Each semester the high school student(s) in my house come home with tales of “The Flour Baby Project.” In New York State, high school students must take a half credit of health to graduate. This course is offered every semester at our high school and includes such topics as STDs, alcoholism, CPR – each student… Continue reading The Flour Baby Project
I guess I should expect a blog post on a nursing school site to be about health. I was intrigued at the 100 Health Habit That Can Save Your Life, Your Money, and Your Planet. What I did not expect is that the list would be divided into seven different areas that would encompass nutrition, general… Continue reading Healthy Habits
We spend our lives worrying about the risks we take. Should we take risks at all? I have been a member of a Proctor & Gamble focus group called Vocalpoint for several years. This morning the email that came from Vocalpoint had an article about the risks we should take in our lives. Many of… Continue reading Risks
You have spent all kinds of time changing your diet, exercising to get more fit, changing your lifestyle to be healthier. Now, what about your friends and family? Do you encourage or discourage them with your changes? I get daily emails from Sparkpeople.com and a recent one stuck in my mind – and in… Continue reading Your Friends and Family and Their Health
I have known that this day was coming. Both of my parents have health issues. One manages the issues through diet, exercise and medication. The other tends to ignore the medication prescribed, eats when and what is wanted, and ignores general health issues. Both are adults, 67 and 70 respectively. Yes, they are divorced and… Continue reading When do your parents become your children?
I am not concerned about your diet or your exercise. I am not concerned about your overall health. I am, though, wondering how many times a “cold and flu” season you get sick. Do you routinely get the vaccines you need to keep yourself more healthy than if you didn’t get them? Today, I… Continue reading Are you Healthy?
I tend to not think of myself as selfish. I am sure, when the boys ask for something and are told I am busy or some other response, they think so. I am not. I just finished reading an article by Rebecca Pratt about putting yourself first. Pratt hits the nail on the head as… Continue reading Put Yourself First
Remember the essay “Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten”? I love that essay! It talks about how all those things we do in kindergarten are needed for life – getting along, sharing, napping. This morning I opened my email from Sparkpeople.com and found an equally good piece – how we can learn healthy… Continue reading Everything I Learned
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