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1. April 19, 2016 at 6:17 am 8 years ago

   

   Kimberly Sias

   It is linked to lower cholesterol levels set by the cardiologist, big pharma and the way our food is grown. Not to mention, the lives we live today. The population is living longer but a large percentage is not living a quality life as they grow older. Generics are all made different, real solutions are not being used so they can make money off of us. Take a simple yeast like rash under the belly or breasts of a man or woman. This is a dark , warm, moist place. Perfect place for yeast. Yet, the drs prescribe creams that keep it wet. This works on some ppl, after a long treatment time. I have large breasts and every summer, when I work in my yard or garden ,this happens to me at least 5 times during 4 to 5 months. I bathe that day as usual and dry very well. By the end of the day, it can start to have a yeast smell. After drying, I place cornstarch on it. By morning, this has resolved. I had a male client that was being treated for a yeast around his scrotum and groin area. He had been using a prescribed cream for 4 months, no success, all it did was keep it from getting worse. I had been seeing him for 2 weeks. I suggested to the Dr to allow the client to place cornstarch over the cream to keep the area drier. The Dr laughed and said, OK, whatever. The client used this for a week and the redness and itching improved. In 5 weeks this was completely gone. The client continues to use the cornstarch at the first sign. It works. I think it would have resolved quicker without the cream but I’m just a nurse and am not supposed to be smart enough to tell a Dr what might work better. This client was bed bound and depended on someone to bathe him at their convenience. I did convince the family also that an OTC cleansing cloth would be helpful in keeping these episodes at a minimum. Ppl don’t understand how scary it is for the elderly to bathe. They have pain, they get cold easily, the get sob just undressing, they get dizzy just changing positions d/t disease process or medications, which are usually the culprit. Drs want heart patients to have low blood pressures and low heart rates to keep the heart muscle from working too hard. But alot of ppl cannot tolerate these numbers. Diuretcs, medications that pace the heart, the list goes on and on, cause more problems for some ppl, than the medical problem. Thus, they do not bathe but maybe once a week, if that. They wear the same clothes for days because washing wears them out. Cooking a healthy meal wears them out.where is the help they really need to live a better quality of life. Anything they really need is cut with our government. Let me ask you this, why would glasses and hearing aids not be covered for our elderly? Think about what it would be like to try to take care of yourself if you cant see or hear well and can’t afford the outrageous price of hearing aids, which by the way, bottom line 2000 dollars. Try this trick, put cotton in your ears, smear some petroleum jelly thin acroos some goggles, have some friends come over and do the same, try to have an intelligent conversation and play cards. This will give you just a small insight into how important these two senses are and what your quality of life would really be like. Would you want to continue socializing?

   I have clients that every month have to choose between paying their bills, buying groceries or buying medicine. I had a client that received 499 dollars a month from SS. She was a cook in a school cafeteria all her life. She had no children and loved being around children. I caught her eating cat food one day, she said it had better nutrition than the cans of crap, like spam, potted meat or soups, they are all so high in sodium it’s ridiculous. I explained to her that anything pre packaged has a lot of salt to preserve it. Frozen dinners are an outrage, fresh fruits and vegetables are ridiculous. She received 24 dollars a month in food stamps. Yet a woman with 5 kids, refuses to get her tubes tied, has to have her hair and nails done every week, so she can keep a man on the side, was getting over 700 dollars a month. I had 8 children to feed and made everything from scratch, bought in bulk. My children were never hungry. They were clothed and had an education. Which I encouraged each one to continue after high school. My husband did not have an amazing job, we lived from paycheck to paycheck. We had a lot of love and used our imaginations with our children. My children have the fondest memories from their childhood. It is just really irritating to me that ppl work hard all their lives doing something they love to do and see nothing for it. Our system is so screwed up. It’s not right
   I went to nursing school when my baby turned 3. She went to headstart at 4 , then started kindergarten. My love of learning has inspired my children to always learn something new everyday. They were not in all these after school activities , they played outside, they made things, like an abacus, to learn another way to count, they painted old jars that were empty of pickles, jam and other things. They made birthday cards from construction paper and and good old fashioned crayons. I still have everyone of these.
   Anyway, I digresd. back to the original story.

   The elderly are guinea pigs for big pharma and drs. They are “practicing medicine” not every person is in the box. In fact you would surprised how many don’t fit in the box. All they have to show to the FDA is that it did help some ppl, but at what costs, well the FDA decides what is a reasonable cost to our lives, It doesn’t even have to be the majority of the ppl. I could type for weeks on this problem, if I thought it would make a difference. I just try to help one person at a time, help them realize they have options and second opinions.

   Ty,
   Just a nurse for 20 years.
   • June 1, 2016 at 12:26 pm 7 years ago

     

     Levi

     Thanks. That’s very sad to hear. Thank you for your comments. Do you have more to say on how to prevent dementia in elderly people. I’ve been listening to Caroline Leaf. I’m wondering if it’s also linked with a lack of learning/growing/active thinking.
   • July 18, 2016 at 4:34 am 7 years ago

     

     Dolly

     Phenomenal breakdown of the topic, you should write for me too!

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