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Your calorie needs are about 3,200 calories a day. These are the USDA guidelines for your daily recommended amount of each food group.

The USDA has guidelines to help you make healthy food choices. They are called the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The guidelines include the New Food Pyramid. This is a symbol that shows the food groups that make up a healthy eating plan.

Your child has a colostomy. This procedure involved cutting (and sometimes removing) part of the colon (large intestine). The end of the colon was attached to a small hole made in the belly wall, creating what is called a stoma. Stool and mucus pass out of the body through this opening into a bag. Here are guidelines for home care.

The dairy group includes foods that are made from milk. Milk is a good source of calcium. This is a nutrient that builds strong bones. Dairy foods also provide potassium, vitamins A and D, and protein.

Patients who cannot walk are taught to use wheelchairs. For safety, have the therapist show you the correct way to help someone out of a wheelchair.

It’s important to plan now for the changes that will come with Parkinson disease. Key areas to focus on include budgeting for medical, household, and long-term care expenses.

Heel raises can help rehabilitate your knee.

Straight leg raises can help strengthen your knee.

Learn how to do this back exercise called a partial curl up.