Have you ever shopped for a new car? You quickly learn that some models are basic, without all of the extras that are nice, but also jack the price up higher and higher. If you can afford a model with all of the extras, then great, but for many working-class Americans, they can only afford
As we age, the clear lenses in our eyes tend to turn slightly yellowish, but it is so slow and gradual that very few even realize it. This is just part of aging. However, due to a variety of reasons, some of which are still not clearly understood, the lens of the eye may turn
How do I say this without sounding sexist? Women are different from men in many ways, some of which are obvious and some aren’t. The obvious differences are in personal appearances, but did you know that some organs, including the brain, function differently in women than in men? This is largely due to the differences
When I was in college, I worked as the night orderly on the intensive care of a reputable and clean nursing home. I saw a number of older people in various stages of their last days or in a condition where they were no longer able to care for themselves. There are several residents that
Many Americans love their pets, whether they are dogs, cats, hamsters, parakeets, snakes, pot-bellied pigs or any of the other many kinds of pets. It is estimated that about 68% of households in America right now own some kind of pet. Believe it or not, freshwater fish are the most popular household pet, numbering around
The older we get, the more aches and pains we seem to develop, especially in our knees, ankles, wrists, fingers and back. These aches and pains can have a huge negative impact as we carry out many of our normal daily activities. Knee pain can keep you from having any kind of active life, making
In 2014, Obama and his administration decriminalized some non-violent drug offenses, freeing thousands of men and women who had been convicted of the crimes. Other Democrats, began pushing state laws to legalize the use of marijuana. The overlying argument is that marijuana is not harmful and poses little to no danger to society if more
Many of us older folks spend years working for a living and providing for our families. The majority of us get paid vacation time, but how many of us end up spending many of those vacations at home, fixing this, that and the other. All we do is work for ourselves or take the time
The Uttar Pradesh government’s ayurvedic pharmacy at Pilibhit, which is one of the two in the state, has prepared a proposal to collect, process and sell packaged bottles of cow urine as a health drink. The pharmacy presently supplies ayurvedic medicines prepared here to government centres in 16 districts of UP. Dr Prakash Chandra Saxena,
One of the most common complaints with growing old is that we tend to slow down in so many things, and most of us and those around us don’t necessarily like it. The older we get, the slower we tend to walk, especially in stores. Younger people in a hurry often get annoyed or frustrated
