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| Stress Management |
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Shortened (1 1/2 hours)
Full (3 hrs)
Extended (one day)
What is "stress"?
"good" stress; "bad" stress
appropriate and inappropriate
responses
physiology of stress
symptoms and signs of stress
stress and disease
Dealing with stress
responding to work site stressors conflict resolution, communication time management
how to stop worrying
sleep, nutrition, fitness
Practical techniques
know yourself
stretching
muscle relaxation
breathing exercises
mental holidays; mini-holidays
hobbies; meditation |
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Call for more information:
(868) 759-0994 / 681-6870
 (501) 629-5401
Email: gbfrankson@gmail.com
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Wellness Workshops (cont.)
1 to 3 hours for 10 to 30 participants - at the worksite or in the community
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| Lifestyle disease |
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- "Progress" and the emergence of lifestyle disease
- "health" is not just the absence of "sickness"
- The Frightful Five: heart disease, cancer, diabetes, hypertension, stroke
- The risk factors for lifestyle disease
- How to manage your health and reduce your risk
- The role of diet, exercise, stress and sleep in lifestyle disease
- Blood tests and other screening for lifestyle disease
- The Wellness Trajectory; aiming to "live long and die quickly"
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Understanding Cancer
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- It's in the genes: all complex living things get cancer - including plants
- Ageing and cancer; why we are seeing more people with cancer
- How your body fights back against cancer
- How to reduce your risk of getting cancer
- Screening for cancer; don't wait until it's too late!
- The search for a cure
- Do NOT waste your money!
- When it's time to let go
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| The management of Diabetes |
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- The Fundamentals of good management
- Improving your fitness level; controlling your weight
- Nutrition in diabetes: healthy eating; glycaemic index
- Maintaining good blood circulation in your legs
- Checking for eye disease; monitoring your kidney function
- Monitoring your blood glucose; bringing down your HbA1
- How your medication is supposed to work for you
- The role of the doctor, the nutritionist and the podiatrist
- Your main goal: to be as fit and healthy as you can be
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