Health related posts that don’t fall into the diet/excercise category.
You would think that after 50 plus years I would have it all figured out. I don’t. One area I struggle with, that I have made a conscious effort to address this year, is managing my emotions. 98% of the time I am a calm, low-key person that goes with the flow; however, on occasion … Read more
Depression I like to laugh and have fun, but even I get down once in a while. I made a list of my eight ways to battle depression and thought I would share it with you. 1. Stay Busy – I find the more I stay busy, the less time I have to focus on … Read more
Photo by: Jonel Hanopol Am I Qualified to Care for Someone A month ago, I sat in the airport terminal with time to pause and think about a question that nagged me the previous day. I was on my way to Texas to care for a family member who was seriously ill. My relative had … Read more
Photo by Amanda Hirsch I have been trying to learn how to meditate. I am a ways off. My mind drifts off and I start thinking about dozens of things. If I devote ten minutes to meditation, it ends up being ten minutes of day dreaming. One of the elements of meditation that I have … Read more
Photo by Michael Karshis Routine Dental Care Welcome to the exciting world of dentistry. I remember about a year ago reading a blog post on developing good habits LINK . The problem most people have is they try to do too much at once and give up before the task becomes a habit. In the … Read more
I had my blood tested a year after my last test LINK. Looking at my blood test comparison between the two years, improvements were made in every category. They were dramatic in cholesterol and triglycerides, despite eating six eggs a day! My weak category was HDL (good cholesterol), which only improved to 37. I need … Read more
Ah…contentment…feels good!
What I had Examined Cholestoral Prostate Heart Colon Eyes Ears Teeth Skin Nerves Aches and Pains I have read that when you reach age 50 you should celebrate with a battery of tests to see if you’re still healthy. So I made out my list of body parts to have checked out over the next … Read more