By Leanna Coy, FNP-BC When I first began having menopause symptoms and I couldn’t get my healthcare provider to prescribe hormones for relief, I turned to supplements to relieve the hot…
Category: In Good Health
IN GOOD HEALTH: Preparing for respiratory illness season – Get vaccines now
By Leanna Coy, FNP-BC As temperatures begin to cool and the holiday season gets underway with Halloween this month, it’s time to prepare for fall and winter respiratory illnesses. As we…
IN GOOD HEALTH: Health Impacts of Rising Cannabis Use Among Adults
By Leanna Coy, FNP-BC Doug used to relax with a beer or two after work. He felt the alcohol helped him unwind and relax. Over the years, the amount he drank…
IN GOOD HEALTH: Is it Any Wonder?
Is it weird to be healthy or are we wired to be healthy? By Michelle, Jenck, M-Ed Is it any wonder that our physical and mental health is so tragically offline? Given…
IN GOOD HEALTH: Not lazy, just undiagnosed Adult ADHD
By Leanna Coy, FNP-BC Mark has struggled to keep a job. At 35, he hasn’t worked in one place for more than a year, citing frustrations with coworkers or problems keeping…
IN GOOD HEALTH: Are you one of the rural women getting left behind on menopause care?
By Leanna Coy, FNP-BC Donna sleeps naked. She’s too hot at night to wear pajamas. She regularly wakes around 2:00 am drenched in sweat, and her husband says he feels the…
IN GOOD HEALTH: A Stranger and a Lesson in Loneliness
By Leanna Coy, FNP-BC On a recent trip to Savannah, Georgia, I set out on a walk to explore the beautiful park squares scattered throughout the city. As I turned a…
IN GOOD HEALTH: Kindness Is Good for Your Community – and Your Health
By Leanna Coy, FNP-BC Dolly Parton once said, “When I wake up, I expect things to be good. If they’re not, then I try to set about trying to make them…
IN GOOD HEALTH: 4 Locks & 4 Keys – Cultivating an Undisturbed Mind in an Unsettled World
What if the key to happiness is more than 2000 years old – and we just forgot it? By Michelle Jenck, M Ed Beginning Fall 2027, the University of Michigan’s College of…
IN GOOD HEALTH: Learning to Work
Work Isn’t a 4-Letter Word By Michelle Jenck, M-Ed I once attended a seminar where a learning disabilities expert said something that stuck with me: A teacher’s job is to…
