Posted July 15, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Stents for Chest Pain?

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Stents (tubular supports placed temporarily inside a blood vessel, canal, or duct to aid healing or relieve an obstruction) are commonly used for relief of chest pain—worldwide more than 500,000 heart patients receive them annually. According to findings published in the prestigious medical journal the Lancet, these invasive heart stents may not […]

Posted July 8, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Fountain of Youth

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Whether you are religious or agnostic, Christian or Buddhist, old or young, you want to understand the science behind an NBC News report: This is your brain on prayer and meditation.

When we sit down and engage in prayer or meditation, we are able to shift away from this frightened and stressed […]

Posted July 1, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

10,000 Steps

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Where did the goal of walking 10,000 steps a day come from? Ten thousand steps was first popularized by Japanese pedometers in the 1960s under the name “manpo-kei,” which means “10,000 steps meter” as reported by UC Davis Integrative Medicine.

According to according to Michael Roizen, a physician and chief wellness […]

Posted June 24, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Auto Pilot

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Most of us have heard that it takes 21 days to generate a new habit. According to a US News report (How Long Does It Really Take to Make Healthy Eating and Exercise a Habit? it takes most of us much longer than that.

For example, in a 2009 European Journal […]

Posted June 17, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Surprising Ingredients

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Often we let bias and opinion get in our way. I am often shocked to discover that I really enjoy something made with substances I don’t even like. For example, cucumber salsa is delicious, and I don’t even like cucumbers. A friend was over for dinner when I made Risotto. “Fred does […]

Posted June 10, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Ooh, poo!

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No one said the information age would be easy. Certainly we are inundated with as much fiction as fact. Even the facts change (such as with margarine or eggs) over time.

According to an article published recently, at least for right now, the opinion seems to be in favor of paper […]

Posted June 3, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Tick Time Again

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Each year about this time it is good to remember it is tick time again. We all love being outside in the warmth and it is wonderful to enjoy nature. We can be wise and stay well, at this and every time of year.

Please scan some of my past tips […]

Posted May 27, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Ways of Remembering

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Memorial Day is usually thought to be about remembering those men and woman who died in active duty (as a soldier or while serving in the armed forces). Many cultures are better with ways of remembering than our contemporary Western mindset.

For example, I posted a blog titled “Bench Chat” on […]

Posted May 20, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

A Pinch of Salt

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“Salt is what makes things taste bad when it isn’t in them.” – Unknown

We all understand the adverse conditions from eating too much processed food packed with salt. However, salt is essential to all mammals, and that includes you and me.

(See “Different Types of Salt” to learn where different salts […]

Posted May 13, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Pachamama

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A celebration of mothers has been part of human history for a very long time. The ancient Greek and Roman traditions are an example of that. In the U.S., “Mother’s Day” has been celebrated since 1906.

Not every individual had a perfect relationship with a physical mother.

Fortunately, some cultures […]