Be Well, Do Well and Keep Moving
Gentle Reader, Vitamins plus Life style, two topics that come up often. I was hiking with my friends on Wednesday, enjoying spring in the nearby foothills of the Cascade range. We just wait patiently for the high mountains to clear of the late spring snows. We had a rather heated discussion about vitamins and supplements for …
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A self-test for dementia… Are you struggling to find the right words in a conversation? Do you get confused while balancing your checkbook? Are you forgetting things that used to be easy to remember? Are you worried that these memory “slips” might be a sign of dementia? Now there’s a simple screening test for …
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Cholesterol Reduction Complex†† First: A few facts on Heart Health Next: Sterols and stanols and how they work Followed by: HDL VS. LDL Concluding with: The Shaklee’s Difference & TLC Would you like to lower Your Cholesterol Naturally? Are YOU Among the Millions of Americans with High Cholesterol? One in three adults in the U.S. has …
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Why do you want to lose weight? Perhaps you have been carrying a few–or a lot of–extra pounds for years. Or you have been on every diet out there. Maybe you have always maintained a healthy weight until you hit the post menopause slow-down and now look. Where did the belly roll come from? What is …
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Just what is Memory anyway? We use the word “memory” without understanding what it is. Our memory is a complex system that can dictate our day-to-day behavior. Memory can be defined in several ways, including: the process by which the brain stores and remembers information. remembered from the past. the remembering of a deceased …
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Gentle Reader, Do you ever have the experience of anticipating a really big event that is going to make demands on your body? You become more aware of the little aches and pains, the warning signals that all is not well? Maybe bone health has gotten worse. You worry about an escalation of the little …
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Gentle Reader, “Whatever you do, don’t take vitamins.” One more doctor/author has come out with a book of instructions on how to stay healthy. Included in his list of what to do and eat is a chapter on why you should not take vitamins. My renter just showed me his latest book, A Short Guide …
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Gentle Reader, Several friends have complained about arthritis in the hands. There are some things you can do to reduce the pain, increase mobility and slow the process down. Osteoarthritis is a type of arthritis that is caused by breakdown of cartilage, with eventual loss of the cartilage of the joints. Cartilage is a protein substance that serves …
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Gentle Reader, Stretching—overstretching—can hurt your muscles. Last week I put pigeon pose on a pedestal. If you read the post closely, you will see that the yoga instructor did not introduce pigeon pose until 60 minutes of preparation. To go straight into pigeon pose would be like expecting your fingers to play the Moonlight Sonata …
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Gentle Reader, I had a plan for this week to bring you the information Julie Donnelly eveloped about muscle strain. and the myth that strenghthening the muscle can heal the pain. I can not find the sequel to my last posting. Stay tuned. The information may show up through further research. At least one reader …
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