what is diverticulitis?

August 17, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

Welcome to another Tuesday edition of Health Tips on Tuesday. August is Colon Health Awareness Month and I have been discussing Diverticulosis. Today, I am going to talk about Diverticulitis. It is a sister disease to Diverticulosis. You can read the other posts on this topic in the archives. Diverticulitis is very common especially as […]

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My Top 10 Reasons to Exercise

April 5, 2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

After having my second child, exercise became almost non-existent. Though I felt we were active as a family, and as homeschoolers, my physical activity was few and far between. After being diagnosed with CKD I knew a total lifestyle change was warranted. Exercise always seemed like a chore, something I had to do, especially in […]

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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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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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Mindful Monday: Mindful Yoga

November 18, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

Updated 4/12/2021 Below is an easy, slow Yoga practice video. Once you learn the Yoga moves it would make sense to me to do your Mindful Yoga with soft gentle music, nature noises, or no noise. Incorporating breathing exercises, with your Yoga would also be an awesome way to do Mindful Yoga. Remember with Mindfulness […]

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Health Buddy Melissa Podcast #2 Early Signs of Kidney Disease

November 14, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I have recorded my second podcast titled, Early Signs of Kidney Disease. It is available to email subscribers exclusively. If you would like to listen to it, use the contact form below to message request it. Disclaimer

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Wellness Wednesday: Cold and Flu Prevention Part 2

November 13, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

Updated 4/21/2021: Last week I discussed the first chain of infection. This week I will discuss the second link in the Chain of Infection: Reservoirs. So, let us say the first link was not broken, and the pathogen or germ was able to continue to the next link in the chain. A Reservoir is anywhere […]

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Health Buddy Melissa Podcast #1

November 7, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

Well, the converter I was going to use does not accept large Mp3 files. So, my podcast will be available via email to those who wish to receive it. Each Thursday I will send a new podcast to all email subscribers. The first one is a general About Me and was created last week so […]

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Foodie Friday: National Coffee Day!

September 27, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

National Coffee Day is Sept 29th. Do you love coffee? Do you have Diabetes or CKD? You may think you can’t have coffee. You can still love your coffee, with some very careful choices. If you have Heart Disease or HTN, use De-Caff instead of caffeinated coffee. If you have high cholesterol levels, or Heart […]

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Fun Fitness Friday! December 3, 2021
It’s Friday, woot woot! If you work just weekends, like me, then Friday isn’t really all that exciting, lol. Since I do work just weekends now, at my nursing job, I don’t get to do Sweating on Sunday posts anymore, so I have moved that topic to Fitness Friday. This post will be a conglomerate [...]
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Gift Idea #3 For People With Dementia! December 2, 2021
Hola! That means hello in Spanish. I am learning Spanish! I actually remember quite a bit from years ago when I was doing it with my son for Middle School Spanish. I do know some basic words but really can not put a sentence together. That really has nothing to do with the gift idea [...]
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This Modifiable Dementia Risk Factor May Shock You! December 1, 2021
Hello, and welcome to December! November just whizzed right by. If you stop by often then you know November was Dementia awareness month and I have extended it into December. I am not sure that I will still get all of the information covered, but it gives me something to talk about for next year, [...]
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Gift Idea #2 For People With Dementia: Companionship November 30, 2021
Welcome to Tuesday! Yesterday, I shared to life-like Joy dog as gift idea #1. If your loved one is still able to care properly for a real pet they make great companions. No affiliate links. Obviously, they would need to remember to feed, water, and potty the pet at the very least. A way for [...]
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Gift Idea #1 For People With Dementia! November 29, 2021
None of these are affiliate links. I am currently not doing any affiliate links for many reasons. Sometimes it is hard to know what to get someone suffering from Dementia as a Christmas gift. Whether they have mild cognitive impairment and can still manage at home, or they are in Assisted Living or Memory Care, [...]
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Black Friday History! November 26, 2021
Hello, and welcome! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. The weather was perfect here in Florida, and we had a lovely day. We had dessert with extended family and friends. We always keep air circulating in the house, and fans in the windows when possible, plus disinfect before and after the company is here. [...]
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Thanksgiving Tidbits! November 25, 2021
Happy Thanksgiving, 2021! My husband does the turkey, and that is already in the oven. I prepped a bunch yesterday and will begin the snacky type before meal stuff soon. Below you will see my two tables set up. The smaller table is our usual dining room table. Since we don’t have a large family [...]
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How Does Life Long Learning Prevent Dementia? November 24, 2021
One more day to turkey day. Are you ready? I am prepping today, and even though there are only five of us there is still a lot to prep to be sure the meal is warm when everyone is ready to sit down. I also need to find the table runner that I made many [...]
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Vintage Thanksgiving Music! November 23, 2021
Turkey day is almost here. I have been out and about all day. There are people everywhere shopping for Thanksgiving and Christmas. There are some empty shelves, and a store I had never been in, Tuesday Morning, had lots of holiday stuff picked over and it isn’t even Black Friday yet. I was going to [...]
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Scary Saturday History! November 20, 2021
Hello, and Happy Saturday! I haven’t had a Saturday off in months. So, today is a rare treat. Did you know there have been lots of other Epidemics and Pandemics in history? Some of them were pretty scary too, being that modern medicine is what it is. Even basic cleanliness and having soap was scarce [...]
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