Did you Know?
Online gambling, especially for college students, is on the rise. Online gambling sites lure betters with a sign up bonus of $50 or more and tell you to play “just for the fun of it.”
Steps to Take
If you have a problem with online gambling, get help! Contact No More Gambling at www.nomoregamling.com. At this site, you can download an Online Gambling Site Blocker for free.

Did you Know?
Problem gambling occurs when gambling can’t be controlled. It may follow years of social gambling, but set into motion by a stressful event or greater exposure to gambling.
Steps to Take
For a gambling problem, contact your doctor, your Employee Assistance Program, or The National Council on Problem Gambling Helpline Network at 800.522.4700 or at www.ncpgambling.org.

Did you Know?
Watching professional gamblers, rookies, and movie stars play Texas Hold’Em on Cable TV has increased interest in playing poker.
Steps to Take
If you play poker for money at a casino or with family or friends, set a limit on what you can afford to spend. Stick to it.

Did you Know?
If you are having surgery, make sure that you, your doctor, and your surgeon all agree on what will be done.
Steps to Take
Before you are taken into surgery, mark the body part to be operated on. Use the marker, etc. the doctor gives you to do this.

Did you Know?
Repeated weight loss and weight gain slows the body’s metabolic rate. This makes it easier to gain weight.
Steps to Take
Avoid crash dieting. This makes your body slow down to preserve body fat for reserve. Learn more from www.healthyweight.org.

Did you Know?
A baby’s neural tube starts to develop about 3 weeks after conception (before many women know they are pregnant.
Steps to Take
Females of childbearing age should take a daily supplement with 400 micrograms of folic acid (a B vitamin). Women who have had a baby with a neural tube defect need 4 milligrams of folic acid / day.

Did you Know?
This month is Birth Defects Prevention Month. In the U.S., one out of 28 babies is born with a birth defect. This includes cystic fibrosis, Down’s syndrome, heart defects, sickle cell disease, spina bifida, and Tay-Sachs disease.
Steps to Take
All birth defects can’t be prevented. Learn about birth defects from the March of Dimes at www.marchofdimes.com.

Although tanning pills are illegal in this country, some people can still obtain them. Do not take them, however, as the pills can cause severe side effects including skin irritation and loss of night vision.

Did you Know?
Obesity causes as much preventable disease and death as smoking.

Step to Take
Re-think the term diet resolution as a “health resolution.” Control your weight to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and stroke.

Grazing is a way of eating in which you eat small amounts periodically throughout the day, instead of three main meals. It’s been hailed as a good way to lose weight and help reduce cholesterol levels.