Holistic health, what is it and why do I care?
"Holistic medicine is a form of healing that considers the whole person -- body, mind, spirit, and emotions -- in the quest for optimal health and wellness. According to the holistic medicine philosophy, one can achieve optimal health -- the primary goal of holistic medicine practice -- by gaining proper balance in life."
How I manage aging and forgetfulness.
Let's see, what was I gonna talk about? Oh yeah, forgetfulness! As I close in on my 65th birthday I have developed a checklist of age-related annoyances that I am noticing. When something new pops up, like stiffness in joints, aching back, sleep problems, or forgetting things to name a few, I add it to the list. Then I take that subject and research it for solutions, both natural and medical.
This is the only thing that has ever worked for reducing stress and anxiety...for me.
We live in a fast lane society, we Americans are driven, we work hard, we play hard, we have debt, we have job and family stresses. Now add a pandemic virus into the mix, shutting down the entire country, job loss, and all the rest of the horrors that come with it. We should have anxiety! I'd be suspicious of anyone that didn't. But we Americans are also brought up to be tough, to laugh in the face of danger. To shut up and gut it out. To be brave. The truth is brave people still get scared.
My Covid 19 exposure and self quarantine journal
I woke up to sunshine today, a beautiful day with a forecast of 71 degrees after a week of rain. I checked my emails about midday and saw this in a subject line: Urgent Coronavirus Update from ........ I opened it, and a chill went through me.
