My Blog: A Nurse’s Voice
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 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...
The Importance of Sleep
The American Heart Association recently revamped its Life’s Simple 7 recommendations by adding sleep to what is now the Essential 8 lifestyles to prevent a heart attack and stroke.” Why? Researchers found that sleep provides important health benefits for a longer...
It’s Time to Gear Up for the Cold & Flu Season:
What To Do........................ As the leaves begin to turn in October, it’s our reminder to get ready for the cold and flu season. Thankfully, the worst of COVID ended with the Omicron variants and blessings of natural herd immunity. Due to concerns over the COVID...
Monkeypox: How Dangerous is it?
The new scourge to hit may be Monkeypox, but how dangerous is it? Recall that a plethora of viruses and bacteria are found throughout the earth; most do not cause disease. Monkeypox belongs in the family of viruses like Cowpox and Smallpox which were certainly much...
Is the Pandemic Finally Over?
Is the Pandemic Finally Over