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How To Kiss
It is rather surprising to me how many women have told me that how a man kisses is very important to them and further that most males do not know how to kiss. I mentioned this to my husband. He said men, generally, don't care. So, he did not feel it would be of that...
Just Some Funny Or Interesting Things
I had some funny things happen to me when I was in Medical School that I want to share. The first one happened when I was doing a rotation through Psychiatry. I was in a small group, maybe 12 of us, plus our instructor. We were discussing sexual habits of adults...
Appendicitis Vs. IBS Vs. Other
Have you had severe abdominal pain and weren't sure what the heck it was from? My first advice is to see your doctor ASAP. If you can't reach your family doctor or you don't have one, get to an Urgent Care facility or E.R. This is especially true if you are running...
Addressing Cancer
I was recently asked to address Cancer issues. So, here goes. There are so many different types of Cancers from so many different causes that I hardly know where to begin. The medical specialty that addresses this is called "Hematology/Oncology" and is a specialty of...
Maybe Some Help With Mild to Moderate Chronic Pain
Don't know if this will help you but believe you, me, this has helped me more times than I could count. I have rather severe osteoarthritis with pain that wakes me up at night. I would like you to try this, especially, at night. Take deep breaths and concentrate...
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
I think most of us at least have heard of this and a lot of us have had it. The Median Nerve passes through a tunnel (under a ligament) in your wrist and can get compressed. This causes pain and numbness in your thumb and adjacent two fingers and about half of the...
More Kitchen Hacks
How to preserve food. Part two. Did you know that, generally speaking, you should not wash fruits and vegetables when you first bring them in from the grocery store to go into your refrigerator. An exception to this would be bananas. But you generally don't put...
Looking To Buy A House?
I have fortunately (or unfortunately at times) had a lot of experience in buying a house. I went through realtors most of the time but also bought FSBOs (for sale by owners). I only bought one in foreclosure and almost bought one as a "short" sale until I had it...
Colonoscopies
I have certainly had my share of colonoscopies and most of you out there are very familiar with them. Let's face it, they are not fun. A friend of mine (in her 80's) had one recently and said it nearly did her in. As we get older, we tend to lose "tone" in our...
Diverticulitis…Ouch
This is a continuation of my blogs on the G. I. tract. So, we are now into the lower portion. I have more experience with diverticulitis than any of the many other "conditions" that can affect this portion of your body such as Crohn"s disease and ulcerative colitis...
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