I finally took a big leap this year – colon screening. I’ve been avoiding it. As usual, once something comes into your life you notice it repeatedly, like deciding to purchase a car and then noticing the model on the road everywhere. Soon after I took action, I read startling health news. While the rate … Read more
Laurie, Anne and Alice can create time. Or so it seems. They accomplish so much, are incredibly active and pack more into their days than I seem able. I’m envious. Yet, I’ve learned what they give up. It’s sleep. For friends with whom I arrange meetings or chats, likewise for readers who have an acute … Read more
CORRECTION: Regarding PAD PLACEMENT – this post originally said: “Trick – recall learning “right hand over your heart to say the pledge of allegiance?” One pad is placed as if person is saying the pledge and the other pad under the opposite breast area.” THAT IS WRONG. Mirror images are always difficult enough, … Read more
Keys to Improve Meal Times for Better Health I speak and write often about health care choices – not insurance, but care for our own health. I say “choices” because I doubt any of us follow some prescribed routine with no variation. No one is perfect – none of us. Not certain I would trust … Read more
Equating insects and health is not my attempt at an April Fool’s joke. Honest. There’s a connection – a BIG connection – to our healthy aging and the little critters. I wasn’t totally shocked when I learned that insects represent 80% (4/5th) of the world’s animal species. That’s a lot. In winter, insect thoughts take … Read more
As an original Northeast girl, when March blows in, thoughts drift to ‘mud season’ (a typical Northeastern — half-joking — complaint). Next, I remember St. Patty’s Day and recall celebrations in Boston. If it’s chilly and cold, the nostalgic thought (craving?) that follows is often Brown Bread and Boston Baked Beans. Recently, I attempted my … Read more