Category Archives: Parenting & Family

Organizing For School Mornings

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I hate school mornings, Grumpy kids – Grumpy me! Arghhhh! So ideas to simplify the mornings are always good. Here is an idea I found on the internet I wanted to share. Each child had 2 sets of three drawers (like pictured – around 12.50 per unit) and stacked on each other. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday were written on paper and slipped on the inside of each drawer front. Each drawer had an outfit folded and ready to go. If paperwork like permission slips or something important had to be turned in on a particular day that also would go in the drawer. Their book bag packed each nigh goes on top of their respective drawer system.. This leaves sleepy heads no choices because they already are made. You can place these in a mudroom or in their own rooms out of the way. It just helps make the mornings a bit more quiet and much less panicky….. which is good if I have yet to have my coffee.

How To Become A Professional Functional Medicine Physician

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We are well aware of the term functional medicine and how it is creating a buzz in today’s life. It has not only shown visible results in treating any health disorder but has also eliminated the early signs of future illness. Seeing the increasing scope of this field, the youth of today is very well interested in becoming a functional medicine doctor.

EAK7RF Students sitting in classroom during lesson. Image shot 2014. Exact date unknown.

Eligibility

For practicing your ability to become functional medicine doctor in Denver, it is very important to have a primary specialty, license and one of the below-given credentials:

  • Medical Doctor
  • Doctor of Osteopathy
  • Doctor of Chiropractic
  • Naturopathic Doctor
  • Dentist
  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Physician Assistant
  • Registered Nurse
  • Registered Dietitian
  • Acupuncturist
  • Pharmacist

How To Become A Functional Medicine Practitioner?

If you are lacking your degree and still have a want to become a practitioner then you have ample of opportunities available right in front of you. The most interesting tale about functional medicine is it can be successfully practiced by a range of people. Functional medicine is an integrative science-based healthcare approach. Once you have made up your mind to be one, you must undergo a training program which focuses on teaching you six modules naming: Gastrointestinal, Detox, Immune, Hormone, Cardiometabolic, and Energy.

The functional medicinal courses are available onsite around the city along with virtual courses offered with the average credit of 17 hours. Once your entire training is over covering all these modules, the candidate then will have to undergo a written examination test in order to complete the training officially which will then be followed by program requirements which are a must. Like all the medical physicians, functional medicine practitioner to needs to have an approved application to receive the certified practitioner designation.

Basic Principles That Define Functional Medicine Are:

Functional medicine views each individual as different both genetically and biologically. Personalized care treats the entire individual and not only the disease.

As mentioned earlier, functional medicine is deeply science-based and it examines whatever happens with us is connected via a network of our body, understanding these networks of our body allows to know the function of the body better and easier.

Our body is utterly intelligent and has the full capacity for self-regulation which is able to express itself through a dynamic balance of the entire system of our body.

A human body not only has the ability to heal but also has an innate ability to prevent all the diseases of aging and other factors.

Health is not only considered as the absence of disease but also as the state of immense vitality.

Training

Once the practitioner is accepted by the IFM functional medicine program, then he must get a briefing of “Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice” course. The course will be provided with the six training modules that will emphasize on different systems of the body that include Gastrointestinal, Detox, Immune, Hormone, Cardiometabolic and Energy. Once you have completed the modules, you will be graded according to your report by IFM. A written examination is a must with a passing grade.

Background

Functional medicine is science-based healthcare, and integrative approach that looks on the patient’s case study and disease prevention through:

 By doing research on nutrition, diet, and exercise.

  1. By using the latest technologies of laboratory testing and other diagnostic techniques.
  2. Along with the necessary medications, he will provide you with the supplements, botanical medicines, therapeutic diets, detoxification programs, and stress-management techniques.
  3. They uses different approaches of functional medicine such as acupuncture, exercise, yoga, hypnosis, aromatherapy, and meditation.

Making Smores In A Terra Cotta Pot

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Line a terra cotta pot with aluminum foil. Place charcoal briquettes in to be level with the top of pot. Sprinkle a little bit of lighter fluid on the top of briquettes. Ignite with a match or long extension lighter. Allow it to burn for awhile to burn the lighter fluid off. The use to melt your marshmallows. Fun and you don’t have to have a big fire pit or grill burning to make them. Gotta love smores.

Easy & Cheap Way To Child Proof Your Door Handles

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This is not my setup but it was where I got the idea from. Credit to the original owner of the photo.

We recently ran into a problem with our young daughter. We went to visit relatives and she found her way out of the front door and was playing with the neighbors children. To think of the nightmare that could have happened. I get sick thinking about it.

I couldn’t very well ask the relatives to add child protective locks on their doors. So we had to come up with a simple cheap and effective solution to keep her safe.

We went to the dollar store and bought a rubber main salad bowl. We cut an X in the lid just big enough to force the door handle through. This lid screwed on to bowl tight. So we pushed the lid onto the handle and screwed the bowl on when we went to sleep. For a dollar it was a bit more protection – although not fool proof.

How To Find The Perfect Gift For Senior Family & Friends

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Seniors are a discerning bunch; they have often lived rich lives, developed a wide range of hobbies, and probably have all the equipment they need at home and in the garage. This can make gift buying a challenge. How to ensure you don’t succumb to the typical present of perfume or socks this year? By thinking a little out of the box and getting them something they never expected – including art, fitness and experience based gifts!

Art is the Gift that Never Fades

The effect on art on the human psyche has long been studied, with recent studies showing that both contemplating and creating art, can help put us into a mindful mood, lower stress, and make us feel more positive. Imagine the face on your parent or grandparent when they realize that you have bought them a gift that will engross and entertain them for many years to come. Art has a wonderful ability to adapt to our frame of mind, and keen art lovers know that the way we view particular paintings or sculptures changes as time goes by.

Keeping them Fighting Fit

Doctors are constantly warning us of the dangers of the sedentary lifestyle; in seniors, it is particularly important to stay active, since strengthening muscles and bones will help them avoid falls and fractures, and a bit of daily cardio will ensure they keep obesity at bay. One cool gift mature persons love is a fitness tracker, which will indicate how many steps they have taken on a given day, and also track their heart rate and other statistics. Most trackers are lightweight and come in a number of colors, so finding the right model for your loved one will be easy.

Giving an Experience

Find out what items on your friend or family member’s bucket list they have yet to achieve. While buying them a ticket to the Maldives might be a little more than you bargained for, they may list down experiences that you can make possible – for instance, a soothing massage at a luxury spa, a lovely meal at a romantic restaurant, or a night at a hotel they have always dreamed of staying at. Another gift mature people love, is entertainment – tickets to the opera, perhaps, or to a classical music concert. Do they love a band they haven’t seen perform in ages? (e.g. the Rolling Stones or similar)? Nothing is quite as fun as watching one’s favorite band perform!

Gifts for seniors can be so much more exciting than unimaginable gifts such as ties, socks, or grooming products. Would you like to receive any of these gifts? Probably not. Give the mature person in your life something that will ignite their imagination or improve their health. If you can, surprise them with an experience that will provide them with a wonderful memory for many years to come.