Category: Body
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Non-Pharmaceutical Preventive Measures to Boost Your Immune System
What do change of season, forks in the road, developmental milestones of children under our care, aging parents, periodic arguments, and life in general have in common? They stress the immune system. How? When we are out of balance in any one of three areas: mind, body or spirit, failing health expresses itself by calling…
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Apple Cider Vinegar – Age Old Remedy
I use apple cider vinegar (ACV) to address gastro-intestinal as well as respiratory illnesses. If I feel a bit bloated or am concerned that I saw pink in the chicken (but ate it anyway), I take a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar as a precautionary measure. If I feel a cold coming on, I…
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Fish Can Be Healthful or Harmful: Here Are Tips on What To Consider
Controversy over which fish are most healthful continues. Concerns include toxic levels of mercury, PCBs, and whether or not these can depress the immune system or impact pregnant women and/or their fetuses. The link below offers insights and lists, explanations and guidance regarding fish and points to consider when planning a meal. http://nutritionresearchcenter.org/healthnews/top-11-toxic-seafoods-to-avoid/
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Self-Care: Who Has TIME For It?
What exactly is ‘self-care’ and why is it such a big deal? Self-care represents tending to one’s self as if we are our own best friend paying attention to our body when it feels tired, hungry, thirsty, or when our skin is too wet, dry, cold, hot sometimes saying “No” to a poor choice and/or…
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Enjoy Life’s Roses – Even With Thorns
You have the MOST power in the scenario entitled: YOUR LIFE. Mindfulness is born of wisdom collected throughout a lifetime of experiences. It facilitates balance when we choose to embrace the control we have over our perceptions, as well as the decisions upon which actions are based. You are talented, strong, deserving of respect and…
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The Price Paid For a ‘Pain-Free’ Existence
When assessing our own place in the friends/family aspect of our lives, we ask ourselves some pointed questions: Do I tell other people what to say and do? Am I often referred to as “over-controlling”? Do I lack self-control? Do others boss me around? Do I accept responsibility for too many/ not enough choices/reactions? People…
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The Art of Repairing Broken Relationships: Where Do We Begin?
Getting started. Gentle healthy boundary setting is an important skill you can help yourself, and those you love, master. Sometimes we agree to make lists that include “dos” and “don’ts” regarding topics – which is a fine beginning. It involves memorizing and/or writing a list of what may and may not be brought up. We do this…
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The “Code of Ethics for Nurses” . . . Four Principles
Source: http://www.ehow.com/info_8421617_moral-code-nursing.html What is a Code of Ethics? A code of ethics is defined as “a set of principles of conduct within an organization that guide decision-making and behavior,” according to US Legal, a web site that offers information on the law. These principles provide those in the professional world with specific guidelines for making ethical…
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Pay The Bills . . . or Feed My Spirit – Can I Do Both?
So you make ends meet by commuting 40 minutes a day – one way – to what your sister-in-law calls a ‘dead end job’. She’s a big shot on Wall Street, climbs the corporate ladder in her ‘career’, and gets periodic bonuses that could fill your refrigerator for 6 months-and then some. You are happy…
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I’m Too Busy Really Means: I’m Prioritizing
They say, “If you want it done, give it to a busy person” and yet, busy is the excuse offered as a reason for NOT doing something. Seems to be a contradiction. Of course, some people do actually lack mastery of time-management skills and, indeed, this may motivate the response: “I’m too busy” but, it is…
Dr. Nancy Iankowitz DNP, RN, FNP 