Author: sfanning13
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My Journey with GLP-1
/ One Year of Normal: The Story of my Journey with GLP-1 drugs By Stormy Fanning, RN, MSN I have always eaten a lot. Not large quantities at one time, but a normal quantity every few hours. That was the way my dad ate and I thought it was normal. People would comment sometimes (“you…
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Maintaining Functional Fitness
Maintaining Functional Fitness Author: Stormy Fanning, RN, MSN When you got up this morning, you probably did not give a second thought to getting out of bed, sitting down at the breakfast table, standing up again, and walking outside and down the front steps to get the paper. These tasks are all part of…
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The Relationship Between Iron and Ferritin in Your Body
Written by Stormy Fanning, RN, MSN Most adults over 40 and women over 30 have had their iron and/or ferritin tested by a lab at some point. But what do those words and numbers actually mean? Let’s dig deeper. What does iron do for the body? Iron is a mineral absorbed from food. It…
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Sunshine and Supplements
Sunshine and Supplements: Getting Enough Vitamin D Author: Stormy Fanning, RN, MSN Vitamin D is called the “Sunshine Vitamin” because our bodies can produce it from exposure to the sun. Specifically, the UV rays from the sun cause a substance in the skin to convert to an inactive form of Vitamin D that is…