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6 Practical Ways To Manage Your Health As You Age

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As you get older, it’s always possible for issues to come up with your health. These can often feel overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be. By doing certain actions, you should lessen the likelihood of certain life altering illnesses and diseases over time. These practices could lead you to being healthier than you could have ever imagined, leading to an overall happier life. … [Read more...] about 6 Practical Ways To Manage Your Health As You Age

How To Combat Allergies In Your Home

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If you're tired of feeling like you live inside a tissue box, it's time to take charge. Fighting allergies begins at home where pollen, dust mites and pet dander like to lurk. In this post, we'll arm you with the knowledge and understanding to win this fight and regain indoor peace quickly and successfully. Here's hoping you find relief from allergies in no time at all. How … [Read more...] about How To Combat Allergies In Your Home

Lifeguard Safety Tips For Beaches And Water Parks

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I have read a couple books lately where main characters drowned. I also grew up having friends, yes, that is friends, with an s, die of drowning. So, with everyone's safety in mind, I felt we all could use a refresher course with some lifeguard safety tips. I wanted to post these tips, directly from lifeguards, today in hopes that you might practice extra precautions this … [Read more...] about Lifeguard Safety Tips For Beaches And Water Parks

Lunch Break Leisure: 12 Activities to Relieve Stress During the Workday

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If you’re like most Americans, you probably suffer from some level of work-related stress. According to The American Institute of Stress, 83 percent of workers report being stressed out from work, with 57 percent saying it’s so bad they feel paralyzed by it. The workplace tension is triggered by a number of factors, especially company culture, lack of work-life balance and … [Read more...] about Lunch Break Leisure: 12 Activities to Relieve Stress During the Workday

Why Is It So D*mn Hard To Get Good Patient Care?

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I think most of you reading this blog know about my heart issues over the past year. If not, and if you are interested, feel free to catch up here. The Cliff Notes version goes like this: At 41, I had a massive heart attack, almost went into cardiac arrest [a few shocks from the defibrillator stopped this] and I had to have open heart surgery. It has been difficult, both … [Read more...] about Why Is It So D*mn Hard To Get Good Patient Care?

Congratulations! I Graduated Cardiac Rehab

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On Friday, I graduated Cardiac Rehab. For those of you unfamiliar with Cardiac Rehabilitation, it was a program that was offered to me after my heart surgery this summer. It was a 36 session rehabilitation program that I went to 3 times a week that involved exercising while hooked up to monitors. Trained nurses and exercise physiologists were on hand to make sure that my heart … [Read more...] about Congratulations! I Graduated Cardiac Rehab

November Is Lung Cancer Awareness Month

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Thank you AstraZeneca for sponsoring this post. November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Now more than ever, there is reason for hope. Please visit LIVE W.E.L.L. and LVNG With Lung Cancer for more information. Did you know that November is Lung Cancer Awareness month? In the United States, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women, … [Read more...] about November Is Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Headbands Of Hope Hosting “The Worst Fundraiser Ever” 11/16 Raleigh

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Headbands Of Hope will be hosting the 3rd annual Give Gala, aka “The Worst Fundraiser Ever” on 11/16 at the Marble Kids Museum in Raleigh, NC. This is a unique charity in that they don't ask for donations but instead acts of kindness. This is cool because I think that willingness to help others shouldn't be impeded by lack of monetary funds. I'm also excited about the Give Gala … [Read more...] about Headbands Of Hope Hosting “The Worst Fundraiser Ever” 11/16 Raleigh

I Was Dying In A Hospital Bed And My Boyfriend Ghosted Me

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For any of you that are unaware of what ghosting means, it's when your significant other basically falls off the face of the Earth. Essentially, you never hear from them again. Or they are done with you and don't even offer you the courtesy of an explanation. Are they dead? Did they join a cult? Did they join the circus? Who knows? Certainly not you, that's for sure. Just like … [Read more...] about I Was Dying In A Hospital Bed And My Boyfriend Ghosted Me