The face of autism
Here’s the story — well, the first five years — in the life of Quinn: a wonderful, exuberant, mostly non-verbal boy with autism. You can see how the signs appeared over time, even before his diagnosis was made at 21 months.
Autism is a brain development disorder that impairs social interaction and communication, and causes restricted [...]
How To Afford Health Insurance
Many Americans find it difficult to afford health insurance for their families. Since the United States does not have a socialized medical system (whether that is good or bad, we’ll not discuss in this article) each person is responsible for their own health insurance. Here are a few things that you can do to help [...]
Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety Disorders are not something that most people think about alot. The stark truth is that they affect around 40 million Americans age 18 years and above, plus 5 to 10% of children.
What do anxiety disorders do? They make the individual fearful and uncertain of various situations. There is the relatively mild case, which is [...]
Perfect ‘TV Link Bait’? How marketers proclaimed Diet Pepsi as ‘best for the health’ over fruit juice?
If that TV show were a blog, that segment was a perfect link bait. A guest expert from Good Housekeeping magazine, claimed that fruit juice is bad for you because it has so many calories. The self-proclaimed expert explicitly talked about orange juice and apple juice and said taking fruit juice is unhealthy. It was [...]
Healthy Fruit Drinks
It seems that these days health drinks are all the rage. Here are five of the most popular health drinks. Any one with experience with any of these drinks please comment!
Goji Juice
Goji Juice contains multiple ingredients each of which bestows the body with different benefits. It stimulates the release of human growth hormone (HGH), which [...]