It’s February, the month of love and Valentine’s day. There are hearts everywhere we look! What do you think of when you think of your heart? Emotions, the soul, your dreams and desires? We also think of the physical organ that sustains our lives and pumps life-giving blood to our bodies. February is also the …
JUST ONE MORE REASON TO QUIT SMOKING
We’ve all heard the statistics: smoking increases risk for all kinds of diseases, from heart disease, cancer, respiratory problems. You name it–smoking probably exacerbates the problem. Despite all of the education warning against smoking in the past few decades, the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) estimated that nearly 40 million American adults smoke cigarettes. Of …
LET’S START SOME NEW HABITS IN 2018!
New Year’s Resolutions are popular: it’s inspiring to make a pledge in the new year to do something better. To be healthier, start doing this or stop doing that. So why do so many New Year’s resolutions fail before the end of January? I’ve read that to make a new practice a habit, it should …
CHILDHOOD HEARING LOSS
Until a few years ago, hearing loss went undetected in young children until about the age of two. This is the age in which speech development becomes more apparent, which alerts parents and doctors of a potential problem with hearing ability. We are finding, however that in order to avoid developmental delays in communication and …