Living with Arthritis has many challenges. Below is a link to a podcast, which I think could be helpful in providing solutions and guidelines for dealing with this health challenge.
Finding help experts to assist us in developing the skills to make the right decisions and know what questions to ask when meeting with our doctors for our health challenges and well-being is a formidable task.
When you have a free moment, learn more by listening to my Episode 35 podcast, which provides a brief introduction to this blog post and the links which are available for your quick access to the website.
This podcast is available on Apple podcast, Google podcast, and other platforms of your choice. Just click this link to select: https://anchor.fm/judith-guerra7.
“Open-Heart Surgery survivor“. I am one of the lucky women who had doctors who believed that I was having pains in my heart. At 47 years old heavy breathing, excruciating pain in my chest, ‘unusual fatigue’ – all of that – did not resemble anything most of the doctors I saw would expect from a woman my age. This is the story of many a woman young and old.
February is American Heart Month. This Friday February 4th is National Wear Red Day in the United States.
Know the Facts About Women and Heart Disease by using the resources below. A brief introduction is available on my podcast – Episode 31
You can also listen to the Wellness Connections on Apple podcast, Google podcast, and other platforms of your choice. Just click the link below to select. https://anchor.fm/judith-guerra7
FYI: Senior Planet is partners with AARP. Below is a quote about the programs available:
“Senior Planet is the flagship program of Older Adults Technology Services(OATS) from AARP and plays a central role in the Senior Planet Supporter experience.”
Also available on Apple, Google and other podcast platforms
We have discussed Integrative Medicine as a form of self care to complement your personal health regimen.
An Integrative Medicine Specialist, and a breast medical oncologist Dr. Ting Bao takes an integrative therapy approach to cancer care. Listen to her video at the link below for a discussion on how she incorporates these methods in caring for her patients.
In past blog posts I have written about the ways Integrative Medicine can impact our lives as an addition to our wellness regimens.
This is not to suggest that your medications are not appropriate for your medical needs. However, I believe that conversations about other methods in how we think about pain is worth exploring.
Dr. Andrew Weil, has been a pioneer of new ideas for maintaining a healthful lifestyle, his website has a wealth of information that you will want to explore.
In a recent podcast Dr. Weil discusses ideas with Dr. Howard Schubiner, an internist, pediatrician, and director of the Mind Body Medicine Center, which they refer to as “Mind-Body Approaches” to healing chronic pain.
As I have discussed in the past, the aging process brings about all types of adjustments we must confront. Therefore, when I find something interesting, which I believe can complement your well-being, I am eager to share it with you.
Below is podcast, which discusses integrative methods, for healing chronic pain and what causes it.
Listen when you find an opportunity. It just may help you.
Also available on Apple, Google and other podcast platforms
You can visit Dr. Weil’s website at the links below.
The Arthritis Foundation reports that the onset of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) generally affects persons in the age range of 30-60 years. The foundation also reports that RA affects children.
RA sufferers have a new tool to assist them with their various challenges brought on by this autoimmune and inflammatory disease. It is the VIM App.
My podcast provides a summary with details of how the Free VIM App works.
Download Apps using the links below for your Apple or Android Phone.
This is a continuation of the SPF and skincare question. Some of you may have listened to my summary on this topic at my Judith Guerra Wellness Connections Podcast on Spotify. This post provides details for you on where you can find the tools you need to participate in a well-being program for your skin.
I happen to think men believe that women spend way too much time on their skin/beauty regimens, which could be true (LOL).
What some men may not know is that by age 50 men are more likely than women to develop melanoma. And, that number continues to increase. (At age 65, men are 2 times more likely as women the same age to get Melanoma). At the age of 80 it is 3 times more likely. The research facts reveal Melanoma is harder on men. Melanoma strikes men harder – AAD
I can actually confirm that none of the men I know use SPF. If you are a man reading this post – do you? On a walk recently, I asked a neighbor, whom I see often, whether he had on SPF – he quickly admitted he did not. In addition, he did not have on a hat. This man is about 65-70 years old. I suggested he may want to consider using an SPF. He promised he would. As I said, The research shows that at his age he is 2 times more likely than a woman to develop melanoma. According to the AAD: 1 in 5 Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime.
In addition, Melanoma is more than 20 times more common in whites than in African Americans. Overall, the lifetime risk of getting melanoma is about 2.6% (1 in 38) for whites, 0.1% (1 in 1,000) for Blacks, and 0.6% (1 in 167) for Hispanics.
Although skin cancer is less prevalent in the black community than in the white population, when it does occur among people of color, it tends to be diagnosed at a later, and more advanced, stage.