It’s Your heart Attack! Dealing with difficult people

February 18, 2021.Reading time 10 minutes.

Welcome to Thinking on Thursday! As I complete my Mindfulness Certification it becomes more clear that the only way to deal with difficult people is to control our own responses. There are difficult people everywhere. I would say in the work environment is where you would encounter difficult people the most. But, it can also […]

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What Is A Virus, and What Happens if You Get Covid?

July 7, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

I have decided that each week I will be posting about updates, and info about this Coronavirus, or Covid 19. If you are out of work and you can work from home, check out Coursera’s free contact tracing course. Once you get the certificate you can apply for contact tracing jobs. As someone with CKD, […]

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Efficacy of Face Masks!

July 2, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

Happy Thursday, everyone. This post was intended for yesterday, but yet again my internet went out for most of the day. This was after weeks of issues with the internet. Almost everyone in my area uses the same provider and it is getting quite old. At any rate, if you are living on Planet Earth, […]

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Cytokine Storm and Covid-19

May 5, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

If you follow the medical news you have probably noticed that there is a lot of talk around something called a Cytokine Storm and how it is possibly the cause of the worst symptoms for Covid-19 patients. As the country, and the world starts to re-open it is even more imperative for people to protect […]

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Wellness Wednesday: How To Monitor Your Family for Coronavirus

March 25, 2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

Before I get to the main topic of this post, I would like to make a few updates. I had every intention of expanding this blog in 2020 and aggressively monitoring my Health Coaching business. However, with everything going on with this novel virus, I have decided to postpone spending any money on new projects […]

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Are You Stressed Out From Coronavirus and Social Distancing?

March 18, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

It is a stressful time right now. I assume it is probably going to get more stressful. I am a nurse, and I have CKD, so I feel like I am gonna get whammied. On my page where I list all of my active plans, way down at the bottom under number 6 is an […]

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Why You Should Be Disinfecting Your Home Every Day!

March 11, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

On Monday I posted about the difference between sanitizing and disinfecting. If you read that post then you know that sanitizing does not remove all germs, especially stubborn germs. I have CKD and I have been disinfecting my home every 24 hours. Generally, during flu season I would do this every 5 days or if we […]

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Tips on Tuesday: Learn To Wash Your Hands the Right Way

March 3, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

If you have a chronic illness, like me, then the doctors on the news are giving you no comfort when they say old people and people with underlying chronic illnesses are the ones getting the most serious illness from this new virus in the news. That brings me no peace of mind, love, kindness or […]

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Wellness Wednesday: Antibiotics Why Less is More

February 26, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

I really like the video below. These videos were created to help laypeople understand medical issues in a simpler way. Infectious germs are becoming more and more resistant to antibiotics. A lot of this is due to the overuse of antibiotics and people not taking the full course subscribed to their antibiotics. When you are […]

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New Support Group for Chronic Illness Live on Health Buddy Melissa Facebook Page

November 15, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

This weekend I will be announcing a Walking Challenge for the year 2020. I am very excited about this, and I hope others will join in. Next Friday, for Foodie Friday I will be writing about CKD and Diabetic food dishes for a Thanksgiving meal that will be healthier options. I will also be announcing […]

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My very exciting kidney update! March 1, 2021
Happy Monday! What do you think of my new logo, and color scheme? I think I need a brighter more colorful one, too, especially for social media. If you read this blog, then you already know I have had CKD since 20`17. You would also know that it has been my goal to get back [...]
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my experience with the covid vaccine #2 February 26, 2021
Happy Friday! I did not get much done since Wednesday, because I got the second dose of my Moderna Covid vaccine. They actually wanted to schedule me to have it today, but I requested to do it Wednesday, because I have to work tomorrow. Boy am I glad I did it Wednesday. I am totally [...]
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Wellness wednesday quote for the day February 24, 2021
Welcome back! I hope your Wednesday is seeing you well. I have to get my second dose of the Moderna Covid vaccine today, and I have no idea if I will be functioning tomorrow. Going from experience of others who got the second dose I can expect to be quite sleepy. I will be seeing [...]
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healthy tip Tuesday: Drink 2 cups of water to lose weight! February 23, 2021
OMG it sounds too good to be true! Right? Well it apparently is true. If you create a habit of drinking 2 cups of water before each meal, you will help yourself lose weight. Of course you still have to eat less food also. I mean water is not a miracle worker. There are studies [...]
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The art of saying no! February 21, 2021
Welcome back to another episode of Self Care Sunday. I hope everyone is doing well. I have been busy updating old posts, figuring out how to use Mailchimp effectively, creating new content and new Coaching Plans. How many of you are people pleasers? You just can’t say no. You leave yourself over worked, over stressed, [...]
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It’s Your heart Attack! Dealing with difficult people February 18, 2021
Welcome to Thinking on Thursday! As I complete my Mindfulness Certification it becomes more clear that the only way to deal with difficult people is to control our own responses. There are difficult people everywhere. I would say in the work environment is where you would encounter difficult people the most. But, it can also [...]
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potassium and kidney disease February 16, 2021
Below is a webinar from the AKF on the topic of Potassium and Kidney Disease. Not all kidney patients have issues with potassium, but a lot do. Knowing how to monitor your diet for Potassium intake is vitally important. Disclaimer
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portion distortion: Hot dogs February 15, 2021
Welcome back! Last week was a kind of weird week and I am hoping to be way more productive this week. If you read here often, you know I focus a lot on healthier eating habits. Hot dogs are one of the top ten food items in America. We love our hot dogs! I am [...]
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quitting the soda habit February 13, 2021
Soda, the drink with no nutritional value, yet so many of us love it. I used to drink 1 Pepsi a day, for years, and I mean like most of my adult life. Just one, no big deal. Right? It had become a habit, just something I did, like brushing my teeth. I was not [...]
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Fitness Friday February 12, 2021
Just a quick post today. It has been a super busy week, and next week probably will be too. Just this week I have moved away from a lower carb diet with walking as my main exercise, to a more carb cycling eating pattern with higher intensity workouts. Weight lifting is not something I really [...]
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