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June 5, 2025
Shots To Consider Getting…
Vaccines aren’t just for kids; age, lifestyle habits, and travel can make adults vulnerable to vaccine-preventable diseases. Protection from childhood vaccines also wears out with time, leaving you vulnerable to serious diseases. The Flu shot When was the last time you thoroughly enjoyed having the flu? The aches, fever, nausea…having the flu isn’t fun. It makes you feel horrible and leads to missing school/ work and expensive medical bills. This is especially true for people with asthma, heart disease or diabetes, pregnant women, very young kids, and the elderly, because they are at a higher risk of developing flu-related complications. One of the best ways to avoid this is to get the flu shot every year, like the CDC recommends. This applies to everyone above 6 months of age. Whooping Cough Vaccine Whooping cough is a highly contagious respiratory disease that causes cough and cold-like symptoms. It mainly affects infants who haven’t completed their vaccinations, and teens and adults whose childhood vaccines have worn off. There are two main types of whooping cough vaccines: DTaP, which is given to children below 7 years of age and Tdap, which is given to children above 7 years of age and adults. Any adult who didn’t get the Tdap vaccine as an adolescent should get it once. Note that this also applies to adults who were given the DTaP vaccine as kids. In addition, adults should get the Td (tetanus, diphtheria) booster shot every 10 years. However, pregnant women should get the shot…
Four Steps To Crush Procrastination
According to CNBC, 33% of Americans file taxes at the midnight hour. And the states with the most procrastinators? Texas and California are first and second with Maryland coming in third. Some of us are chronic procrastinators. Why do today what can be put off until tomorrow, right? ! How often do we wait until…
Learn More4 Tips To Stop Avoiding Your Problems
Life isn’t always easy. Okay… it’s hardly ever easy. It’s easy to avoid dealing with painful and uncomfortable thoughts and feelings. We procrastinate by overanalyzing, rethinking, over-thinking, second-guessing, or falling into passive-aggressive behaviors. These are a few common coping mechanisms we use to avoid facing problems that we know we’ll have to face sooner or…
Learn MoreWhy Is Losing Weight So Hard After 50?
Do you find that losing weight is more challenging as you get older, especially after 50? Then you’re not alone. It’s frustrating and discouraging to see less than desirable results on the scale after so much hard work and effort. Luckily, you can do a few things to move the needle in the desired direction. …
Learn MoreAre You Managing Stress Or Is Stress Managing You?
Stress affects everyone, even superheroes. There’s no escaping it. According to The American Institute of Stress, about 33 percent of people report feeling extreme stress 77 percent of people experience stress that affects their physical health 73 percent of people have stress that impacts their mental health 48 percent of people have trouble sleeping because of…
Learn MoreWhat Good Is Retirement If You Don’t Enjoy It?
Do you dream of retiring one day? What do you imagine life will be like when that day finally comes? Lazy days at the beach? Living in an RV traveling from coast to coast? Exploring the world? Taking dream vacations? Or perhaps more time to serve your community of faith? Retirement means something different to…
Learn MoreTwo More Easy Ways To Stay Healthy During Cold and Flu Season
You might be sick and tired of hearing about pandemics, endemics, masks, vaccines, boosters, and the granddaddy of them all: social distancing. Ugh! But that doesn’t change the fact that we’re in the cold and flu season. So, staying healthy is still a top priority. Our last post shared how hand washing is your first…
Learn MoreHow To Protect Yourself From The Cold & Flu
In an age of social distancing and masking up, the last thing you want is to take foolish health risks and catch something (not that you ever do). With so much talk about the pandemic, it’s easy to forget that we’re in the cold and flu season. We want to do everything we can to…
Learn More5 Ways To Stop Feeling So Shy
Is it really such a bad thing to be shy? Shyness used to be seen negatively as an unpleasant emotional state related to loneliness or social anxiety, a perspective that is being questioned. If you consider yourself shy, you’re not alone because about 40 to 60 percent of all adults consider themselves shy, according to…
Learn MoreIn A World That Needs More Compassion…
Sympathy. Pity. Concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others. Mercy. Grace. Forgiveness. These are things that seem in short supply these days. In a word, we’re talking about compassion. Have you ever met someone who was all heart, whose very presence brightened the world? And thought, wow, we could use a lot more of…
Learn MoreThree Powerful Habits of Highly Compassionate People
Don’t underestimate the power and strength of being compassionate. Just because a person is compassionate doesn’t mean they’re soft or weak. Compassionate people are confident, resilient, and even fearless. Here are a few habits and qualities of genuinely compassionate people. They Don’t Take Things Personally Compassionate people know that life happens, and people make mistakes;…
Learn MoreSix Ways To Enjoy Retirement More
What do you imagine when you dream of retirement? Beach house? Traveling the world? Time to enjoy your hobbies and passions? Finding happiness in retirement goes far beyond relaxing in your chair and sipping your favorite beverage. Here are six crucial tips to enjoy retirement more. Safeguard Wealth With Budgeting Everyone knows that money can’t…
Learn More5 Ways To Improve Self-Connection & Be Happier with YOU
One of your most important relationships is the one you have with yourself. Maybe even the most important. Of all the articles and books on healthy relationships, how many deals with improving your connection to yourself? Not many, that’s for sure. The kind of relationship you have with yourself influences everything in your life. It determines how…
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