Health and Wellness

How You Can Help Seniors Live Fuller and Happier Lives

By Huckleberry Press / December 7, 2020 /

Older generations are our link to the past, and they have helped raise us to be the people we are today. So, we owe it to them to ensure that their needs are met, both inside and outside of their homes.

Lymphedema Awareness

By Huckleberry Press / November 29, 2020 /

Like 11 million Americans I have Lymphedema, a condition that most people have never heard of. More Americans have lymphedema and lymphatic diseases than AIDS, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy and Alzheimer’s disease combined.

Tradition & Traditions

By Huckleberry Press / September 19, 2020 /

Now I want to have a conversation with all of you. “Tradition” and “Traditions” are different. Almost every family has “Traditions.” Thanksgiving, for example, is probably one of the biggest and well-known traditions.

Sunny Memories

By Huckleberry Press / August 2, 2020 /

As temperatures go up I am slathering on the sunscreen. Now I don’t leave home without it. As a teenager I was not so careful of my skin.

An Interview with Lincoln County Health and Lincoln County Health District

By Huckleberry Press / August 1, 2020 /

We had the pleasure of interviewing Ed Dzedzy Public Health Administrator for Lincoln County and Tyson Lacy CEO of Lincoln Hospital and Clinics.

That Damned Alzheimers

By Huckleberry Press / July 23, 2020 /

The phone rings. “Mom’s doctor said she shouldn’t be driving; we canceled her car insurance.” I scream inside: she’s not that bad!!

Getting Married During a Pandemic

By Huckleberry Press / June 22, 2020 /

One year ago, my son proposed marriage to the love of his life, to a beautiful young woman he had been dating for over two years

Mindful Eating

By Huckleberry Press / June 3, 2020 /

As I scooped a spoonful of bacon grease into the frying pan to reheat some steak and grits I had a thought that I might not be the right person to write an article about “health and wellness” for the Huckleberry Press

CBD Use Gaining Popularity Among Dog Owners

By Huckleberry Press / May 6, 2020 /

Why are we hearing so much about CBD oil now? With the legalization of marijuana in many places, it has triggered interest in potential health benefits of marijuana-related products.

A Canna State of Mind

By Huckleberry Press / April 17, 2020 /

As an individual that is wired a little different than everyone else, I have had many different chemical cocktails used to stabilize what they deemed a disorder.