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Managed Long- Term Care Medicaid Plan

Sue LeDoux Posted on June 28, 2022 by Sue LeDouxJune 28, 2022

        Had enough? Say “Uncle.” Do kids still say that when they want a playmate to give up? Sometimes caregivers need to recognize when it’s time to cry “uncle.” A loved one may have so many care … Continue reading →

Posted in body&soul | Tagged community health care nurses, Home Delivered Meals, home health aides, Managed care plan, Managed Long-Term Care Medicaid Plan, Medicaid, medical day care, Personal emergency response system, social day care | 2 Replies

Redefining “Old”

Sue LeDoux Posted on June 21, 2022 by Sue LeDouxJune 21, 2022

Last evening, I listened to a physician on television declare that Covid is especially problematic to people “who have the diseases of aging,” such as diabetes, cardiovascular problems, etc. Unfortunately, he didn’t miss a beat when I shouted, “Not so … Continue reading →

Posted in body&soul | Tagged againg, genetics, health, healthy choices, healthy life style, illness, mental fitness, old age, resilience | 3 Replies

REAL Comfort Foods

Sue LeDoux Posted on May 23, 2022 by Sue LeDouxMay 23, 2022

Two years into this pandemic, with more to go, has been enough to harsh all our mellows. But for many more of us, clinical depression threatens our very existence and we need to talk about it. To do that, I … Continue reading →

Posted in body&soul | Tagged depression, food/suicide connection, foods that fight depression, inflammation and depression, MAO inhibitors, suicide | 2 Replies

Facts and Fallacies about Protein

Sue LeDoux Posted on April 25, 2022 by Sue LeDouxApril 25, 2022

         OR?     I am of a certain age where I can tell you that never have I seen so many long- held beliefs challenged on every level. I grew up on meat, potatoes, and vegetable dinners, eggs for … Continue reading →

Posted in body&soul | Tagged beans, building tissue, fiber, hemp, how much protein should we eat, immune system, maintaining tissue, meat as source of protein, nuts, protein, protein chart, protein powders, repairing tissue, seed, sources of protein | 6 Replies

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Sue LeDoux Posted on March 28, 2022 by Sue LeDouxMarch 29, 2022

    OR?     So what’s the scoop on Vitamin E? I want to share some eye-opening information I discovered about this vitamin from my Food Revolution Network feed. It’s one of the fat soluble vitamins (vitamins A,D, E, … Continue reading →

Posted in body&soul | Tagged Benefits of Vitamin E, fat soluble vitamins, National Instiltutes of Health, side effects of too much vitamin E, sources of vitamin E, studies about vitamin E, Vitamin E, Vitamin E supplement, Vitamin supplements | 2 Replies

To Mask or Unmask?

Sue LeDoux Posted on February 28, 2022 by Sue LeDouxFebruary 28, 2022

Here we go again. Are y’all as sick of this masking debate as I am? My NPR feed has a good article about masking that links to CDC’s latest, and probably the most realistic advice yet. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/02/25/1082249002/cdc-says-americans-can-now-go-unmasked-in-many-parts-of-the-country?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20220227&utm_term=6371966&utm_campaign=health&utm_id=52698351&orgid=311&utm_att1= Highlights of Article … Continue reading →

Posted in body&soul | Tagged CDC guidelines, Covid, COVID tests, drug treatments, individual choice, mask wearing, universal masking | 2 Replies

Diet Wars and Cancer

Sue LeDoux Posted on January 31, 2022 by Sue LeDouxFebruary 1, 2022

While I was  standing in the check-out line in the grocery store, a magazine touting the keto diet caught my eye. I didn’t bite (pun intended), and here’s why. Dr. Greger at Nutrition Facts.org. If you are reading my health … Continue reading →

Posted in body&soul | Tagged cancer, cancer fighting, cancer promoting, carbohydrates, fat for fuel, keto diet, ketosis, plant based, sugar for fuel, sugars, whole food | 2 Replies

Lacking those Zzzzzzzs?

Sue LeDoux Posted on January 3, 2022 by Sue LeDouxJanuary 5, 2022

  “I wonder how I’ll die,” I mused out loud when I was a kid. (I have no idea why I wondered that at age ten.)  My father chuckled. “Chances are 23 out of 24 it will be in your … Continue reading →

Posted in body&soul | Tagged food that promote sleep, insomnia, lifestyle, sleep, sleep deprivation, stress, to get more sleep | 3 Replies

Stroke Prevention Guidelines

Sue LeDoux Posted on December 6, 2021 by Sue LeDouxDecember 6, 2021

I came across a handout about stroke prevention that my husband’s doctor handed me one day. It’s full of excellent advice I want to share with you, plus my two- cents worth of suggestions. (Italics are direct quotes from the … Continue reading →

Posted in body&soul | Tagged blood clot, brain cell death, cardiovascular accidents, CVA, healthy diets, hemorrhage, plant based diet, stroke, stroke prevention, symptoms of a stroke, TIA, transischemic attack, vegan diet, vegetarians, what to do if suspect a stroke, whole food plant based diet | 4 Replies

Toe to Toe with the Enemy

Sue LeDoux Posted on October 31, 2021 by Sue LeDouxOctober 31, 2021

It’s not like I’m out there partying heartily or mixing with lots of people. Sure, I wear a mask when I go to the grocery store or sit mask-less when alone in the library’s Quiet Zone. All the members of … Continue reading →

Posted in body&soul | Tagged 24 hours caregiving with COVID, boosters, Covid, COVID tests, immune system, protection, quarantine, vaccinations | 2 Replies

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