I Can’t Work When I’m Tired!
Until I was in about my mid-20s, I used to stay up late all the time and then go into work the next day without having had much sleep. Sure, I was tired all the time, but it seemed so much more doable back then. I was young and living it up.
Over the last few [...]
Hearing my Baby Cry for the First Time
One of the things that has been very precious to me throughout my life is hearing. Having lost the vast majority of it as a child, I found myself always craving to hear sounds – any sounds that would be sharper than the muffled world around me.
We never really had much money either, so [...]
Two and Three great schools
In the desert southwest and on the plains of Missouri, there is an online medical school called AT Still University. The main focus of this university is traditional classroom based medical programs, included allied health programs like physical therapy. Recently ATSU has started on online component to their course offerings. Geared towards the undergrads who [...]
What to Expect from Florida Rehab
People who enter a Florida drug rehab program for the first time are often terrified. That’s because they don’t know what to expect from a Florida drug treatment center.
If you find yourself in that position, here are a few of the things that you can probably expect:
Individual and group therapy. Therapy is a key part [...]
Life insurance: What’s in it for me?
Acquiring and purchasing life insurance is one of the most selfless acts that any person can make, considering that most of the benefits go to someone other than yourself. With that said, so many people are doing it these days that you have to wonder aloud what positive things might come to you by purchasing [...]
Is The Hollywood Cookie Diet the Best One?
The Hollywood cookie diet has received a lot of press ‘due to celebrity endorsement. If you eat this cookie, the gorgeous guys and dolls claim, you will look just like me. For those with a BMI between 25- 39, this claim could be the realization of a long held dream. Eat the cookie of the [...]
Help with Arthritis
My mother has arthritis in her hands. It’s pretty severe. She loves to paint and most days she cannot even hold a paint brush. I’ve been trying to help her by doing some research into alternative medicine and pain relief. My mother is pretty old school, so I’m not sure what I’ll be able to [...]
Health insurance in Southern Florida
Miami, Florida is a mecca for various groups of people. There are several different age groups, from the elderly to the twenty somethings. Miami is a vibrant city that attracts people because of its location as well as the beautiful weather they often have. Many people decide to live there because this part of Florida [...]
Trying deep breathing
When a friend suggested that I try deep breathing to help reduce the level of stress I was feeling daily, I thought she must have been joking. I mean, I breathe all the time, right? How was taking deeper breaths going to help me with the amount of stress I was feeling due to a [...]
Carpal Tunnel: A Death Sentence for a Writer
At times I struggle with pain in my wrists. I am deathly afraid that it is the beginnings of carpal tunnel, which in my opinion is a death sentence for a freelance writer — I make my living by typing on the computer, after all!
Another thing that it could be is repetitive strain injury. I [...]