This week TIME released their "Person of the Year", and it was a man by the name of Mark Zuckerberg. Odds are, you use Marks creation every single day, some use it every single hour. Mark Zuckerberg invented what we now know as Facebook. Facebook's growth over the last 3 years has been staggering. From 12 million active users in 2007 to over 500 million today. Its no surprise either. Facebook has given us the ability to erase distance from relationships, to connect with the previously "unconnectable". It has also given us a new means to collect information, and I along with many other doctors are using facebook to connect with patients and share relevant information. I want to show you how you too can use facebook to find ways to get and stay healthy.
1. The first step is to figure out just what you need help with in your health. Do you need diet advise? Maybe you need some fitness tips to help you stay motivated in your workout. Maybe you are so absolutely confused about health and just need some basic tips to point you in the right direction. Find out where you are at in your journey of health. This is an essential step in your ability to use facebook as a healthy resource. Another piece of advise is not to try to "fix" everything all at once. It can become very overwhelming to try to change your diet, start exercising and take vitamins all at once. The same principle applies to facebook. If you become a fan of too many pages (which I will explain later) it will just overwhelm you. Find one area and start with that.
2. The next thing you need to do is find facebook/twitter pages to become a fan of that will share relevant tips, and ideas with you daily that will help you to better your health. To do this simply go to google, and in the search bar type "site:facebook.com facebook+health" or "site:facebook.com facebook+fitness". Then based on what you have decided on in the inventory step find pages that jump out at you. Next click on the link you found which will take you to that page, then click the little button to the right of the name of the page which usually says "become a fan". Viola! You are now a fan and will start to receive there "wall updates" on your home page. To find my page simply go onto facebook and type "back in action chiropractic" and become a fan. You can also simply go onto facebook and in their search bar type your topic of interest which will bring up a list of relevant pages.
3. Lastly, after you have become a fan of a few pages you need to start utilizing the tips and info that you are getting. Now at first this may be a little daunting, especially when its thrown in with all of the updates that you are getting from your friends and family. For the first week I recommend you read as many of the update posts as you can. This will allow you to see if the particular pages you selected are applicable and something you can use. Do not be afraid to "de-friend" a page if its something you do not want. The second week read all of the page posts that are left. At this point you should have a clear idea which fan page's are going to give you greatest bang for your time. Now, the hard part...implement the idea's and tips that you have found.
Technology has given us such wonderful tools to help us better our health and well being. Facebook is a free tool that you are probably already using, why not use it in a way to make you more healthy! I hope these tips have helped make facebook a healthier place.
1. The first step is to figure out just what you need help with in your health. Do you need diet advise? Maybe you need some fitness tips to help you stay motivated in your workout. Maybe you are so absolutely confused about health and just need some basic tips to point you in the right direction. Find out where you are at in your journey of health. This is an essential step in your ability to use facebook as a healthy resource. Another piece of advise is not to try to "fix" everything all at once. It can become very overwhelming to try to change your diet, start exercising and take vitamins all at once. The same principle applies to facebook. If you become a fan of too many pages (which I will explain later) it will just overwhelm you. Find one area and start with that.
2. The next thing you need to do is find facebook/twitter pages to become a fan of that will share relevant tips, and ideas with you daily that will help you to better your health. To do this simply go to google, and in the search bar type "site:facebook.com facebook+health" or "site:facebook.com facebook+fitness". Then based on what you have decided on in the inventory step find pages that jump out at you. Next click on the link you found which will take you to that page, then click the little button to the right of the name of the page which usually says "become a fan". Viola! You are now a fan and will start to receive there "wall updates" on your home page. To find my page simply go onto facebook and type "back in action chiropractic" and become a fan. You can also simply go onto facebook and in their search bar type your topic of interest which will bring up a list of relevant pages.
3. Lastly, after you have become a fan of a few pages you need to start utilizing the tips and info that you are getting. Now at first this may be a little daunting, especially when its thrown in with all of the updates that you are getting from your friends and family. For the first week I recommend you read as many of the update posts as you can. This will allow you to see if the particular pages you selected are applicable and something you can use. Do not be afraid to "de-friend" a page if its something you do not want. The second week read all of the page posts that are left. At this point you should have a clear idea which fan page's are going to give you greatest bang for your time. Now, the hard part...implement the idea's and tips that you have found.
Technology has given us such wonderful tools to help us better our health and well being. Facebook is a free tool that you are probably already using, why not use it in a way to make you more healthy! I hope these tips have helped make facebook a healthier place.
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The author's clinic can be contacted at 2112 116th Ave NE, Suite A, Bellevue WA, 98004 .
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