physical health
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My nerve block wore off yesterday afternoon, and I had the most horrible night so far. It is getting better, but I’m still suffering. Did you know that pain is NOT a good thing? The old saying “no pain, no gain” is hogwash. Pain causes a stress reaction which elevates cortisol and other chemicals in
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Surgery went well yesterday, and now I move on to the next phase, true healing. This is an essentially passive process, at least the first couple of weeks. It maybe passive in that my body is doing all the work, but I can do everything in my power to ensure that it has what it
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Tomorrow is my big day, my left knee is being repaired. Amazingly, I’m not extremely fearful. Why, do you ask? I have one of the best surgeons in the field, I am in extremely good shape for a woman my age, I understand the process and I know how to prepare. As I was thinking
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It has been 7+ days since I fell and my life seems to be falling into a new normal. I don’t have any pressing concerns or insight today, so let’s head back to the 27 healthy tips.Today’s topic is avoiding added sugar in our diet. Did you know that the average American eats 17 teaspoons
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I finally got a somewhat decent night’s sleep last night, after 3 nights of little to no sleep. Why can’t I sleep? With the pain and immobility, I’m in a leg immobilizer from my groin to my ankle, which makes rolling over and trying to get comfortable nigh on impossible. The best news that keeps
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Let’s talk about pain. Pain has been categorized as the 5th vital sign in medicine, so Medicine has deemed that it is just as important as your; blood pressure, pulse, respiratory rate, and temperature when getting a basic idea of how you are doing. The thing with pain is that it is subjective, meaning it
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Good Morning beautiful people. Those os you that receive my text quote and links every morning, received a late evening please for help last night. THANK YOU, to all who texted back. This morning is covered. I fell while I was putting my 2 pitties out after work last night and I have a severe
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I have been reviewing the webpage “27 Natural Health and Nutrition Tips That Are Evidence-Based” for the past few months, that is when I’m not chasing a mental or spiritual health rabbit hole. We are on #16, “use Extra Virgin Olive Oil,” which I highly agree with, but do you know why it’s so good
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One of my reader’s commented on migraines and yet again I’m just not in the mood to talk about #16 and the use of EVOO, so let’s talk about migraines. Migraines are a type of throbbing headache that reoccurs and last anywhere from 4-72 hours, that may sound like it isn’t a big deal, but
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Let me introduce myself, I’m Tiffany Raikes MSN APRN FNP MLT-ASCP. If you don’t understand that alphabet soup, that’s okay. What it means is that I’m a Family Nurse Practitioner who has been learning and growing in medicine for the past 35+ years. I started in EMS with my local Rescue Squad as a teenager.
The Dragon Lady's Journey 