As you become older and your parent ages, you may find that your parent has begun to completely change your life. While you anticipated many of the challenges that your career brings you at this stage of your life, your parents begin to need more of your help. While you should do what you can to help your parents, you will also need to set boundaries.
Find Allies
Before you set boundaries, you will need to find allies in your family or among your friends who can back you up when setting boundaries. Read More»
Has your child struggled with reading problems and glasses have failed to correct the problem? This can be a frustrating problem for families and children, and it can sometimes result from misunderstanding the core problem. If glasses don’t help your child’s reading improve, there may be a problem with the way that the child processes visual information.
The Problem is Unique
A problem with interpreting visual information is different from having a visual problem. Read More»
Maybe you need to improve the safety and accessibility of the bathroom for an aging family member that is moving in. Or maybe you want to update the look of your bathroom while also thinking ahead to the future when you may need more accessibility. Whatever the case may be, these items will not only result in safety improvements but also improve its overall appearance.
1. Install Designer Grab Bars. Read More»
Some people are genetically predisposed to spider and varicose veins so you may not completely prevent them from developing. If you are one of those people, however, there are measures you can take to limit the effect of these aggravating factors. Here are a few ways in which you can do this:
Engage in Physical Exercises
You risk developing these veins if your legs have weak muscles and poor blood circulation. Read More»
Sports injuries are exceedingly frustrating because they keep you from doing what you love: actually playing the sport. Follow these three tips to make sure that you make a successful recovery and are back to running, jumping, fighting, or swimming as soon as possible.
1. Don’t Shortchange the Recovery Time
When you’re injured, you go to the doctor because the doctor knows more about the injury than you do. The doctor knows how to make help the injury heal better than you do, or else you wouldn’t bother to go see him or her. Read More»
Your eyes are delicate, and it’s very easy to injure them. Bleeding on the surface of your eye could be a sign of a common eye injury, a subconjunctival hemorrhage.
What is a subconjunctival hemorrhage?
A subconjunctival hemmorrhage is a common eye injury. When blood vessels inside your eyes break, blood seeps out and gets trapped beneath the conjunctiva, the clear lining that protects your eye. This can cause small red dots on the eye, or it can make your entire eye turn bright red. Read More»
Glaucoma is a disease that is often characterized by improper drainage in the eye and increased eye pressure. There are many different types of surgeries for treating this condition, with each one tailored to the unique glaucoma condition faced by the patient. Laser trabeculoplasty is one glaucoma surgery option that utilizes a focused laser beam to correct the drainage angle present in the eye. This helps reduce pressure in the eye by allowing excess fluid to drain out through the front portion of the eye. Read More»
Water is the universal solvent, capable of dissolving just about anything given sufficient time and energy. It’s also a fairly universal ingredient for most foods, from soup to homebrewed beer, and like any other ingredient it brings its own flavors to the party. If what comes out of your kitchen tap tastes like it came out of a public pool there’s a good chance it’s imparting that same taste to everything you boil, braise, brew, brine, steep, or stew. Read More»
It’s normal for adults to have between 10 to 40 moles on their skin, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. Some people, especially those with fair skin, have more. Although it’s not usually medically necessary to have a mole removed, a dermatologist can remove a mole for cosmetic reasons. Even if you have a mole removed for medical reasons, a dermatologist will advise you on the best type of procedure for your case. Read More»
Overcoming an addiction is very hard. Some people find it near impossible to rise above the slavery that they feel to their addiction. The good news is that there is hope and there can be healing. Many people have success in freeing themselves from addiction, but it takes hard work, desire and dedication. Here are a couple things that are essential to overcoming an addiction.
1. You are Responsible For Your Addiction and Your Recovery Read More»
