Health and Wellness Information

HEALTH info! Ha!

We have a new bulletin board up in the Communication Room, which is labeled “Wellness Information.” The flyers and articles, and brochures are about breast cancer, prostate cancer, some medications, and the deadly effects of stress. So where is the WELLness information? I have also encountered this in my Doctor’s office. They have a Board with probably 40 slots for all kinds of pamphlets for every popular disease, like asthma, cancer, CPD, including normal conditions, which are treated as diseases by the medical profession, like menopause.

I always hang up a flyer about hypnosis. This is truly WELLNESS information, as it has been documented that hypnosis reduces stress and stress lowers the immune system and can exacerbate any condition. Also there are many more recent studies about the ways that hypnosis can be used in conjunction with traditional treatments to reduce symptoms, and reduce anxiety before and during medical procedures, and reduce the need for pain medication after surgery. It also has been shown to reduce recovery time!

I just wonder why they call it Health information, when it is information about disease...