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. [...]
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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. […]
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. […]
How acupuncture and Chinese herbs may help some people who suffer from depression, anxiety and insomnia.
© 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 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.
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 [...]
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?” […]
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.
I am one of 60,000 women in the US diagnosed every year with Stage 0 breast cancer (DCIS). A new study suggests that treating DCIS is not always necessary.
Our two-week stay upta camp is over, which is not such a joyful thing. But we had a great time with mostly beautiful weather and some amazing light shows at sunset. I love sitting on the dock and watching the sun go down. […]
In this neck of the woods, we’re usually worrying about frostbite and hypothermia. But lately, we’ve been havin’ a heat wave, so I shared some tips about heat-related illnesses on the Morning Report. […]
Little green olives stuffed with pimento. Growing up, that’s the only olive I ever knew. Years later I had the good fortune to travel throughout Greece, beginning with a stop in Corfu. My friends and I toured the island on rented motorbikes and stopped at a hillside café — really just someone’s backyard. We were served [...]
We’re upta camp. So peaceful. When you’re upta camp on vacation, there’s joy in almost every minute. From sitting on the porch with a good book to kayaking for hours to going to the movies on a rainy afternoon. […]
Who’d ever think a new vacuum cleaner could bring such joy! Can anybody relate? […]
I got to stroll through Treworgy Garden in Gorham Sunday morning. The grass was wet, but I wore my trusty rubber boots. Thank you, Linda Faatz, for being a gracious hostess. Your hard work in the garden shows at every turn. I even discovered some delicious just ripe blueberries! […]
Kathy McInnis Misenor, who helped write the ADA, was invited by the White House to attend a 25th anniversary reception. There's still work to be done, she says.
I did a little blueberry picking at Orchard Ridge Farm in Gorham (Maine) this week and then baked a delish blueberry cake. Nothing’s too good for the Morning Report team! I also shared some blueberry wisdom that was passed on to me by blueberry experts. In my opinion, it was a lucky day for Cindy [...]
Screenshot from mylatestart.com I followed through on something. That’s what brought me joy this week. […]
Too many people die or suffer serious consequences because of medical errors and hospital-acquired infections. On the Morning Report, Sharon Vaznis and I talk about things we all can do to lower the risk. […]
[Tweet “When you look for joy, it will find you.”] […]
Perspective: Rabih Dow The route to college was a circuitous one for Rabih Dow. Literally. In order to catch a bus to Boston College, he had to circumvent a couple of city blocks rather than simply walk straight ahead and cross one street. That’s because Rabih is totally blind and in [...]
Here’s what I believe: [Tweet “If you look for joy, it will find you.”] […]
Pat Jordan and Julie Marchese If it weren’t for Pat Jordan, who passed away in May, there would be no Tri for a Cure (an annual women’s triathlon in Maine.) It was Pat who lovingly pointed that out to her daughter Julie Jordan Marchese, who founded the Tri eight years [...]
John McCleary died at the age of 84. He lived a nice long life, you might say. Maybe, but John's life was still unexpectedly cut short — by an infection.
Today is the fifth installment of a series of updates on joy from the Catching Health Facebook page. […]
Today is the fourth installment of a series of updates on joy from the Catching Health Facebook page. […]
Today is the third installment of a series of updates on joy from the Catching Health Facebook page. If you missed the previous posts, about a month ago, I was inspired to share a picture of a lilac tree and asked my followers what brought them joy that day. People responded! Day 30 is tomorrow, [...]