In today’s auto industry, there appears to be a big push for safety features to help reduce the number of deaths and injuries. With that in mind, I’m very surprised that auto makers are allowed to make vehicles with sun roofs. If you go to a car dealership, you’ll see some vehicles with sun roofs.
My two daughters are in their early 40s and I remember them in their baby walkers when they were infants. Our oldest daughter would bounce up and down a lot until she fell asleep, but our youngest thought her walker was a world-class race car. She would take off across the room in her walker
The dog puked on your new shoes. The car had a flat tire on a major highway. The in-laws showed up unannounced and the house is mess. Ahhh! Stress rushes into your brain and body. You missed a deadline at work. You are late on your mortgage payment. You had another huge argument with spouse.
With flu season knocking at our doorsteps, it’s nothing to sneeze at. Last flu season (2017-18), more than 30,000 people ended up in the hospital, with a large percentage of them being young children of adults 50 and over. According to experts, last year’s flu season was one of the deadliest in recorded history. In
Virtually everyone has been congested at least one time in their lives while many of us have experienced that body’s production of mucus more often. Growing up, I developed bronchitis twice a year at the changing of the seasons. I would have a constant cough that lasted for 2 solid weeks and then a persistent
I’ve been gifted with a great memory that goes back to my early childhood. I’ve often amazed family by not only describing events that took place when I was only 2 or 3, but I described locations in detail. Of my many early memories were the daily naps. Every afternoon, after lunch, I had to
The legends of Dracula became popular after the publication of the book, Dracula, by Bram Stoker in 1897. Many believe that Stoker got his inspiration from Vlad III, also known as Vlad Dracula or Vlad the Impaler. Vlad III lived in the Transylvania region of Romania, in the middle 1400s. He was the son of
If you’ve ever listened to any of the television commercials advertising various prescription medications, you will undoubtedly wonder why anyone would ever take them. In some of the commercials, nearly half the commercial is nothing but a warning of the possible side effects one could encounter by taken the advertised medication. I think of it
I’ve made it no secret that I’m a type 2 diabetic, most likely caused by my being overweight, relatively inactive and over 40. In fact, my diabetes wasn’t diagnosed until I was about 50 (I’m now 66). I take a first level medication to help control my blood glucose and for the most part, eat
Stress often impacts on sleep quality and duration. Stress and a lack of sleep can both have a severe impact on physical and mental health. Experts recommend that people aim for 7–9 hours of sleep a night, depending on their age and other factors. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 35.2
