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February is Heart Health Awareness Month

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  • Women's Health
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February 15, 2021

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By ll_wcjc

WCJC is prepared to Go Red in February to spread heart health awareness!At WCJC we are ready to celebrate Go Red month, a national program promoting women’s heart health awareness.

Heart disease is the number one cause of death in women, but fortunately, 80% of heart disease is preventable! It is more important than ever to take good care of our hearts during the COVID 19 pandemic. People with heart disease are at much higher risk of severe disease and death from COVID 19.

Your best steps for prevention are to eat healthily, avoid smoking, and stay active. Following a consistent diet full of fruits and vegetables and low in animal fats and processed sugar helps prevent heart disease. Moving daily is also key. Simply walking for 20 minutes 4 or more days a week significantly reduces your risk for heart disease. Everyone has time for that!

Early intervention is a critical factor in survival rates and women too often miss the early signs! Click here to learn more about heart disease warning signs in women:  https://www.goredforwomen.org/en/about-heart-disease-in-women/signs-and-symptoms-in-women

Join us on National Wear Red Day, February 4th, by tagging us on Instagram with your best wear red photos @womensclinicofjoco
Dr. Carrie Grounds shares her passion for helping women feel their best!
Having a baby is beautiful! Aging into a mature woman should be too.
Who hasn’t heard, “Look Good, Feel Good, Do Good”? Who hasn’t gotten a new hairstyle or new outfit to lift their mood?! How we look affects how we feel and in turn how we interact with the world. Looking good does not mean that there is one definition for beauty or that we must accept societal standards for beauty. When we feel that the person in the mirror reflects our “best self” we become our “best self.”
Life takes its toll on our physical beauty. Aging and having children change the way we look and tend not to match the way we see ourselves. I have seen this in myself. With each of my four pregnancies, I saw changes in my body and face that unfortunately, my commitment to a healthy lifestyle and exercise would not un-do. In addition, turning fifty this year has added even more accumulative changes to not only my physical appearance but also my ability to recover from the demands of work and family. These changes in myself are hard to accept and play a role in my self-image and emotional wellbeing.
This has led me to want to pursue options that focus on helping both my patients and myself find ways to enhance our appearance. in a medically safe, nonjudgmental, and low-pressure environment. I want to help our patients find their best selves and improve their confidence and self-worth. My goal is to help each of you find the “new outfit” that enhances the already beautiful person you are and not attempt to try to create a standard look for beauty.
Coming Soon
 Exciting New Aesthetic Services

Having a baby is beautiful! Aging into a mature woman should be too. At WCJC, we want to celebrate you and help you build your confident and beautiful self at all ages and stages of life. That’s why we’ve been working on a new project that we’re so excited to share with you soon.

Taking care of our patients’ needs is always our priority, and the opportunity to do even more for the incredible women who turn to us for OB/Gyn services is so exciting. Your care is our passion, so we can’t help but get pumped up to expand our capabilities!
Stay tuned to learn all about the new developments and exciting projects coming to WCJC soon. We can’t wait to share them with you!
Watch out for our specials and events in March!
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IMPORTANT GUEST POLICY UPDATE!

Please note ONE COVID-19 IMMUNIZED ADULT GUEST may accompany patients to office visits. The physicians of WCJC strongly recommend COVID-19 vaccines for all eligible patients.

Please bring a guest only when necessary as we continue to do our best to safely distance in the waiting area. We will require proof of immunization and continue to require masks in our office for all of our patients and staff. Non-immunized guests may attend first OB visits and screening ultrasound visits only.

Our number one priority is the safety of the women we care for, and we thank you for your patience and cooperation as we navigate changing COVID-19 recommendations.

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