Everyone can agree on one thing… Bad breath stinks! If you or someone you know suffers from bad breath, you know how embarrassing it can be at any given place and point. No one wants to learn that they have bad breath, and telling someone that they have bad breath can be equally awkward. Still, . . .
Balancing Between Caring and Coping
Throughout life, each of us will be faced with challenges associated with caring and coping. You could lose your job in the future, you may learn that a good friend has cancer, or you may need to move an ageing parent into your home so you can help care for him or her. These are . . .
Building a Great a Patient-Doctor Relationship
Have you ever had a patient-doctor relationship where neither one of you did much talking? You know, one of those patient-doctor relationships where your doctor went through the routine of checking you, writing you a prescription (if necessary), and sending you on your merry way. Or a situation where you wanted to ask your doctor . . .
Is It Time for a Digital Detox?
Do you ever wonder if you’re spending too much time on your computer, your smartphone, or playing video games? Chances are that if you’re wondering, you are. While today’s technology is incredibly helpful, it’s also incredibly time consuming, distracting, and sometimes, pulls us away from real-life relationships.
As wonderful as it is to post your real-time . . .
Three Easy Ways to Declutter Your Home
Have you ever thought about how clutter may affect your life? If not, perhaps you should. If you’re like most people, at some point in your life, you have dealt with clutter: paperwork covering your work desk, baby toys scattered about the floor, makeup and hair products strewn about your bathroom. Remember that time you . . .
Well-Being: Social Life
Whenever you hear the term ‘well-being,’ what do you think it means? Merriam-Webster’s definition is ‘the state of being happy, healthy, or prosperous.’ Some people also like to add ‘having a social life’ into that mix. And while having a social life can make us happy, it can also stand alone in its own category . . .
Empty Nest Syndrome
If you have children and have ever experienced an eerily silence in your home when your kids are away for a short period of time that turned into feelings of sadness for you, because they’re away from you, you have experienced a snippet of what may come when your kids grow up and venture off . . .
Easy Ways to Fight Germs
There are many ways we pick up germs: shaking hands, touching animals, touching raw foods. And there are many types of germs: bacteria, fungi, parasites, viruses. And… There are many types of illnesses that may be caused by germs: cold, flu, food poisoning, hantavirus, Lyme disease. And these are only short lists of examples. Germs . . .
Wrinkle Reducers!
There’s no way around this one: wrinkles are a part of life. As we age, there are several things that happen that contribute to wrinkles: the inner layer of skin—the dermis—begins to thin, our skin cells divide more slowly, and fibers just below the outer layer of our skin become loose. These are only three . . .
You Want to Move It, Move It?
Are you an inactive person who would like to become more active? If so, you don’t have to join a gym, find a lap pool, or join a community softball league. There are many ways to get moving without spending a dime. Physical activity abounds in our day to day lives, especially walking! You walk . . .
As we step into October, we welcome the earthy flavors of fall. From crisp sweet apples, to rich winter squash, the foods of fall are here. To warm up on a cool fall evening, enjoy delicious pork tenderloin topped with baked apples, or a bowl of homemade butternut squash soup. Fall comfort foods like pot roast and baked chicken are also well matched with the season's fresh produce.
This is your place for the tastes of fall--hearty soups, fragrant baked goods, fresh from the harvest fruits and vegetables … all of your favorites. Back to school, carving pumpkins, or stuffing turkeys, we've got everything you need to make the fall right for your family.
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