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tuning in to your body’s needs and cues, but it goes further than that. As a Harvard Medical School article put it, “In essence, mindful eating means being fully attentive to your food — as you buy, prepare, serve, and consume it.” And that includes focusing on how different foods and eating habits make you feel, both physically and mentally. While this may feel … intuitive ... it’s easier said than done in a culture with consistent and often confusing messaging around what constitutes healthy eating. Even the tried-and-true method of calorie counting has raised doubts in recent years due to inaccuracies in calorie calculations for the nutrition labels and research on how calorie restriction can backfire by changing your hormone levels and even slowing down your metabolism. Kristen Smith, a registered dietitian and the spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, says it’s also linked to disordered eating habits. Intuitive eating may just be the antidote. Singer Demi Lovato, who has been open about her struggles with an eating disorder and body-image issues, credits a more mindful approach to eating with helping her overcome harmful eating patterns. HOW DOES IT LEAD TO BETTER HEALTH OUTCOMES? Having a regular exercise routine and eating well have long been known as the two pillars of physical health. When it comes to the latter, intuitive eating helps you create healthy and sustainable eating habits. The upshot is that when you eat better, you’ll feel better. Being attuned to that connection is the foundation of mindful eating. Most of us know that we should eat whole foods, including lots of fruits and vegetables, but feeling the outcome of increased consumption of these foods will help you stick with and build the habit.
How Intuitive Eating Can Help You Quit Diet Culture
The concept of mindfulness has fully saturated mainstream culture at this point. Though it’s more likely to conjure up an image of someone sitting cross-legged with closed eyes than sitting at a table looking wide-eyed at mealtime, it’ll serve you just as well on your dinner plate as it will on your yoga mat. WHAT IS INTUITIVE EATING? Eating mindfully, also known as intuitive eating, is trending in the health and wellness world. But it couldn’t be more different from fad diets or other trends like fasting and cleanses, which have restrictive lists of rules and foods to eat or avoid. Intuitive eating starts by simply
YOUR WORKERS’ COMP CLAIM HAS BEEN ACCEPTED! Now What?
ANTICIPATE AND UNDERSTAND THE CLAIM CLOSURE PROCESS. If you will not be able to return to the same physical condition you were in prior to your injury, your claim may go to closure. You must first undergo an independent medical exam, and your doctor must agree you are “medically stationary,” meaning you’re as good as you will get (even if some permanent impairment remains). The Notice of Closure means you are no longer entitled to restorative medical care or time loss (disability) benefits.
Once your Oregon workers’ compensation claim is accepted, you may feel relief and optimism about getting the medical care you need and getting back to work. Here are six important things to do at this stage to ensure your claim proceeds smoothly. CHECK YOUR NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE. Once the insurance company accepts your claim, it will issue a Notice of Acceptance, which includes the medical condition accepted and what treatments it will provide benefits for. The insurance company is only legally obligated to cover treatments for the accepted medical condition. ENSURE YOU’RE GETTING PAID FOR ALL LOST INCOME. You may qualify for supplemental temporary disability if you were working more than one job when injured, and your injury prevents you from working that second job. You’ll need to notify the insurance company within 30 days of submitting your claim and be
prepared to provide documents to verify employment and earnings.
CONTINUE TO SEE YOUR DOCTOR REGULARLY.
If you’ve been disabled due to an injury on the job, it’s important to continue checking in regularly with your doctor to ensure proper ongoing documentation. UNDERSTAND MODIFIED WORK RESTRICTIONS. During your recovery process, your employer may offer you a modified job position to accommodate any limitations you may have. If you are working in an approved modified position, keep documentation of your work restrictions with you. If asked to do anything beyond your approved work, politely let your supervisor know you haven’t been approved to do that task. If you encounter any difficulty or push back, contact us right away.
CONSIDER VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION.
If you won’t be able to return to your prior job duties, even after medical treatment, you can ask the insurance company if you qualify for vocational rehabilitation, or the opportunity to receive training for a new job with equivalent pay to your previous occupation.
The Di Bartolomeo Law Office, P.C. 1139 Exchange Street | Astoria, Oregon | 503-325-8600 | www.JoeDiBartolomeo.com
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