what is earthing and does it work?

April 28, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

As a Holistic Health Coach I learned about different types of Grounding Techniques. But, I don’t recall learning about the term Earthing. Earthing is a particular type of Grounding that reconnects us with the Earth. Once I started to read more about it, it became apparent to me that it was similar to what I […]

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Eucalyptus!

September 10, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

My son got married recently and his wife had a bouquet of Eucalyptus flowers, it smelled delightful. This piqued my interest in the flowering plant and what an amazing plant it is. Not only is it beautiful to the eye, but also has lots of medicinal uses as well. Please remember that while plants seem […]

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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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Mindful Monday #1

September 23, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

I am taking a Mindfulness class. It is very short, and the last class in a series of classes on Integrative Therapies. While it is very interesting there is a lot more to this topic than 4 quick weeks. At any rate, I have already learned so much about being in the present, and not […]

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Sweating on Sunday: The Road to 12,500 Daily Steps

September 8, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

Updated 4/4/2021: I am no doing 12,500 steps every day with ease. I now am working towards building up to 1.5 mile run in 15 minutes. If you follow this blog, then you know my ultimate step goal is 12,500 steps per day. I was at 9,500 per day and just increased to 10,000 per […]

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Extras for Health Buddy Melissa Plans

August 11, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

Before I start, I have some exciting news. This fell into my lap quite unexpectedly. About 2 weeks ago, I started taking classes on Integrative Therapies. I moved off the first course, and the second course is on Guided Imagery. For this class I have to create a Guided Imagery script, that will be a […]

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Can food help prevent high blood pressure? May 17, 2021
Hello, and welcome to Monday! I had a pretty stressful weekend and you may have read about it. I did end up at the ER last evening because the pain in my right shoulder was excruciating. If you read here often enough then you know I have stage 3, recently stage 2, Kidney Disease. There [...]
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Calf exercises 2 and 3 for weeks 2 and 3 May 16, 2021
Hello all my fabulous readers! I am still nursing this shoulder injury, but at least today I can type. I did not realize that I did not share move 2 for week 2 of the May Health Challenge which is to strengthen the calfs. So, this week I am posting both exercise 2 and 3. [...]
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self care Saturday: Resting when you are injured May 15, 2021
Happy Saturday! This is not what I intended to talk about today, but because I have reinjured an old shoulder injury even typing is incredibly painful. So, short and sweet today. I am admittedly not good at slowing down, or taking it easy, especially when it is absolutely gorgeous outside and I have tons of [...]
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what are the causes of high blood pressure? May 13, 2021
Happy Thursday! Today, I will talk about the causes of High Blood Pressure, or Hypertension. The two short videos below I do recommend you watch. I really wish they had stressed the importance of Stress as a cause of High Blood Pressure. All of the things they talk about can be a stressor that leads [...]
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5 Reasons why you should care about your blood Pressure! May 11, 2021
What are they? Your brain, heart, eyes, kidneys, and penis. Yep, you read that right! Those are 5 perfect reasons to care about your Blood Pressure. This post may contain affiliate links. May is Blood Pressure Awareness month here on Health Buddy Melissa. All month I am sharing posts on the topic of Blood Pressure. [...]
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gardening: fresh food and fitness for the entire family May 10, 2021
This is a guest post from Fixitdads. Rob reached out to me via email and requested to do a guest post. If you would like to do a guest post on Health Buddy Melissa, please use the contact form at the end of the post to message me. The image is his and he agreed [...]
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Low Calorie food #2 and it helps hbp! May 7, 2021
Hello, Friday! This is my weekend to work which is a bummer because it is Mother’s Day and my daughter’s 17th birthday. But, don’t worry we are celebrating this evening at a local restaurant that is a favorite of hers. So, I had a low calorie lunch because eating out is always tuff when you [...]
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hypertension, high blood pressure, Hbp! What is it? May 6, 2021
Hello, hello! I am so happy you are here. May is Blood Pressure Awareness Month here on Health Buddy Melissa. In March I focused on Kidney Disease, and in April Stress. You can read all of those posts in my archives. There is some great information there. So, what exactly is blood pressure anyways? Blood [...]
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Mother’s Day Special From Health Buddy Melissa May 5, 2021
Happy Wellness Wednesday! As promised I am announcing my Mother’s Day 50% off coupon for my It’s A New Day Coaching Plan. Keep reading to learn how to get the discount. The only way to get access to the code is to sign up for my Mailchimp mailing list. 2. Once you are signed up, [...]
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High blood pressure free coaching giveaway! May 4, 2021
Hello, and Happy Tuesday! For the month of May I decided to focus on High Blood Pressure as my topic for my free coaching session giveaway. 10 lucky people will receive a 60 minute coaching session. This will not include the free health assessment and review, that is already free. Keep reading to learn how [...]
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