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News & Information
The BodyGem® device is a state-of-the-art breath test that accurately measures your resting metabolic rate (RMR) and body fat. By
monitoring your metabolism and body fat, the BodyGem® gives you vital information to help you achieve your goals.
About BodyGem®: A metabolic measurement will determine how many calories your body needs to meet your weight management and nutrition goals. Specifically, a BodyGem® measurement might be right for you if you are:
·Trying to lose weight
·Trying to gain muscle
·Trying to maintain weight (especially after a significant weight loss or other nutritional changes) and
·Interested in improving overall health and fitness
Appointments: Appointments must be made in advance starting January 16.
Testing will be available starting February 2012.
·Monday - Saturday from 7 - 11 am
·Testing plus consult will take approximately a half hour
Cost: Initial measurement plus consult:
Member = $49 and Non-Member = $64
Follow-up measurement:
Member = $39 and Non-Member = $54
For more information or to make an appointment please contact:
Laurie Ludwig, Health Educator
(540) 829-4749 or lludwig@culpeperhospital.com
Posted: Jan 17, 2012
Exercise is Medicine...Good Medicine!
The Powell Wellness Center is launching the EXERCISE IS MEDICINE program to help improve the health of our community.
Our goal is to introduce, educate and reinforce that anyone can positively impact their own health by adopting appropriate physical activity into their daily living.
This FREE program is open to the community and includes the following:
* Initial health screening
* Consultation with an exercise physiologist, including goal setting
* Personalized exercise program geared toward the patients everyday life
* Limited two-week trial at Powell Wellness Center
* Affordable membership options, should you decide to continue your personalized program at Powell Wellness Center
To get started a referral from your primary care physician is required.
For more information please contact Laurie Ludwig, Health Educator by calling 540.829.4741 or by email: lludwig@culpeperhospital.com.
Posted: Jan 17, 2012
Powell Wellness Center's Drop it! Healthy Living & Weight Loss Challenge was presented the Program Innovation Award at Medical Fitness Association's 2011 Annual Conference in Orlando, FL this past December.
This award is given to the facility that provides a needed service to its membership and the community at large.
Sandy Boone, Director, Brandy White, Fitness Manager and Laurie Ludwig, Health Educator accepted the award on behalf of Powell Wellness Center.
Posted: Jan 17, 2012
Sept. 1, 2009 - A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) is highlighting just how vital a self-care program is for anyone diagnosed with heart failure. A closely followed self-care program can improve quality of life and keep people out of the hospital, according to the statement.
"This is an opportunity we can't miss," said Clyde Yancy, MD, AHA president and a heart failure specialist. "There is zero risk with self care. It's low-cost and cost-effective."
Click on link below for full article.
Web link: Self care key for people with heart failure
Posted: Sep 1, 2009
In honor of our employees' health and the health of our patients, Culpeper Regional Hospital intends to become a smoke free health system. This initiative will take place over the course of the next year, with our goal to become smoke/tobacco free on January 1, 2010. The new policy will extend to all Culpeper Regional Health System entities.
Since the 1980s, public awareness and concern about the health consequences of smoking and inhaling second-hand smoke has led businesses to ban the use of tobacco products in their buildings and on their premises. Among the organizations implementing more restrictive policies are nearly all of the nation's hospitals and health care systems. We are pleased to be following the example of Governor Kaine's plan to ban smoking in restaurants and bars in the Commonwealth.
Hospitals have a paramount responsibility to promote healthy behavior - we need to be a model for the community and demonstrate that smoking poses a serious health risk. By implementing a smoke free policy, we are taking a giant step forward in providing an environment that is conducive to good health for our employees, patients and their families.
Please look for additional information and increased signage around campus notifying the public of our goal to become a smoke/tobacco free campus.
Web link: Culpeper Regional Health System Going Smoke Free
Posted: Jun 21, 2009
Dec. 31, 2008 The new year is a time when many people vow to lose weight. But if you're considering eliminating most carbohydrates from your diet, you might want to think again. You could wind up with memory problems, a study at Tufts University reveals.
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Web link: Cutting carbohydrates from your diet could cause memory problems
Posted: Jan 2, 2009
Jan. 2, 2009 If you have diabetes or are at risk for diabetes, it's important to maintain a healthy diet and exercise program. The new year is a great time to resolve to pick up some healthy habits. This year, as many people face difficult economic times, the American Diabetes Association reminds people that healthy habits don't have to be hard on the pocketbook.
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Web link: Diabetes: Healthy New Year's resolutions don't have to break the bank
Posted: Jan 2, 2009
Dec. 8, 2008 For the more than 260 million Americans who need a yearly flu shot, it's time to get vaccinated if they haven't already done so, reminds the American College of Physicians (ACP).
Getting a yearly vaccination is the best way to keep from getting the flu or infecting others, said Vincenza Snow, MD, FACP, director of clinical programs and quality of care at the ACP.
Flu prevention isn't only about avoiding miserable symptoms, such as fever, fatigue and muscle aches. Each year, the flu and its complications are responsible for nearly 200,000 hospitalizations and an estimated 36,000 deaths, the ACP noted.
Although most anyone who wants to lower his or her chances of getting the flu can get vaccinated, some people should get annual vaccinations because of their risk of serious complications or because they could potentially spread the flu to others at high risk, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Because flu viruses are constantly changing, the vaccine must be updated each year, which is why people need to get a vaccination each year.
According to the ACP, an annual flu vaccination is recommended for the following people:
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Web link: Don't forget flu shots: Physicians group issues reminder on annual vaccinations
Posted: Dec 9, 2008
Nov. 6, 2008 Nearly all children should be vaccinated against the flu this year, according to a new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
Annual flu vaccines are a must for all children ages 6 months through 18 years, said the AAP. Infants younger than 6 months should not be vaccinated because the flu vaccine is not yet approved for use in children that young. Click link below for full story.
Web link: Almost all children need flu shots
Posted: Nov 7, 2008
The findings are based on a study of 24 people published in the Aug. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. The average age of patients was 47.9 years and 75 percent of the participants were women. Each person's sleep apnea was assessed before surgery and one year after surgery.
Study results showed that even though bariatric surgery helped participants achieve a lower body mass index after one year, most of them still had moderate to severe sleep apnea and only one person was cured of the condition.
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Web link: Weight-loss surgery doesn't always halt sleep apnea, study shows
Posted: Aug 27, 2008
May 17, 2008 An aspirin a day might help keep high blood pressure at bay if you take the aspirin at bedtime.
That is the finding suggested by data presented at the American Society of Hypertensions Annual Scientific Meeting and Exposition.
The study looked at chronotherapeutics, or the benefits of taking medication at a certain time of day. It enrolled 244 adults who had been diagnosed with prehypertension blood pressure that is higher than normal but not high enough to be classified as hypertension. Prehypertension is often a precursor to hypertension, or high blood pressure.
According to the American Heart Association, prehypertension is defined as a systolic blood pressure level (the top number in a blood pressure reading) of between 120 and 139 mm Hg or a diastolic level (the bottom number) between 80 and 89 mm Hg.
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Web link: Taking aspirin before bed might help lower blood pressure
Posted: May 19, 2008
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