Category: Body
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Caring For Aging Parents
When caring for aging parents, we do our best to offer effective, loving, on-target interventions to address their many needs. Sometimes we move them into our home or we relocate into theirs – for as long as we can. When it becomes clear that your parent requires more attention, time, skill and/or expertise than you…
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Refilling the EMPTY-NEST with Dignity & Grace
Reframing expectations once the kids return home is key to maintaining sanity. When your 24 year old is preparing to launch into his or her career, but not yet able to make ends meet on the entry-level salary (even though there is a prestigious Master’s degree on the resume), the desire for independence on the…
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Words That Distract From Wellness: DIET & EXERCISE
You are on the right track if you say, “NO – NEVER – NOT ME!” in response to the popular misinterpretation of these two words: DIET & EXERCISE Diet, if misinterpreted as Self-deprivation on any level Separation anxiety as if saying good-bye to something you love and look forward to – as in losing…
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When The Foods You Love Don’t Love You Back
The healthy human body is able to clean and filter air it breathes, food it eats, and fluid it drinks. We are designed to purify and detoxify ALL SORTS of pollutants. The problems arise when we either overload the human body with unnecessary toxins (i.e. alcohol for the liver; fuel exhaust for the lungs) AND/OR…
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You Are Probably Dehydrated If . . .
. . . your lips are cracked/ you lick them often AND/OR you Are constipated Have dry skin Notice your urine is darker than straw (and you haven’t been taking supplements – such as Vitamin B) Think you are hungry all the time (If so, try this: drink 8 ounces of clear water before reaching…
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Safety in the Summer Sun
The more sun we get, the more potential Vitamin D we may manufacture; however, absorption is a key factor, and washing with soap after sunbathing has a lot to do with it. In fact, Vitamin D absorption from sun exposed skin is decrease if the exposed skin is washed with soap and water within the…
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Survival Guide When You Wear 3 Hats: Child, Parent & Grandparent
The day is Friday. Last night was typical. You were awakened at 1:00 AM & 3:30 AM by your bladder, then again at 4:00 AM by the cat. You finally fell asleep – then morning reminded you of your 5:30 AM appointment with the dishwasher, 7:30 AM meeting with the tea kettle and, since this…
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When We Say: “Sit Still & Be Quiet”
We start out just fine. We can’t wait for our children to say their first words, and to learn how to walk. Then . . . . all we say is, “Be quiet” and “sit still.” What happens once they ‘learn their lessons’ ? I learned how to sit still and be quiet .…
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Baby On Board!
The addition of a new baby brings with it an entirely new learning curve for first time parents. Things once taken for granted suddenly require mindful attention from the moment of birth forward – and if proper attention is not paid, the balance of your mind, body and spirit suffers. Two of the many experiences…
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