http://waldo.villagesoup.com?source=rss Latest health, wellness & beauty stories from Waldo VillageSoup. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:55:31 EDT Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:55:31 EDT en-us Copyright 2011 Courier Publications, LLC http://waldo.villagesoup.com?source=rss /media/Common/8/6F/552822/TRJ-logo.gif 138 50 http://waldo.villagesoup.com/p/wcgh-holding-presentations-to-make-having-the-conversation-easier/1013424?source=rss ]]> Longtime columnist Ellen Goodman says of her mother, “We talked about everything except one thing: how she wanted to live at the end of her life… In my mom’s last years of life, she was no longer able to decide what she wanted for dinner, let alone what she wanted for medical treatment. So the decisions fell to me. Another bone marrow biopsy? A spinal tap? Pain treatment? Antibiotics? I was faced with cascading ... http://waldo.villagesoup.com/p/wcgh-holding-presentations-to-make-having-the-conversation-easier/1013424 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:22:00 EDT news@courierpublicationsllc.com (Staff) Health, Wellness & Beauty http://waldo.villagesoup.com/p/icu-ribbon-cutting/1013430?source=rss ]]> Waldo County General Hospital held a ribbon-cutting for the newly removed Intensive Care Unit Wednesday. Cutting the ribbon were, from left, Lee Woodward, president of the hospital’s Board of Directors; Dr. Matt Wall, who works as a Hospitalist; Stephanie Mitchell RN, Nursing Manager for MSU/ICU; and Dennis Frye, the contractor representative. http://waldo.villagesoup.com/p/icu-ribbon-cutting/1013430 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:27:00 EDT news@courierpublicationsllc.com (Staff) Health, Wellness & Beauty http://waldo.villagesoup.com/p/mindful-eating-presentation-at-wcgh/1013420?source=rss Do you sometimes find yourself sitting down to a meal in front of the television or eating it while standing at the counter and before you know it, you’ve cleaned your plate and you aren’t really sure what you ate? Or you gobble down a meal and then take seconds because you don’t feel full? That is known as mindless eating and it usually leads to eating more than you should. On Monday, July 1, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 ... http://waldo.villagesoup.com/p/mindful-eating-presentation-at-wcgh/1013420 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:16:00 EDT news@courierpublicationsllc.com (Staff) Health, Wellness & Beauty http://waldo.villagesoup.com/p/frankfort-elementary-wins-spring-into-health-challenge/1013183?source=rss ]]> The RSU Wellness Committee recently sponsored Spring Into Health. Schools and individuals were challenged to log 20 hours of exercise between March 1 and April 30. Four schools participated including East Belfast School, Searsport Elementary School, Frankfort Elementary School and Belfast Area High School. The winning school, the one with the highest percentage of participation, would receive an RSU 20 Healthy ... http://waldo.villagesoup.com/p/frankfort-elementary-wins-spring-into-health-challenge/1013183 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:33:00 EDT news@courierpublicationsllc.com (Staff) Health, Wellness & Beauty http://waldo.villagesoup.com/p/awards-for-volunteer-service-at-hospital/1013426?source=rss Waldo County General Hospital Aid members ended their fiscal year in May with an annual meeting and luncheon at Penobscot Shores. A highlight of the celebration was the awarding of pins for volunteer hours by Teri Young-Hise, Director of Nursing. Total hours of service given to the hospital for the past year are 7,405 hours by 50 volunteers. Twenty-three members were recognized at a new level of volunteer hours ... http://waldo.villagesoup.com/p/awards-for-volunteer-service-at-hospital/1013426 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:23:00 EDT news@courierpublicationsllc.com (Staff) Health, Wellness & Beauty http://waldo.villagesoup.com/p/free-cholesterol-screenings/1005354?source=rss On Wednesday, June 26, from 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Waldo County General Hospital will be doing free community cholesterol and glucose screenings. In order to have the glucose screening, you must have fasted for 10 hours, having only water and your usual medications. While the screenings are free, there are limited appointments available, so you must pre-register by calling Sumer Higgins at 338-9359. The ... http://waldo.villagesoup.com/p/free-cholesterol-screenings/1005354 Mon, 27 May 2013 12:00:00 EDT news@courierpublicationsllc.com (Staff) Health, Wellness & Beauty