Fatherhood & natural parenting from the perspective of a tree-hugging dirt worshipper
Your life may be filled with stressful activities or people each day, but you can rise above it. You don’t have to react to the world with a grumpy or irritated response. Adopt these healthy lifestyle habits to tame life’s stressors and enjoy a happy, healthy life.
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Drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs need to recognize that women face different challenges than men. Recovery plans should consider biological and social factors in women’s experience with addiction. Relapse prevention plans put into place also need to take these factors into account. For this reason, some female patients prefer to enroll in a designated rehab for women.
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In case you’re unfamiliar with what long-term disability insurance is, it’s financial coverage that pays benefits in the event that you become disabled and can no longer go to work. A good way to think about it is to think of it as though it’s insurance for your salary. Disability insurance covers total and partial disabilities but it also covers severe disabilities as well, meaning disabilities so severe that insurance companies don’t even think you’ll make a full recovery from it.
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Since you were young, you’ve known that regular brushing and flossing is essential for healthy teeth and gums. While this remains true, there are other concerns to consider when thinking about your oral health. Your mouth is home to microorganisms that can be either beneficial or harmful to your health, similar to the bacteria that live in your gut.
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While you have about nine months to prepare for the arrival of your new baby, it’s still common to feel like you have to much to do or learn as those nine months start coming to an end. Not only will you soon be able to hold your sweet, little baby in your arms, but you’ll also become a new parent who has to figure out how this new life fits into yours.
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Going through a pregnancy can be one of the most exciting, uncomfortable, exhilarating, and scary times of your life. And while there are a lot of things you’re going to need to figure out and plan for, there’s one thing that can make this whole journey much easier to cope with: having the right medical practitioner on your side.
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Joining a basic first aid course comes with its own set of responsibilities. Being a first aider means that a person must be able to act and make judgement calls in high-pressure situations where the health or even survival of another person may be at stake. At what age can someone be ready to take on these responsibilities? For parents who want their children to learn first aid, when is the best time to start introducing them to basic concepts or to enroll them in a basic course?
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Having good eyesight starts with having good eye health. In order to ensure that your eyes have a long and healthy life without requiring surgery, it’s in your best interest to take as much care as possible of your eyes as possible.
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