Established in the late 1970s, the Santee Health & Wellness Center is the principal point of health care services for tribal members residing on the Santee Sioux Reservation. Our providers and staff are committed to caring for you and your family.
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Blood Pressure: Week 4- ❤️ Help Prevent High Blood Pressure ❤️
Small daily choices can make a big difference for your heart!
Week 4: Help Prevent High Blood Pressure
🥗 Eat traditional, heart-healthy foods like beans, corn, squash, wild rice, fruits & vegetables.
🚶♂️ Move your body for at least 30 minutes a day — walking, dancing, and community activities all count!
🚭 Avoid commercial tobacco products.
🧘♀️ Manage stress by spending time in nature, praying, meditating, and connecting with culture and elders.
Taking care of your heart helps you stay strong for your family and community. 💛
Get checked regularly at Santee Health & Wellness Center.
📞 Call 402-857-2300 to schedule your blood pressure check today!
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Welcome back to our ongoing conversations about building Wicozani Waste — a true Culture of Health — together. It’s been encouraging to see the sharing and exchange of ideas in the comments, because no one person can create a culture of health alone. This work belongs to all of us.
In this video, we focus on something often overlooked when we talk about wellness: Istima — sleep, and especially deep, restorative sleep.
Modern science now confirms what our people have always known — that during deep rest, the body heals and restores itself, the immune system grows stronger, the mind finds clarity, and the spirit settles. Without proper rest, we carry more stress, confusion, and fatigue, which over time opens the door to sickness and disease.
Sleep is not laziness. Istima is medicine.
We talk about why honoring sleep is an act of self‑respect, responsibility, and care for those who depend on us. We also share practical ways to prepare for deep, restorative rest by following the rhythms of creation and creating space for calm and balance at the end of the day.
👇 Join the conversation below: How can we better organize our lives to make deep, restorative Istima a priority? How might community schedules support healthier rest for everyone? What challenges do we face, and how can we realistically overcome them for the long term?
Share your thoughts, respond to one another, and encourage each other as we continue this journey together.
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