Category Archives: Health

Monitoring Health After a Hospital Visit

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For distribution JUN 27 DSC01518 (2) 2014 This is an Excel log that I made in order to help track my husband’s vital signs and symptoms after he came home from the hospital a little over five months ago.  Below are pictures of the equipment we used in this time period when we were getting oversight by the doctors, and being very watchful ourselves.  The equipment we used, we already had on hand, and was not expensive.

DSC01578 Blood pressure monitor

DSC01581 Ear thermometer

DSC01568 Pulse oximeter

DSC01574 Pedometer

Exercising with the breathing gadget was advised to prevent pneumonia.DSC01567

Surprisingly, after heart surgery, his shoulder was sore enough for a couple of  weeks to warrant use of this heating pad.

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Blueberry Chocolate Pancakes

Energy, Health, Kitchen, Recipes,

DSC02317 Blueberry Chocolate Chip Pancakes from the recipe below.

DSC02313 We had two cups of expired milk to use up, so, never remembering which recipe I used last time,DSC02314  so I got the one above from this cookbook. DSC02315 I substituted floured blueberries for the raspberries.   I also floured the chocolate chips.  We had this with syrup, a sweet treat without wasting our milk.   I definitely prefer my blueberry pancakes without the chocolate chips.  Joe likes them with chocolate chips as well as without.

The ingredients are fairly healthy, except for the sugar and the frying.  Our approach to health is moderation with as much home cooked food as possible.  This was an energy-efficient meal in that all of the ingredients were at home.  We have a few left over for a light meal tomorrow.

Olive Oil Is My Choice

Health, Kitchen

DSC02287 For many routine oil and fat uses olive oil is my  first choice.

It stays fresh in quantity.  We can buy three quarts at once which lasts a from one to three months, and therefore  is “turned over” to stay fresh often enough at room temperature in the dark.

It is versatile, being good cold in dressings, and warm for cooking.  It also mixes well with fats, such as butter, for a change in flavor.

It is reputed to be healthy for us with its large amounts of monounsaturated fat.

We always use up the olive oil, so for us it is a good buy, and very efficient to use in our kitchen!