About 43% of Americans enter a nursing home during their later years, usually staying at least two years, and sometimes much longer. This is an expensive proposition, with average costs of $100,000 for a year in a nursing home. It is also an environment that many people find depressing. They would rather be in their home, with the people they […]

Let’s face it—our lives are not getting any less hectic. Dare I say they are getting even more stressful? With this in mind, I recently took some time to do a little personal self-reflection and noticed patterns emerging in my own life: I consistently put my own health needs on the “back burner” for the sake of “not having enough […]

In the middle of cold and flu season, it seems that everyone is sick most of the time. But some people are much sicker or need more help. If you have friends or family who are having surgery, having a baby or coping with a serious illness, you want to help them out in the best way you can. But […]

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, or CTS, causes pain, tingling, and numbness in the hand muscles. Repetitive finger motions such as typing on a keyboard or playing piano in incorrect positions most commonly cause CTS, but other conditions such as pregnancy, arthritis, and diabetes also exacerbate CTS. If you suffer from this syndrome,you are probably familiar with the discomfort of doing even […]

The roots of your teeth anchor them into the bone of your jaw. Teeth may have only one root, as is usually the case in front teeth, or two or more roots, such as in molars and premolars. The apex, or the tip of the root, is where blood vessels and tiny nerves enter the pulp of the tooth through […]