Reduce stress throughout your day

Stress is frequently caused by time pressure—you don’t have enough minutes in the day to do everything you want and need to accomplish. The key to relieving stress in your household is being aware of what’s causing it, and then making some basic adjustments to your...

Three New Exciting Developments in Health

Check out these recent findings from the field of medicine. Scientists seem to discover more about how to stay healthy every day. Three new exciting developments in health • Peppermint. Some studies suggest that peppermint oil may be useful in relieving irritable...

How Do You Choose The ER or A Clinic?

Hospital emergency rooms are stretched thin by almost 130 million visits a year. Many of these visits are triggered by complaints that could be handled more efficiently at same-day clinics or pharmacy care centers. How do you know which to choose:   ER vs clinic? ER...

Reiki for Alzheimer’s Patients and Caregivers

The many complicated aspects of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia make caring for patients and their caregivers a challenge. Unfortunately, Alzheimer’s currently has no known cure. This makes it a disease that ruins lives both physically and...

What Once Was Thought to be Good For You Now Isn’t

Our knowledge of what’s healthy and what’s dangerous is changing and growing all the time You might be surprised to learn about some substances that physicians once thought to be beneficial to everyone’s health. From the Yahoo News website comes this trio of formerly...

Diabetes and Alzheimer’s Disease

A new study out his week gives more evidence that there is a connection between diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease. The study found that the link is most likely established because of the way diabetes affects the body’s circulatory system, especially in this case in the...

What Should I do if My Elderly Parents Won’t Eat?

What Should I do if My Elderly Parents Won’t Eat Loss of appetite and changes in appetite are a natural part of aging, but it’s still important to make sure seniors get enough nutrients. Poor appetite doesn’t necessarily indicate a problem, but there are some warning...

Family Meals Establish A Lifetime Of Nutritional Habits

Family Meals Establish A Lifetime of Nutritional Habits Eating together establishes good habits later in life, according to researchers at the University of Minnesota. In the study of more than 1,500 people, surveyed once during high school and then again when they...