Sunday Is World Health Day

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day:  Sunday is World Health Day.  The WHO (World Health Organization) has made this year's focus on health Hypertension.  High blood pressure can be insidious (can just 'creep up on you'), hereditary, or a result of unhealthy life styles.  Hypertension can lead to kidney failure, stroke, blindess, heart disease and death.  Get on the health wagon with the rest of the world this Sunday and do something healthy - eat right, exercise, meditate, have a few laughs.  If you haven't had your annual physical or had your blood pressure taken within the last few months, go get it done!  It takes less than 30 seconds and could mean the difference between life and death.

Breast Cancer Health

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day:  Ladies, be vigilant and do a monthly self-examination, and see your ob/gyn at least once a year; twice if you are taking birth control pills or have an IUD. Self examination includes checking forany changes in the shape of your breasts, changes in skin color and texture, and  discharges.