 5 years, more often if high

___Bone-density scan (DEXA or pDEXA)

40-59: Postmenopausal women with one or more

osteoporosis risk factors or who have had a bone

fracture and men should consult with doctor.

After 65: every 2 years

___Breast self-exam

15 + : Monthly

___Cancer checkup and health counseling

21-39: every 3 years

40-74: Yearly

___Chest X-ray and lung function test

Yearly for smokers; baseline check at 40 for

nonsmokers

___Clinical Breast Examination

21-39: every 3 years

40-74: Yearly

___Dental Checkup

21 + : every 6 months

___Digital Rectal Exam

21-49: not necessary if no symptoms

50-74: every 5-10 years

___Electrocardiogram

40-74: Baseline at 40 and as recommended by

your doctor thereafter

___Fecal Occult Blood Test

21-50: not necessary if no symptoms and no

family history of colon cancer

50-74: Yearly

___Hearing

21-39: not necessary if no symptoms

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