1 Movement. 2  Moving and using the muscles in the part of your body affected by edema may help pump the excess fluid back to your heart. 3  Ask your doctor about exercises you can do that may reduce swelling. 4  Elevation. 5  Hold the swollen part of your body above the level of your heart several times a day.efore trying these self-care techniques, talk to your doctor about which ones are right for you. 1  Movement. 2  Moving and using the muscles in the part of your body affected by edema may help pump the excess fluid back to your heart. 3  Ask your doctor about exercises you can do that may reduce swelling.
Harry S. Truman â President & Haberdasher. In spite the current presidential race going on between Mr. Obama and Mr. Romney, and the political fatigue that follows, we want to profile a past president today.
Salmon P. Chase: Lincolnâs Treasury Secretary. With all of the interest in Lincoln and the Civil War Sesquicentennial, I thought this would be an opportune time to write about a member of Lincolnâs cabinet â Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase. Salmon P. Chase was born January 13, 1808, in New Hampshire and later moved to Cincinnati, Ohio. He became well known locally, and even wrote a treatise on the laws of Ohio that was used for many years.