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1.	Bookmarks: 4	You Never Know When You Will Need Long-Term Care Because of old age, mental or physical illness, or injury, some people find themselves in need of help with eating, bathing, dressing, toileting or continence, and/or transferring (e.g., getting out of a chair or out of bed). Independent Agency: Long Term Care Plans. Call 1-888-831-8541 or 770-831-8851.
2.	Bookmarks: 0	FIXING HEALTH CARE: Indiscriminate Drug Use This article will explain why taking medications indiscriminately can be dangerous. Hopefully, people will give some thought to their own drug use. Remember, drugs do not cure any illness, they are there to help people in the short term deal with situations that come up in life.
3.	Bookmarks: 0	What Is Whole Life Insurance? As you know there are several types of life insurance, and one of those types is called whole life. Whole life insurance is a life insurance policy that pays a lump sum on death. In some cases, it may also pay if a diagnosis of a critical illness is detected in the policyholder. Whole life policies can vary a great deal when it comes to the way they are paid out. In some policies, the payout can be a fixed sum of money that has been decided on at the time the policy is st...
4.	Bookmarks: 0	Critical Illness Insurance. Are Your Children Insured? Cover for your children is the most undervalued aspect of critical illness insurance. But as most policies automatically provide the cover as a free extra, we suspect that some policyholders don't even know they've got it!Most policies automatically insure your children albeit at a lower level of benefits than the main policyholders cover. But this cover is invaluable, especially if your child becomes critically ill and you need to take time off work to provide care.C...
5.	Bookmarks: 0	Big Changes On The Horizon For Critical Illness Insurance. In recent years sales of critical illness insurance have flagged. The primary cause is the huge 70% increase in premiums experienced during recent years. For many, critical illness insurance has simply priced itself out of the market. It's not that critical illness insurance is a bad idea. After all it pays out a lump sum if the policyholder is diagnosed with one of the many critical illnesses listed on the policy and the policyholder survives at least 28 days from diagno...
6.	Bookmarks: 0	Finding the Right Online Home Business for You If you think that starting your own online home business is the answer to your problems; whether it's money, child care, illness or a desire for more free time, then you MUST choose wisely. Too many individuals eagerly leave their paying jobs in order to pursue their own online home business only to return to the unemployment arena looking for work and carrying a massive debt from their ventures.
7.	Bookmarks: 0	Run For Your Life From The Mental Illness Ghetto Psychiatric rehabilitation programs can be a hidden trap.
8.	Bookmarks: 0	Bach Flower Remedies To The Rescue I have to thank my son’s bump on the head for some of my conviction about the benefit of Bach flower remedies. Jon was about a year old and had hit his head quite badly. The bump was swelling before my eyes, and I decided to try out the Bach rescue cream that I’d recently purchased. The bump was partly in his hair and partly on his forehead. I carefully put the cream on – it was difficult to get the cream close to the skin where his hair was. The next day the bruise on his fo...
9.	Bookmarks: 0	Think Success And You Will Have Success The universe will give you health, if you learn to think in terms of health, not illness. You will have success if you think in terms of success, not failure. Everything you think about repeatedly will manifest one day or another. So why not think of what you want, instead of what you don’t want? In either way you will get what you asked for! So ask for good things by thinking of good things.
10.	Bookmarks: 0	Exercise For An Entire You! For thousands of years, physical activity has been associated with health. Today, science has confirmed the link, with overwhelming evidence that people who lead active lifestyles are less likely to die early, or to experience major illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes and colon cancer.Obesity and poor physical fitness constitute a health problem affecting an increasing number of children. Childhood obesity and poor physical fitness are associated with insulin resist...
11.	Bookmarks: 0	Eclipsing the Mind: The Most Common Mental Health Disorders Today The percentage of the population that is developing mental illness is alarmingly high. According to recent statistics, the most common mental health problems are depression, Alzheimer's, bi-polar disorder, and schizophrenia.
12.	Bookmarks: 0	Death In The Name Of Beauty This article discusses the recent increasing incidences of anorexia among women and its affects. It also includes campaigns that are set to promote awareness about this illness and people who are against it.
13.	Bookmarks: 0	Chronic Pain Syndrome And Chronic Pain Management And Treatment - Part I Chronic pain patients suffer from poor sleep quality and depressed mood rather than pain intensity, duration, or anxiety. Clinical Implications Chronic pain patients suffer from poorer quality of sleep than do healthy control subjects. Many people suffer chronic pain in the absence of any past injury or evidence of illness.
14.	Bookmarks: 0	Instant loans – prompt response to unforeseen financial fiasco Instant loans are meant for short term financial crisis. Death, illness or any other unforeseen expense can put an unnecessary stress on your budget. At this moment, you would need cash and the paycheck is too far to take care of sudden expenses. Instant loans provide you with the money in time less and get easily approved even without credit check. The benefits of instant loans include………….
15.	Bookmarks: 0	Critical Illness Insurance The Non-Disclosure Problem If you're in the unfortunate position of having to make a claim on your critical illness insurance policy, the last thing you want is insensitive hassle or apparent non co-operation from your insurer. But according to numerous newspaper articles, that's precisely what's happening. The core problem is that before they'll pay out, the insurer will always want to make exhaustive inquiries about your past health record. Whilst you'll have provided them with lots of similar inform...
16.	Bookmarks: 0	Variable Life Insurance Variable life insurance offers the ultimate in life insurance flexibility. The main principle governing variable life insurance is that you control your life investments instead of the life insurance company managing them on your behalf. This enables you to select the level of risk that you subject your life insurance fund to, paving the way for you to make substantial interest gains on the cash-in value of your life insurance policy.How does variable life insurance work?...
17.	Bookmarks: 0	Kansas City Schools Serve Unique Students Every city in every state in this nation has a homeless population. These are people who are “down on their luck”. They may have suffered a series of financial disasters and have been driven from their homes because they simply couldn’t pay the bills. They may suffer from a mental illness, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or clinical depression and are unable to care for themselves financially, as well as physically. It is beyond them to provide themselves with adequa...
18.	Bookmarks: 0	Six Things You Can Do To Prepare For The Coming Pandemic A recent survey showed that 60% of American businesses were not ready for the coming Avian Influenza pandemic. However, 73% said they wanted to get ready, but weren't sure what to do. Here then, is a starter list of six things you should include in your business preparedness plan.1. Absenteeism will be high due to illness or refusal to come to the workplace out of fear. Gather your key employees in accounting, sales, marketing, manufacturing, and management and develop a ...
19.	Bookmarks: 1	Herb Gardening Herbs have been around since time immemorial. Ever since, herbs have served different kinds of purposes. Herbs have been used to treat illness and also in cooking. They were even believed to have magical charms. Do you want to have your own herb garden? Here are a few ideas on how to establish an herb garden.Plan you garden.Consider the herbs you want to plant. Think about their types. Would you like annuals, biennials or perennials? How much space will they occup...
20.	Bookmarks: 0	10 ways to protect your self from bankruptcy caused by prolonged illness. Accidents and prolonged sickness can be a drain both emotionally as well as financially. Sometimes money crunch is caused by the inability to hold a job, or when the medical bills escalate and it becomes increasingly difficult to balance expenses.
21.	Bookmarks: 0	Why It Pays To Check The Small Print Before Buying Critical Illness Cover When it comes to critical illness insurance, reading the small print in your policy is absolutely crucial. Depending on the company, up to 25% of critical illness claims are rejected and most of these situations come down to the policy holder not understanding the finer points of their policy.The increasing amounts of negative publicity surrounding cases in which people with critical illnesses are unable to get their insurance company to pay out dissuade many people from ...
22.	Bookmarks: 0	UK Mortgage Payment Protection Insurance Doesn’t Have To Be A “Rip-Off” UK mortgage payment protection insurance has been on the receiving end of some negative publicity recently due to some consumers having been mis-sold this cover. However, despite this, if you buy from a reputable source, it is a very worthwhile product to have in your corner if you should find yourself out of work after suffering from an accident, illness or if you should become unemployed.Although the product has been given a bad name it is important to remember that it ...
23.	Bookmarks: 0	Mortgage Payment Protection Insurance Explained Mortgage payment protection insurance is taken out in order to safeguard the possibility that you could come out of work due to an accident, long term illness or through unforeseen unemployment. The cover will usually pay out for up to a period of 12 months (with some policies, it will be for up to 24 months) providing you have been out of work for a defined period of time, which is usually around 30 days though can be longer depending on the policy. Your monthly mortgage...
24.	Bookmarks: 0	Bad Publicity Is Leaving Many Homeowners Wary Of Taking Mortgage Protection With the bad publicity which has recently surrounded payment protection insurance products, many homeowners are wary of taking out mortgage protection which is leaving them wide open to losing the roof over their head if they were to suddenly find they lost their income. Mortgage protection can give you an income with which to continue meeting your monthly mortgage repayments if you should come out of work due to suffering from an accident, illness or if you should become...
25.	Bookmarks: 0	Yoga, Tai Chi, and the State of Zen The article talks about the benefits of Yoga and Tai Chi in one's lifestyle. These exercises and meditative activities may help ease stress, anxiety, and other related illnesses.
26.	Bookmarks: 0	The Path To Hair Restoration Normal hair loss is a common occurrence. At any given time, approximately 10% of your hair is dormant and susceptible to normal shedding. The problem is when the shedding is excessive. It is when thinning hair becomes obvious that most people become concerned with hair restoration options.Some of the reasons of abnormal hair loss may include:+ Health concerns such as major illness, fungal infections, hypo or hyper thyroidism, and hormone imbalances;+ Reaction to m...
27.	Bookmarks: 12	The Origins Of Alternative Medicine The origins of alternative medicine, also known as holistic medicine, can be traced back thousands of years to the very roots of medicine. Many millennia ago, physicians or healers would assess the sick person’s emotional condition in addition to their physical symptoms before beginning treatment. The roots of alternative medicine deal with the symptoms of the “whole” person, not merely the physical signs of illness. This is radically different from traditional medicine today...
28.	Bookmarks: 0	Seven Ways to Beat Insomnia The article is about the simple techniques to battle with insomnia. Although there are a number of clinical treatments and medications for insomnia, it is still recommended among insomniacs to improve their sleeping problem by means of non-clinical methods. The article also provides some of the most common causes of insomnia.
29.	Bookmarks: 1	Natural Therapeutics Natural therapeutics is as old as mankind itself, conveying itself in many ancient religions and cultures. Recently it has been combined with the knowledge of modern medicine and has gained new strength and validity. Ancient beliefs and practices have been studied alongside modern medicine to give way to alternative sources of therapy and healing. Natural therapeutics seeks to prevent and treat illnesses and disease through a combination of practices in the areas of nutrition...
30.	Bookmarks: 0	Marvel the Wonders of Reflexology It has been tried and tested that this ancient method has a lot of benefits to treat symptoms of illnesses. Research has found that not only is it beneficial as a tool for relaxation and stress relief, but it is also an effective tool for a lot of conditions most especially to treat anxiety. This article will try to show why reflexology is an alternative therapy that works.
31.	Bookmarks: 0	Hysteric about headache? Headaches are one of the most common health grievances of students, adults and even children, Headaches are very common and usually do not point to a serious illness. But even a mild headache can disrupt your daily activities
32.	Bookmarks: 0	Home Remedies For Backache Backache can be considered as one of the most common problems faced by people around the world. It is also a common symptom for different kinds of illnesses. The pain is mainly caused to the center of the back, along the spine or on both sides of the spine. The primary reasons for backaches are strain, fatigue and lack of balance. Backache can be caused due to an accident or injury to the spine or some other kinds of diseases. Other reasons for backache can be as simple as th...
33.	Bookmarks: 0	For A Long Life - Keep Your Life Simple! It may be too unsophisticated, but keeping your life simple is an important key to longevity. Aside from prolonging life, it makes a long life happy.What is the purpose of a long life, if you spend most of it in illnesses?A short life is better than a long life of being bedridden, medicine sustained, and pierced by dozens of intravenous tubes.In all the perplexities that are going on around, many people have forgotten how simple “simple” really is. They have forgo...
34.	Bookmarks: 0	Energy Balance in the Body is a Key to Better Health Historical references to a universal energy field date back as far as 5000 B.C. Practitioners of alternative forms of health care often believe much of the illness we see in the human body is the result of either a blockage of the flow of energy in the body, or an imbalance of energy from one side of the body to the other. When the energy balance is restored, the body begins the healing process.
35.	Bookmarks: 0	Crohns Disease & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – Is There A Cure? For the individuals who suffer from the mysterious symptoms of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), or the debilitating symptoms of Crohns Disease the question “Is there a cure?” weighs heavily on their lives. The frustration that results from living with this non-specific illness serves to compound the never ending symptoms. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Crohn’s sufferers continue to battle the illness while researchers search for causes and cures.
36.	Bookmarks: 0	Chinese Herbs for Menstrual Pain Relief? It has been tried and tested that this ancient method has a lot of benefits to treat symptoms of illnesses. Research has found that not only is it beneficial as a tool for relaxation and stress relief, but it is also an effective tool for a lot of conditions most especially to treat anxiety. This article will try to show why reflexology is an alternative therapy that works.
37.	Bookmarks: 0	Characteristics of Fibromyalgia Treatments Fibromyalgia is a serious neurological condition that causes pain in the musculoskeletal system. People who suffer from fibromyalgia also feel pain in the tendons, ligaments and the areas of the joints. Another characteristic of fibromyalgia is a pronounced state of fatigue that takes over the entire body. The symptoms of fibromyalgia resemble those of rheumatoid arthritis and due to this fact, fibromyalgia may be misdiagnosed. However, unlike people with physical illnesses, the people with...
38.	Bookmarks: 0	Benefits Of Full Body Massage Full body massage can produce multiple benefits for your health. These benefits go far beyond an hour spent in relaxing quietly, escaping the day. An increasing amount of evidence indicates that stress and tension form the root causes of many diseases and illnesses. Hence, if you able to find ways to alleviate or relieve your stress, you are preventing health problems from emerging or becoming worse.Going for a full body massage on a regular basis is one excellent way to ...
39.	Bookmarks: 0	Ayurveda: Alternative Medicine From India Aside from traditional Chinese medicine, some people are also discovering the alternative medical philosophy of Ayurveda. There are some similarities with Chinese medicine and Ayurveda but the latter has its own healing philosophy and methodology in diagnosis, treatment, and management of emotional and physical illness.
40.	Bookmarks: 0	Ayurveda As Alternative Anxiety Treatment There are a few experts in the medical community that are starting to recognize the potential use of Ayurveda treatments as alternatives to anxiety medication. The Indian medicinal system has had centuries of experience and results to supportit, but there are some doubts on whether or not it has any concrete provisions for mental illnesses. It is true, though, that Ayurveda philosophy can find an explanation for anxiety, as well as some ideas on how it can be treated.
41.	Bookmarks: 0	Aromatherapy – Using Nature’s Aroma To Cure Aromatherapy makes use of the essential oils from the plants and other aromatic compounds to help soothe the human mind and cure certain illness. You can do it at home with the help of essential oils, perfume and cosmetics. When it becomes a part of pharmacology, it is known as clinical aromatherapy. Aromachology studies the effects of different aromas on human behavior. Certain aromas are believed to have relaxing effect on our mind and body. Aromatherapy includes not on...
42.	Bookmarks: 2	Are Alternative Medicines Effective? A growing number of people have become interested in alternative medicine to treat illnesses. Alternative medicine as a practice has created a significant amount of controversy both inside and outside the traditional medical field. Alternative medicine refers to a treatment or substance that is unproven under the application or accepted scientific standards. The most common types of alternative medicine include herbs, supplements, therapies and activities that are outside tra...
43.	Bookmarks: 2	Useful Self Help Resources For establishing a guide to health and wellness, a person has many resources at their disposal that will provide help them in many areas. Most illnesses occur from exposure to outside sources but people are more susceptible to the illnesses because they lack the proper diet and nutrition to fight off the diseases naturally. The self-help efforts of medical professionals, healthcare administrators, and family can have a dramatic effect on the life of an individual.Some med...
44.	Bookmarks: 0	Stress And Illness Jack, 60 years old, is a client of mine. Jack had been in a very difficult, codependent marriage with Stella - a marriage where Jack completely gave himself up in his attempts to avoid Stella’s anger, threats and blame. Jack sought my help regarding extricating himself from this very unhappy relationship and was finally able to end the marriage. Subsequently, Jack sent me the following email:“Hi Margaret, I hope all is going well with you. I thought you might be intereste...
45.	Bookmarks: 0	Managing Your Fears And Anxieties When Facing A Major Illness Some people who have a major illness may have to deal with some fear and anxiety. Not knowing what may or may not happen can be very stressful. The good news is that there are ways to deal with your fears and anxieties.The first step is to remind yourself that there are many people who have had major illnesses and still live a productive life. There are many medicines, nowadays, that can treat a variety of illnesses. In addition, there are also new treatments constantly b...
46.	Bookmarks: 0	Don't Blame The Reflection Getting healthier, getting happier, getting rid of chronic illness and how to be rich...how to have a better life and how to be more satisfied. We have this innate ability to manifest whatever it is that we need to have.Whether it’s anyone of the things above or whatever your own spin might be on it. It’s right there. It says something about the person themselves when you ask that type of question. It says that you are tired of the way things are and that you want somet...
47.	Bookmarks: 4	The Alternative Way To Combat Your Anxiety Do you break out into a cold sweat when you have to deliver a talk before a group of people? Perhaps you become nervous when you have to take a test...There are certainly numerous causes for anxiety. Similarly, there are a number of treatment options for those afflicted with the illness. If you don’t like the idea of medication, you might try an alternative approach to battling your anxiety.It is estimated that nearly seven percent of Americans suffer from...
48.	Bookmarks: 3	Mental Illness Delaying Inner Peace When a person goes through life living with mental illnesses, it often delays them from gaining inner peace. To all the mental ill patients in the world, I recommend you read all the FREE information available to you regarding your diagnoses, and learn to accept what you cannot change. Sure, you are saying to your self easier said than done. Some of you might say this writer has no idea what she is talking about, or has no idea what I deal with in my mind. Wrong. I do hav...
49.	Bookmarks: 0	Food, Anxiety and Depression In our current society, there are many factors that can cause or contribute to anxiety and depression. Certainly money and work problems, relationship and family issues, as well as illness and loss of loved ones are major contributors to anxiety and depression. Also, how we feel about ourselves and treat ourselves contribute greatly to how we feel.
50.	Bookmarks: 0	Spirituality Information - The Black Crow Which Never Went To The Doctor My son, Vignesh turns six tomorrow. Two years back when i had some serious illness i had to visit the doctor every other day. I used to take my son with me to the doctor. As i was recovering from the illness, one day out of the blue he asked me Appa(Dad) why do you go to the doctor again and again? Tell him to give you something so that you dont ever have to go back to him........ It cheered up all the patients in the hospital . I also had a hearty laugh.... But that night...
51.	Bookmarks: 0	New Age Spirituality – Morning Has Been All Night Coming ( Part 30 ) No worry came to me as I retraced my footsteps. There was music in the air and I was a part of it.Life was meant for rejoicing, not for suffering. Focus on suffering and that’s what you get — more suffering. Be alive all your life,strange as that sounds, and you find that planet Earth can be a lovely adventure. So many years I had spent worrying about money, illness, family and everything else, that I’d lost sight of some of the more important aspects of life — joy, peac...
52.	Bookmarks: 0	Gulp! & Get Off Your Butt This New Year Every year we face challenges, ones that require us to step outside our comfort zone and brave the unknown. We feel the fear in the pit of our stomachs, yet deep down we know it’s time to meet the challenges head on. Perhaps you’re stuck in a rut and you want to change something in your career: learn a new skill, change roles, go part-time or put yourself up for promotion. Or you’ve had a life-changing event thrust upon you—an illness, divorce or a real knock to your con...
53.	Bookmarks: 0	Stress Relief Exercises In today’s society, stress is prevalent in almost everyone’s life. It does not matter where you live; the stress is still there. Stress related illnesses are on the rise in the World today.There are many ways to reduce stress, however, the medical community has recommended that exercise is the best way.There are many advantages to stress relief exercises. You are not only getting in shape, but stress relief exercises can also give you more energy when you are feeling ...
54.	Bookmarks: 2	Stress Relieving: The Rat Race… It’s Your Choice Stress is a major contributing factor to many illnesses such as high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes. Increasing your blood pressure through stress can cause your heart to work harder, possibly leading to a potential heart attack or stroke. With today’s corporate culture it is no wonder that stress levels are at an all time high and that the stress management industry is growing day by day. As we stand right at the beginning of the information age, and having just ...
55.	Bookmarks: 0	Stress Management In The Workplace As a Health & Safety officer for a large company in the IT sector, we have had to tackle the issue of Stress Management at work and i wanted to share what should be done to reduce stress related illness at work with everyone.
56.	Bookmarks: 0	Some Effective Solutions for Managing Stress It is believed that a lot of illnesses are immediately tied to stress. If you find that you are always sick or fatigued, or that you are always nervous, it is time to learn to cope with your stress. Stress management takes patience and practice. If you persist at it, you will master the art of effectively dealing with stress.
57.	Bookmarks: 0	Occupational Stress Management There are many people in the world who can not stand where they work. Their occupation causes them no end of stress and can leave them struggling to get to sleep at night. There are also many days taken off sick through stress related illnesses. It is now time for people to deal with these issues and to start to react in a more positive and proactive way.
58.	Bookmarks: 0	Ideas For Controlling Stress In the past, the need for research has not been something that was needed. Now that stress has been shown to help bring about diseases, it is more important. These studies have brought some ideas and programs that will help to reduce stress.What is the big deal about stress and controlling it? Studies show that stress is one of the major causes of illnesses and diseases. It is not the main reason for the disease or illness but it gives you a feeling of being sick and this...
59.	Bookmarks: 0	How To Reduce Your Stress Like The Pros Do. Stress is a huge problem especially for people in western societies. There are three types of stressors:- Physical - Psychological - Environmental or Social. The first group of stressors affect physically, for example : hunger ,hot and cold, illness, pain and injury, viruses, lack of sleep.The Psychological affects your mind. Examples are : loneliness, fear, death of a relative or friend, threats to security, rejection, depression.The Social occurs on your e...
60.	Bookmarks: 0	The Importance Of Rest And Relaxation Life is busy and it seems each year it just gets busier. Work, family, school, and other commitments just eat the day away and leave you with no time to sit back and relax. However, rest and relaxation is very important. In fact, getting enough rest is imperative to living a healthy lifestyle and when you do not relax and get enough sleep you are putting yourself at risk for illness as well as other side effects.Side Effects of Not Getting Enough RestBelieve it or not...
61.	Bookmarks: 0	Stress Management For Students “Mom, I’m, too sick to go to school today.” We joke about feigning illness to avoid school, but the illness is not always feigned. Stressors that students face each day can be just as detrimental as those faced by their parents. Yet stress management for students is not as readily available as is stress management for adults.Charts purporting to show “who is affected by stress” list occupations. On a scale of 1 to 10, police officers rate 7.7 and teachers rate 6.2 &...
62.	Bookmarks: 0	Don't Stress It Did you know that stress can make you sick? I mean physically sick, not mentally sick. Most of the time when we are stressed, we say things like “I'm sick and tired” and that could be a lot truer than we think.When the body undergoes stress, your immune system begins to drop and the body becomes more open to germs leading to unwanted illnesses. Have you ever wondered why so many high school and college students often have a cold or the flu around midterm and finals time?...
63.	Bookmarks: 0	Unsecured Debt Consolidation Loan - How You Can Have Less Pressure And Stress Financially Did you know that an unsecured debt consolidation loan can be good for your health? High levels of stress have been linked to diabetes, obesity, cardiac disease, cancers and mental illnesses. Financial stress can be one of the worst forms of stress and can precipitate family breakdowns and health crises. Most financial stress is a result of unmanageable debt levels.If you are juggling multiple credit card payments every month, perhaps with a car loan or a consumer credit ...
64.	Bookmarks: 0	How A Debt Consolidation Loan Online Can Help When Insurance Won’t Cover Your Medical Bills Medical insurance is a wonderful thing when you have it, but even the best medical insurance does not always cover everything. Sometimes this can be a problem. When medical bills become large due to surgeries or continued illness, the portion that you are to pay can become more than what you can afford quickly. A debt consolidation loan online can become very handy in this case. When my son was born, he had to be in the neo-natal unit for eight days due to water in his ai...
65.	Bookmarks: 8	Choose Life: A Eulogy For My Mother After a long illness, my mother passed away in June 2006. Even though we all knew she had little time left, her death still came as a shock. My brothers helped me write the eulogy, and I delivered it. I almost made it through, maintaining my composure and humor right to the end. But, final goodbyes are never easy. With the last sentence, a poignant and personal message to our mother from my brothers and myself, I lost it. To cry at your mother’s funeral is natural and exp...
66.	Bookmarks: 3	Depression And Relationships Depression can be a very lonely illness and your relationships are a key part of how you cope with your depression. You need friends for support. Not just good weather friends but friends who can support you when you’re down. If one of these friends is also depressed it is not necessarily a bad thing. You can understand each other and perhaps be there on each other’s bad days (but not if you’re having a bad time at the same time). However, you need to be conscious when choosi...
67.	Bookmarks: 12	Where Do Illnesses Come From? A big contributor to the health care crisis we face is the concern of people who worry about coming down with a devastating illness, and the feared high costs associated with major medical problems. The logical way to look at this is to understand that any illness is either "self induced" or "an act of God".