over age 50

Copyright 2010 Out of the Box Healthcare All Rights Reserved Notice anything in this picture? We did. We thought perhaps the bird just had it’s leg up or it was turned. So we decided to check our other five photos of the same birds. We discovered that the same two birds had only one leg. Yet, if you were not looking for it, you would not have noticed it. So, if you are in a group of people, do you know all there is to know about them? Are they standing on one foot?   If you walk down your…

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Are you over the age of 50 and feeling hit with beliefs and fears that you have been holding off or denying about life? Are your deepest darkest secrets keeping your heart at bay? Is the shame and guilt of past choices eating up your gut? Are the pains and fears of the life you have lead conflicted with the life you dream about? Are you living a life well lived or created an illusion story that you take out each time when someone comes around to talk to you? Perhaps we can talk and share all the colors and…

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Time passes quickly and we barely notice when our loved ones are aging and start to need help. We are aging also and just become too busy with life in our prime. What happens when the divide between us is so great that things go unnoticed until there is a crisis? Dr. Jeanette recently spoke with Phil Regenie on the topic of prevention of elder health issues that decrease the quality of life or take a life. Listen here: Supporting Seniors prior to a crisis of body and mind – What’s Your Plan? The stories of life have taught us…

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Dr. Jeanette is creating holiday inspirational cards with nature photos she has taken over the last ten years. Her collection consists of flowers, animals, waterways, sunlight, and trees in all their glory. The cards will have short words of inspiration to touch hearts and souls. Choose Amount Give $10.00 USDGive $15.00 USDGive $20.00 USDGive $25.00 USDGive $50.00 USD  All proceeds are used to purchase the cards and print the photos. The cards will be created with high quality printed photos and posted to card stock. They will be delivered to nursing homes in the Greater New Orleans Region based on…

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Click, now in cuffs and straps and drugs and shots Now drugged out and locked up How do you come back from here, the prison and illusion of the life you are leading?  How did you get there from you? Why can no one fix pain where does it come from how did I/we get there is it an illusion, a game, a sick joke, a black hole, a pain in the ass, or a life taker. Now classified as risk to self, multiple drugs, multiple diagnoses, out of touch with life, slippery slope. What can you do, how can…

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Pt 2 of a 3 part article on Pain New Dr. Visit: Doc I have pain, here are all my medical records, can you help me. Well, I am sure going to try. Yeah, my last Dr. couldn’t find anything but I am in pain. Well let’s see, let’s do more test.s Ok doc, you must know more if you can do something else, can I get meds to hold me through the last ones worked good for a day or so, can you give me more or stronger. Well, ok, but I want to see what is wrong. Yes…

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This is Part 1 of a 3 part article about Pain We all have pain, some debilitating and some just a pain in the ass.  We want to get out of pain, isn’t that the way we are supposed to operate? Who wants to be in pain, no one? We have a job to do, places to be, things that have to get done, right? Top me off you say to the drink, pop me one you say to the pill, push me further you say to the exercise, hold me closer you say to the peep, and shut up…

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Dr. Jeanette welcomes Dr. Timothy Jennings, MD, author of The Aging Brain: Proven Steps to Prevent Dementia and Sharpen Your Mind shares many ways our brain may age and how to improve our quality of life by taking care of our body and brain. Is aging a path of life that we have no control over and we just play out our days? Is it possible to affect the health of our brain? What is dementia and how can I influence by brain health if it seems to run in my family? If you have a disease in your body,…

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Dr. Jeanette will be writing weekly about topics of interest in healthcare, wellness, health challenges, alternative medicine, abuse, life events, women over age 50 and caring for yourself and your elders.  These posts will be running below and kept on the site for review.  The latest post will be at the top of the list.

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Dr. Jeanette Gallagher shares in casual conversation, topics of health, wellness and spirituality to transform your life.  Her guests are authors, physicians, spiritual leaders, and people who wish to share a message of hope as the world evolves through daily challenges. The conversations may ease your concerns, encourage deep laughter or challenge your beliefs but you will come away with a sense that something has stirred inside of you and you just can’t wait to share it with others. Dr. Jeanette’s book ‘Trust: Photo Meditations‘ is an inspirational journey to find the softness and comfort in the world around us….

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