by Gracie Lynne | Mar 29, 2014 | HEALTH SMARTS
I have been fairly disciplined throughout my life when it comes to my weight. I try to keep it within ten pounds of my ideal body weight for my height. I always tell people that I work out almost daily when they comment on my lean frame. What I don’t tell them...
by Gracie Lynne | Mar 26, 2014 | HEALTH SMARTS
Is that it is affordable, it can be a challenge to get enrolled but if you have patience, it is definitely worth it. Initially I signed up under Humana One to opt out of the Healthcare.gov system. I was paying close to $200.00 per month which is much more than I can...
by Gracie Lynne | Mar 22, 2014 | HEALTH SMARTS
Over the course of the years that I was a home health nurse I had the privilege of being trained by some remarkable people. One of my trainers was a wound care expert. He taught me something I will never forget. He said in the case of bed sores, the first sign of a...
by Gracie Lynne | Mar 21, 2014 | HEALTH SMARTS
Over the span of my life I have taken various prescription drugs for various maladies, infectious diseases and conditions which I have had. I have not taken any on a long term basis because I have usually had side effects to them. The problem with side effects of a...
by Gracie Lynne | Mar 21, 2014 | HEALTH SMARTS
If you are on a lot of meds, I would bet there may be some interactions between the meds. There are also side effects and contraindications to contend with. I know this happened to my dad… A couple of years ago I agreed to drive my parents from the east coast to...
by Gracie Lynne | Mar 20, 2014 | HEALTH SMARTS
I read another blog today about a person who had yellow pus discharging from a wound and he thought his doctor was wrong in saying that he had nothing to worry about. I thought back to the days I was a home health nurse and knew exactly what I would have told him and...