Portion Distortion: Cereal

July 6, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

Do you love cereal? Here at my house cereal can be eaten for breakfast, lunch or dinner. But, most people eat way more than the recommended amount of cereal adding calories and sugar to their diet. Most people do not even realize they are eating at least 2 times, probably more, of the portion stated […]

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Plant Based Diet and Iron

June 17, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

A couple of things before I begin. I have been following a plant-based diet for about 10 days now. I can tell you I have no inflammation and I feel great. I also am currently losing a 1/2 pound of weight per day. We are getting ready to go on a much needed vacation, so […]

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Wellness on Wednesday: Cold and Flu Prevention Part 5

December 11, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

There are only two more parts to this series, so it will end next Wednesday. I will then move on to other topics. I hope you are finding this series useful. The 5th link in the Chain of Infection is the Portal of Entry. A portal of entry can be broken skin, incisions, inhaled through […]

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Herbs on Tuesday: Sweet Orange

December 10, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

You may see a lot of adverts for Herbs that can restore or reverse kidney function. While this may not be a lie, it can be confusing because most Herbs have not been studied in randomized studies for people who suffer from chronic illnesses or take lots of medications. So, please be careful in your […]

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Foodie Friday: Holiday Party Vegetable Casserole for CKD

December 6, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

It is the time of year when eating can negatively affect those with CKD or Diabetes. I have gone to a mostly plant-based diet because I feel best when I eat that way. I don’t have Diabetes, but I do have CKD. This recipe is from Lord Byron’s Kitchen, that I altered to meet my […]

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Cold and Flu Prevention: Break the Chain of Infection Part 4

December 4, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

Welcome back to part 4 of my series on Cold and Flu Prevention: Break the Chain of Infection. You can read the rest of the series in the archives under Wellness Wednesday. The 4th link in the Chain of Infection is the Mode of Transmission. This means the way in which the germ is spread. […]

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First-Ever Health Buddy Melissa Giveaway!

December 3, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

I figured it was time to do a free giveaway to 5 lucky winners who sign up. It is super easy to do. Just use the contact form below and put giveaway in the subject. Your name and email address will be entered to win. All entries close on January 5th, 2020, at noon Eastern […]

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Health Buddy Melissa 30 Day December Challenge: The Plank

December 1, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

Follow my blog with Bloglovin December 1st and time to roll out my first monthly challenge. Each month will be a new challenge, not always fitness, but about any health topic. You can join in by leaving a comment on this page each day you complete the challenge, and how long you held your […]

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Did You Gobble Til You Wobble?

November 29, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

How was your Thanksgiving? I am not just talking about food. I hope everyone was able to enjoy their Thanksgiving with family and friends. We had a busy, but a peaceful day. I can admit I ate a little bit more than I should have, but not too much. On Wednesday, I watched the Netflix […]

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Happy Thanksgiving!

November 28, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I know a lot of the country is experiencing very bad weather. I hope you will be safe and warm. Our internet is so slow, today, and I can only assume it is because of so much nasty weather everywhere.

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Pantry Food Challenge With CKD and My Very Small Haul January 18, 2022
Welcome to another Healthy tip on Tuesday! Today, my healthy tip, especially if you are doing a food pantry challenge, is to do an inventory of your pantry. We seriously have way more food than I even thought we did. We did a complete inventory yesterday. I am almost embarrassed to say, but I have [...]
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A Mindfulness Photography Challenge and Week 1 Pantry/Budget Challenge Review! January 17, 2022
Happy Monday! I think I will repeat this Mindfulness challenge each month with a different theme. A very important part of Mindfulness is being present at the moment, observing your surroundings and how they make you feel. I love being outdoors in nature and all the beauty that goes with it. I also love photography. [...]
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Who Likes Squats? January 14, 2022
I would say most people do not like to do squats, but some people probably do. The other day I was reading an article on bone health and preventing Osteoporosis. With CKD you know how important bone and muscle health is. Squats were considered one of the best weight- bearing exercises you could do for [...]
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Living With CKD Pantry Challenge What We Ate 1/12-1/13 January 13, 2022
Hello, and happy Thursday. The weekend is coming and that means I will be at work. The hardest time for my family to follow the food budget is the weekends when I work. Last week I purchased lots of extra stuff for them to be able to prepare quick dishes. The purpose of the Pantry [...]
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Kidney Class: The Kidneys! January 12, 2022
Hello, and welcome to the first slide in the AKF Kidney Class. Today, I will share what the kidneys do. I did a detailed post about this last year, and you can read it here. Please be sure and look at the image with the information about the kidneys on it. The kidneys are two [...]
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Living With CKD Pantry Food Challenge January 11, 2022
So, if you read my post yesterday then you know I have two challenges for the whole year in 2022. The budget challenge is to save extra money, and you know what my phone died last night and I had to get a new one. So, isn’t that interesting! Anyway, I will try to post [...]
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A New Food Budget Challenge And Pantry Cooking With CKD January 10, 2022
Hello, and welcome to another Mindful Monday topic. Part of Mindfulness is being aware of what you are spending your hard-earned money on. All of 2021 we spent paying off debt, and not buying more stuff unless it was with cash as much as possible. We spent down so much of our debt and were [...]
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Kidney Class: Introduction January 5, 2022
Hello, and Happy Humpday. Below you will see an image which is the first slide in the AKF Kidney Class presentation. If I was doing this in person with you, this is the very first slide you would see. I will upload a new slide every Wednesday. Each slide will have an explanation, plus links [...]
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What To Expect On This Blog In 2022! January 3, 2022
Happy New Year! I worked all weekend, per usual, and it was a doozy. I slept so well last night that I am wondering if every day should be a doozy, lol. On Saturday I had a step count of 16,500 steps and Sunday 14,500 steps. That is a lot of steps! Before I get [...]
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7 Exercises You Should Not Do After Age 50! December 31, 2021
Happy Fitness Friday, and Happy New Year’s Eve! I will be at work all this weekend, so no fun festivities for me tonight! I talk a lot about exercise and fitness on this blog. That would make sense since it is a Health and Wellness blog. I tell people all the time you should not [...]
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