Dealing with Dis-ease

Dealing with Dis-ease

Support, Education and Self-Care
You are encouraged to take an active role in your healthcare and to produce results that increase the "Quality of Your Life" regardless of the kind of DIS-EASE you have.

In addition, you may be eligible to order Holman's "Dealing with DIS-EASE" kit. This kit can be used as another tool to assist you in coping with and learning about DIS-EASE. It includes the following educational materials and items:

  • Truth About Choosing Medical Treatments
  • What is Biofeedback?
  • Selecting Alternative Medicine Doctor
  • DIS-EASE Diary
  • Individual DIS-EASE Information
  • "The Wellness Book"
  • Video

If you would like to receive this kit, please use Member Messaging Forms to contact Holman Wellness Coach.

Medical science is making remarkable discoveries about the relationship between your state of mind and your physical health. Researchers have found that ONE of the functions of your brain is to produce substances that can improve your health to include:

  • A.Endorphins produced in your brain are a natural painkiller.

  • B.Gamma Globulin produced in your brain fortifies your immune system.

  • C.Interferon produced in your brain combats infections, viruses and cancer.

Here are several additional approaches that are available to you in order to take an active role in your healthcare.

WebMD

A comprehensive electronic health information database is available at WebMD. At WebMD Health, you can access health and wellness news, support communities, interactive health management tools and more. Online communities and special events allow you to participate in real-time discussions with experts and with other people who share similar health conditions or concerns. WebMD can provide you with a variety of health information through:

  • Health news
  • Medical reference content databases
  • Communities
  • Live web events
  • Interactive tools

In addition, MedlinePlus®, is a goldmine of good health information from the world's largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine. You and your family can depend on it for information that is authoritative and up to date. MedlinePlus has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 650 diseases and conditions. There are also lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and a medical dictionary, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials.

MedlinePlus includes:

MedlinePlus

Information on thousands of prescription and over the counter medications is provided for your use, through two drug resources, "MedMaster", a product of the American Society of Healthy System Pharmacists and "USPDI", a product of the United States Pharmacopoeia. Contents of these pages include:

  • Why is this medication prescribed?
  • How should this medication be used?
  • What special precautions should I follow?
  • What side effects can this medication cause?
  • What storage conditions are needed for this medicine?
  • What other information should I know?

Late Breaking News from the Food & Drug Administration regarding:

  • Consumer Drug Information
  • Warnings, Recalls and Other Drug Information
  • Safety Information Summaries from MedWatch for years 2000, 2001 and 2002.
    • Search MedLine for specific research articles on your drug.
    • Medical Encyclopedia
      The Adam Health Illustrated Encyclopedia includes over 4,000 articles about dis-eases, tests, symptoms, injuries and surgeries. There is also available for you an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations.
    • Medical Dictionary
      Type in the word that you would like to find. If you're not sure of the spelling, type the first few letters, followed by an asterisk (*).

If you would like to receive this kit, please use Member Messaging Forms to contact Holman Wellness Coach.

The information provided herein should not be used for diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition. A licensed physician should be consulted for diagnosis and treatment of any and all medical conditions.