How to stick with tradition and still make healthier holiday meals
Nobody wants to mess with treasured holiday recipes. There are good reasons we treasure them. However, not every holiday food falls into the “most-loved” category.
Want to be healthy but tired of reading labels? Check out this new free and easy online tool
Donna Blouin tries her best to feed her five children healthy foods. She reads labels to the point that most people hate shopping with her. Not anymore.
Miserable sore throat? One of these home remedies will make you feel better
Don't you hate it when you start to feel a sore throat coming on? Try these home remedies to stop a sore throat in its tracks.
Learning to live a full life when you have early stage Alzheimer’s disease
Source: Alzheimers Association, Maine Chapter After cancer, Alzheimer’s disease is the second most feared disease in America. Right now, about 5.2 million people in this country are living with Alzheimer’s. Each year, the number grows. That’s because baby boomers continue to age and, in general, people are living longer. By 2025 [...]
How to keep your pets safe during the holidays. On The Morning Report
I hope you’re not feeding your dog any turkey leftovers! Sharon Vaznis and I discuss why it’s not a good idea and we also share some other holiday safety tips for your pets … on the Morning Report. […]
Do cranberries really help with a urinary tract infection?
Source: Pond5 Guest post by Amy Baker Joyce, MS, RD, LD, CNSC. Courtesy of the Maine Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and who doesn’t love that dollop of cranberry sweetness next to their turkey, right? Cranberries and cranberry products, like juice, jelly, and sauce, are [...]
Friends pondering gratitude at Thanksgiving, for which I am grateful
I asked my friends to share something they were grateful for and they had a lot to say. It will make you feel good to read what they came up with.
Learn how to protect your child against sexual assault
Source: Diane Atwood Talking to your children about sexual assault might not be an easy conversation for a lot of parents. It may not even occur to some if their child is still young. When should you say something? How do you find the right words to avoid scaring them or leaving [...]
How hospice care helped Joe Brannigan and his family in the final months of his life
Guest post by Claire Brannigan, whose husband Joe died January 17, 2015. Source: Claire Brannigan Our story It all began when Joe started struggling with the aerobic portion of his regular gym workout. At the advice of the instructor, Joe saw his doctor that day. Within days, we got the [...]
Who says 90 is too old to exercise? Not these men!
Being active is key to feeling young and healthy. We know that. And so do these three gentlemen, all in their nineties.
Having an x-ray? Show some love and kindness to your technologist!
Source: Wiki Media Commons Credit: Wellcome Library, London. On November 8, 1895, Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, a German physicist, discovered what we know as the x-ray. The first image he took was of his wife’s hand and wedding ring. By the following year, x-rays were being used in health care settings [...]
What I didn’t know about physical therapists
Who is the mother of physical therapy? Get the answer and a ton of useful information about the origin and benefits of physical therapy.
How businesses can chill out this winter with safety prep now
With cold weather approaching, property owners need to take steps now to avoid injuries as well as property and liability claims. Check out these safety tips.
How an AED saved a man’s life. On the Morning Report
Would you know what to do if someone collapsed right in front of you and went into cardiac arrest? On the Morning Report, Sharon Vaznis and I talk about some of the steps that could save a person’s life. […]
A tense vagina. Something worth dancing about
Sara Juli is not afraid to tackle personal issues in a public forum. She's a dance artist who creates and performs solo work. Her latest topic: Tense vaginas.
How to get an AED for your community and why it’s important that you do
March 5, 2007. A day Joe Gould will never forget. It started out like any other day. He went to work and at lunchtime headed to the YMCA in Augusta for his daily workout. Here’s what happened: […]
Preventing life-threatening blood clots in the hospital
Guest post by Cindy Asbjornsen, DO, FACPh Happy World Thrombosis Day! Today, October 13th, healthcare professionals, scientists, and regular folks around the world are spreading the word about how to identify and prevent thromboses, more commonly known as blood clots. […]
Diagnosed with a rare cancer she’d never heard of before
Konnie Stinson is one of those people who just try to push through it when they're hurt or don't feel well. That's what she did when she experienced a host of unusual symptoms.
Top 10 breast cancer myths
There's a lot of myths about breast cancer. Such as, that a breast lump means cancer. In fact, most are not cancer. Dana-Farber Cancer institute dispels some myths in this report.
Recognizing Parkinson’s disease: On the Morning Report
Did you ever get a gut feeling about something and then brush it aside? It can turn out to be something important so we should probably pay attention. The doctor told Warren Gilman his problems walking were probably due to a back injury, but his wife had a gut feeling it might be Parkinson’s disease. [...]
Forgetting things? Take the SAGE test to see if you need to worry about Alzheimer’s
Less than 15-minutes is all it takes to complete a written test that could uncover early signs of dementia. It's called the Self-Administered Gerocognitive Examination or SAGE test.
Tomato. Tomahto. Either way, they offer more than sweet succulence
Source: Backyard Farms Guest post by Jenny Babino, RDN, LD, courtesy of the Maine Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. As our home-grown tomatoes enjoy their last few weeks on the vine, we thought it would be a good time to remind you that tomatoes are highly nutritious and should be [...]
How to recognize the signs of Parkinson’s disease
This summer, my 86-year-old neighbor Warren Gilman found out that he has Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease is a disorder of the nervous system that affects how a person moves. The most common first sign of Parkinson’s is a tremor, but Warren’s hands are as steady as they ever were. His sharp-eyed wife Emma noticed some other [...]
Does yoga have the power to save an addict’s life? Absolutely, say these people
For twenty years, Angela Weymouth watched her brother struggle with opiate addiction. She and her husband, Michael Seymour, own Maine Hatha Yoga on Dartmouth Street in Portland. Since they first opened in 2002, they’ve known that people with substance abuse issues take their yoga classes. But only recently did some share their personal stories. […]
Never too old to get mono: On the Morning Report
Mononucleosis is an infection we usually associate with teenagers, but people of all ages — even baby boomers — can get mono. Sharon Vaznis and I talk about symptoms and treatment on the Morning Report. […]
Treating depression, anxiety and insomnia with Chinese medicine
How acupuncture and Chinese herbs may help some people who suffer from depression, anxiety and insomnia.
Body Worlds: Education? Entertainment? Spectacular? Ghastly? It’s up to you to decide
© Gunther von Hagens’ BODY WORLDS, Institute for Plastination, Heidelberg, Germany, www.bodyworlds.com.All rights reserved. As a longtime health reporter and former x-ray tech, I’ve been in lots of operating rooms and have witnessed more surgical procedures than I can count. I’ve seen people’s brains, hearts, stomachs, intestines, gall bladders, kidneys, joints, [...]
How to be a friend — a best friend — to someone with bipolar disorder
How important are your friends? Would you travel to the ends of the Earth for any of them? I suspect that best friends Fran Houston and Marty Baker would.
What a recent DCIS study does and doesn’t tell us : On the Morning Report
Every year, 60,000 women in this country are diagnosed with DCIS or stage 0 breast cancer. In a recently published study, researchers analyzed the medical data of 100,000 women with DCIS to see what happened to them 10 and 20 years after they were diagnosed. Sharon Vaznis and I discuss their findings on the Morning [...]
The shoes fit, but are they safe to wear at “my age?”
Source: Pond5 A while ago, I was browsing in the shoe section at TJ Maxx when a friend spotted me and came over to say hello. But before she offered a loving greeting, she exclaimed, “OMG, you’re NOT going to get those are you?” […]
Lost your appetite? It could be your age!
The older you get, the more likely you're falling short on important nutrients. What you eat becomes more important than how much. Registered dietitian Kitty Broihier has some tips.