Throwback Thursday: Why Obesity Was Rare In The 50’s

October 21, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

Hello, and Happy Thursday! I have had a crazy week and I feel like I have totally neglected my readers. I still have so much to discuss on the topic of Obesity, and the month is almost over. My newsletter was supposed to go out yesterday, but I will literally not home at all yesterday […]

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High Oxalate Food Swaps!

September 29, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

All this month I have been discussing Oxalates in relation to kidney stones, and the possibility it may effect CKD. I did not get in as many topics as I would have liked, but if you look in the archives there is some really good information for you. The foods with the very highest oxalates, […]

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How Much Salt Does the Body Need to Function Normally?

September 16, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

Hello, and happy Thursday! If you read this blog, then you know I talk a lot about salt. I talk about salt when I talk about the kidneys, and I talk about salt when I talk about blood pressure. But, how much salt does the body actually need to function normally. Yes, you are reading […]

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Taste Test Tuesday: Trader Joe’s Italian Meatballs

September 14, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

Whoa a new featured topic! I think it is fun to share the perspective of different tastes for different food items. So, I am starting a Taste Test Tuesday topic. I don’t know if every Tuesday will be this topic, because I have others for Tuesdays, but if it is really popular I will just […]

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Face Masks and facts on Friday!

August 27, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

Hello, Hello, and welcome to Friday! Today, I am going to discuss a more serious topic. August is an extremely busy month for me, every year. I have a lot going on and I don’t always pay attention to the news. Keep reading to see what caught my attention. I got a news alert earlier […]

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social media share saturday and sunday

August 21, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

I have not done one of these in a while, so I thought it might be fun. Please read the rules before participating. They are not hard. I do moderate all comments because I get a ton of spam. To participate in the Health Buddy Melissa Social Media Share please follow these rules. The sharing […]

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Mindful monday: It’s a whopper!

August 16, 2021.Reading time 9 minutes.

Hello, and welcome to another edition of Mindful Monday, more directly Mindful Eating. I have been reading up on Mindful Eating vs Intuitive Eating, and while they are similar they are a bit different. I will post more about that another time. Always be aware that my posts are meant to be a discussion, or […]

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what Should I eat with diverticulosis?

August 11, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

A quick note before I begin. I was going to talk about Fiber and how it helps prevent someone from getting Diverticulosis in the first place. However, I have been studying this topic for over a week now and there are very conflicting opinions, and test results for fiber as a preventative to getting Diverticulosis, […]

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medical monday: diverticulosis

August 2, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

Hello, and welcome to a very wet Medical Monday! I am having issues with my pool that are getting on my nerves. I have never had issues with it being nice and clean, and clear until last week. I am assuming it has something to do with the dreadful heat. Anyway, that is not what […]

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Mask up, again!

July 28, 2021.Reading time 12 minutes.

Hello, and welcome to another Wellness Wednesday! This is not the topic I was going to discuss today, however in light of all the new information, and the fact that this is a Health blog I decided to talk about it. This is information and my thoughts. I am in no way, telling people to […]

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Throwback Thursday: Why Obesity Was Rare In The 50’s October 21, 2021
Hello, and Happy Thursday! I have had a crazy week and I feel like I have totally neglected my readers. I still have so much to discuss on the topic of Obesity, and the month is almost over. My newsletter was supposed to go out yesterday, but I will literally not home at all yesterday [...]
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Obesity Causes Dementia!? October 19, 2021
Whoa, and Happy Tuesday! It is Obesity Awareness Month, so be sure and check out all of the other posts on this topic in the archives, or just search the word obesity. Dementia touches my life in so many ways. I work on a Memory Care Unit with Dementia residents, and I have a loved [...]
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Family Cook Off #2 October 15, 2021
I totally forgot to share this on Tuesday, so I am sharing it today instead. There will be a few other tidbits in this post. On Tuesday, my husband, daughter, and myself held the second round of our Family Cook Off. This is meant to be fun, family time, and a little competition too. This [...]
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Holy Fructosenomics! October 13, 2021
OK, so I totally made that word up. But, I had already done a post last year titled What the Fructose! So, I had to come up with something. For the purposes of this post, because the topic is very complex, and there is a lot to it, I am going to make some key [...]
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Sugar and Obesity! October 12, 2021
Hello, and welcome to another Healthy Tips on Tuesday post. October is Obesity Awareness Month, or improve your Metabolic Syndrome Health Marker if you prefer. You will find two videos below. I urge you to watch them both. Remember not only fat people have Metabolic Syndrome, and not all Obese people do either. But, if [...]
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Going From Stage 3b CKD to Stage 2 CKD! October 11, 2021
Hello, and Happy Monday! The sun is shining and my spirits are lifted. I am so very excited for my Kidney appt. this Thursday! A little back story. If you are new here, and you don’t feel like reading 2 years worth of updates on my kidney journey, I will give a very short summary. [...]
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Homemade Pumpkin Protein Bars! October 8, 2021
Hello, and Happy Foodie Friday! You know October is pumpkin season, right? Well it is. I am funny about protein bars. I am a texture kind of girl so a a lot of them just have a strange texture to me. The only one I have found, and I have tried a lot, are these [...]
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Stop Calling It Obesity? October 7, 2021
Hello, and welcome back to another Thinking on Thursday topic. For the whole month of October I am discussing Obesity. But, as you can see in my title I posed the topic as a question. However, by the end of the post I think you will see why I think it should be a statement. [...]
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Why Your Step Count Might Be Deceiving You: Walk With Me In October! October 6, 2021
I have mentioned this special deal in a couple other posts, but today I finally am getting to talk about it in full. If you read here a lot, then you know I have CKD, am not especially fond of intense exercise, and I walk a lot. But, I might not be walking enough. What [...]
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Why Should You Care About Obesity? October 5, 2021
Hello, and welcome back to another Healthy Tips on Tuesday post. If you have been reading along then you know that for the month of October I am discussing Obesity. This is the third post on that topic, so please be sure to read the other two, as I don’t intend to repeat myself for [...]
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