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We have had many people take advantage of our ??Spring into Health?? new patient special. In case you missed the announcement in our last ??NewsPlayer,?? we are offering $100 off for any new patient who begins care by April 30th. Tell your friends and family that now is the time to call 727-449-0121 and get scheduled!
~Susan
From an article in today?s Tampa Tribune: ??In a major change, the American Heart Association said Monday that hands-only CPR?rapid, deep presses on the victim?s chest until help arrives?works just as well as standard CPR for sudden cardiac arrest in adults.
Experts hope bystanders will now be more willing to jump in and help if they see someone suddenly collapse. Hands-only CPR is simpler and easier to remember and removes a big barrier for people skittish about the mouth-to-mouth breathing.
??You only have to do two things. Call 911 and push hard and fast on the middle of the person?s chest,?? said Michael Sayre, an emergency medicine professor at Ohio State University who headed the committee that made the recommendation.
Hands-only CPR calls for uninterrupted chest presses?100 a minute?until paramedics take over or an automated external defibrillator is available to restore a normal heart rhythm.
This action should be taken only for adults who unexpectedly collapse, stop breathing and are unresponsive. The odds are that the person is having cardiac arrest ? the heart suddenly stops?which can occur after a heart attack or be caused by other heart problems. In such a case, the victim still has ample air in the lungs and blood and compressions keep blood flowing to the brain, heart and other organs.
A child who collapses is more likely to primarily have breathing problems?and in that case, mouth-to-mouth breathing should be used. That also applies to adults who suffer lack of oxygen from a near-drowning, drug overdose, or carbon monoxide poisoning. In these cases, people need mouth-to-mouth to get air into their lungs and bloodstream.
The CPR guidelines had been inching toward compression-only. The last update, in 2005, put more emphasis on chest pushes by alternating 30 presses with two breaths.
Those who have been trained in traditional CPR can still opt to use it."
~Susan
For a long time I have been using a toothpaste that I get from my dentist?s office. It is called ??Tooth & Gum Paste?? from the Dental Herb Company. It is one of the few high quality toothpastes available that has no sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), which is a foaming agent (equals toxic bubble maker). The apparent high price is offset by the small amount needed for each brushing due to its concentration. NOTE: The cinnamon bark and peppermint oil that is used is possibly a bit intense for children.
I recently used another ??natural?? toothpaste from the health food store. It was one of ??Tom?s of Maine?? products. I was shocked by all the bubbles spewing out of my mouth and was so disappointed to realize that this apparent ??healthy?? product had toxic SLS in it.
~Susan