Author Archives: Leslie Reschly, BSN, RN
Poison Control!
So many substances are present in your home or outside environment that can be potentially dangerous to your pet. It is very important to remember that your pet comes from a different scientific genus and species therefore can not
Healthy Hints For Holiday Travel
Easy Steps That Can Make All The Difference! STORY BY: LESLIE RESCHLY, BSN, RN Holiday Stress is enough to handle without the complications of trains, planes and automobiles! If
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Can Have Quite A Big Bite! STORY BY: LESLIE RESCHLY, BSN, RN Walk up to my front door and you will see nature has already decorated my home for Halloween with an abundance of spider webs and beautiful spiders lining
Little Pink Houses of Hope
Respite and rejuventation in Oak Island STORY BY: LESLEY RESCHLEY BSN,RN As always the beaches of our community have long been a place of respite and rejuvenation for many generations of travelers. Once again this September, for a week, a
A Fib—It’s No Lie!!
What is Atrial Fibrillation? STORY BY: LESLIE RESCHLY BSN,RN Settle in to watch a movie, the news or even the US Olympic trials and you probably encountered a commercial advertising the latest and greatest blood thinner for treatment of Atrial
Keep Yourself Healthy this Summer
Limiting your exposure to disease-carrying insects. STORY BY: LESLIE RESCHLY BSN,RN As the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil loom in the near future, athletes around the world are weighing the risk of attending versus the risk of being infected with
Skin Cancer Review
As easy as A-B-C BY: LESLIE RESCHLY BSN, RN Everyone loves that golden bronze tan! Have you looked around our community recently? See that RED BURN with white swimsuit strap marks? Welcome to summer, as locals and tourists hit the
Whistle A Happy Tune
Feel your spirits lift with music therapy BY: LESLIE RESCHLY BSN,RN Music-whether playing it or listening to it-can provide you with many positive health benefits. Do you ever put on your favorite songs while relaxing or entertaining? Can you recall
Take Care Of Yourself By Taking Care of the Planet!
Earth Day and World Health Day 2016 BY: LESLIE RESCHLY, BSN, RN After it’s inception in 1970, Earth Day was recognized in my Iowa elementary school with a small tree seedling in a Styrofoam cup (green huh?) for each student
Colon Health
Getting to the bottom of it STORY BY: LESLIE RESCHLY, BSN, RN Are you over 50 years old? Have you had a screening colonoscopy? Colorectal cancer is a cancer in the large intestine and rectum, which ranks
