Category: Health and Wellness Today
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H&W| When Sitting Still Hurts
🌿 When Sitting Still Hurts: The Connection Between Constipation and Back Pain By Simply Flava Let’s be honest — constipation isn’t glamorous to talk about, but it’s something so many of us quietly deal with. Between long hours sitting at work and stress that tightens everything (including our gut), it’s no wonder our bodies start to…
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H&W|When Pain Management Targets the Nerves
Understanding Neurotomy: When Pain Management Targets the Nerves A patient called today asking about a neurotomy, and I’ll admit — I had to look it up myself. The word sounded familiar, but I wanted to be sure before answering. What I found was actually fascinating. A neurotomy is a procedure that involves cutting or disrupting…
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H&W|Be Proactive This Flu Season
💉 Health & Wellness | Be Proactive This Flu Season As the days get shorter and the air gets cooler, we’re stepping right into flu season — and this year, many people are also testing positive for COVID-19. It’s a good reminder to take extra steps to protect yourself and those around you. Consider getting…
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H&W|Eight Chairs, One Moment of Calm
Eight Chairs, One Moment of Calm By Lady Flava | Simply Flava Reflections Today, I finally joined the CV Crew for chair yoga — eight of us moving, stretching, and breathing together. 🧘♀️ Nurse Kirstin started this shortly after I began working here, but I’m usually upstairs when they do it. Today, though, was my…
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Life|65|Reflections on Healing & Remembrance
🌻 The Warmth They Leave Behind Simply Flava | Reflections on Healing & Remembrance Sometimes love doesn’t disappear; it just changes shape. It becomes a blanket folded in a drawer, a photo glowing beneath a lamp, a tumbler on a shelf that still feels like a friend’s steady hand. When I pulled out Sheryl’s Seahawks blanket…
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Life|H&W| The Safety of Healing
🌻 The Safety of Healing — A Reflection for Sheryl Simply Flava | Health & Wellness Some people move through work as if they are clocking time. Then there are those rare souls, like Sheryl, who turn work into ministry. She once told a patient, “Hold on, I’ll print your referral and fax it myself.” That…
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H&W|💛 Learning to Heal Beyond the Procedure
💛 Learning to Heal Beyond the Procedure Today reminded me how personal healing really is. I spoke with one of Dr. D’s patients — she had received an injection about a month ago and was doing great until yesterday, when she tried to lift a two-pound weight and felt that sharp, familiar nerve pain return. I…
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