Upstream Health Solutions

Where do you advertise your program once it’s available? * Gynecologist’s offices * Chiropractor’s offices * Health food stores * Libraries * Supermarkets * Newspaper “weeklies” * A special invitation to your members * Signs and posters throughout the facility * Offer a free flower (have the kids in your nursery make them) to all [...]

If you are adding this program to an existing aerobics room that currently has a sound system with a headset microphone, that’s fine. A programmable CD player is recommended. The instructor should have access to the controls from where he/she is sitting on the bike via actually reaching the system or remote control. If you [...]

As most of us know, there’s a whole lot more to being fit than just exercising. And thanks to the health promotion staff at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, Pa., there’s a whole lot of kids who know it, too. Through Camp HealthRock, a day camp for ages 7 to 12, the hospital teaches kids [...]

Get regular blood pressure checks — As it is with cholesterol, the higher your blood pressure, the greater your risk for heart disease. Readings between 80/50 and 130/85 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) are generally considered normal.

Don’t smoke. Eat a balanced diet. Exercise regularly. Only drink alcohol occasionally. Keep your weight down.

Kava products are standardized to their content of kavalactones, kava’s presumed active ingredients. The usual dose of kava should supply 20 to 70 mg of kavalactones 3 times daily. Start with about 50 mg of kavalactones 3 times daily and then adjust up or down, depending on the results. If your initial dosage doesn’t work [...]

Most homeopathic remedies come in liquid or pill form. There are a few simple rules that will increase their therapeutic effect. For pills, do not swallow; place on or under the tongue instead. They should not be touched by hand as the chemical residue remaining from soap and hand cream will contaminate them. Instead, they [...]