by Teresa Coppens | Feb 21, 2016 | Health
I used to love watching the Six Million Dollar Man when I was a kid. After losing that much mobility in an accident – crashing from space as an astronaut would not be in the stars for me – waking up to find I was not only not paralyzed but was also...
by Teresa Coppens | Jan 9, 2016 | Health
R & B singer Natalie Cole, daughter of the legendary Nat King Cole, died December 31, 2015 at age 65. Her cause of death was heart failure. She died at Cedar Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles from complications of Hepatitis C. She admitted to intravenous drug use...
by Teresa Coppens | Jan 9, 2016 | Health
Crestor is my Doctor’s Drug of Choice Crestor is now a part of my life and daily routine. It has been three months since I received the news that my cholesterol is high (my total cholesterol was 7 at that time). My doctor recommended Crestor and I have taken...
by Teresa Coppens | Oct 5, 2015 | Health
Friday I went for a follow-up to my annual physical. I also threw in a mammogram for good measure. Who doesn’t like some stranger manipulating your naked breasts into a machine that then squeezes them painfully. It is right up there in my top ten things to...
by Teresa Coppens | Oct 2, 2015 | Health
Those darn adrenal glands. Stress and weight gain, it is those glands we have to blame and our caveman past! From an evolutionary standpoint, their secretions of adrenaline and cortisol were vital for survival in a hostile world. When confronted by a predator...
by Teresa Coppens | Sep 30, 2015 | Health
I’ll admit it. I dropped the ball on this one. My plans fell asunder. Best laid plans and all that……. Kitchen renovations never go as planned. The renovation from hell still continues although we are now seeing the light at the end of the tunnel....