Health Guide

Health Directory 2010

Healthy, Wealthy & Wise

Are you looking for a doctor, dentist or health insurance provider? Do you want more fitness options or advice with regard to your rights as a parent? Let these advertisers help jumpstart your new year!

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HEALTH & WELLNESS

Affordable Health Insurance   
800-883-0902       
www.everyhealthplan.com
As insurance brokers, we can help you save money. We can provide a more affordable alternative for the self-employed, families in-between jobs or anyone looking to reduce their health insurance premiums. When you pay for your own health benefits under COBRA, it may cost a fortune and should only be purchased for those individuals who have serious health conditions. Since we are paid directly from the insurance carriers, you do not  pay extra for using a health insurance broker. 

Babies First Ultrasound           
Miramar, 858-549-7666       
www.bfiultrasound.com
See an incredible 4D moving image of your unborn baby, instantly. We use a state-of-the-art GE 3D/4D system that allows you to see your baby like never before. Our ultrasounds are reviewed by a board-certified radiologist. We offer video tapes, DVDs, pictures, digital pictures on CD-ROM and gender determination. This is truly a once in a lifetime experience, and it is sure to be one of the most memorable parts of your pregnancy.

Bundle of Joy Ultrasound
Scripps Ranch, 858-332-2658
www.BundleofJoyUltrasound.com
Bundle of Joy Ultrasound is dedicated to providing moms with the best ultrasound experience and images possible. Nestled in an inviting and relaxed setting, moms have a unique opportunity to bond with their baby. Made possible through modern technology, vivid 3D/4D images of your beautiful baby create memories to last a lifetime. Our sonographers are medically trained professionals who are ARDMS eligible to perform ultrasounds at hospitals, doctor’s offices and ultrasound centers. Using a state-of-the-art GE Voluson 730 ultrasound machine, we provide the most advanced 3D and 4D (live video) imaging available today.

CEO Moms
www.TeamUp4Moms.com
The Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that 150 chemicals that are commonly found in the home have been linked to allergies, asthma, birth defects and more. We are proud to be partnered with an international wellness company. This is a company that allows families to not only improve the quality of our environment, enjoy better health, save time and money, but helps others all over North America to have the opportunity to work from home.

Children’s Physicians Medical Group
877-276-4543
www.CPMGSanDiego.com
Children’s Physicians Medical Group (CPMG) focuses solely on pediatric healthcare, and we would like to offer our physicians’ expertise to you and your child. Selecting one of our pediatricians gives your child access to Rady Children’s Hospital and all of its facilities and specialists. With physician offices located throughout San Diego & southern Riverside counties, CPMG has a pediatrician located near you. When selecting a medical group from your child’s HMO plan, ask for a Children’s Physicians Medical Group doctor.

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Helping Kids Avoid the Swine Flu

Reason no. 700 to listen to your mother: you can avoid swine flu.

Keeping kids healthy (and helping avoid scary things like school closings and pandemics) can be as simple as minding your manners and eating your vegetables. Dr. Steven Chang, a staff physician with RightHealth, suggests some good habits for kids as they go back to school:

  1. Don’t spray it. Cough or sneeze into your elbow, not your hands. Whatever you do, do NOT let those germs just fly into the air!
  2. Be obsessive about hand washing - with soap. And remember, a hasty squeeze and rinse won’t do the trick. As they say in preschool:  scrub fronts, backs and in-betweens.
  3. Don't pick your nose!  Do we even have to go there … 
  4. Keep your nails well-trimmed. If millions of germs can fit on a pinpoint, imagine the population spike they can have under long nails. Gross.
  5. Carry a bottle of hand sanitizer (alcohol-based only). In a pinch, put the squeeze on germs.
  6. Don't eat with your hands. Keep your paws off your plate - utensils are there for a reason.
  7. Don't kiss your friends who are sick or not feeling well. On the flip side, if YOU are sick or not feeling well, be responsible and stay home. At the very least, don’t reach out and touch someone!
  8. Avoid sharing drinks with your friends. For once, you really don’t have to share. There are so many ways to get sick from drink sharing – swine flu, colds, mono... Hmm… suddenly your friend’s soda doesn’t look as appealing, does it?
  9. Eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. As if we needed another reason to add more good stuff to our diets. An apple a day, as they say…
  10. Get plenty of sleep. A well rested body fights off infections better than a sluggish system stymied by lack of sleep.


Dr. Chang practices Family Medicine at the University of California Davis Medical Center. Dr. Chang trained at the Stanford University affiliated O'Connor Hospital, and was a research fellow at the National Institute of Health.  He holds an M.D. from McGill University and a BA in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University.