As we become adults, we are faced with important decisions throughout our life. We deal with them the best we can, but what about our parents? The decision on whether to put them in a home is a brutal one.
The statistics show something very clear. We are all living longer. Modern healthcare has advanced to the point where we can all live for years and years. Unfortunately, this has resulted in long term care issues that many families are in turmoil over. Continue Reading »
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long term care,
parents,
seniors,
suffering from dementia
If you are a smoker and have come to the point that you want to quit smoking, you will need to put in some effort on your part, because there is no such thing that can work without your willing assistance. So, stop looking for the All New Recently Improved Super-Duper Stop Smoking Miracle Cure that 99% of smoking cessation products promise.
Well, I am afraid I have some bad news for you. It doesn’t exist yet. You still have to want to quit and put some effort in of your own. Yes, you read that right. You need to make the change and implement it of your own accord. Continue Reading »
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As with any devastating disease, Alzheimers Disease included, there are always a number of myths and misunderstandings that abound. Rumor and innuendo are to be expected when lay people attempt to comprehend difficult medical concepts. Things are missed in translation or given their own interpretation which may or may not be accurate. That’s just human nature.
We came across this article which dispels some of the myths which have grown up around Alzheimers. It’s well Continue Reading »
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alzheimers,
alzheimers disease,
Diseases and Conditions,
medicine,
memory,
memory loss
Modern medicine relies heavily on surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy in treating cancer.. For all of us who have gopne through these devastating treatments, we all look for alternative ways to treat our symptoms and to rebuild our natural health..
We all recognize that modern medicine has made amazing leaps and bounds in the treatment and management of cancer particularly when compared with treatments of the past, however, we have a long way to go before cancer is 100% curable. Further more, cancer is taking on different forms and is increasing in thew number of diagnosed cases throughout the world’s population. Continue Reading »
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alternative medicine for cancer,
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Hello. I'm Robert Knechtel, the fellow opposite with the silver (not gray!) hair.
