Tag: Health and Wellness

• Blog Challenge|My Commitment To One Small Life Improvement

  What’s one small improvement you can make in your life? What’s one small improvement you can make in your life? For me, it’s committing to purposeful movement. I need to push myself to get up and move more — not just when I have to, but because my body and spirit deserve it. That means:…

  Lady Flava News

  August 10, 2025

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• 60+|🌞 Attitude Is Everything

  🌞 Attitude Is Everything: What This Week Taught Me About Choosing Joy by Susan Koshi | Lady Flava Wellness This week reminded me of something I’ve always known—but hadn’t always practiced: Attitude is everything. It’s easy to say. Harder to live. But when I chose to walk into each day with a positive attitude—something shifted. I…

  Lady Flava News

  July 24, 2025

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• H&W| 🌻 Prepare with Care: The Emergency Go-Bag + A Preview of the Lady Flava Wellness Journal 🌻

  🧳 Be Ready, Stay Ready: Creating a Wellness Go-Bag for Emergencies by Susan Koshi / Lady Flava Wellness I was driving home recently, listening to NPR News, when I heard a story that stopped me in my tracks. A pharmacist shared how he created a To-Go Emergency Bag for his father—placing it near the door, ready…

  Lady Flava News

  July 23, 2025

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• 60+|🌿 What Does an Elder Advocate Do?

  🌿 What Does an Elder Advocate Do? By Susan “Lady Flava” Koshi As our loved ones age, the systems around them become harder to navigate—from healthcare to housing to basic daily needs. That’s where elder advocates step in. But what do we actually do? An elder advocate is more than a helper. We are protectors,…

  Lady Flava News

  July 20, 2025

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• H&W|60+|Your Health Begins With You

  Your Health Begins With You: A Guide to Healing with Intention and Faith I believe that when it comes to pain or health concerns, there are so many important factors to consider—far beyond the diagnosis itself. It starts with getting the right answers quickly. A timely and accurate diagnosis helps you and your care team…

  Lady Flava News

  July 1, 2025

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• 60+|Short Term Memory Loss

  Title: “When the Mind Forgets: Living with Short-Term Memory Loss” I’ve been noticing more and more how my memory doesn’t always work the way it used to. Not in every area—but in strange, frustrating ways. I forget who sings some of my favorite songs. I struggle to recall actors or even answers to work quizzes…

  Lady Flava News

  June 30, 2025

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• 60+|Letting Go

  🌙 Letting Go of the Week: A Nighttime Reflection Close your eyes.Place one hand on your heart, and if it feels good—take a deep breath in through your nose…Hold…And exhale slowly through your mouth. Again, but this time, let your shoulders drop.Inhale calm…Exhale tension. Now, gently say to yourself: “I’ve done my best this week. I…

  Lady Flava News

  June 27, 2025

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• Blog Challenge|60+|I Am Most Proud of My Ability to Care

  What are you most proud of in your life? What I Am Most Proud Of in My Life God blessed me with the ability to care for others. I witnessed this gift in action through my parents, my godmother, and the elders who helped shape me. They were living examples of love, kindness, and selfless…

  Lady Flava News

  June 15, 2025

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• H&W|60+|Constipation

  Constipation definition: a condition of the bowels in which the feces are dry and hardened and evacuation is difficult and infrequent. Calm Through the Chaos: Let’s Talk About Constipation Over the past year and a half, I’ve been on a journey of managing chronic pain—stemming from an injury that caused radiculopathy, compounded by the onset…

  Lady Flava News

  May 12, 2025

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• 60+|Dementia (repost)

  “If I Get Dementia” Repost From Facebook This should be hung in every dementia care home and in hospitals where there are patients with dementia. They can’t come into your world, you have to go to theirs. If I get dementia, I’d like my family to hang this wish list up on the wall where…

  Lady Flava News

  May 12, 2025

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