Medical Updates - Retirement Wellness Strategies

Over-the-counter NSAID pain medicines – how safe are they?

By michelle|2016-02-28T14:15:18+00:00February 28th, 2016|Categories: Cardiac, Medication use|Tags: blood pressure, clot, GERD, kidney, NSAID, OTC, over-the-counter, pain, pain medicine, reflux, renal, safety|

Are OTC NSAIDs safe for everyone? Some people [...]

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I have diabetes – let the pills fix it!

By michelle|2016-02-21T12:37:20+00:00February 21st, 2016|Categories: Diabetes, Prevention|Tags: diabetes, diet, exercise, medication, movement, obesity, type 2 diabetes, weight|

Diabetes - Let the pills fix it! Medications [...]

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Sugar, Pressure, and Lipids…Oh My! Metabolic Syndrome

By michelle|2016-02-14T15:37:13+00:00February 14th, 2016|Categories: Cardiac, Diabetes, Medical conditions|Tags: cholesterol, diabetes, high blood pressure, hypertension, lipids, metabolic syndrome, obesity, overweight|

Metabolic syndrome Do you have diabetes, or have [...]

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Too hot, too cold? Do you have hypothyroidism?

By michelle|2016-02-07T14:31:23+00:00February 7th, 2016|Categories: Medical conditions, Medication use|Tags: cold, cold intolerance, hot, hypothyroid, levothyroxine, Synthroid, thyroid|

Could you have hypothyroidism? There can be several [...]

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Snowed – Are you missing out on life needlessly?

By michelle|2016-01-31T19:07:17+00:00January 31st, 2016|Categories: Medication use, Mental health, Prevention|Tags: anxiety, depression, dizzy, drowsy, medication, nerves, overdose, oversedation, side effects, sleep, snowed|

Avoid that 'snowed' feeling from medication How often [...]

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Weight – Less of you might mean less in your medicine cabinet

By michelle|2016-01-25T14:28:01+00:00January 25th, 2016|Categories: Medication use, Prevention|Tags: diabetes, diet, dose, exercise, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, hypertension, medication, weight, weight loss|

...or at Medicine doses should be adjusted with weight [...]

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Flu or Cold – What do you take with high blood pressure?

By michelle|2016-01-17T16:25:31+00:00January 17th, 2016|Categories: Medication use, Prevention|Tags: antihistamine, blood pressure, cold, decongestant, flu, handwashing, humidifier, hypertension, influenza|

What do you take for a cold/flu with hypertension? [...]

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Approach Your Doctor Visit Differently in 2016 – Win-Win

By michelle|2016-01-10T13:31:06+00:00January 10th, 2016|Categories: Prevention, Services|Tags: appointment, checklist, communication, doctor visit, healthcare, medical, partnership, preparation|

Prepare for your next doctor visit How do you [...]

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Your Medications and Your Memory – making things better or worse?

By michelle|2016-01-03T13:46:39+00:00January 3rd, 2016|Categories: Medication use, Mental health|Tags: Alzheimer's disease, anticholinergic, dementia, herbal, medication, memory, pain, sedating, supplement, vitamins|

Which meds enhance memory? Which make it worse? [...]

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New Year’s Resolution, Take Only In-Date Medications

By michelle|2015-12-27T20:33:08+00:00December 27th, 2015|Categories: Medication use|Tags: dispose, efficacy, expired, in-date, labels, medication, replace, take-back, toxic|

Take only in-date medications The new year is [...]

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The Season of Giving and Receiving – To Your Health

By michelle|2015-12-20T08:16:27+00:00December 20th, 2015|Categories: Mental health, Prevention|Tags: altruism, dehydration, fiber, fluids, gifts, giving, health, hydration, overwhelmed, receiving, stress|

Holiday giving and receiving for your health As [...]

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Holiday Special

By michelle|2015-12-16T11:44:32+00:00December 16th, 2015|Categories: Services|Tags: Holiday Special|

Give a Meds MASH review to the mature adults in [...]

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