I grew up in Arizona in an area that had many thousands of retired seniors and senior winter visitors. Seeing so many seniors together, I used to believe that they just liked the companionship. Whenever the mention of sex and seniors was mentioned, it seemed more like a joke than reality. I used to think
No one that I have ever met wants to have surgery, unless it is necessary to fix or treat the body for a specific situation – like cancer, a broken bone, ruptured appendix, cataract or other vision correction. Other than eye surgery, without which I would be blind by now, or having my tonsils out
When I was in college, I worked as the night orderly on the intensive care of a reputable and clean nursing home. I saw a number of older people in various stages of their last days or in a condition where they were no longer able to care for themselves. There are several residents that
This year’s flu season is one of the worst in years and many more people are contracting one of the many strains of flu that has spread faster than gossip across the nation. It seems that almost every day or two, the news reports on another child who died of the flu, many of them
Flu season is upon us and I saw on the national news there have already been 7,040 cases of influenza reported this November compared to only 3,454 cases in November 2016. with large outbreaks that have already been reported in four states – Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts and Oklahoma. The strain being detected so far is
In the past, we’ve discussed a liver cleanse or detox along with a colon cleanse and the jury is still out on the benefits versus harms of these types of detox or cleanses. Many say they are beneficial to overall health and needed on a regular basis while others say that such an intense cleanse
For the past couple of years, our local news has covered a story on someone(s) overdosing on opioids. I’ve seen cases of someone being found dead from an overdose, or found unconscious and after given Narcan, they survive. One case showed a mom and dad passed out in the front seat of their car from
In the past, we have taken a look at liver cleansing and colon cleansing. Many people swear to the benefits of cleansing and others warn of the dangers. Some doctors say that toxins can build up in the liver and that using a cleansing can help to detox the liver and allow it to function
Growing up, I’ve broken more than my share of bones. My first broken bone was my right arm when I was in first grade. I was walking along the top of fence and fell off. A few years later, I feel nearly 30-feet out of a tree while building a tree house. I tried catching
For the past 20-years or more, there has been a lot of discussion about the future of Social Security and Medicare. Original estimates predicted the systems would be broke by now, but they are still paying out to those who qualify. When Sen. Bernie Sanders announced he as introducing a Medicare for all bill, the
