We are less than two weeks away from Memorial Day, the unofficial start of the summer season. Just this past weekend, I attended a Mothers’ Day barbeque and enjoyed a variety of salads, meats, fruit and desserts. Though the outdoor temperature was in the low...
As a group of my colleagues at Guardian Nurses headed to our parking lot last week, we all noticed the pollen that had settled on our cars in just eight hours. No wonder so many of us have been sneezing and blowing our noses! And just this past weekend, I spent some...
There are countless stories that we share at Guardian Nurses. Stories of our patients and their families, of nurses, of providers like nurse practitioners and physicians, and of other members of our big, confusing healthcare system. Given our role in our...
I don’t know many women who would turn down roses or chocolate on Valentine’s Day. But during Heart Month, after you deliver the roses and chocolate, let’s talk about women’s heart health. Many people believe that heart disease is...
When you were growing up, how many times did your mother tell you to wash your hands? It was likely one of the early lessons our parents and teachers taught us. We know that feces (aka ‘poop’) from people or animals is an important source of germs. A...
The Thanksgiving holiday typically signals the season of celebration and holidays—Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwaanza. But for many, the darker, colder days herald another type of period: one of fatigue, lethargy and depression. Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD —...
