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Are You Ready for an Emergency?

Are You Ready for an Emergency?

Whether it be a tornado, hurricane, flood, fire, or manmade disaster; dangers await just around the corner. Are you ready with survival kit supplies? The American Red Cross provides a great deal of information. The following cover only the basics. Water: 1 gallon per...

High Blood Pressure: The Silent Killer

High Blood Pressure: The Silent Killer

Recently, the news was filled with a great deal of stress and sadness. It’s a good time to check your blood pressure. Adrenalin surges from stress damage the inside lining of the arteries leading to heart and kidney disease, strokes, blindness and dementia.  Most...

Natural Immunity and Reinfection Rates for COVID-19

Natural Immunity and Reinfection Rates for COVID-19

The journal Lancet recently on 2/16 reported the results of a review study that examined the COVID-19 reinfection rates based on the four variant waves: Wuhan, Alpha, Delta and Omicron. Many ask, “How do I know which one I had?” Wuhan exploded in March 2020, Alpha...

The Collapse of Damar Hamlin

The Collapse of Damar Hamlin

February 4, 2023, Jennie Johnson, RN-BC, PhD Living for a Healthy Heart, LLC Recently the nation was shocked when a healthy elite professional football player collapsed during an NFL game into full cardiac arrest. Thankfully, he is recovering but questions remain...

The Power of Positivity

The Power of Positivity

As we begin a new year and leave many of the challenges of 2022 behind, it may help to face 2023 with a more positive way of looking at the ones ahead of us. Dr. Barbara Frederickson (renowned researcher on negative mood) wrote the book Positivity. She stated that...

Healthy Living through the Holidays

Healthy Living through the Holidays

Healthy Living Through the Holidays The holidays are a wonderful time to offer thanks for many blessings, celebrate the birth of our Savior and ring in the New Year but it can also be a challenge on waistlines. Food and especially holiday food is certainly a wonderful...