Science & Health Channel Theme Day Round-Up

I’m hosting the Science & Health channel’s monthly theme day, and we’ve written out new-and-improved mission statements for our b5 media blogs. We’re also looking for more ways we can serve YOU, our readers, and we’d relish feedback from you. You can see a master list of all our channel theme days since May at Genetics and Health.

Here’s a collection of our Mission Statements:

A Dozen Steps blogger, Mark, states, “It is my hope that we can come to this venue to pass on what we have learned and engage others to share what they have learned so we might fulfill the primary purpose – to help others find recovery.” He also quotes from The Preamble of Alcoholics Anonymous which says, “Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.”

At A Hearty Life, Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei says “to accomplish this goal of empowering people to take charge of their heart health, I’ve tried to make A Hearty Life more personal by inviting people to share their personal hearty tips and showcasing people’s personal stories about heart disease.” She welcomes feedback from readers.

Mary Emma Allen of Alzheimer’s Notes writes, “I feel I have a mission to share what I’ve learned in caring for my mother and aunt in hopes of encouraging others, whether they’re Alzheimer’s patients or caregivers, who are going through this journey in their lives. Also, if our experiences…Mother’s, Auntie’s, and my family’s…can help others, then these valiant ladies won’t have gone through their struggles in vain. They will continue to help others.”

Dr. Kristina Chew of Autism Vox has a personal interest in autism because of her son, Charlie, who is autistic. She says, “I strive to provide understanding about autism to make the world a better place for Charlie and all autistic persons. I strive to advocate for the best education for autistic children, according to the individual needs of each child.”

At Baldiness, Cory Aldrich writes, “Whether by design, disease or desire, baldness has this way of affecting your identity in significant ways. At Baldiness, I not only want to inform and entertain you; I want to help you keep your hair – or lack thereof – in perspective.”

Laura of CFS Squared says her blog “is a place where support for patients of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, is first and foremost. Where wellness is explored through alternative therapies and lifestyle changes, rather than through medication (although that is sometimes touched upon). While most of the information given is based on my own recovery from CFS, bits of news and information creep in there now and again.”

Diabetes Notes’ Rob Rummel-Hudson promises to be “informative, amusing, and to use language that doesn’t sugarcoat the issues…Because sugarcoating would obviously be bad for diabetics. Ha! I kill me.” His mission includes a list of ten goals for raising awareness of diabetes issues.

Ruth at Eating Fabulous welcomes us to the “fabulous world of functional foods.” She says, “I’ve had a lot of fun learning and writing about the medicinal powers of food. Isn’t it so fascinating to see how something so ‘trivial,’ something so day-to-day, can prevent us from contracting so many health disorders? Eating is not just about satisfying hunger. Foods also have the power to heal. As Hippocrates said, ‘Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine be your food ‘“

Grace of Flu Patrol says, “Talking about the flu won’t do anyone good unless we use it to prepare for eventual threats to our health and wellbeing. So I share reminders from the government, offer ideas to prevent it or deal with getting sick. I’m also sharing posts, thoughts and tips on maintaining healthy lifestyle and habits so you don’t get sick with the flu… or with the common cold as I sometimes do.”

Hsien-Hsien Lei of Genetics & Health says, “I want to let everyone know that genetics isn’t just some esoteric science that has no bearing on everyday life. DNA information is already impacting people’s lives dramatically whether it be from identifying victims of 9/11, cloning pets, shaping a person’s diet, improving drug efficacy, offering reproductive options,…the list goes on and on. Genetics matters.”

Tris Hussey at Homely Scientist says he’s on a mission to “make science fun, interesting, and accessible to everyone.” He’s there to answer your questions with respect and real information.

Here at Lively Women my mission is to offer support and motivational tips to encourage women to keep moving along the journey of healthy living and wellness. I like incorporating personal success stories along with the current research and ideas.

Christina of MRSA Notes writes, “There are three things that I want to do to help people with MRSA in their lives – that is to make you aware that MRSA is a growing threat, to educate you about MRSA and how to prevent it, and to help support you, the patients with MRSA and your families and loved ones.”

Jul of Veggie Chic tells her readers she wants her blog to be, “a fun, informative place to come for news and ideas that are useful and relevant to vegetarians.” She also wants to “create a forum where constructive discussion can take place and different voices can be heard and respected and to show the world how chic vegetarianism can be…”

Because of our differing time zones, updates will be added throughout the day, so be sure to check back in for more mission statements.