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GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK ~   there’s no time like now
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GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK ~ there’s no time like now

Are your guts falling out, nerves exposed?  Are you having wild thoughts that strange things are growing out of every orifice and wonder if your joints can bear the weight?  Maybe you walk through the door at the end of the day declaring how exhausted you are. If so, it may be well past time to give yourself a break.

These were the helter-skelter and somewhat irrational thoughts that raced through my mind as I stepped out onto my patio garden and noticed this rotting planter.

It made me laugh. After spending this past few months in hibernation myself, I realized this planter really did reflect why I needed to sleep for most of the winter. I felt overwhelming reluctance to get up. Anyone who has experienced this knows how diabolical it is to be depressed.

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To Salt or Not to Salt – that is the question
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To Salt or Not to Salt – that is the question

It turns out to salt or not is a tricky question.  Even though it’s generally accepted that a no salt or low salt diet is best for optimum health, there is a small percentage of the population who suffer from a critical sodium deficiency called Hyponatremia. Without treatment this condition is not only miserable, it can be fatal.

Athletes performing extreme sports need to keep their electrolytes up and most know how to manage excessive sweating.  My daughter once ended up in the hospital due to improper hydration after a long Hot Yoga session.

Many people are careful to reduce or eliminate sodium for health reasons, but what I want to share here is how easy it is to overlook chronically low sodium levels. The majority are elderly.

How are we protecting our seniors? It is sometimes difficult for them to advocate for themselves, and some have no family or friends to care for them, to notice declining mental and physical health. Are advancing confusion, fatigue, and feelings of being unwell explained by onset of dementia or simply “just being old”?

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MEET SHEA

MEET SHEA

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If I was going to describe myself in one word, I would say creative. I love to write poetry and stories, garden, bead, draw, and study spiritual philosophy. If I keep these in my life, my inner artist and the seeker in me just hum. Only my kids and grandkids fill my heart more, and for that, there are really no words.

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