Happy Feet: The Importance of Foot Health

Happy Feet: The Importance of Foot Health

Happy Feet: The Importance of Foot Health We rely on our feet a lot. Balance, temperature regulation, standing and walking are just a few examples of activities that require feet. Feet carry the entire weight load from our bodies, suffer constant contact and impact...
Good Nutrition: Healing From the Inside Out

Good Nutrition: Healing From the Inside Out

Good Nutrition: Healing from the Inside Out Though often overlooked as a factor in wound healing, good nutrition is an extremely important part of the healing process. Wounds must be well-fed to heal, requiring increased amounts of calories, protein, water and...
Seasonal Produce Guide

Seasonal Produce Guide

Seasonal Produce Guide Though often overlooked, nutrition is an extremely important part of the healing process. During the healing process, the body is busy adding new tissue, replacing fluids and fighting infection, so it needs increased amounts of water, calories,...
Nutrition: The Building Blocks of Wound Healing

Nutrition: The Building Blocks of Wound Healing

The Building Blocks of Wound Healing We all know that eating well is good for us, but what does that have to do with wound healing? A lot, it turns out. Though often overlooked, good nutrition is extremely important; wounds must be well-fed to heal. During the healing...
Heart Health and Wound Healing

Heart Health and Wound Healing

Heart Health and Wound Healing Kearney County Health Services Wound Clinic: the Heart of Wound Care  Center recognizes American Heart Month by teaching community about cardiovascular care and wound healing. The staff at KCHS Wound Clinic are celebrating American Heart...
Heart Disease and Ulcers

Heart Disease and Ulcers

Heart Disease and Ulcers Heart disease is a broad term which encompasses many conditions affecting the heart, including diseases of the heart muscle, blood vessel diseases, heart rhythm defects, and infections of the heart.1 One of the complications of heart disease...