Health tips from “40 Days to Better Living — Optimal Health”
By Dr. Scott Morris
Church Health Center of Memphis
www.churchhealthcenter.org
- Obesity tends to reduce the percentage of water in your body. If you are overweight, you should be drinking even more water. You should be drinking about eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day.
- Know the signs of a heart attack: chest pain that feels like squeezing, pressure or pain; pain or discomfort in the jaw, back, neck, arms or stomach; shortness of breath; cold sweat and nausea or lightheadedness.
- If you have wounds, they should heal more or less within a week. If they don’t, see a doctor.
- If you are on prescribed medications and start feeling better, don’t stop taking the medication just because you feel better. Check with your doctor first.
- An important aspect of overall health is oral health. Make sure you have a dental appointment set. You should have a checkup and teeth cleaning every six months.
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From the Twitterverse…
April 30
theResurgence @theResurgence
People in ministry have a tendency to run until they collapse. It is important to take care of your staff.
Retweeted by Kirk D. Griggs @KirkGriggs
May 4
bobby gilstrap @bobby_gilstrap
RT @EntreLeadership: Stop spending time doing ridiculous things to avoid facing tasks outside of your comfort zone.
Chris Mills @couponchris
Good things that become ultimate things become idol things that become destructive things. @pwilson #CS12
May 9
Max Lucado @MaxLucado
Don’t equate the presence of God with a good mood or a pleasant temperament. God is near whether you are happy or not.
Thom Rainer @ThomRainer
A mission statement is of little value unless it is clear to your people and leads to specific action.
Soul Caffeine @Soul_Caffeine
When you judge someone, you only see their flaws. When you love someone, you always look for the best in them.
Retweeted by Kirk D. Griggs
Rick Warren @RickWarren
Life’s too important to be petty. Ignore little hurts & keep moving.
May 22
Oswald Chambers @oschambers
[God’s] purpose is not just to answer our prayers, but that through prayer we might come to discern His mind.
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Thank you, Jennifer, for the article on prayer in the May 3 issue. I would like to see more on prayer as I know it to be the power source for us and if ever we needed power (to live our lives as Christ would have us to live), now is the time. I agree that we must be disciplined not to make the “I’ll pray for you” just a statement but actually mean sincere, deep prayer.
I enjoyed the tips offered on prayer and found a new one in No. 8 — Ask Questions. I will be exercising that also.
Thank you again for your writings and your work at The Alabama Baptist.
Bonnie Windle
Carrollton Baptist Church
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