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Growing Old Alone as a Woman
A dear friend and mentor of mine is currently going through the process of trying to age gracefully as best as she can while also working on overcoming health barriers to continue to live on her own – in her home, caring for herself as she ages in place. Unfortunately, her only son lives on […]
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Education
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Is Gardening Good for Your Brain?
When my children were young, I wanted to teach them healthy eating habits, with the main goal of encouraging them to learn how to plant and grow fresh food, as well as inadvertently reaping the excellent benefit of increasing their cognitive abilities. This was especially important for us to do during their formative years in […]
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Family
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Dealing with Elderly Parents Who Refuse Help
Although my mom was not elderly at the time, she definitely was in desperate need of in-home care because she was visually impaired and in stage four renal failure as a direct result of her chronic disease, type two diabetes. However, she was extremely stubborn and refused to have help with anything except grocery shopping. […]
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Weather
How to Help Clean Up After A Hurricane
Too often, as if it is a normal occurrence, people who live in states like Mississippi, Louisiana, or Florida face hurricane threats with potential property destruction. Then, there are concerns about how to clean up the mess, who should do so, and whether the homeowner’s insurance covers these types of disasters. When I was a […]
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Excercise
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What Are the Signs of Burnout in Women?
Lately, as a woman in her early fifties, I have been struggling with the following types of exhaustion: For the physical aspect, I have considered exercise options like CrossFit programs or martial arts and am spending more time doing weight training in the gym. When it comes to my spiritual fitness, being a part of […]
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Pain Management
What Foods Increase Estrogen Levels in Females
This past fall marked my official transition from perimenopause into full-fledged menopause. Even though I do have injuries from being a lifelong athlete and an outdoor activity enthusiast, a lot of my chronic pain and sleep issues lately are directly attributed to the reduced levels of estrogen in my body. The role of estrogen is […]
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How to Tell if You Have a Baker’s Cyst
How I was able to tell that I had not one but two Baker’s cysts behind both knees was through an exam with my orthopedic, who then sent me to get a diagnostic imaging service from an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) at a different location. Through the MRI, they found the following: After my orthopedic […]
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Medical
How to Taper off a Medication
In cooperation with my son’s psychiatrist, his pediatrician, myself as the parent he lives with 100% of the time, and per his request as a maturing sixteen-year-old young man, we are tapering him off his medication. It is a mood stabilizer, yet for his purposes, it was prescribed by his neurologist to control his motor […]
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Medical
How to Treat CMV
In a recent post, I talked about how I have been struggling with a nasty virus called cytomegalovirus (CMV) for over four months. First, I saw my general practitioner, who was very busy; I saw her PA (physician’s assistant), who is not skilled at all and sent me on my way with antibiotics and a […]
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Weather
Tips for Staying Hydrated in the Heat
It’s that time of year when our retirees and elderly families head south for the winter. Even though it is winter, it is still hot in most southern states, and getting used to the heat and coming from the cold will be a transition. For example, adjusting to Florida’s heat and humidity will not be […]
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