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. Once you have found the topic that is most relevanat for you, the next step is finding facebook pages that fit the mold. All you have to do to get this done is to go to Google and in the google search bar, type "site:facebook.com facebook+health" or "site:facebook.com facebook+fitness". Doing this will bring up a list of facebook pages that are relevant to your search topic. Have fun with this and go a couple pages into the search. Now all that you have to do is click the link to enter a perticular page and hit the "become a fan" button to the left of the page name. 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.
Your computer is packed with useful tips and advise from the smartest people on earth, facebook has allowed them to all gather in one place. It would be a shame to not get the most out of our facebook time, and maybe even make ourselves healthier!
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. Once you have found the topic that is most relevanat for you, the next step is finding facebook pages that fit the mold. All you have to do to get this done is to go to Google and in the google search bar, type "site:facebook.com facebook+health" or "site:facebook.com facebook+fitness". Doing this will bring up a list of facebook pages that are relevant to your search topic. Have fun with this and go a couple pages into the search. Now all that you have to do is click the link to enter a perticular page and hit the "become a fan" button to the left of the page name. 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.
Your computer is packed with useful tips and advise from the smartest people on earth, facebook has allowed them to all gather in one place. It would be a shame to not get the most out of our facebook time, and maybe even make ourselves healthier!
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Michael Weir's office can be contacted by traveling to 2112 116th Ave NE, Suite A, Bellevue WA, 98004 .
That sure were great tips to consider for all facebook users.
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