Healthy Habits to Make While Working Remotely

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many companies were forced to allow their employees to work from home. Some companies have even decided to make working from home a permanent change. Our health clinics at the Lake of the Ozarks want you to be healthy no matter what your work situation is. Keep reading this week's blog for a few healthy habits to make while working remotely. One healthy habit you can start right now if you haven't already is to make a yearly appointment with your Primary Healthcare Provider at the Lake of the Ozarks for a general check-up. If you don't have a Primary Healthcare Provider, we strongly urge you to choose one. For a complete list of the Primary Care Providers at Central Ozarks Medical Center, visit HERE.

Healthy Habits to Make While Working Remotely

Try to get some Vitamin-D at least once a workday.
Vitamin D is good for you for a NUMBER of reasons. Some of those reasons can include but are not limited to:

• Weight Loss
• Decreasing depression
• Reduces your chances of getting the Flu
• Reduces your risk for heart disease

One of the best ways you can get some Vitamin D while working from home is just to grab your laptop (if you have one) and go sit out on your porch or patio. You know you have a bunch of e-mails to check anyway, so why not go do that in the sunshine for awhile?

Take walks on your breaks.
Yes, it can be very easy to get caught up in your work and forget to give yourself breaks, but don't. Your body can start to ache if you sit too long without giving your muscles the chance to stretch out. Take a walk around the block, down your road, around the house, wherever is most convenient for you. Not only can walking be good for your physically, but mentally as well. Give yourself the chance to clear your mind throughout the day. You may be surprised at how many GREAT work-related ideas may come to you during a transitional period such as this.

Refrain from stress eating the WRONG foods.
One of the worst habits you can get into is stress eating. Let's be honest, work can cause stress, typically can't control that. However, you can control how you react to it. Stress eating doesn't solve your problem, it will likely just lead to weight gain and possibly even a lack of confidence. To help yourself refrain from stress-eating, try meal planning. If you know you've already went through the effort of preparing your healthy meals, you may be less inclined to go eat something unhealthy.

Have You Established Your Primary Healthcare Provider Yet?

All of us here at Central Ozarks Medical Center hope you found these tips helpful if you are now working remotely. You may have never foreseen yourself working from home and these circumstances may have caught you completely off guard. Again, we want you to be healthy no matter what your work situation is. Part of being healthy can involve making sure you are getting your yearly health check-ups completed. To schedule an annual health check-up with one of our Primary Healthcare Providers, you can call us at one of our phone numbers listed below, depending on the location you are trying to reach. To stay up to date on our latest announcements, please follow us on our social media channels listed below.

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Healthy Activities for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving 2019 is next week! Can you believe that? This year has really gone by so fast. Our health clinics at the Lake of the Ozarks understand the food surrounds this holiday and that it is so tempting to eat lots of tasty, yet not so healthy things. Our Mid-MO health clinics are here to give you a few healthy activities to try this Thanksgiving. Not only can you have some fun this Thanksgiving but you may be even to burn a few of those calories off as well. Remember, it's important to have a health check up each year. If you still haven't came in for yours this year, please give our Lake of the Ozarks health clinics a today to make your appointment. All of our locations and phone numbers can be found on our website at www.CentralOzarks.org.

Healthy Activities for Thanksgiving

Run a Turkey Trot!
Each year, it can be a very common tradition for many organizations to organize a 5k run on Thanksgiving and call it a turkey trot. These are very popular and typically will take place in the morning. Many times your proceeds for running the race will go to a great cause. Challenge yourself and sign up for one this year. With them typically being in the morning, that should still give you plenty of time to enjoy time with your family later in the day.

Play football with your family.
Another, healthy but active tradition that some families may participate in on Thanksgiving is a nice, friendly but competitive game of touch football. You can get your daily dose of healthy exercise in and reward yourself with food after. Calories will likely still be burning after your workout anyway.

Play a board game to exercise your mind.
Games like Monopoly, Taboo, Chess, Trivia Board Games, etc. can be great ways to exercise your mind while still having fun with your family. It is so tempting to just eat a bunch of turkey and sides than fall asleep on the couch after but exercising your mind by playing a fun game with your family can a healthy alternative.

Happy Thanksgiving From Central Ozarks Medical Center!

All of us here at Central Ozarks Medical Center would like to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving! You can still stay healthy this holiday and on and continue to meet any weight loss New Year's resolutions you may have set for yourself at the beginning of this year. We are here to help you in any way we can with your health-related goals! Our mission is to increase access to comprehensive primary and preventative health care and to improve the health care status of underserved and vulnerable populations in Camden, Laclede, Miller and Pulaski Counties.


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573.317.9200 -- Stone Castle
573.765.2510 -- Dental



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Meet Our Oral Health Providers: Part 1

At Central Ozarks Medical Center, we have been providing healthcare in Central Missouri since 1979. Our staff members are committed to leading the way to healthier communities. In our past blog, we have had the pleasure of introducing you to our Primary Care Providers, Pediatric Provider, OBGYN Providers and Behavioral Health Providers. We are happy to introduce a couple of our fantastic Oral Health Providers in the first part of our 2 part blog series.

Meet Shayna Mattox, DDS

Dr. Shayna Mattox joined the Central Ozarks Medical Center Dental clinic as the Dental Director in July 2016.
   
Dr. Mattox grew up in Omaha, NE and became interested in dentistry in 8th grade while attending a career exploration program at Creighton University. She attended the University of Nebraska at Omaha and graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and minor in chemistry in 3 years. Dr. Mattox was a member of the university's swim team. She also met her husband, Dustin, and they married in 2013.
   
Dr. Mattox attended dental school at the University of Nebraska College of Dentistry and graduated with distinction in 2013. Dr. Mattox is a general dentist with interest in all areas of dentistry, and really enjoys seeing children. She is most excited to work with Dr. Taylor and expand dental care to children in the Richland and Camdenton areas!
   
Dr. Mattox is part of the American Dental Association, Missouri Dental Association, and the Academy of General Dentistry. Dr. Mattox enjoys spending free time at the lake boating, water skiing and relaxing with Dustin and their German Shepherd rescue, Sophie.

Meet Evan Reynolds, DDS

Evan Reynolds is an honors graduate of Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor’s in Mathematics and the University of Tennessee-College of Dentistry where he earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree.

Dr. Reynolds joined Central Ozarks Dental Center in May of 2015.

Dr. Reynolds is a member of the Academy of General Dentistry as well as a member of the Central Dental Association, Missouri Dental Association and American Dental Association and has a professional working proficiency in Spanish.

When he is not working in the clinic, Dr. Reynolds spends his time enjoying the many great fishing and hiking locations around the Ozarks, playing the piano and following his ill-fated Vanderbilt Commodore athletic teams.


Central Ozarks Medical Center is pleased to be able to offer so many different types of services including Primary Care, Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Behavioral Health, Women's Health, Senior Health, and Dental. Visit our website for more information on our Oral Health services.



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Serving Camdenton, Laclede, Pulaski, and Miller Counties

The Facts Behind Pregnancy Superstitions

There are many pregnancy superstitions out there. Central Ozarks Medical Center believes that knowledge and preparation are KEY to a healthy pregnancy.  Our OB providers know that every birth is special and they are very privileged to have the chance to guide expectant mother throughout their pregnancies. Our health clinics in Mid Missouri are going to show you the facts behind some of them today in our blog. 

The fullness of a pregnant woman's face can determine a baby's gender.

Yes, every expectant mother gains weight during pregnancy, but every pregnancy is different. Some people may tell you your  face is round, so you're having a girl. They may be correct, but it's just as likely they're incorrect.

Having a baby boy could mean a long, difficult labor.

According to CNN, researchers aren't quite sure why this is true, but in 2003, a team of doctors looked at more than 8000 births at a single hospital in Ireland between 1997 & 2000, excluding women who delivered prematurely or needed to induce labor. When they ran the numbers, labor for boys lasted a little over 6 hours, while girls took a little under 6 hours.

Stay away from bananas, if you want to have a girl. 

CNN shows, in 2008 a study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society Basked 740 women who were pregnant for the first time to describe their diets leading up to conception. The women in the top third of the study, calorie wise, had boys 56% of the time, among the third that consumed the fewest calories, 55% had girls.

Heartburn could mean a hairy baby.

CNN also shows that in the second trimester of pregnancy, babies develop a coat of fine hair all over their bodies, called lanugo. Sometime, in the third trimester, they shed it and eat it. A baby's first feces, in fact can be digested remains of their own body hair.

Your baby's sex can be determined by the shape and height of your belly.

People have been known to say, if an expecting mother is carrying high, than the baby will be a girl, if they are carrying low than it will be a boy. This is not true. The shape and height of your stomach is justified by your:

• muscle tone
• uterine tone
• weight gained
• position baby is in

The best way to tell the gender of your baby is to talk to your doctor about an ultrasound. Don't rely on superstition.

Our mid-Missouri obstetrics providers and their staff of nurses will work to keep you informed and answer all of your questions from pregnancy confirmation to your post-partum check-up. All of our locations serve everyone from newborns to the elderly. For more information on the services we provide, visit our website.

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573.765.2510 -- Dental


Serving Camdenton, Laclede, Pulaski, and Miller Counties