Abby McCoy
I am an RN of 16 years who has worked with adults and pediatric patients encompassing trauma, orthopedics, home care, transplant, and case management. I am a married mother of 4 and love the circus that is my home! I have family all over the world and we love to travel as much as possible.
I have written for publications like Everyday Health, Remedy Health Media, Health Central, and LoveToKnow Media. I am passionate about health education and love using my experience and knowledge in my writing.
- Edinburgh, UK
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Publications
- Everyday Health61 articles
- Sleepopolis44 articles
- Linkwell Health8 articles
- Next Avenue4 articles
- BP Hope Magazine2 articles
- momcozy2 articles
- HealthCentral2 articles
Writes Most On
What to Eat for Breakfast if You Have Ulcerative Colitis26 Jun—Everyday HealthFor people with ulcerative colitis (UC), starting off the morning with a nutritious breakfast may be easier said than done. Many people with the condition experience nausea, vomiting, and an urgent need to run to the bathroom when they first wake up, says Ashwin Ananthakrishnan, MBBS, MPH, a gastroenterologist with the Massachusetts General Hospital Digestive Healthcare Center’s Crohn’s and Colitis Center in Boston. It can take some people two to three hours to finish their morning bathroom...
How to Improve Your Working Memory6 Jun—TonumDo you ever feel like your brain is spinning 16 plates at once? That’s your working memory in action. Whenever you do a math problem in your head, follow a list of directions, or run through your packing list as you fill a suitcase, you use working memory to keep your thoughts in line and get things done. But what if you drop one of those spinning plates midway through your task? When that happens, you may wonder how to improve working memory. In this article, we’ll share how you can give...
