Laura’s Blogs
Monthly Sleep Improvement Challenge 2021 – CHALLENGE TWO
Darkness/Clock Watcher I hope your first month of this sleep challenge went well. That you are finding it easier to fall asleep and/or stay asleep. I would love it if building a bedtime routine and/or controlling your room temperature has created some...
When Was Your Last Eye Exam?
If 2020 was not a year full of chaos, it would probably have been an advertising boom for eye care professionals to capitalize on. I wonder how may 2020 vision ads, we miss out on this past year? I would like to encourage you to schedule an eye exam this year....
Dedication To Our Hydration
Far too many of us are walking around in a state of mild dehydration and forcing our bodies to operate that way. It’s like expecting a car to run smoothly with half or less of the oil the engine needs. Your car might run a little while on no oil. Then it will start...
Monthly Sleep Improvement Challenge 2021 – CHALLENGE ONE
Bedtime Routine/Temperature Control Yesterday I wrote about doing a warm up for our 2021 sleep improvement challenge (you can read that here). The idea is to do one technique for a month to try to increase our quantity and /or quality of sleep and achieve your...
Monthly Sleep Improvement Challenge 2021 – THE WARM UP
Would you like to join the 2021 sleep improvement challenge? With a bit of consistent tweaking of your bedtime routines and lifestyle 2021 can be the year you finally sleep like a BOSS. You wouldn’t go out and run a marathon without any training, right?...
Healthy Quick Tip to Get Ready for the Holidays!
Every October/November before the holidays kick into full force, I do a quick review of my home pharmacy. Making sure I have all the over the counter remedies that may be needed to get myself, my family, and any visitors I may have thru the cold and flu season....
Sometimes It’s Hard to Finish What You Start – Finally Publishing
Guess it’s okay to admit this. Now that I did finally finish and publish The Smart Patients Healthcare Handbook. The handbook sat unfinished in my home office for far too many years. Almost finished. But not quite. You know that saying “A...
Why I created The Smart Patients Healthcare Handbook
Once upon a time, I was the owner of two health and nutrition retail stores. Owning those stores was the most wonderful time in my life. I had so many personal, honest, heart to heart conversations with so many lovely people. We all shared a common...