Posts by Marilyn Shreve
Step Forward Into Growth—Rethink Your Health
“You will either step forward into growth or will step back into safety.” Abraham Maslow Think Health for A Change is a “call to action” for each of you. Integrating positive health choices into each day can do wonders to improve your health, your emotional well-being and your ultimate LONGEVITY. Rethinking your health is a reminder…
Read MoreBrain Exercises Can Keep You Mentally Sharp
The brain is involved in everything we do and, like any other part of the body it needs to be cared for. According to Healthline’s Sara Lindberg: “Research has shown that there are many ways you can hone your mental sharpness and help your brain stay healthy.” Here are 13 brain exercises reviewed by Timothy…
Read MoreHealth is… Being Clear on What You Really Want
It is very hard to change a habit, even a small one. Let us say I wanted to change something—anything. I would need to post reminders on the mirror. When I caught myself doing it the old way, I’d stop and start the new habit and routine. I’d ask my friends and partner to remind…
Read MoreHealtheGoals—Rethinking Your Health
Simply prescribing medication and lifestyle changes and expecting a person to comply with these instructions does not assure health improvement. Achieving improved patient health outcomes can require much more than gentle reminders to take a pill, get moving or stop smoking. To address these challenges, our Technology Provider Network created HealtheGoals an evidence-based, technology-enabled Adherence program that…
Read MoreBe Happy At Home
There’s No Place Like Home (Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz) Your lifetime is primarily enjoyed in your home. Where else can you be happier than in the privacy of the environment you created and enjoy? Your own home. I’ve never been in anyone else’s house that could possibly make me as content and fully…
Read MoreScience Says: MOVE MORE
According to a recent study, short spurts of physical activity can make a big difference. Researchers estimated that more than 110,000 deaths could be prevented each year if US adults ages 40-85 added 10 minutes of exercise to their daily routines. That’s something worth getting off the couch for!
Read MoreHow To Save A life
What if you could save a life—or even three—in just an hour? You can, by giving blood. Every two seconds in the U.S., trauma survivors, cancer patients, people with chronic diseases and many others need blood to survive. More than 45,000 pints are required daily. Right now, there’s no way to manufacture blood. All this…
Read MoreAn Energetic Walk is No Silly Workout
Intensifying your fitness routine could come from the simplest change possible: how you put one foot in front of the other. Walking with more “push” can burn as many calories as higher-impact activities such as running or even aerobics classes, experts say. That could mean incorporating weights, hills or a faster pace. You don’t’ have…
Read MoreFind Your Exercise Inspiration
Having a workout routine you like isn’t just fun—it helps keep you coming back for more. If you are still trying to find your exercise groove, try one (or more) of these ideas: ENJOY THE CLASSICS: walking, running, biking TACKLE SOME CHORES: mowing the lawn, bagging leaves, planting flowers TAP INTO YOUR INNER CHILD: hopscotch,…
Read MoreThe Future of Wireless WELLNESS is Now
Marilyn Standifer Shreve is a pioneer in using technology-assisted healthcare to expand the clinician’s voice and reach beyond the walls of traditional practice settings and into a patient’s everyday life. In the past few years, surveys indicate that when it comes to technology-assisted healthcare (telehealth), 70% of patients are comfortable communicating with their healthcare…
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