Recent Posts Tagged With 'health - personal'

• Less Weight in the Saddle

  Posted on Thursday December 10th, 2009 at 13:02 in health - personal

  I wrote a long time ago about wanting to lose weight so I'd feel more comfortable riding. I just could not lose a pound no matter what I did because of my thyroid medication. Why doctors insist on synthetic thyroid medications when the natural desicc...

• Flu Hits Home

  Posted on Tuesday November 10th, 2009 at 17:36 in home and family, health - personal

  A flu went through half of our household so far. I said "a" flu, not "the" flu that has so many people panicking. I'm just getting over it now. What I'd like to know is...How come moms don't have sick days to take when they're sick? When I get si...

• Thyroid, Hormone Levels & Health

  Posted on Thursday September 10th, 2009 at 08:28 in health - personal

  I am waiting for a new thyroid medication to arrive soon and for the first time in a long time, I feel a little hope that I might be able to manage my thyroid disease better than the endocrinologists have so far. I am not interested in synthetic medi...

• Flouride in Drinking Water

  Posted on Wednesday August 19th, 2009 at 19:33 in health - personal

  I've been reading lately about the negative side of having flouride in your drinking water. Among other things, it is said to block the absorption of iodine, which can lead to thyroid disease (which I have). I'm glad our town doesn't include flouride...

• My Butt on a Clydesdale Cross

  Posted on Tuesday June 16th, 2009 at 17:31 in women's issues, health - personal

  I wanted to lose weight before I rode JeeNee this year. She's half Clydesdale so it wouldn't hurt her any but I'd feel better about it. My thyroid has made that impossible though. Well, my thyroid and my doctor who doesn't know how to treat it (those...

• Can I ride a horse if I'm pregnant?

  Posted on Monday May 25th, 2009 at 08:28 in health - personal

  Can I ride a horse if I'm pregnant?That's a question a lot of women ask their doctor if they are avid riders and pregnant. Seeing how we are waiting to see if a little accident results in my needing to know whether I should be looking for maternity c...

• When the Diagnosis is Cancer

  Posted on Friday May 22nd, 2009 at 14:06 in health - personal

  Since I just had a thyroid biopsy done on Monday to check for cancer in three solid nodules on my thyroid, cancer has been on my mind a little more than usual. OK, a lot more than usual. Statistically speaking, my results should be negative unless it...

• Thyroid Results are a Disappointment

  Posted on Saturday May 2nd, 2009 at 13:07 in health - personal

  Well, I received my thyroid lab results back today and I was very disappointed. Because my doctor uses the "old" recommendations for hormone levels instead of the newest ones since 2003, they consider my thyroid levels "normal" and won't be adjusting...

• Do Horses Equal Zits?

  Posted on Saturday May 2nd, 2009 at 12:48 in health - personal

  For some silly reason, I thought when I outgrew the turbulent teenage years, that I would leave behind acne as well. I've been disappointed to find out I was wrong. Getting all the dust and dirt on my face at the stable, or on my hands and then touch...

• When do you sue?

  Posted on Sunday March 15th, 2009 at 08:21 in health - personal

  Y'all just read a little about the disabilities my son was born with, likely caused by stresses and harassment during the pregnancy that I endured. Likely but not definite which is why she wasn't arrested! (Very disappointing.) I often thought about ...

• Ten Essential Foods - The "Super Foods"

  Posted on Sunday March 15th, 2009 at 07:43 in health - personal

  I stopped to check out the diet supplements when I was shopping the other day. I even picked one up to read the box before putting it back. I just don't know enough about them, or how they would interact with my thyroid medication. I didn't see Lipo...

• Roller Coaster Weight Loss...How Frustrating

  Posted on Sunday March 8th, 2009 at 15:13 in health - personal

  I am getting SO frustrated. I lost five pounds about a week ago but when I got back on the scale yesterday, I had gained back 3.6 of it! What is going on? I know everybody fluctuates but this is getting so frustrating when I am trying to lose weight ...

• Less Jiggle in the Middle

  Posted on Tuesday March 3rd, 2009 at 20:30 in health - personal

  I started a health blog, Healthy Me, as a reminder to start taking better care of myself in terms of exercise and eating better. I need to be more fit - less fat and toned. The last few weeks, I got off track with exercising though I did manage to lo...

• Will It Get Easier To Monitor My Health?

  Posted on Thursday February 26th, 2009 at 20:17 in health - personal

  I am sitting here right now watching the news about the changes going on in the country and those yet to come. I've heard talk of making our medical records all electronic (which has me remembering that I have yet to make a doctor appointment for mys...

• Awwww...My Husband Loves Me

  Posted on Friday February 20th, 2009 at 11:51 in health - personal

  In all the 13 years we've been married, through my asthma attacks, childbirth four times, and diagnosis of thyroid disease seven years ago, I've never seen my husband worry about me. I figured he wasn't a worrier or he hid it well.Lately, he's been b...

• Being A Strong Woman

  Posted on Sunday January 25th, 2009 at 08:02 in women's issues, health - personal

  Part of "cowgirl up" is to be strong and take responsibility for yourself. That can mean different things to different people.For some women, it means getting out of a bad relationship knowing you deserve better. For others, it means finding somebody...