Email Alert: Travel Vaccinations Available from VNA

I received this in my email box a few days ago and realized it was good infomration to post on the blog.  Take advantge of this if needed…

VNA Offers Vaccinations and Consultations for  Your Travels Abroad 

Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Michigan is excited to introduce a brand new service to help you stay healthy while traveling abroad! VNA Travel Wise is your one-stop shop for pre-travel consultations and vaccinations.

VNA is also a certified provider of Yellow Fever vaccine. Services include:– Comprehensive pre-travel consultation includes review of vaccines needed for destinations, listings of known nearby medical facilities, health concerns summary, information on Yellow Fever and malaria (as appropriate) and other travel-related information.

– Travel and preventative vaccinations

Onsite or at Our Office.  Depending on your need, we offer individual appointments at our Oak Park office, or we will arrange for a nurse to arrive at your worksite, home or organization.Call VNA Today! (800) 882-5720, ext. 8755 

Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Michigan, 25900 Greenfield Road, Ste. 600, Oak Park, MI 48237, www.vna.org

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Your Senior Advisor: Seniors Should Watch Food Labels To Achieve Better Cholesterol Readings

By Shannon Wygant, Certified Senior Advisor (CSA) and owner of the Waterford and Walled Lake, Michigan franchises of Home Instead Senior Care. 

Q.    High cholesterol tends to run in my family and when I went for my last physical, I noticed that it was up.  My doctor said to watch what I eat and gave me a diet to follow, but it’s difficult since my wife died.   What can you suggest? 

One of the easiest ways to stay out of trouble at the grocery store is to start reading labels.  According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI: www.nhlbi.nih.gov), it’s important to choose foods that are low in saturated fat, trans fat and cholesterol.   The government has worked to make this easier for all of us. 

A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rule went into effect in January 2006 requiring that food labels list the amount of trans fat together with saturated fat and cholesterol. What makes trans fat so dangerous?  Trans fat is a type of fat that is formed when vegetable oil is hardened through a process called hydrogenation.  The process actually helps to prolong the shelf life of food. Unfortunately, saturated fat, trans fat, and cholesterol work together to raise the level of LDL “bad” cholesterol in the blood.  And those factors contribute to disease such as coronary heart disease (CHD), the main form of heart disease and a leading cause of death, illness and disability in the United States, according NHLBI. Check the “Nutrition Facts” panel of the food label.  

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