Tuesday Health.mil News Round-Up: Army Nurse Sails High Seas on USNS Comfort; “Tainted” dietary supplement products; Monday Motivational Message: It’s a thin line between size and shape

Health.mil

07/07/2015

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Army Nurse Sails High Seas on USNS Comfort

"Even in the middle of the ocean, the ‘spirit of jointness’ is alive,” Army Capt. Rory Walton wrote from the high seas of the Caribbean.

 

The operating room nurse assigned to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is one of 43 Walter Reed staffers aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort, deployed for the Continuing Promise 2015 humanitarian mission to Central America, the Caribbean and South America.

 

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“Tainted” dietary supplement products

Service members should be careful about taking dietary supplements because many of these products contain hidden active ingredients that can result in harmful effects.

 

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Monday Motivational Message: It’s a thin line between size and shape

It’s a thin line between size and shape.

 

Let me tell you a story … In 2005, I met an Army officer while serving in Iraq. The officer often talked about his desire to be taller, more muscular and even faster. Although he appeared to be the picture of health, he never seemed satisfied with his size or shape.

 

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