Free enterprise is a noble concept so long as everyone, regardless of income level, can afford the true necessities of life. In the U.S., where drug manufacturers have traditionally had free rein in setting their prices for maximum profit, prescription…
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BridgingApps Reviewed App | Strong Workout Tracker Gym Log
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Strong is a workout tracker that allows you to keep track of your workouts to help you get better results, available on both Android and mobile iOS devices. This…
New Year’s Resolutions and Other Goals: How to Make Them Work
Making New Year’s resolutions can be a fun late-December activity—but it deserves better than casual respect. The idea that “no one keeps resolutions for long” is so prevalent that January 17 has been designated “Ditch New Year’s Resolutions Day,” a…
Holiday Treats and Health Requirements
Ask most people to write down their favorite winter-holiday activities, and the list will include at least one item involving something edible. Chestnut latte. Chocolate truffles. Cranberry jelly. Eggnog. Fruitcake. Mashed potatoes. Peppermint bark. Pumpkin pie. Stuffed turkey. Most of…
When Your Parent(s) and Your Child(ren) Have Special Needs
Written By Katherine SwartsRead Time 7 Minutes The sandwich generation is defined as a subset of family caregivers who are taking care of both an adult loved one and a child. Even if your children are self-reliant for their age and your…
Enjoying the Holidays When Someone Has Seasonal Affective Disorder
Many people believe that suicide rates soar in December, when nights are longest, and when “joy of the season” only seems to mock the unhappiness of major life challenges. But nonetheless, the popular belief is wrong: in reality, the greatest…
Pets Are Good for You
Around half a million people in the U.S. keep service dogs trained to help with physical or emotional disabilities. Some 200,000 people have registered emotional support animals that provide a calming presence to help manage mental illness. And often, the…
Everyday Tips for Managing Epilepsy
A salute to November as National Epilepsy Awareness Month. There’s more to epilepsy than the infamous grand mal seizure. In fact, for many people with epilepsy, such a “big bad” seizure is a one-time event or never occurs at all.…
Gratitude: Everyone’s Best Friend
Circumstances don’t make us unhappy: they only make existing attitudes more obvious. There are people overflowing with joy in hospitals and prisons; there are also people who have never seen a hardship, yet complain nonstop about their dissatisfaction with life.…
Retired Service Dogs
For the disability-affected person who seeks companionship along with practical assistance, the service dog is far superior to any inanimate tool. But though it’s a hard fact to face with any companion animal, a service dog is also likely to…