Having a bright and beautiful smile is something virtually everyone wants. We’re all told when we are young to brush and floss our teeth, to visit the dentist for cleanings every six months and to avoid coffee and cola so we don’t stain our pearly whites. Most of us don’t take as good a care…
My daughter’s preschool teacher sent home a memo the first week of school to let all of the parents know that one of the children in the class has a severe allergy to peanuts. We were supposed to keep this in mind for when it was our turn to provide the class treats each week….
From the humble and studied beginnings of Joseph Pilates’ exercise program, developed in a World War I internment camp in England, the Pilates programs have grown into an industry. Joseph Pilates’ original studies involved years of research, virtually unrecognized in his lifetime, but now world-renowned. So famous and detailed were the works of Joseph Pilates,…
Just when you think you’ve heard the weirdest most bizarre afflictions known to mankind, medical experts come up with some new deficiency, illness, disorder or mental problem. I am beginning to wonder if half these dilemmas are legit or simply psychological. One of the latest ones I heard about is called restless leg syndrome. Now…
I think it’s safe to say that we all want to find our niche. That one place in the world that suits us perfectly. Now I’m not trying to get your hopes up. After all, this is no easy task. It can take plenty of time, patience, research, and perseverance. Oh, and did I mention…
Our society has certainly done its best to deem particular features beautiful and other not so desirable. I have to say” What’s up with that?” What happened to beauty being in the eye of the beholder? I’m still for this concept. The large breast implant is the epitome of this discussion. It hits it right…
Sometimes buying international health insurance is necessary, but there’s no guarantee that it is. Before you get international medical insurance, it makes sense to understand the health care policies of the country you are going to. Depending on where you are traveling, you may have to buy no health care at all or you may…
I remember walking into CVS several years ago, nervously stalking the aisles and wondering if people knew why I was there. I stood there, staring at all of the brands of pregnancy tests and wondering which one would be the best and most reliable. I finally settled on EPT since it promised to detect early…
The numbers can be mystifying to most people, what does it all mean? You go in once a year for a physical and your health care provider want to draw a little blood too. The results come in and you’re frantically trying to write them down, unsure of what they mean or what questions to…
Until recently, I didn’t really realize that asbestos removal was serious business. Like everyone, I heard about the threats from asbestos when the World Trade Center was attacked, but I had figured that that was only because of the destruction of the building. It seemed likely that most people had already had asbestos removed or…
