Seriously, be prepared! Maintenance of a personal updated health history is one of the most important steps to improve your quality of healthcare. A good medical history can literally be a life saver. During the pandemic, having current information completed crucial. Having documented your health information becomes more important, if a family member or HCPOA, needs to step in at a time of crisis. You really do not want to have to come up with all this information, if you…
This virus is not a living organism. It is a protein molecule (RNA or DNA) covered by a protective layer of lipid(fat), which, when absorbed by the cells of the ocular (eyes), nasal (nose) or buccal mucosa (mouth), changes their genetic code (mutates) and converts into aggressor and multiplier cells. Since the virus is not a living organism, but is a protein molecule, it cannot be killed. It has to decay. The disintegration time depends on the temperature, humidity and…
This Notebook will be your guide in creating and developing all the information necessary and become, your best advocacy tool. Once completed you HealthCare Notebook will improve your communication and care across all medial services . When your documentation is completed in advance of any MD appointment, therapy, or hospital stay you will receive better outcome, guaranteed. click here to see online version http://www.scclhs.com/resources free hard copies are available email scclhsrn@gmail.com for details
We are half way through a year, like we have never had before. Time to check our approach for the remaining half. Is your glass half full or half empty? Check your perception and see if it is time to get a smaller glass? Control your life with what you can do, what you must and recognize your gifts, you can give to the world to fill our personal glass. A definition of crisis is “a difficult or dangerous time in which…
As we all seem to be moving less and eating more the natural consequences are weight gain. One of the quick changes, you can make is to increase your daily protein intake. Are you eating the optimum amount of proteins every day? How important are they to our daily life? The answer is VERY IMPORTANT! After water our bodies are mostly composed of proteins. Proteins are the main component of all our cells and are essential to life. Proteins are…
Telemedicine is one of the long-lasting legacies of COVID 19. It has changed the face of healthcare. Can I use telemedicine? When should I use telemedicine? How does it work? Prior to March 2020 only 11% of Americans had been seen by a doctor via video. By May 20020 3 of 10 consumers were being seen by video. Telemedicine uses video cameras and monitors to connect you to health care providers. You will be able to see, hear, and talk…
We reviewed statistics for “major health problems for seniors”! Find the * in the following article and create your TO-DO’s to live the best and healthiest life you can. So, let’s take a stroll through the statistics according to the CDC in 2018. Ranked in order of most common: Heart Disease /Stroke Cancer Respiratory Disease (Pneumonia) Injuries / Falls Diabetes Alzheimer’s / Neurological System Musculoskeletal System (Arthritis) The American Heart Association numbers should be the most frightening. More seniors die…
These days we cannot travel, restaurants are closed, the new reality, right? We all miss not being able to travel and indulge in great international cuisine. A big part of travel, here and abroad, is to treat your taste buds. Has it been a while since you have had a chance to travel or indulge at your favorite “go-to” dining? Is it Japanese, Indian, French, Chinese, Greek or Mexican food you miss? We put together some healthy eating tips from…
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Need a lift these days and want quick results try random acts of kindness (RAK).You get extra joy if you don’t get caught. When we practice random acts of kindness, it will release a sense of positivity, we feel better and the recipients of our will RAK’s feel better, which then makes them more likely to be kind to other people, so it is the beginning of paying it forward. Mother Teresa once said, “We may not do great things…