work your bum and get smarter!

June 27, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

Just in case you don’t know your Bum, is your buttocks. This post is all about exercise and how it effects your memory, and overall Brain Health. There are only two more posts in this series on Brain Health. They will come on Tuesday, and Wednesday. You may see affiliate links in this post, or […]

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Throwback Thursday 1980’s Halloween fun!

June 24, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

This post is a fun post. It has nothing to do with Brain Health, or does it. Memories are an important part of Brain Health. Nostalgia and remembering times of the past help you with recall. It can be lots of fun too. I think I will make this a recurring weekly post as it […]

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throwback thursday: 1969

September 3, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

Keeping with a lighter theme on Thursdays. Where were you in 1969. I was born in August of 1969, so some of this stuff I do not remember. But, some of it continued into the 70’s most notably I can remember Lassie, the Wisk commercial, and the Prince Spaghetti commercial. Some of the toys also […]

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Sweating on Sunday: 3 Mile Indoor Fitness Walk

February 9, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

If you are following along with the 2020 Walking Challenge, don’t forget you can share your weekly progress in the comments, or on my Facebook page. Follow my stats on the FB page. Another quick post today as we are still doing tree clean up from the storm that roared through here Friday night. Below […]

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Thinking on Thursday: What is Pettifoggery?

January 24, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

Welcome to Thinking on Thursday. These posts will be aimed at Brain Health and ways to improve it. I know for me, in my 50’s, Brain Health becomes even more important than in my 20’s. I have been following some of the impeachment trials, mostly because we use it for History in our Homeschool classes, […]

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Type 3 Diabetes

October 3, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

So, I talked about Type 1 Diabetes, and Type 2 Diabetes. Did you know there is a possible Type 3 Diabetes? In the quest for answers to the explosion of Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease, studies are starting to point to a type of Diabetes being the possible link to Dementia and Alzheimer’s. Now as far […]

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Eat Beets For A Better Memory!

July 22, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

This is an older post, that was updated on 9/27/2021/ Did you know Beets are good for you? Doesn’t matter that they taste a lot like dirt, they are really good for your brain. Taking care of your brain can help your memory. Helping your memory may help prevent Dementia, and or Alzheimer’s. No one […]

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Memory Care Monday: Foods for Brain Health

June 3, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

OK, I decided to take a break from the word a week post, to concentrate on some more interesting topics about brain health. Did you know eating fish may help improve your memory? I really don’t care for fish all that much. Matter of fact until recently I didn’t eat fish except maybe once a […]

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Memory Care: Learn A New Word A Week

May 27, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

Welcome back, and Happy Memorial Day to all who serve this great country. This week our word to memorize is deciduous. Now maybe you have heard of deciduous trees. That will give you a clue if you don’t know what this word means. Follow the steps below, and be sure to catch up with all […]

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Memory Care: Learn A New Word Each Week

May 21, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

I have been a lazy blogger this past week. I only managed one post in that time period. It was nice break, though, and I was kind of busy. My daughter started horseback riding lessons, the AC was broken and had to be gutted and fixed, my son started his first job, and there were […]

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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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