Monthly Archive: April 2019

Flow Rate

Gravity Feeding: How to Determine and Set Appropriate Flow Rate

Gravity tube feeding is a feeding method that relies on gravity instead of a pump. Learn how to set appropriate flow rate for your home feeds.

Cassandra Bursma, RD
close up of arm on a table or desk, attached to a digital home blood pressure device. Blood pressure shows 120 over 80, showing lower risk of stroke.

Heart Health: Blood Pressure

High blood pressure is a condition in which the pressure of blood on the walls of our arteries is too high. Learn how to reduce your risk.

Sarah Sanchez, NDTR
spring produce

Spring Eats: Seasonal Produce & Recipes

Eating seasonally not only provides consumers with the healthiest and freshest produce, it supports local farmers and benefits the environment.

Sarah Sanchez, NDTR
Assistive Technology

Tools: Assistive Technology to Live Well with a Spinal Cord Injury

Assistive technology is a catch-all term that applies to products, equipment and systems that enhance daily living for people with different ability levels.

Aaron Baker
La dieta DASH

The DASH Diet for Heart Health

With a focus on whole foods, low sodium, healthy fats, and lean protein, the DASH diet was developed to treat chronic disease.

Sarah Sanchez, NDTR
Child’s IEP

4 Questions to Ask Before Your Child’s IEP Annual Review Meeting

Annual review season is here, and your child’s meeting is probably already on your schedule. As a former School Psychologist on the Child Study Team (CST), I know that annual review meetings are coming, which means you need to get ready to make the most of this important Individualized Education Plan (IEP) meeting. For some, this… Continue reading 4 Questions to Ask Before Your Child’s IEP Annual Review Meeting

Dr. Liz Matheis
Bladder Condition

Promising Treatment for Bladder Condition

By Andy Winnegar | For The New Mexican While I was sitting through a meeting in Albuquerque 25 years ago, something shifted in back. I couldn’t stand up straight and I could barely walk. I had to crawl out of my chair and hobble to my car for the drive back to Santa Fe. A… Continue reading Promising Treatment for Bladder Condition

Aimee Sharp
Ostomy Pouch Leaks

Ostomy Pouch Leaks

Leaks … *sigh*. If there is one thing that makes many people hate their stoma, it’s leaking. Read tips that can help you limit pouch leaking.

Kelsey Scarborough
Live Bravely

Caregiver Contest Grand Prize Winner Linda: Live Bravely

Linda S. is from Phelan, CA. Linda provided the following biography: “Linda is the wife of John for 37 years, mother and step-mother of twins (one adult son who lives close-by in Southern California, an adult step-son who passed away by accidental drowning, and step-daughter who lives in Utah). She is now a proud grandmother… Continue reading Caregiver Contest Grand Prize Winner Linda: Live Bravely

Aimee Sharp
Go Electronic

Caregiver Contest Grand Prize Winner Kathy: Go Electronic

Kathy M. provided the following biography: ” I live with my two sons, husband, and dad (ages 16 to 96) in the mid-Atlantic area. After a job layoff in my field of advertising, various family members became ill, and I transitioned into the role of caregiver. My dad moved in with us nine years ago… Continue reading Caregiver Contest Grand Prize Winner Kathy: Go Electronic

Aimee Sharp
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