Health Matters is a weekly radio show sponsored by the Medicine Center Pharmacy on WHBC 1480 AM in Canton, Ohio. This episode pharmacists Brad White and Paul White discuss tips for staying healthy.

Good morning and welcome to Health Matters with the Medicine Center Pharmacy. I’m your pharmacist, Paul White. We’re glad you joined us. Before we begin, I would like to thank our sponsors, Mercy Medical Center and Studio Arts & Glass, We continue our shows from our administrative offices and wish our friends at WHBC and our listening audience continued good health. In the studio with me is Brad White, a compounding pharmacist and Vice President of Medicine Center Pharmacy.

 Brad:    Most of the time we think about being well as avoiding colds and the flu so we can go about our normal lives.  At Medicine Center Pharmacy our focus is always on our patients and their wellness.  We will help you develop a plan to stay well; especially during this pandemic.  Today we want to share some tips to help all of you stay healthy to live your best life and accomplish all those things that bring you joy.

 We’d like to remind our listeners that today’s program is also available on our podcast which can be downloaded from the app store on your mobile phone. Look for Health Matters with the Medicine Center Pharmacy and you can listen to any of our programs, anytime.

Paul:  Friends, I would like to start by sharing some exciting news.  Our Medicine Center Pharmacy was voted Best Pharmacy for the third consecutive year by readers of the Canton Repository and we were also nominated for Good Neighbor’s Pharmacy of the Year.  We are proud to be your pharmacy and thankful to all of those who voted for us.  Thank you for your continued support.                     

Paul:  As Brad mentioned earlier, Staying Well is a priority and like all priorities,  its requires a plan or a strategy to successfully fulfill that priority.  This morning we would like to share our Top 10 Tips for staying well.                   

Tip #1 – Stay immunized! 

Making sure you have you are up to date on your vaccinations is an important health foundation. Get your annual flu vaccine today and talk with our pharmacists about other vaccine needs like pneumonia, shingles, hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and TDAP. For more information about our vaccine services visit our vaccination page.

Tip #2 – know your numbers!

The COVID-19 Pandemic has made it challenging for patients to maintain their regularly scheduled medical visits and get routine lab work. The Medicine Center Pharmacy has a number of point of care tests available in the pharmacy to help you know your numbers. Learn more about common health screenings like Lipid Profile Test, A1C Test, Thyroid TSH, Vitamin D Test, or check out our lab screening scheduling page to make an appointment.

Tip #3 – Support Your Immune System!

Give yourself the added advantage of supporting your immune system with a healthy diet and supplements to boost your immune system. A Quality Multivitamin, Vitamin D Supplement, and Immune Boosting supplements like Immuno Power are great ways to give yourself an advantage.

Tip #4 Limit Exposure – or as we hear on the news, limit contacts!

Being conscious of what you touch, how often you wash your hands and use hand sanitizer can make a large impact on your health and wellness. Masks have also been shown to reduce the distance that airborne contaminants can travel and thus reduce the risk of infecting others in the immediate area. Take advantage of Medicine Center Pharmacy services like home delivery, curbside service, or drive up windows to minimize your exposure and risk during the pandemic and flu season, and wash those hands!

Tip #5 – Follow the doctor’s directions!

Patients that need to manage multiple medications can have additional challenge of remembering to take their medication on time and worry about missing doses. The Medicine Center Pharmacy can help simplify your medication administration with our special Easy Dose Pack medication packaging. Combine all your medication does into simple to follow baggies that are labeled with the day, date, and time.

Tip #6 – Manage your chronic conditions

Specially trained pharmacists and pharmacy technicians can be your health coach and assist with monthly check ins to make sure you have the correct medications synchronized for pickup on the day you need it. They can even arrange for home delivery.

Tip #7 – Education

Our pharmacy team has special training in a variety of areas including diabetes, vaccinations, custom medication compounding, and bio-identical hormone replacement therapy. If you would like to learn more about the educational programs offered at the Medicine Center Pharmacy, visit our Webinars page for the current schedule of programs.

Tip #8 – Know your Pharmacist!

It is so important to have health care professionals that you trust. Your pharmacist at the Medicine Center can be your partner in good health and the most important thing you can do is to ask questions. Our pharmacists have a wealth of knowledge to share and problem solving skills to help solve your problems. Schedule a private consultation today.

Tip #9 – Make it affordable!

Nothing is more frustrating that finding out a medication is more expensive than you can afford. The Medicine Center Pharmacies have a database of manufacturer coupons that can help offset the burden of expensive prescription medications. We can also work with your prescriber to find cost effective alternatives to expensive brand name medications that may be just as effective at a much lower cost. Check out our Generic Wellness Program today.

Tip #10 Enjoy life!

Make an effort each day to take some pleasure in your surroundings and celebrate the positive. Whether it be to listen to your favorite music, take a walk around the block enjoying the sunshine, or practicing meditation and yoga for stress relief, make sure you do something for yourself today.

Thanks for listening today!  We’d like to remind our listeners, if you suspect you have a medical issue, please contact your healthcare provider. Thanks to our sponsors Mercy Medical Center, Studio Arts & Glass. As always, we thank our listeners for joining us on Health Matters with the Medicine Center Pharmacy. Have a healthy week and we’ll see you again next Friday right here on News Talk 1480 WHBC.