Ladies Lighten Your Health and Healing Loads. Laughter, too!

B'SD

18 Cheshvan, 5774

Scared of having a female doctor? No need to be. A University of Montreal study found that "... female doctors provided higher quality care than their male counterparts."

More news good for your health coming up:

Check out Natural Healing for Psoriasis, Diabetes and other Autoimmune Conditions at the Dead Sea.

Scared of becoming one of those stooped over older people? Read Ladies, Take 5 Steps to Avoid Osteoporosis. (psst! Men can take necessary action to prevent osteoporosis, too)

The EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge book advocates a good sense of humor for healing and helping purposes. Get your giggle on with Comedian Dave Barry.



Buy the E-book or print edition of EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge. 

Face Your Medical Problems with Dignity. Face Your Future with Optimism.

Femininity and laughter are BIG Pluses for reaching your healing and coping goals!

 

The It's MY Crisis iSkin Edition!

B'SD

6 Elul 5773

Whew! Last week's high heat and humidity left me wilted as I ran to/from bus stops, school and home each day. At home I cared for dogs while local friends were on vacation and tried to keep up with phone messages. 

I also spent significant time with friends visiting from abroad. 

I conserved energy by not blogging though I stored away some health news you need to know! It's good for your skin.

Remember when I promised to clue you in to a way of healing psoriasis? I've checked and rechecked facts until I felt confident that this stuff WORKS!

Check out HealthrightUSA.

The program offers scholarships.

Check out the Healthright stuff 
if you suffer from 
eczema, arthritis or psoriasis.

If you live in Israel the treatments
are more readily accessible to you
at the Dead Sea!

Here's some fun news about doctors doing what natural healers have known for ages: They're using honey to heal skin wounds - and it even kills superbugs!  

Healing the skin is directly related to excellent nutrition inside your body, too. 

That means sticking to a sensible, 
nutritional diet.

Need to work on your sense of commitment about that? Read

OK, now I'm going to sit back and catch my breath a bit. 

Buy the E-book or print edition today to EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge. 

Face Your Medical Problems with Dignity. 
Face Your Future with Optimism.

Feel and be better by taking appropriate care of yourself.

 

Why The Doctor Demands That You Remove Your Nail Polish. NOW.

B'SD

17 Sivan 5769


Hospitalized people feel sick already. Some patients try their best to rise above the occasion with excellent grooming (nice pajamas, robe, neatly brushed hair, good shave, etc.) in their hosptal room. Nobody wants to look like the guy above.


So when women are told that "The doctor says you must remove your nail polish, now" they resist the message.

"Why?" is a common response. Mine was ;^ )


Guys, I hear you. I know some of you wear clear polish to enhance your hand's professional appearance. I know how awkward it'll be for you to disagree with the nail polish removing directive, too. But ooohh, you'd like to...

Let's take some fire out of that fight
by looking at life
from the doctor's point of view.

Nails and nailbeds indicate a lot of information about your health. Discolored nails, nails with raised lines (possibly indicating congested liver), dips (malnutrition), dots - leukonychia in medicalese (nutritional, fungal or psoriasis problems), lack of nail moons (kidney problems) or other marks can indicate health issues you wouldn't know to suspect. Any form of cover/polish will disguise the symptoms that the medical staff needs to see.

Uh, the parenthesized remarks above
are not final status, by the way.
Those nail marks might indicate
other health issues.

One more thing: during surgery, a clip called a Pulse Oximeter will be attached to a toe or finger. The skin color below your nail will indicate how well and how much oxygen is moving through your circulatory (blood) system. Nail polish, even clear polish, interferes with the machine's signal, confusing the medical team about your welfare.

Ready to be a bit more cooperative with the doctor, now? Whew.

Okay, okay I know that now you're wondering about why nails have weird, or any, marks on them. Check out this WebMDHealth column for a quick look at why leukonychia, nail dots, might happen. It's not a comprehensive piece of information, just a quickie look at the question and some possible answers.

Want to feel a whole lot better about your medical issues? Click on I'm Buying "It's MY Crisis! And I'll Cry if I Need To" so I can calm down some more. It's "A Life Book that Helps You to Dry Your Tears and to Cope with a Medical Challenge."

To your healthy sense of humor,

Yojeved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life

A Simple Solution for Psoriasis?

B'SD

4 Kislev 5769

Sunlight and ocean water, not eating dairy or wheat products for a while, and drinking more water can be very helpful for psoriasis. Now there's another psoriasis soother on the market.

The medical world abounds with advances in health care based simply on nature. Psoriasis sufferers will appreciate this news about a treatment with no known adverse effects - and it's more affordable than some harsher alternatives:

Indigo Extract Effective Treatment for Psoriasis

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Taiwanese investigators report that an ointment made from an extract of Indigo naturalis is effective in treatment-resistant plaque psoriasis -- and the treatment appears to be safe.

Indigo naturalis is a plant that is the source of a dark blue dye. The extract has been used for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of psoriasis, the researchers explain in the Archives of Dermatology.

Forty-two patients with recalcitrant plaque psoriasis applied indigo naturalis ointment or vehicle (sham ointment) topically to two symmetrical psoriatic plaque lesions on each side of the body for 12 weeks...

Read the rest of the copyrighted story when you click on Dr. Yin-Ku Lin of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taoyuan, Taiwan

When you want to learn how to cope with the stress of psoriasis or any other medical challenge, read my book. It's filled with coping strategies, laugh out loud humor and a terrific Resources section! BUY YOUR COPY TODAY!


To your good health,

Yocheved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life