Sure, not every time someone uses sick leave they aren't sick, but statistics do show that nearly half the time they are (47%). Proper wellness care can help cut those figures down even more. A workforce that feels well, comes to work more and is more productive. Preventative costs help reduce the costs of illness.
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A Discovery Channel Production. 11-part series, 50 minutes each.
Digestion
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Weight Control: A Sane Approach - Video/DVD
Nearly one out of every three Americans is overweight to some degree and obesity has reached epidemic levels in this country. In this program, host Kat Carney describes her personal quest to lose weight and maintain a healthier lifestyle. Doctors and dieticians explain what fat is and which types are good and bad, demonstrate how to determine body fat percentage, evaluate the four major types of diets, and discuss how excess fat increases the risk of stroke, arthritis, diabetes, and heart disease.
A Discovery Channel Production. (52 minutes, color)
Item# PDDC-CAMJJE12101
$199.95 for VHS or DVD
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Allergies - Video/DVD
For approximately one in five Americans, allergies are an annoying—and potentially lethal—part of daily life. In this program, host Kat Carney examines allergens such as pollen, mold, dust mites, latex, and problematic foods and their effects on the human immune system. An allergist, an arborist, and the author of My House Is Killing Me! explain how people can protect themselves from everyday allergens and how to best treat allergies when symptoms flare up. Suggested remedies include medication, desensitization, acupuncture, and naturopathy. Home inspections and environmental cleanup are also stressed.
A Discovery Channel Production. (51 minutes, color)
Item# PDDC-CAMJJE29612
$199.95 for VHS or DVD
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Backaches - Video/DVD
Back pain—often of debilitating intensity—is a common experience for most Americans, yet it is all too frequently accepted as simply a part of life. What can be done to isolate its causes and minimize its effects? In this program, host Kat Carney spotlights a number of advances in spinal healthcare involving therapeutic activities such as yoga and medical procedures including acupuncture and surgery. A new technique that lets researchers quantify back pain, a visit to a zoo to contrast primate anatomy with hominid posture, and an intriguing connection between karate and chiropractic are featured as well.
A Discovery Channel Production. (50 minutes, color)
Item# PDDC-CAMJJE29613
$199.95 for VHS or DVD
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Sleep Disorders - Video/DVD
Although an average American spends fully a third of life sleeping, sleep remains one of the least understood of human activities. In this program, host Kat Carney sheds light on the phenomenon of sleep as she stays awake for 24 hours to experience firsthand the effects of sleep deprivation. Experts from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Chronobiology Research Institute, Hasbro Children’s Hospital, and elsewhere discuss conditions including insomnia, narcolepsy, sleepwalking, and sleep apnea. The five stages of sleep, types of brain waves, the purpose of dreaming, and the effects of jet lag and shift work are also considered.
A Discovery Channel Production. (50 minutes, color)
Item# PDDC-CAMJJE29614
$199.95 for VHS or DVD.
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Depression - Video/DVD
For one in ten Americans, depression is a debilitating disease with life-threatening implications. In this program, host Kat Carney investigates the causes and symptoms of this frequently misunderstood illness, as well as the DSM-IV diagnosis criteria and proven treatments including psychotherapy, behavioral therapy, expressive art therapy, and electroconvulsive therapy. Bipolar disorder, postpartum depression, and depression induced by life events such as winning the lottery are also covered, along with advances in brain imaging and pharmaceutical research.
A Discovery Channel Production. (50 minutes, color)
Item# PDDC-BVL29615
$199.95 for VHS or DVD.
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Headaches - Video/DVD
Each year, tens of millions of Americans seek treatment for head pain, making headache one of the biggest public health problems facing the nation. In fact, migraines alone cause nearly 200 million workdays’ worth of lost productivity. In this program, doctors from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center join host Kat Carney in a discussion of tension, migraine, and cluster headaches; triggers, such as stress, dehydration, exercise, and food; and the pros and cons of popular medications. Art therapy, biofeedback, Botox injections, and other remedies are addressed as well.
A Discovery Channel Production. (50 minutes, color)
Item# PDDC-CAMJJE29616
$199.95 for VHS or DVD.
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Everyday Addictions
Nicotine, alcohol, and gambling—three very common addictions—are among the most preventable causes of premature death through illness or suicide in the U.S. In this program, doctors from Brown University’s School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School talk with host Kat Carney about the psychological, physiological, and genetic components of addiction while considering treatments such as hypnotherapy, Naltrexone therapy, and experimental vaccines. Some of the medical outcomes of addiction, including lung cancer, cirrhosis of the liver, and clinical depression, are also discussed, as well as a new form of dependency: addiction to the Internet. A Discovery Channel Production. (50 minutes, color)
$199.95 for VHS or DVD
Item# PDDC-BVLJJE29617
Prices include public performance rights.
Only available in the US and Canada.
Copyright date: 2000
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Arthritis - Video/DVD
With one in seven Americans affected by it, arthritis is the number one cause of disability in the U.S. In this program, host Kat Carney investigates osteoarthritis and rheumatoid and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis through profiles of patients who rely on conventional medicine as well as alternative therapies such as tai chi and bee venom to deal with their conditions. In addition, rheumatologists, physical therapists, a sports podiatrist, a surgeon, and others provide insights into topics ranging from ergonomics, to COX-2 inhibitors, to monoclonal antibody research. OR footage of total knee replacement surgery is featured.
A Discovery Channel Production. (50 minutes, color)
Item# PDDC-CAMJJE29618
$199.95 for VHS or DVD.
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Heart Attack - Video/DVD
In the U.S., heart disease accounts for thousands of deaths daily, and many experts put the bulk of the blame on the American diet. In this program, host Kat Carney looks at the causes, symptoms, and treatment of atherosclerosis. Doctors from Massachusetts General Hospital and other institutions emphasize the importance of healthy eating and prudent exercise while discussing risk factors, post-attack emotion therapy, and innovative approaches to heart repair using the Cohn Cardiac Stabilizer and the controversial TMR technique. OR footage of bypass surgery, balloon angioplasty, and pacemaker surgery is featured.
A Discovery Channel Production. (50 minutes, color)
Item# PDDC-CAMJJE29619
$199.95 for VHS or DVD.
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Cold and Flu - Video/DVD
Despite a century of research, there are one billion cases of the common cold in the U.S. annually—and as many as 20,000 deaths from influenza. In this program, doctors, health department officials, a pharmacist, a pediatric neurologist, a biology professor, and other experts join host Kat Carney to provide background on colds and flu, debunk common myths associated with them, and address a range of treatment options including vaccination, medications, herbal remedies, and gene therapy. Pneumonia is investigated as well, as are febrile seizures.
A Discovery Channel Production. (50 minutes, color)
Item# PDDC-CAMJJE29620
$199.95 for VHS or DVD.
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Digestion - Video/DVD
In this program, host Kat Carney explores all 24 feet of the human gastrointestinal tract, stopping at each stage of digestion for a close-up study of the organs involved. In addition, food-borne illnesses, gastroesophageal reflux disease, lactose intolerance, ulcers caused by H. pylori, Crohn’s disease, and traveler’s diarrhea are explained by experts from Tufts Medical School’s Lahey Clinic, the City of Boston Health Department, the New England Medical Center, and elsewhere. OR footage of gall bladder surgery and intestinal imaging via colonoscopy are featured.
A Discovery Channel Production. (50 minutes, color)
Item# PDDC-CAMJJE29621
$199.95 for VHS or DVD.
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Breakfast: Most Important Meal of the Day - Video/DVD
Greater physical stamina, better concentration at school or work, a more efficient metabolism—the evidence is overwhelming that a healthy breakfast is the key to a productive day. Yet it’s the meal most likely to be skipped by children, teenagers, and adults alike. This video brings home the importance of the day’s first meal by exploring the numerous mental and physical benefits of a nutritious breakfast. Viewers will understand the relationship between eating and metabolism, specifically between breakfast and blood-sugar levels. The kinds of foods that best fuel the body in the morning are also listed.
Correlates to the National Health Education Standards and the National Standards for Family and Consumer Sciences Education.
One 20-minute video and facilitator’s guide. © 2003.
Item# PDDC-CAMJJE30704
$199.95 for VHS/DVD
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Breast Cancer: Prevention and Treatment - Video/DVD
This program presents a concise overview of critical concerns and issues regarding breast cancer, a disease that affects one in five women. In a logical format using computer graphics and footage with real patients, the program addresses the general pathology of cancer, the specifics of breast cancer, and the various risk factors. A segment on self-examinations clearly demonstrates how these potentially life-saving checks are performed, explaining how they are the key to early detection. Treatment options are fully explained and illustrated, including chemotherapy, mastectomy, and reconstructive surgery. (20 minutes, color)
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK30374
Format: VHS
List Price: $197.97
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Format: DVD
List Price: $249.97
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Changing Faces - Video/DVD
In the U.S., HIV is rapidly becoming a disease of diversity. In this program, Dr. Anthony Fauci, of the National Institutes of Health; Dr. Helene Gayle, of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; clinical psychologist Gail Wyatt, of the UCLA AIDS Institute; and others address the demographic shift that shows the bulk of new infections occurring among women with low incomes and the black and Hispanic communities, while discussing medical advances that are lengthening patients’ lives. In addition, case studies reveal the impact of HIV on people who live with the hope that a cure will soon be found—before it is too late. A Discovery Channel Production. (51 minutes, color)
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK11984
Format: VHS
List Price: $197.97
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK11984
Format: DVD
List Price: $249.97
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The Choice Is Ours - Video/DVD
Emphasizing balance, variety, and moderation, this program offers a wide range of alternatives to the common catch-as-catch-can approach to diet. Mediterranean and Asian foods; vegetarianism and herbal supplements; holistic nutrition, as advocated by Pittsburgh Steelers dietician Leslie Bonci; "naughty but nutritious" French cuisine, prepared without the saturated fats; and the Optimum Health Institute of San Diego’s regimen, which involves a diet of raw vegetables, sprouts, and fruits, are among the dietary plans considered. The bottom line? Taking care of the digestive tract can lead to a healthier and longer life. A Discovery Channel Production. (51 minutes, color)
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK29076
Format: VHS
List Price: $197.97
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK29076
Format: DVD
List Price: $249.97
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Creating All-Around Wellness - Series - Video/DVD
True wellness involves not only physical health, but mental, emotional, spiritual, social, and environmental well-being, too. An engaging blend of interviews and on-screen text and graphics, this stimulating eight-part series puts it all together. 8-part series, 29 minutes each.
The Series Includes:
Practicing Proactive Consumerism: Healthcare
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK11395
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Promoting Healthy Behavior - Video/DVD
This program introduces the basic concepts of health and wellness, emphasizing that well-being is a multidimensional concept that exerts an ongoing influence throughout one’s life. By promoting an understanding of the factors that affect personal health and an awareness of what can and cannot be controlled, viewers are invited to take a proactive role in their personal health. The value of making smart decisions—so crucial for defending against negative peer pressure—is reinforced by the DECIDE model: Define, Explore, Consider, Identify, Decide, and Evaluate. (29 minutes, color)
Part of the Series Creating All-Around Wellness
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK11396
Format: VHS
List Price: $197.97
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK11396
Format: DVD
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Achieving Psychosocial Health - Video/DVD
Overall well-being requires not only physical health, but psychosocial health as well. What exactly is psychosocial health, and how is it achieved? This program explains the elements that compose psychosocial health, the internal and external factors that influence it, and methods to enhance it. The importance of taking responsibility for one’s own psychosocial well-being through self-recognition of problems and identification of barriers to meaningful communication is stressed. (29 minutes, color)
Part of the Series Creating All-Around Wellness
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK11397
Format: VHS
List Price: $197.97
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK11397
Format: DVD
List Price: $249.97
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Coping with Stress - Video/DVD
A certain amount of stress can actually enhance performance and productivity. However, continually high levels of stress have been linked to all of the leading causes of death in America, including heart disease, cancer, and lung ailments. This program analyzes the role of stress in day-to-day life and in overall physical and mental health. Sources of stress are identified, and techniques for managing stress are suggested. Information on how to improve personal communication—a powerful safety valve—is also provided. (30 minutes, color)
Part of the Series Creating All-Around Wellness
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK11398
Format: VHS
List Price: $197.97
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Format: DVD
List Price: $249.97
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Keeping Fit - Video/DVD
Sedentary jobs and pastimes. Foods high in sugar, fat, and cholesterol. A superabundance of labor-saving technologies. Is it any wonder that a recent study by the Mayo Clinic shows that more than sixty percent of all adult Americans are statistically overweight? This program describes the basic components of physical fitness and the numerous health benefits that derive from regular physical activity while explaining why exercise is helpful in reducing overall health risks. (29 minutes, color)
Part of the Series Creating All-Around Wellness
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK11399
Format: VHS
List Price: $197.97
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Format: DVD
List Price: $249.97
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Accepting Life’s Transitions - Video/DVD
Aging is a series of transitions, some gradual and some abrupt. How do people come to terms with these changes? This program examines the aging process from beginning to end, defining age from the viewpoints of biology, psychology, society, functionality, and the law. The impact of current behaviors and attitudes on one’s future self is also discussed, as well as dying—itself a part of life—and the stages of grieving. In addition, the program addresses the health challenges faced by older Americans and indicates why some seniors cope better than others. (29 minutes, color)
Part of the Series Creating All-Around Wellness
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK11400
Format: VHS
List Price: $197.97
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Format: DVD
List Price: $249.97
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Stemming Violence and Abuse - Video/DVD
The key to reducing violence is understanding its roots. This program offers insights and suggestions that can stop dangerous incidents before they start. Among the topics explored are ways to avoid becoming a victim of campus crime, domestic abuse and the cycle of violence theory as defined by psychologist Lenore Walker, date rape and guidelines for preventing it, the triggers for bias crimes, the factors that influence youth to join gangs, and how to handle sexual harassment in the workplace or at school. (29 minutes, color)
Part of the Series Creating All-Around Wellness
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK11401
Format: VHS
List Price: $197.97
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List Price: $249.97
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Thinking Globally, Acting Locally about Your Environment - Video/DVD
Ozone, groundwater contamination, and hazardous waste disposal are only three of the many ecological hurdles to be jumped in the race to save the Earth. This program investigates the major environmental problems facing the United States today and the possible health hazards associated with each. Contributing factors such as rapid resource depletion and an ever-growing population are considered, as well as positive steps that can be taken by communities and individuals to help reduce the impact of these and other exacerbating factors. (28 minutes, color)
Part of the Series Creating All-Around Wellness
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK11402
Format: VHS
List Price: $197.97
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK11402
Format: DVD
List Price: $249.97
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Practicing Proactive Consumerism: Healthcare - Video/DVD
In a consumer society, smart shopping is a virtue—and in matters of healthcare, it is a necessity. This program seeks to demystify the complexities of America’s healthcare system by offering indispensable information on healthcare organizations and practitioners, types of health insurance, common legal and ethical considerations, and individual rights as a health consumer. Definitions of essential medical terminology are also provided. (29 minutes, color)
Part of the Series Creating All-Around Wellness
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK11403
Format: VHS
List Price: $197.97
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK11403
Format: DVD
List Price: $249.97
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Diet and Disease in Modern Society - Video/DVD
What’s so bad about saturated fat, and what makes fiber so good? In a society where convenience foods rule and obesity is a national epidemic, it’s time to find out. This video investigates the relationship between diet and a number of frequently interrelated diseases and conditions, including heart attack, stroke, high blood pressure, hardening of the arteries, obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and cancer. Topics include high- and low-density lipoproteins; saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fats; soluble and insoluble fiber; electrolyte minerals; antioxidants and free radicals; the effects of smoking and alcohol consumption; Disability-Adjusted Life Years; and the Body Mass Index. "You are what you eat!" isn’t a cliché; it’s a fact of life—and of good health.
Correlates to National Science Education Standards and National Health Education Standards.
One 36-minute video and facilitator’s guide. © 2004.
Item# PDDC-BVL32133
$199.95 for VHS/DVD
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Eating Disorders - Video/DVD
Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa—two conditions rooted in the desire to be slim—are the focus of this program. While the first deprives the body of food, the other causes its victims to compulsively purge food through vomiting. Two women who suffer with these conditions tell poignant stories of how these compulsive behaviors have nearly destroyed their lives and the lives of their respective families. An expert explains the specialized approach used in treating both disorders. (15 minutes, color)
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK6792
Format: VHS
List Price: $197.97
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK6792
Format: DVD
List Price: $249.97
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Eating Disorders: The Inner Voice - Video/DVD
Eating Disorders is a feature-style program dedicated to dispelling the myth that eating disorders are about the desire to be thin. Instead, the powerful and informative video shows that eating disorders are severe psychological disorders that take years to overcome overcome and can be accompanied by devastating and sometimes deadly physical side effects.
Four young women and men from a variety of ethnic backgrounds share their stories of the physical pain and emotional torment associated with eating disorders. These survivors of Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Exercise Bulimia share some of their toughest moments and describe how the
