The List December 2016

December 2016

Community At Your Finger Tips - Sugar Land Now Open in Missouri City

Resolutions Tips to Stick with your New Year’s Resolutions

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The Lifestyle 5 Tips for a Healthier 2017

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De-Stress the Holidays

Health Report

Age-old Medical Practice Makes a Comeback with Modern Twist,Dramatically Improving Wound Care

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Stress Managment

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Top 10 Things todo in December with Auntie A

The Lifestyle

5 Tips for a Healthier 2017

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Stress Managment De-Stress the Holidays

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e often feel over stressed during the holiday season because of our tendencies to apply additional pressure during the month of December. We want to give the perfect gifts with the perfect wrapping, the perfect holiday cards, the perfect outfit for our holiday parties, the perfect day (or days depending on which holiday you celebrate), and all of those perfects add up to a lot of stress.

We have two choices: we can either identify this time of year by stress or we can choose to focus on what’s really important and enjoy our time with family and friends.

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but put these activities in your calendar as you would schedule a work meeting.

We have a tendency to overcommit ourselves, and if we block out the time on our schedule we can look at exactly what we can or cannot say yes to.

3. Online Shopping. Finish your holiday shopping online. Don’t fight

Here are our top 5 ways to destress your holidays this season.

1. What’s a priority? Sit down and make a list of the traditions that make you and your family feel fulfilled and that are a true priority. Maybe you really don’t look forward to your company Christmas party every year. Kindly let them know they won’t be seeing you at this year’s party. Or you don’t want to spend Christmas day driving around to each of your family member’s houses, so don’t. Give yourself permission to do what is truly valuable to you and your family.

2. Schedule it. I know it sounds crazy,

the holiday traffic and wait in the long lines. Aside from shopping local, one of our favorite websites for holiday shopping is Etsy. If you are ever worried about the item or shipping timeframe, it is easy to contact the vendor to ask questions. Don’t forget about the stores that make it easy to shop online and pick up in-store (as quickly as an hour later). Or go ahead

and splurge on gift wrapping and have the gift shipped directly to your out-oftown relatives.

4. Slow down. What are the holidays without the ones we love the most?

Slow down, cuddle with your family on the couch and watch a favorite movie. Grab some travel mugs of hot cocoa (with marshmallows, of course!), then jump in the car or go for a stroll around your block and admire the neighborhood Christmas lights. Or plan a night to spend quality time baking homemade cookies.

5. Plan an after the holidays party.

If celebrating the holidays with your friends is important, but you are limited on time throughout December, plan an after the holidays party in January. This will show your friends you don’t want to add to their holiday stresses and lets them know they are still important to you. Trust me, they will thank you.

Don’t allow yourself to feel stressed this holiday season. Instead, focus on what is important and enjoy your time with the ones that mean the most.

From our family to yours, we are wishing you a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a Joyful New Year!

6 Tips to Stick with Your New Year’s Resolutions

Party hats, empty champagne bottles and confetti laying on the floor means it’s January 1st.

It’s the beginning of the new year and it’s time for a change.

1. Daily Reminders: Use the calendar app on your smartphone to remind you what your resolutions are. When your resolution is in your face regularly, it’ll be hard to ignore them.

2. Be Realistic: Start off with the practical goals and then

you can graduate on to bigger ambitions.

3. Punishment and Reward System: Implement when goals are either met or not. This will motivate you to try your best and deter you from being lazy.

4. Give More Than Receive: When your resolution is regarding others—like, say, giving to a charity—then you will feel guilty for letting people down.

5. Get a Partner: Having someone remind you of your goals from time to time will keep you motivated and on track. Try sharing a resolution with a friend or family member.

6. Organize and Optimize: Try to organize your to-do lists and optimize your priorities, it’ll be easier for you to reach the goal in the long stretch.

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Health Report

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Age-old Medical Practice Makes a Comeback with Modern Twist, Dramatically Improving Wound Care

ouston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital is the first in Fort Bend County to use an innovative biotherapy involving fly larvae to save a patient’s infected limb that otherwise would have been amputated.

Wound care specialist Nicholas Desai, D.P.M., used the BioBag®, a unique larval therapy, to clean dead tissue from a diabetic patient’s severely infected foot and quickly prepare him for a skin graft, saving him from a below-knee amputation. What would have been an 18- to 24-month ordeal — with multiple staged surgeries and significant future risks — was taken care of in a matter of days, allowing the patient to return to his daily routine quicker with full mobility.

“The BioBag actually relies on a very old practice that has been modernized in a unique way,” Desai said. “The use of larval therapy to debride, or clean, dead tissue from infected wounds dates back thousands of years. The BioBag brings it up to date by providing full containment of the fly larvae within a sealed, easy-to-apply dressing.”

BioBags contain larvae of the common green bottle fly, secured in a polyester pouch with a porous outer layer that allows direct access to the wound.

When placed on top an infected lesion, the larvae secrete enzymes that liquefy dead tissue, which they then consume — effectively cleaning the wound within a day or two. Those enzymes also speed healing by providing antibacterial protection of the area.

“Larval therapy leaves all healthy tissue intact and allows us to perform a skin graft within a couple of days of treatment,” he said. “In severe cases of infection, larval therapy will actually save the patient’s limb because more conventional therapies would not work in time.”

The first patient to receive the larval therapy at Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, and in Fort Bend, was treated on a Friday. By Tuesday of the following week, his infection was cleared and he was able to receive a skin graft to cover the top of his foot, preventing the need for amputation.

Since then, Desai has used this larval

Dr. Nicholas Desai

therapy numerous times at Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, with 100 percent success.

The larval therapy – introduced in the U.S. in 2015 – has the potential to make a significant positive impact on health care outcomes and costs. The dramatic rise in Type 2 diabetes among Americans has led to a rapid increase in diabetes-related foot ulcers and infections — which can be difficult for patients to detect, since they often lose feeling in their extremities, and treat because diabetes can slow the ability of skin cells to rejuvenate.

“Slow-healing wounds are an incredible burden on the American health care system,” Desai said. “In 2014, the U.S. spent an estimated $10-15 billion on ulcer and wound care, with diabetic foot ulcers accounting for the largest portion of those costs. Many of those cases eventually result in amputations, which lead to future costs and significant health risks.”

Desai believes the revival of this ageold healing process can revolutionize modern wound care.

“The benefits of the larval therapy are exponential,” he said. “It improves healing, reduces the risk of further infection, prevents the need for amputation and dramatically reduces the time and expense of care. It’s a unique approach to this very serious and growing problem.”

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Nicholas Desai, call 281.240.3338.

For more information about Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, visit houstonmethodist.org/sugarland or call 281.274.7500 for a physician referral.

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Top 10 Things to do in December Make a final list of gifting and get supplies ordered to finish those gifts. ( see last minute gift ideas below)

2. Go to your local shelter and adopt a family.

Give them Christmas Eve and Day dinner and all the gifts on their list, adding in a few little extras for the littles that they won’t ask for like new socks and panties and play dough!

3. Keep fresh pine cuttings in your home: in your tablescapes, along your mantel, in your guest bathroom, and of course in the master bedroom! Your whole home at every turn will smell of the holiday season!

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7. While you are decorating the trees and house as you come across broken ornaments or ornaments that you no longer will use, place in a box and dispose of and take to the Goodwill.

8. Drop off boxes of cereal to “Lunches of Love” Did you know that one box of cereal will feed a hungry child from Friday end of school till Monday returning back? With the extended seasonal school break coming up we need to stock up on cereal to be ready to feed the children.

9. Go by the nursing home and take small bags of peppermint candies, and a blessing book.

You can pick up the Daily Devotionals from St. Catherine’s of Sienna Episcopal Church… just find Father Mike.

4. Get those iPhone pics into a shoot book for grandparents and make an extra to showcase the year in pics.

5. On my nightside table…. “I see Rude People” by Amy Alkon and “Go Set a Watchman”

by Harper Lee. 6. Call the vet and book the pet vacation alongside your own. Go ahead and get their shots up to date, have their teeth cleaned and all bathed so when you return home they are clean and fresh and updated for the new year!

10. Take a moment to get away with your spouse. With all the hustle and bustle its easy to forget about the adults… plan a special night out or a few days just the two of you after the Big Guy in Red pops down the chimney!

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Auntie A’s Last Minute Gift Ideas for the Holiday Season Milk baths, Linen spritzers, tiny candles, homemade breads and jams and such are always nice little surprises for your loved ones stopping in for a cup of spiced cider and a ginger cookie.

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Mix all together and tie a twine around the head of the bottle attaching a pretty paper and a little love note!

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5 Tips for a Healthier 2017 xcuses. Everyone has them. I hate hearing them. Because I know that’s what they are – excuses.

I mean….I get it. Life is busy. We all have very important “things” that must get done. And most of them needed to get done yesterday! Add to that our commitment to our family or our career - where can anyone find extra time for themselves?!

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veggies and grains). Fill ½ of your plate with non-starchy vegetables, ¼ of your plate lean protein, ¼ of your plate complex carbohydrates. You will be amazed at how much more energy you have when you replace processed foods with whole foods.

2. Morning, Noon or Night? There is much to be said about the best time

But the truth is, you will not be able to enjoy your work, your children, your family, your money or your time if you don’t take care of yourself first.

Eating well and regular exercise gives you a greater chance of a longer, healthier and happier life All you need is 3-5 hours each week to make the changes necessary to improve your health and fitness.

Yes, sacrifices will have to be made.

But the price of not taking care of yourself is much higher and a whole lot less enjoyable. The choice is yours.

Here are 5 tips to help move your way into a healthier 2017: 1. Nutrition 101- You can’t out exercise a bad diet. In other words, exercise alone will not make you healthy. Our busy schedules have us scurrying around looking for something quick and affordable when it comes to eating. And in that search we compromise our basic nutritional needs. It doesn’t have to be complicated. Shop the perimeter of the grocery stores and avoid packaged foods. Many of these foods are processed and not only lack nutrients, but they have additives that, in many cases, give us a negative return. Curb your sweet tooth by eating fruits instead of snacks loaded with processed sugars. Make sure you are getting lean protein, healthy fats, and carbohydrates (found in fruits,

of day to exercise. But when starting a new exercise regimen, it’s best to start with the time that works for you and your schedule. Set the same time each day so that it becomes a pillar in your schedule. We want to remove as many objections as possible when first starting.

3. Create your own programMoney cannot be an excuse for not exercising. You’re either going to invest it in your health now, or spend it later with medical bills and medicines battling disease. In today’s connected world of social media, everyone will claim to be a professional; however, with some due diligence on your part you

can find plenty of free sources of exercise programs on the internet.

Or for less than $100 you can also purchase a few pieces of equipment, i.e. dumbbells, kettlebells, medicine ball, etc., that will allow for a greater variety of exercises. Body weight exercises are free and are another great option.

4. Enjoy the outdoors- Take advantage of our mild Houston winters and find a group activity or take a hike. Find some trails and enjoy the benefits of nature and being outside. Most of us spend our days sitting in a car or at a desk staring at a computer. We need fresh air! In addition, research shows many health benefits to being outside which include improved mental fatigue, decreased stress, increased brain function and increased vitamin D intake.

5. Try a local CrossFit gym- We have so many business owners, executives, and busy people with families who come to us because it’s a fun, efficient and effective way for them to exercise. In 60 minutes you’ll combine strength training and cardiovascular exercise, and walk out feeling great! The coach facilitated classes will help keep you accountable and increase the likelihood of sticking with a program.

So what are you waiting for? Start moving! Go. Create a habit. 180 minutes each week is less than 2% of your time. Stop making excuses and start making good choices for yourself. If you need some help, go to www.cfbty.com and sign up for a free “No-Sweat Intro”.

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