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Eat more fruits and vegetables (and teach your kids to eat more, too!)

Frugal Nurse Posted on September 19, 2019 by Frugal NurseSeptember 29, 2019

eat more fruits and vegetablesSeptember is Fruits & Veggies—More Matters Month, a nutrition awareness program sponsored by the USDA.

The program is mostly targeted at parents of young children. After all, if we teach kids from an early age to enjoy healthy foods and understand how what they eat affects their health, they are much more likely to grow up to be healthy adults.

But any adult can benefit from the information … read on

Posted in Stay healthy | Tagged education, kids-health, lifestyle, nutrition, prevention | Leave a reply

The vaccination debate: A doctor’s commentary

Frugal Nurse Posted on August 29, 2019 by Frugal NurseAugust 28, 2019

August is National Immunization Awareness Month.

I’m very much pro-vaccines, and I’ve written many posts on the topic. I’ll link to some at the bottom of the post.

But first I want to share this video of one of my favorite medical vloggers, Doctor Mike, as he comments on the debate between pro-vaxxers and anti-vaxxers on YouTube’s Middle Ground series.

What I like … read on

Posted in Be informed | Tagged doctors, education, vaccination, videos

How likely are you to get cancer?

Frugal Nurse Posted on December 20, 2018 by Frugal NurseDecember 19, 2018

how likely are you to get cancerFear sells healthcare

In our predominately for-profit healthcare system, fear sells products.

Every day I read an article or listen to a news story about cancer. Breast cancer, prostate cancer, colon cancer, skin cancer, liver cancer, mouth cancer, ovarian cancer…I often feel like a ticking time bomb!

It’s so easy to get overwhelmed by the grim statistics being tossed around by marketers. Then we live in fear, become anxious and … read on

Posted in Be informed | Tagged books, cancer, doctors, education, evidence-based, marketing, overtreatment

Recognize these common heart attack symptoms

Frugal Nurse Posted on September 12, 2017 by Frugal NurseOctober 6, 2017

heart attack symptomsFast treatment can save a life

Last weekend I spent a day in the emergency room, sitting with a friend who suffered a heart attack.

Thankfully, he survived to tell his story. And after talking to him, and listening to what the doctor said about the severity of the heart attack, I know he was a very lucky man.

Lucky because shortly after he started having heart attack symptoms, someone … read on

Posted in Be informed | Tagged education, first-aid

Humans vs. disease: How it all began

Frugal Nurse Posted on March 30, 2017 by Frugal NurseApril 3, 2017

An eternal battle

I have always been fascinated by the history of medicine and disease. I minored in medical history in college and have probably read dozens of books on the subject.

If you’re interested but don’t have that kind of time to invest, I just ran across a couple of short (very short!) videos on YouTube that I found to be remarkably good overviews of a complex topic.

The … read on

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged education, humor, videos

Be informed – Poison control number

Frugal Nurse Posted on March 9, 2017 by Frugal NurseDecember 19, 2017

poison control numberThe Centers for Disease Control (CDC) just released a warning about keeping hand sanitizers out of the reach of small children. Because more people use hand sanitizers during cold and flu season, there are more reports of children being poisoned by the main ingredient, either isopropyl alcohol or ethanol. About 90% of these poisonings were in children younger than five.

Anyway, here is a re-post about preventing childhood poisonings in … read on

Posted in Be informed, Stay healthy | Tagged drugs-and-supplements, education, health-care-apps, kids-health, prevention

Learn CPR and first aid

Frugal Nurse Posted on February 14, 2017 by Frugal NurseFebruary 13, 2017

♥It’s Valentine’s Day!♥ In honor of that I thought I would re-post about learning CPR. It’s a great skill to have! FN

Here’s a feel-good story about a young man who saved a life because he knew how to perform CPR—and wasn’t afraid to use it!

CPR delivered: “I left a pizza boy and came back a pizza man”

CPR is a great skill to know. It’s not going to … read on

Posted in Be informed | Tagged education, first-aid, prevention

Guts and Bolts – It’s fun, it’s educational!

Frugal Nurse Posted on November 15, 2016 by Frugal NurseNovember 13, 2016

guts and boltsI just found this great game, Guts and Bolts, while I was surfing around on the internet last weekend!

It’s not new, just new to me  🙂

It’s a creation of BrainPOP, which features all kinds of cool educational games and tools.

The game is kind of a Dr. Frankenstein meets Joe the Plumber as you are introduced to different body parts and organs and learn how they … read on

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged education, internet

How to read your pathology report

Frugal Nurse Posted on June 28, 2016 by Frugal NurseJune 27, 2016

Last week  I posted that you should always ask for a copy of your medical reports.

One of the downsides, of course, is that those reports are often written in medical language that can be confusing or alarming.

But in response to a more savvy patient population, the College of American Pathologists has made a video to explain how the system works and to encourage patients to be involved … read on

Posted in Be informed | Tagged diagnostic-tests, doctors, education, patient safety, videos

Healthy food choices – Dining Decisions

Frugal Nurse Posted on May 16, 2016 by Frugal NurseSeptember 18, 2019

healthy food choicesEven toddlers seem to be playing with smartphone and tablet apps, so why not make it educational as well as fun?

Obesity among children is still a major public health problem. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) hopes their new app, Dining Decisions, will help teach young children how to make healthy food choices.

The app is available for iPhones and iPads, as well as Android devices.… read on

Posted in Be informed, Stay healthy | Tagged books, education, health-care-apps, kids-health, lifestyle, nutrition

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