Tuesday Health.mil News Round-Up: Carter: Caregivers Recognized for Support of Wounded Warriors; Cycling Replaces Running for Fitness Enthusiast with Knee Replacement; Nurses Week Special: The History of U.S. Military Nursing; Motivational Monday Message: “It’s All in the Mix”

The following articles were recently posted on Health.mil:

Caregivers Recognized for Support of Wounded Warriors
May 11, 2015

Like a lot of guys, Adam Porras relies on his wife for support. The retired 20-year Army veteran, who struggles with injuries from a rocket that exploded near him in Afghanistan, makes it clear just how important she is to him.

Full story: www.health.mil/News/Articles/2015/05/11/Caregivers-Recognized-for-Support-of-Wounded-Warriors

Cycling Replaces Running for Fitness Enthusiast with Knee Replacement
May 11, 2015

When knee replacement surgery made running impossible, Jerry Vignon was sure he wouldn’t find an exercise he enjoyed as much. Then cycling proved him wrong.

“To be an avid runner for so many years, I just never thought I could enjoy doing something else that would give me as much satisfaction as running. But now, I really do like biking,” said Vignon, a civilian health employee with the Defense Health Agency (DHA).

Full story: www.health.mil/News/Articles/2015/05/11/Cycling-Replaces-Running-for-Fitness-Enthusiast-with-Knee-Replacement

Nurses Week Special: The History of U.S. Military Nursing
May 11, 2015

Military nursing arose from humble beginnings. Part I of a series to honor Nurses Week, May 6 – 12, will review the early history of the military nurse, along with the role of nurses in the Revolutionary War, the Civil War and the Spanish-American War.

Full story: www.health.mil/News/Articles/2015/05/11/Nurses-Week-Special-The-History-of-US-Military-Nursing

Motivational Monday Message: “It’s All in the Mix”
May 11, 2015

st week I told you about my grandmother’s amazing baking skills; she never even needed a reason or an occasion to bake a cake. If there was dinner on the table, then there was also a cake on the table. She was most famous for her buttermilk pound cake. Oh my goodness!!!! Forget the term “comfort food!” This cake should have been called “happy food!”

Full story: www.health.mil/News/Articles/2015/05/11/Motivational-Monday-Message-Its-All-in-the-Mix