HEALTH HELP

WEDNESDAY IT IS!  Earlier this week, we decided to stay away from TOPEKA this week.  Stay HOME.  Okay with that, but other things happened to change our plans.  We'd go to Manhattan instead.  BEAUTIFUL WEATHER made the shopping day on Monday so enjoyable.  Needed a few things like almond milk.  Stopped by the grocery store which is under remodeling.  Interesting changes they have made through-out the store.

I was checking out their ORGANIC SECTION also their Health Market where their vitamins are stocked. Had to make a trip to MENARDs as well.  Delightful day, but on our way HOME, hubby's cell phone rings with a hysterical sister on the other line.  My MOM fell earlier in the day breaking her hip and was being transferred to Newton's Hospital for surgery.  

We went HOME making a multitude of telephone calls to the Hospital, back and forth to siblings and messages to family.  After Mom was settled in her hospital room, I phoned and chatted with her telling her that I'd be over on Tuesday.  

When I arrived at the Hospital, she was in some pain.  Stayed with her throughout the day.  When I was told that she'd have surgery at 4, there was talk that they'd see how she was doing as her blood oxygen wasn't as high as needed.  The time slot for surgery was moved to 7pm.  She was wheeled into surgery at 7:30 and out by 5 after 9.  Visited with the surgeon, went back to her room and waited for her.  By 10 she was in her room.  Stayed a little while then we said our good-byes and will return later.  

My brother and SIL will stay with her on Wednesday.  Her blood pressure dropped this morning and she collapsed when going to a recliner.  I will be checking up on her throughout the day.  I am exhausted.

Hubby has a medical appointment this week which he has waited her 6 months.  So we do not want to miss this as it is very important to visit about his NHL.  Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma isn't a picnic.  I continue to read up on it as to what to do.

Next thing will be to increase physical activity for the both of us.  Continue to eat better and take nutrients, vitamins, minerals, etc.

When it comes to health, I have had to relearn much especially about the American way of eating.  I was brought up in it and have had health issues that developed that I believe can be eased with a different way of eating and THINKING.  As I clear out JUNK in this house, I believe that clearing out junk in my thought life needs to go hand in hand with memorizing some scripture, thinking on good things, eating good things, wearing good things.  

OTC stands for Over The Counter.  I am weaning myself off of OTC sleep aids.  A week now I have not taken them and am getting sleepy in the evenings and sleeping through the night!!!  Hallelujah.  

Last Spring, The doctor asked me to go off Metoprolol that I had been on for years.  

About a month ago I went off of OTC Omeprazole for indigestion.  Since changing my diet and losing weight, I am doing well without this med.  

That's three meds within the last 11 months.  That's fantastic for me.  

I continue to work at improving my health.  SO many meds have bad side effects.  After I read that long term use of OTC Sleep Aids contributes to dementia and memory loss, I decided...I need to stop using these as I have used them for years.  Occasional use is alright to take, but a daily basis for umpteen years is a NO NO.  Many drugs contribute to blood sugars rising, elevated cholesterol and obesity.  I'm guilty of all three.  Blood sugars are up, bad cholesterol present, obesity needs to say bye-bye.      

AS FOR EXERCISING... I walked about 20 minutes yesterday in the out of doors.  I confess, I have not exercised to my JACK LALANNE VIDEOS this past year.  I was reading up on his wife Elaine who turns 96 this month.  I wanted to see how she's doing and what she continues to do in her health journey.  

I am still so impressed with JACK.  He died in 2011, I think at the age of 96.  He truly did some magnificent things during his life.  I will return to checking out his nutrition aspect of things and exercise.

I'll walk through the videos to start out with.  THIS WEEK, video number 1!!!  Elaine can be checked out on facebook.  Elaine LaLanne. 

AFTER SEEING SOME PICS OF JACK...I thought who needs a gym when you have a sturdy chair and ottoman.  grins.  Jack was the KING of practical exercise.

Welp, I had best get after the chores.  I continue shredding old papers, going through boxes and shuffling furniture when I have the time and energy.  

LIFE IS SHORT.  Live wisely.

~d