women – watercress words by Dr Aletha

Who can find an excellent woman?
She is worth far more than rubies.

She opens her arms to those who are poor.
She reaches out her hands to those who are needy.

When it snows, she’s not afraid for her family.
All of them are dressed in the finest clothes.

She makes her own bed coverings.
She is dressed in fine linen and purple clothes.

artwork photographed by Dr.Aletha in Oklahoma City, New York City, and Key West

She makes linen clothes and sells them.
She supplies belts to the traders.

She puts on strength and honor as if they were her clothes.

She can laugh at the days to come.

Proverbs 31, NIRV

“The Bible advocates laughter as a part of our lives, yet we often allow the seriousness of life to quench our laughter. Lighten up when you fall short of perfection. While it is important to learn from our mistakes, it is equally important to laugh at our shortcomings.

The virtuous (excellent) woman of Proverbs 31 appears to have come to a place in her life where she trusted God with a calm, settled peace, and no matter what life brought her way, she determined never to stop laughing.

If we are to laugh at the days to come, we must first learn to laugh at the day at hand. “
Vicki Courtney, author

quote from

the Virtuous Woman-Shattering the Superwoman Myth

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The “art” of women’s health

Enjoy some photos of art while learning about women’s health

Exploring the HEART of health

I took the cover photo at an art show in Grand Rapids Michigan. The “dresses” were made from the pages of old dictionaries.

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“to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. ” the Declaration of Independence

The United States may not have “socialized medicine”, but several federal agencies and many laws regulate health care for us. Let’s look at some of them.

The National Institutes of Health posted this infographic about the challenges of communicating health risk .

Making sense of your health risks-health.nih.gov — Making sense of your health risks HEALTH.NIH.GOV

Health risks are often misunderstood, underestimated, or overestimated. This chart explains how to know what to ignore and what to explore.

Remember that risk does not equal disease-there are few health risks that inevitably lead to illness, disability, or death.

The Smithsonian offers us this article about

8 diseases to watch out for at the beach

“Despite its idyllic facade, the beach can be a dangerous place—and swimmer’s ear, sunburn and jellyfish stings may be the least of your worries. Beaches can get pretty dirty, and this pollution can come with some nasty pathogens.”

Public Health Service

“Michelle Holshue is a nurse, an NIH researcher, and a global public health responder. She is one of more than 79,000 people who make HHS run every day.”