Posted February 17, 2019 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

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If you have ever stood at the crosswalk waiting for the light to change, pushing the button over and over again thinking it is not doing anything, you are probably right.

Patient-controlled analgesia pumps supply opioid pain-controlling drugs such as morphine, fentanyl but no matter how many times you push the […]

Posted February 13, 2019 in Wholesome Thoughts

Mending

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Do not be dismayed by the brokenness of the world. All things break. And all things can be mended. Not with time, as they say, but with intention. So go. Love intentionally, extravagantly, unconditionally. The broken world waits in darkness for the light that is you.

L.R. Knost said that.

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Posted February 10, 2019 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Good Connections

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During a week when Cupid is shooting arrows, some of the best medical advice is for you to maintain good connections.

According to Harvard Health Publishing, the quality of our relationships matters.

For example, one study found that midlife women who were in highly satisfying marriages and marital-type relationships had […]

Posted February 6, 2019 in Wholesome Thoughts

Ask

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In Days of Healing, Days of Joy Earnie Larsen and Carol Larsen Hegarty said, “We’re not likely to get what we don’t ask for.”

If you would appreciate learning how to ask, send email to debra@scs-matters.com, or from within the continental U.S. phone or text (269) 921-2217.

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Posted February 3, 2019 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

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According to John Tesh’s “Intelligence for Your Life” if you’re trying to quit smoking rub the skin at the center of your palm and between your index finger and thumb. Researchers found that people who used this technique smoked 25% fewer cigarettes in a month than quitters who chewed gum. The self-massage […]

Posted January 27, 2019 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Couch Potatoes

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It has been said that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but it seems exercise can improve your brain power, even if you have been a couch potato.

“Exercise did make a difference in improved brain power,” Dr. Joyce Gomes-Osman, the study’s author and the director of the Neuromotor […]

Posted January 26, 2019 in Sacred Stories

I Could Smell Him

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She and her mom were both still reeling from the death of her brother, who was a senior in high school.

One day her mom said, “Did you smell him? I could smell him….”

It was such a new thing for both of them. They knew what they smelled.

“Yes,” she […]

Posted January 20, 2019 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Oils!

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Do you remember lard? Were you around when we were all told that butter was bad for you but margarine was good? Crisco used to be a household staple, but we are always learning. Nowhere is that more evidenced that in relation to oils.

Oils are used for frying, roasting, sautéing […]

Posted January 19, 2019 in Sacred Stories

Answered Prayer

Sacred Stories

Her husband was being cared for in a facility, due to advanced Alzheimer’s disease. She was feeling some concern about her upcoming scheduled time away.

Before going to visit him that day, she said a little prayer, asking if he was doing OK.

His communication essentially had become “word salad.” The […]

Posted January 13, 2019 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Moods and Meds

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It comes as no surprise that many people are taking medications with side effects. More than one-third of U.S. adults are taking prescription medications that may lead to depression. An article in the Journal of the American Medical Association warns that depression is a potential side effect of more than 200 commonly […]