Health considerations: Protecting, Insuring, sustaining, exercise, diet
Living to age 100 if you are healthy and happy is a great aspiration. After watching the Netflix 4 part series by the best selling author “Dan Buettner” got me thinking more about how to achieve that. It goes well beyond the traditional diet and exercise focus to encompass other significant factors, and even goes […]
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When I turned 65, my family doctor recommended that I get the “Prevnar” Pneumonia vaccination, to help protect me from Pneumonia related problems in old age. This article reviews the THREE choices. I learned that there is a Prevnar 13 and Prevnar 20, where the number relates to the number of individual “strains” of Pneumonia […]
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You should minimize any CHANGES to your medical prescriptions, and tests, etc. during the 6 months prior to your trip. I ended up paying more for my travel insurance, because I decided to get a medical checkup with my home country doctor, before we leave the country. This resulted in a minor change to my […]
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Reminder to be sure to do the Colorectal CANCER Home Screening STOOL TEST when it arrives in the mail. It’s a simple free test to people over 50 years old. Early detection is key to beating bowel cancer. My home test over 6 years ago, identified and resulted in the removal of some risky polyps […]
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These two little blue ASPIRIN pills can help save a person’s life, so carry them in your purse or as I do in my wallet. A recent heart attack in our family reminded me of the reason why I carry two wrapped safely in cellophane in my wallet. When you phone 911 with heart attack […]
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Through my earlier working years, as I observed two kinds of retired people. Some that thought they were looking forward to doing nothing and some that were excited to have the time to do some of the other things they wanted to do. It seemed that the ones who checked out and did nothing had […]
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