Let's Talk Chronic Disease!

* Extra body weight increases your chances of: heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. * On top of these scary issues, medication, hospital and doctor costs are higher if you are overweight or obese. * Good News! Small changes in your weight can pay off big in reducing your blood pressure, blood sugar, and cancer risk! * Wellivery is focused on getting weight changed in a direction of life-long bette...

Urinary Tract Symptoms: *Dysurina *Urgency *Frequency Early treatment with antibiotics prevents worse symptoms and serious complications including kidney damage and blood infection. *Wellivery provides $50 Online Doctor Appointments to get your antibiotic sent electronically to the pharmacy of your choice.

* Extra body weight increases your chances of: heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. * On top of these scary issues, medication, hospital and doctor costs are higher if you are overweight or obese. * Good News! Small changes in your weight can pay off big in reducing your blood pressure, blood sugar, and cancer risk! * Wellivery is focused on getting weight changed in a direction of life-long bette...

* Cigarette smoking is the most powerful risk you can control. * Quitting isn't easy and usually takes several tries. *. The benefit for preventing heart attacks and cancer is huge. *. Wellivery will help you get there by prescribing medication that will help control your craving to smoke and withdrawal symptoms.

Quality chronic disease care depends on self-management by patients. A large part of my role as your physician is teaching you these self-management skills. Crucial to these skills are techniques you will use to assess: Your Symptoms Your Chronic Disease Status We will discuss your self-assessments by phone rather than in-person. These phone visits and your frequent use of the Wellivery website ar...

*Gout is a type of arthritis affecting a small number of joints. *Joint pain, swelling and redness, usually starting at night, are the main symptoms. *The joints involved are usually in the fingers, toes, wrists, and knees. *The pain is caused by uric acid crystals forming in the joint. *This occurs because your body is not removing uric acid from the bloodstream at a normal rate. *Special Medicat...

* Chronic Disease is Common * Chronic Disease is Often Preventable. * Early Detection of Chronic Disease Means Regular Screening * Control of Chronic Disease gives the best Quality of Life!

* Acne is common * Mild Acne is easily managed with topical creams * Moderate and Severe Acne require a more complicated treatment plan * Prescription medication provides a powerful approach to getting acne controlled.

*  Diabetes means your body is struggling to keep your blood sugar normal. *  There are two types of diabetes: Typle 1 and Type 2. *  If you have been diagnosed with either, careful attention to your food intake and prescribed medicine is the most important priority. *  Your risk for Type 2 diabetes can be changed by focusing on food intake, weight control, and physical activity. *  Wellivery can...

* Extra body weight increases your chances of: heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. * On top of these scary issues, medication, hospital and doctor costs are higher if you are overweight or obese. * Good News! Small changes in your weight can pay off big in reducing your blood pressure, blood sugar, and cancer risk! * Wellivery is focused on getting weight changed in a direction of life-long bette...

* Lifestyle Risk Factors - include: Too much carbohydrate in your meals, To much body weight, Low physical activity level, Cigarette smoke exposure, and Eventually, your age.? * The risk factors interact with your genetics to set you up for chronic diseases like: Heart disease Cancer Diabetes * We can’t change your genetics. * You can change your risk factors though and I can help!

Affordability is Important for routine medical care and disease prevention! * The cost of doctor visits can be a barrier: * Many costs of chronic disease care can exceed what you can afford. These include: * The cost of medication. * The cost of doctor visits * The cost diagnostic laboratory testing.

* Extra body weight increases your chances of: heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. * On top of these scary issues, medication, hospital and doctor costs are higher if you are overweight or obese. * Good News! Small changes in your weight can pay off big in reducing your blood pressure, blood sugar, and cancer risk! * Wellivery is focused on getting weight changed in a direction of life-long bette...

* Electronic prescriptions mean: ..More accuracy in the order, ..More convenience for you, ..No paper to lose, and ..It’s FAST! * Wellivery sends all orders for prescription medication to the pharmacy of your choice! Electronically!

What is Wellivery and why do you need it? * Wellivery.com is Dr. Tim Ryschon’s online medicine clinic * Wellivery is designed to be affordable, convenient, and reliable. * Wellivery follows national quality standards * Wellivery uses your phone to make your care convenient and engaging

Follow-up Care * Follow-up Care is Essential to good chronic disease control. * Follow-up allows determination of disease control and progression . * Other chronic diseases are detected early. * Medication refills are provided * Your Lifestle Action Plan is updated.

* Chronic disease occurs in children. * For example, Asthma afflicts about 10% of children annually. * Type II diabetes is becoming more common. * Obesity in children sets the stage for early heart disease and diabetes. Children have chronic disease - sad but true.

* Prevention of cancer by avoiding known causes is our first priority. * Cigarette Smoking is the most important known cause of cancer! * Catching cancer at its earliest stage gives the greatest chance of survival. * That means you need to get your screenings! * Having a diagnosis of cancer does not mean we stop working on prevention or screening. * Some cancers are not the cause of death - they a...

*  Heart Disease includes: Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Valve disease, and Heart Failure. *  If you have one of these diagnosed conditions, focusing on control of it is the most important priority. *  If you don't have one of these conditions, we need to focus on prevention! *  Most of the risk factors for heart disease are under your control. *  Wellivery helps you to focus on those risk factor...

Which chronic diseases do badly with COVID19? Preliminary research shows that patients with cancer, heart disease (including high blood pressure), obesity, and chronic lung disease have more severe cases of COVID19. Why does chronic disease make you more vulnerable? We don't have the final answer to this question. The immune system of patients with chronic disease is under more strain, which could...

Top Tips for a Healthy Winter * Wash Your Hands * Help Your Immune system with sleep and stress control * Practice Auto Safety * Stop Tobacco Intake * Get your Chronic Disease Screening * Get Vaccinated!