SHOULD
SHOULD BE
SHOULD BE A GREAT WEEKEND. >>> WHEN IT COMES TO IMPROVING
YOUR HEALTH, THERE CAN BE SO
MUCH INFORMATION OUT THERE AND
ADVICE IT CAN BE OVERWHELMING
WERE WOMEN.
WERE WOMEN. WE WANT TO SIMPLIFY THINGS THIS
AFTERNOON WITH FIVE THINGS YOU
CAN DO STARTING TODAY AND THE
INFORMATION COMES FROM TWO
DOCTORS AT THE OHSU CENTER FOR
WOMEN'S HEALTH.
WOMEN'S HEALTH. DR. KAREN ITEM ADAMS IS A
GYNECOLOGIST AT THE WOMEN'S
CENTER.
CENTER.
CENTER. THEY HAVE COMBINED THEIR
KNOWLEDGE TO COME UP WITH THIS
LIST OF FIVE.
WHAT KIND OF THINGS DID YOU
TAKE IN MIND?
>> WE TALK TO OUR PATIENTS
ABOUT EVERY DAY, EVERYONE TRIES
TO DO ALL THE THINGS THAT WE
KNOW WE NEED TO DO BUT I REALLY
BELIEVE IN BABY STEPS IT YOU DO
NOT HAVE TO CLIMB MOUNT HOOD
YOUR FIRST TIME OUT.
YOU CAN TAKE BABY STEPS.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE THINGS THAT
COME UP THE MOST WITH OUR
PATIENTS AND HOW WE CAN MAKE
THOSE ACCESSIBLE.
THOSE ACCESSIBLE. NURTURE YOUR CONNECTIONS IS AN
INTERESTING THING BECAUSE WE
USED TO THINK THAT MARRIAGE
REALLY PREDICTED HEALTH AND
HAPPINESS FOR PEOPLE.
MARRIED PEOPLE ARE HAPPIER THAN
SINGLE PEOPLE AND WE HAVE FOUND
THAT IS NOT TRUE.
IT IS CONNECTIONS.
IT IS HAVING CONNECTIONS AND
EVERY HAPPY FRIEND YOU HAVE
INCREASES YOUR HAPPINESS BY 9%.
>> YOU DEAL WITH THE PSYCHIATRY
END OF THINGS AND YOU ADVOCATE
FINDING MEANING IN YOUR LIFE.
THAT IS A HUGE TASK TO TAKE ON.
HOW DO YOU TAKE A BABY STEP IN
THAT DIRECTION?
THAT DIRECTION? >> WE ARE AT THE PERFECT AGE TO
FIND MEANING.
FIND MEANING. WE HAVE CHILDREN THAT ARE OLDER
AND NEED US LESS AND THAT MAY
HAVE PROVIDED MEANING FOR US
BEFORE BUT WHY DON'T WE USE
THAT SKILL SET EVERY DAY IN A
WAY THAT FEELS MEANINGFUL ?
JOIN A BOARD OR MENTOR A STUDENT
DO SOMETHING THAT GIVES LIFE
PURPOSE BECAUSE WE ARE GOOD AT
RECOGNIZING OUR SKILL SET.
>> EVEN CLEANING THE GARAGE,
FOR SOME PEOPLE.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS WHEN WE
TALK ABOUT HEALTH, IT IS ALWAYS
FITNESS AND IT IS HARD SOMETIMES
TO THINK OF DOING A BIG WORKOUT.
ARE THERE OTHER WAYS THAT WE
CAN GET MOVING THAT WILL HELP
OUR HEALTH?
OUR HEALTH? >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. 20 MINUTES OF WALKING ON MOST
DAYS DRASTICALLY DROPS YOUR
RISK OF DIABETES, HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE, OBESITY AND
DEPRESSION.
DEPRESSION. PEOPLE GET OVERWHELMED AND
THINK I NEED TO HIRE A PERSONAL
TRAINER AND GO TO THE GYM.
I DO NOT HAVE TIME, IT IS TOO
MUCH.
MUCH.
MUCH. JUST WALK AROUND THE BLOCK
AFTER DINNER, IT MAKES A HUGE
DIFFERENCE.
DIFFERENCE. >> AND THAT ADDRESSES ALL KINDS
OF CONDITIONS, CORRECT?
>> IT BALANCES HORMONES AND
INCREASES GROWTH FACTORS SO IT
DECREASES CANCER.
DECREASES CANCER. IF PEOPLE DID THIS DEGREE OF
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY WE COULD
ELIMINATE ONE IN EIGHT CANCERS
IN THIS COUNTRY.
>> YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THE
EATING PART OF IT.
AGAIN, OVERWHELMING.
AGAIN, OVERWHELMING. WHAT IS KIND OF A FIRST STEP
YOU CAN TAKE IN TERMS OF DIET ?
>> WE FOLLOW DR. PAUL AND, YOU
WILL HAVE TO TELL ME ABOUT THIS
QUOTE
QUOTE
QUOTE >>
QUOTE >> HE SAID EAT FOOD, MOSTLY
PLANTS, NOT TOO MUCH.
SIMPLE, RIGHT?
SIMPLE, RIGHT? SO YOU DO NOT EAT THINGS THAT
ARE IN BAGS OR BOXES OR WRAPPED
IN CELLOPHANE.
IN CELLOPHANE. YOU TRY TO EAT REAL FOOD AND
THE OTHER THING IS TRYING TO
LIMIT ALCOHOL, BECAUSE ANYTHING
MORE THAN FIVE OUNCES OF WINE
PER DAY FOR A WOMAN WILL
INCREASE HER RISK OF BREAST
CANCER.
CANCER.
CANCER. >> LET'S WRAP IT UP WITH LIGHT
AND NATURE BECAUSE I KNOW THAT
YOU TALK ABOUT LIGHT THERAPY.
>> CERTAINLY.
>> CERTAINLY. WOMEN ARE FOUR TIMES MORE
LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THE
SEASONAL EFFECT OF THE LIGHTS.
AN INCREASED NEED FOR SLEEP AND
LOW MOOD.
LOW MOOD.
LOW MOOD. ADDING NATURAL LIGHT OR LIGHT
THERAPY DEVICES EVEN 20 MINUTES
EVERY MORNING CAN ACTUALLY
IMPROVE THOSE SYMPTOMS IN THE
MATTER OF A FEW DAYS.
>> IF YOU WANT 20 MINUTES IN
THE LIGHT, YOU ARE THERE.