Category: Aging
From C to Shining See
I want to begin and end this post with a disclaimer. I am not a medical professional or a licensed nutritionist. What I am reporting in this post is simply my experience. I strongly suggest that you do your own research and come up with your own conclusions. Now that I’ve got the disclaimer out [...]
Belly Fat or Belly Bloat?
Over the past few months I’ve noticed my ever expanding waistline. I know that as we get older sometimes we put on weight in the mid section area, but this weight gain had me mystified. Symptom Number 1 I’ve been exercising on a regular basis, eating healthy meals and haven’t been losing much weight at [...]
Is it Hot Flashes or Low Blood Sugar?
Menopause gets a bad rap and deservedly so, but some menopausal symptoms may not be caused by menopause. It might be because we’re not taking proper care of ourselves. Here’s my story (remember, it’s my story and not medical advice). I’m well within my menopause years and had suffered from my share of hot flashes. [...]
Aging Gracefully
There’s nothing for me to say in this post. The video says it all. Here’s to a Happy and Healthy New Year!
I’m “Doing” Old
This Thanksgiving was very enlightening for me. My enlightenment had nothing to do with how to make a creamier cheesecake or the fact that my turkey brine resulted in a very moist tasty turkey, it had to do with how we age. According to my kids, I’m as old as dirt. They asked me, “What [...]
What is a Tensor Fasciae Latae and Why does Mine Hurt?
I recently had the dubious pleasure of discovering a new muscle in my body. The muscle is called the Tensor Fasciae Latae. This lovely little muscle is located in the hip area. If you haven’t discovered yours, count yourself lucky. How I discovered My Tensor Fasciae Latae I started running again. I decided to get [...]
A Hot Flash Update
They’re gone! It’s been about 2 weeks since I had a hot flash! There’s one other weapon in my fighting hot flash arsenal that I added to my routine since my last hot flash update . That wonderful weapon is Wheat Grass. No, not the real, freshly ground, taste like lawn clippings wheat grass (I [...]
Oh Those Pesky Hot Flashes
In 2006 I had my first confrontation with hot flashes. At first I didn’t know what the heck was going on. It couldn’t have been hot flashes, I was way too young (or so I thought). After coming to the shocking realization that I was actually having hot flashes, I started doing some research on [...]
The Wonders of Vitamin K
As a result of one of my reader’s comments, I did a little research on Vitamin K. He suggested checking out vitamin K because I had shared my experience about my brain calcification scare. Thanks Stew for the heads up. Apparently vitamin K helps the blood to clot normally, and helps to prevent heart disease. [...]
Time to Talk about the Dreaded – Hot Flashes
If you are anywhere near my age group, you ladies know what I’m talking about. I remember when I got my first hot flash oh about…3 years ago. At first I didn’t know what was going on. Eventually I realized that I was having a hot flash. Once I realized what was going on, I [...]
Let’s Talk About the Colon (again)
I started a small series on making small steps towards health but was side tracked. There are some things that have to be addressed before taking a few small steps towards health (I had to butt in with this colon post). Very recently after undergoing a colonoscopy, someone very dear to me was diagnosed with [...]
Dr. Hand Up Me
I felt it necessary to interrupt my series on small steps towards health to advise anyone and everyone 50 years of age and older who has never had a colonoscopy to schedule one now (think of this post as a news bulletin). If you have not had a colonoscopy and the following describes your lifestyle [...]
Why is My Aluminum Foil Dissolving?
Back in the old days, aluminum foil was used to wrap just about everything. Kids went to school with their lunch box fully packed with sandwiches wrapped in aluminum foil. Pickles were wrapped in aluminum foil and so were the homemade snacks. Just about everything we carried in our lunchbox was wrapped in aluminum foil [...]
Where Did the Rocks Go?
I had convinced myself that no matter what the results from the brain calcification tests show, I was going to live a healthy and thankful life. I had gotten used to the thought of making jokes about the rocks in my head. I would blame every forgotten event, misplaced item and the occasional emotional rant [...]
Here’s What I’ve Found about Brain Calcification
I found so much information about it that I’ve decided to wait until I get the MRI results before I begin to worry. It could be something and it could be nothing. I’m leaning more towards the ‘it could be nothing’ trend of thought. However, since I mentioned that I would research it, here are [...]
