Friday Fitness – What’s the Script on Prescription Drugs?
Most everyone has had a prescription at one time or another. Whether you take medication daily or just when you are ill, there are some important things to keep in mind when it comes to prescription medication
Parking Lot Safety
This is another not so fun topic to discuss but something I want to talk about. So many people get into a routine with their daily activities, to the point of almost being robotic. This is when you are in the most danger of getting blindsided by trouble. Specifically, I want to talk about parking lot safety.
Kids and Pets: A Good Combination?
There are two kinds of kids – those you have pets and those that want pets. Some kids are born into a family that already has a pet while others get them later. Pets can become an amazing companion to a child – enriching their childhood memories.
What’s the Skinny on Skin Cancer?
You got up this morning and as you pulled up your britches you felt something strange on the back of you thigh. Or you suddenly have a nagging itch on your arm, near a mole that you are pretty sure had always been there. Or you notice that a spot on your chest seems to be bigger then you recall. In any one of these cases, a call to the doctor is always warranted. When it comes to the possibility of skin cancer or MELANOMA, you always want to be over safe then very sorry. Did you know that Skin Cancer is the single most common form of cancer?
Vitamins and Your Kids
Now I would like to take the time to discuss vitamins and their specific indication for children. Essentially all of the details regarding each individual vitamin is the same regardless of the age of the consumer. However, children need different levels of each vitamin at different stages of their youth.
How Private is your Blog?
I have to admit, the world is changing a bit too fast for me. Social media has changed the way we shop, think, and live our lives, but it brings new challenges in terms of our privacy. My son cannot comprehend that we didn’t get the internet in my home until I was 14. When he asks why, I tell him, it just didn’t exist, and that blows his mind. As we slowly started using the internet for more and more things, privacy became an issue. I was always told never put any personal information on the internet. None. I thought that was stupid. Then my smart 14 year old self shared our AOL username and password with a chat window that popped up claiming to be from AOL and never thought to wonder about the 4 or 5 new screen names that appeared in our login window until the bill came. And that was the nothing compared to internet sex offenders, child abductors, and identity theft that happens today.
Is It H1N1 Or Just A Cold?
Are you as frustrated as I am with all the misinformation regarding this years flu season? Are you finding it hard to figure out what the difference between H1N1, a cold and the regular flu are? Well, let me break it down for you:
Staying Safe on the Go This Winter
Many families have plans to pack their bags this winter to celebrate the holidays away from home. But with increased traffic and winter weather conditions, there’s all the more reason why parents should take extra precautions to make sure they arrive at their holiday destinations safely.
5 Simple Tips for Childproofing your Home
As your baby begins to crawl and move around your home, the rules all change. Things that used to be safe are now an accident waiting to happen. Baby proofing your home does not have to change the way you live. There are simple ways to keep your baby safe and give them the freedom they need to explore their surroundings.
Let’s Get Physicals!
It is so important for you and your family to know where they stand in terms of physical health. If you are paying for health insurance you might as well use it. Many insurance companies cover the total cost of a physical or annual check-up (minus the copay of course). So for a few bucks a year you can have piece of mind that you are keeping track of things.
