Invest in your Health

Please give this some serious thought!

It's been said that God first separated the salt water from the fresh, made dry land, planted a garden, made animals and fish... All before making a human. He made and provided what we'd need before we were born. These are best & more powerful when eaten raw. We're such slow learners...

God left us a great clue as to what foods help what part of our body!
God's Pharmacy! Amazing!

A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye. The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye... And YES, science now shows carrots greatly enhance blood flow to and function of the eyes.

A Tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart has four chambers and is red. All of the res earch shows tomatoes are loaded with lycopine and are indeed pure heart and blood food.

Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell and all of the research today shows grapes are also profound heart and blood vitalizing food.

A Walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right hemisphere, upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums. Even the wrinkles or folds on the nut are just like the neo-cortex. We now know walnuts help develop more than three (3) dozen neuron-transmitters for brain function.

Kidney Beans actually heal and help maintain kidney function and yes, they look exactly like the human kidneys.

Celery, Bok Choy, Rhubarb and many more look just like bones. These foods specifically target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium and these foods are 23% sodium. If you don't have enough sodium in your diet, the body pulls it from the bones, thus making them weak. These foods replenish the skeletal needs of the body.

Avocadoes, Eggplant and Pears target the health and function of the womb and cervix of the female - they look just like these organs. Today's research shows that when a woman eats one avocado a week, it balances hormones, sheds unwanted birth weight, and prevents c ervical cancers. And how profound is this? It takes exactly nine (9) months to grow an avocado from blossom to ripened fruit. There are over 14,000 photolytic chemical constituents of nutrition in each one of these foods (modern science has only studied and named about 141 of them).

Figs are full of seeds and hang in twos when they grow. Figs increase the mobility of male sperm and increase the numbers of Sperm as well to overcome male sterility. 

Sweet Potatoes look like the pancreas and actually balance the glycemic index of diabetics.

Olives assist the health and function of the ovaries 
  
Oranges, Grapefruits, and other Citrus fruits look just like the mammary glands of the female and actually assist the health of the breasts and the movement of lymph in and out of the breasts.

Onions look like the body's cells. Today's research shows onions help clear waste materials from all of the body cells. They even produce tears which wash the epithelial layers of the eyes. A working companion, Garlic, also helps eliminate waste materials and dangerous free radicals from the body.

American Heart Month: February Means Heart Disease Awareness!

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. The month of February is dedicated to raising awareness about heart disease and increasing knowledge about prevention. Educate yourself on the dangers of heart disease and get on track to better heart health here!

Communicating With The Elderly 

Interpreting the Unsaid...

Having worked in geriatrics for more than a decade, i can tell you that  it is one of the most fascinating fields of nursing. Due to all the normal changes that takes place physically in the human body, coupled with disease processes and psycho social changes, it is of utmost importantance that you get to know your elderly patient very well. You should spend time listening to their stories even if it makes no sense to you. This helps to develop a relationship. This means spending time to chat and reassure patient of your love and care for them and maintaining a positive, warm and confidential attitude at all times.  TLC is the name of the game.

It takes a longer time to understand the elderly patient as you have to work through all the mood swings, demanding phases and even episodes of withdrawal. Outburst at staff and aggressive behavior is usually not what it sounds like or appears to be rather it is a cry for your love and attention and most often just a call for someone to come and sit and listen, really listen from your heart to what they are feeling and reliving at that said moment

Elderly persons especially in a nursing home setting can become very jealous and vie for your attention if for one second they think or believe that you are giving more attention or time to another patient. So the next time your elderly patient has an outburst of negative behavior,  Unwrap your TLC package:

• Assess the situation
• Give soft loving words of reassurance
• Do not be judgmental it makes the outburst worse
• Reassure them of your love; after all you are the one they relate to on a daily basis
• It is not a personal attack on you but a cry for your attention
• Body gait and facial expression can carry a different message if you appear cold and distant
• Try to carry a reassuring smile; hold hand if possible and remain silent for as long as possible and let them know you are indeed listening to their call
• Listen to the unsaid words that says, "tell me you love me and I am important to you"
• Do not take sides or pass judgment or be critical in any way; what they really need is reassurance of your love
• Never tell them that they are rude or naughty in any way rather assure them that all will be well and things will work out

You may try to shift attention to something of a happier nature or an offer of something that you know will settle them and put them in a better frame of mind. You may ask can we go for a walk outside and talk about this or you may ask is there anything you would like me to do for you and follow through as best as you can in the interest of the patient. They like to know that they are the one making the decision and this helps to maintain their independence and individuality. make them feel like THEY are in charge, even though you know that YOU are in charge.

Listen with your heart and hear that cry for your love and attention and in a tender loving way give as much as you can and be consistent. It does not matter what mood your elderly patient is in as a health professional and the caregiver,  you have to remain professional at all times, and wear that smile, say those loving words and show love no matter what.

It works, and to foster this type of relationship with your elderly patient will help their golden years to be the happiest and most fulfilling they ever had and that is the goal of geriatric nursing.  They and their family will appreciate that.