One of the most inviting aromas in the world is the smell of fresh coffee brewing in the morning. It is one of my happiest childhood memories. It meant the start of a whole new day. I can’t imagine starting my day without my refreshing two cups of coffee.
Heartburn is a burning sensation that is felt in the area behind the sternum (chest bone). Normally when you swallow food or beverage it travels down your esophagus and a valve or sphincter at the base of your esophagus opens to permit entrance into your stomach. The stomach contains powerful acids which help break down food into nutrients that our bodies can use.
Choices… we make them every day. I know it’s not always that simple, and of course I’m excluding accidents and disease. We do however, chose whether we will exercise or sit on the couch. It is a fact that the benefits of exercise are one of the bulwarks against the cumulative effects of aging.
The National Sleep Foundation recommends that the average adult get seven to nine hours of sleep each night. Most American adults don’t get that much. If you get six hours of sleep or less, you are going to be sleep deprived and there are more serious consequences to lack of sleep than just feeling groggy the next day.
I’ve attached a photo of a rare image of a raccoon who appears to be calmly hitching a ride on the back of an alligator in a Florida swamp. I wanted a funny illustration to show that we can all learn to manage stress in a wide variety of situations.
According to the Encyclopedia Britannica it is unknown precisely when the first wheeled chairs were invented and used for disabled persons. Some scholars suspect that the history of the wheelchair begins sometime between the 6th and 4th centuries B.C., which means it has been around for a long time.
The holiday season is approaching and fresh, frozen and canned cranberries take a prominent display position in the supermarkets. Did you know that researchers are now classifying cranberries as a super phytonutrient fruit right up there with blueberries? So if you are not crazy about cranberries,
There are three primary reasons the elderly are taken to hospital ER; falls, dehydration, and medication errors. In the past month I have attended two Conferences, one in the U.S, and the other in Canada. The aforementioned have been cited as the top three preventable reasons elderly are hospitalized.
