Sleepiness is something I have to deal with a lot more of during my recovery process. Over the course of my life napping didn’t interest me. Because it always felt like a waste of good daylight. But, as it turns out, napping has become a necessity. Yikes! Because sleepiness has become a frequent, almost relentless visitor. Here’s a snippet of an article I read … Read the rest…
Category Archives: healthy habits
Note: the last podcast episode said it was number 995. But it was actually 994. And this episode is actually 995. OK, back to your regularly scheduled whatever it was you were doing before I interrupted you. Mindfulness is the cognitive skill, usually developed through meditation, of sustaining metacognitive awareness towards the contents of one’s own mind in the present moment. I recommend practicing … Read the rest…
One day you’re imagining and planning out your multitude of great ideas. Then, a stroke. And suddenly you’re calculating where your left foot needs to go next. Paul wrote to the Thessalonians “that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night.” And I’m here to tell you that a serious change in your health can come like that too. … Read the rest…
Read the following list of names and see if you can tell me what the common denominator is with them. – Ferguson’s suicide-by-cop Michael Brown – Aurora theater murderer James Holmes – Islamic Boston Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev – Miami cannibal Rudy Eugene – Trayvon Martin – Baltimore’s Freddie Gray – Vegas Strip murderer Lakeisha Holloway – Planned Parenthood shooter Robert Lewis Dear – Infamous murderer Jodi Arias – Devin Kelley murdered 26 … Read the rest…
If this was an article for a health and wellness client, I couldn’t actually say food is medicine. In order to protect my client from lawsuits and such, I would have to say “food can be medicine.” But since I’m sharing my own opinions, I can say food is medicine. Yeah, don’t get too excited. Because that doesn’t mean ALL food is medicine. So, … Read the rest…
A few years ago I visited a functional medicine doctor. And he suggested some biomarker testing. In particular, a blood test, known as the A1C or HA1C. Because he wanted to take a closer look at what might be going on in my blood. Of course, after the recent turn of events in my health, I recalled some of the results and thought it … Read the rest…
No, I haven’t taken up golfing. So, the one stroke I speak of is the kind of stroke you don’t wanna get even once. But on April 17, yeah, just last month, I had one sneak up on me and knock me down pretty hard. That one stroke, put me in the ICU and rehab for three weeks. It’s one thing to read about, … Read the rest…