Angie’s Advice
CPR classes | St. Louis MO
By My Family Plate at October 30, 2011 | 2:23 pm | 1 Comments
If you are a St. Louis health care provider you are required to have cpr certification by the American Heart Association (AHAA) in Basic Life Support or BLS. Sometimes this is also known as BCLS. This includes nurses and doctors, but also dentists and dental hygienists. Anyone who is in patient contact must be aha cpr certified. In addition, firefighters and paramedics more...
Olive Oil – Does it Spoil?
By My Family Plate at May 30, 2011 | 1:16 pm | 0 Comment
Olive Oil - Does It Spoil? by Angie, R.N. The other day I went out to eat at a friends house, and they made the most wonderful sausage sandwich's for our dinner! To start out the meal a small saucer of beautiful olive oil was set out with small pieces of a great bread to dunk in the oil. Well, imagine my surprise and my friends, when I had to spit out the bread more...
Lounge Chairs – Are They Good For Us?
By My Family Plate at April 17, 2011 | 8:15 pm | 0 Comment
Lounge Chairs Are They Good For Us? by Angie, R.N. I love my lounge chair, but is it good for me? Lounge chairs can rock, swivel, elevate your feet, and even lay you back as though you're in your own little bed. Heck, what more could you want from a chair? Well here's the problem! If you spend a lot of time in your chair (I'd say more than 3-4 hours), more...
Fingernails? What Can They Tell You About Your Health?
By My Family Plate at April 13, 2011 | 11:33 am | 0 Comment
Fingernails. A Picture of Health. by Nurse Angie, R.N. Have you ever considered how lucky we are to have fingernails? Without those little bits of hard keratin at the end of our fingers, there would be only fleshy pads that would make doing some things (like undoing a knot) almost impossible. Not only do they make our lives easier, but they are a guide to our more...
Sunglasses. Are They Necessary?
By My Family Plate at April 13, 2011 | 11:15 am | 0 Comment
Sunglasses. Are They Necessary? by Nurse Angie, R.N. Our eyes are one of the most sensitive areas of the body. Their care is of the utmost importance to our health and happiness. Why would I say that? Well, to lose even a small amount of your vision is very traumatic. And, it is a very difficult thing to cope with especially in these times of electronic and highly more...
